by Jessica Polko
All-Star managers have far less input in their rosters than in the past given that after the fans pick the starters player votes now fill most of the reserve spots. Below are a look at the rosters we would have selected in light of the fan and player votes.
American League All-Stars
Starting Lineup
C - Jason Varitek, BOS
1B - Mark Teixeira, TEX
2B - Brian Roberts, BAL
3B - Alex Rodriguez, NYY
SS - Miguel Tejada, BAL
OF - Manny Ramirez, BOS
OF - Johnny Damon, BOS
OF - Vladimir Guerrero, LAA
DH - David Ortiz, BOS
Bench
C - Ivan Rodriguez, DET
1B - Paul Konerko, CHW
1B - Mike Sweeney, KC
2B - Alfonso Soriano, TEX
3B - Melvin Mora, BAL
SS - Mike Young, TEX
OF - Gary Sheffield, NYY
OF - Garret Anderson, LAA
OF - Ichiro Suzuki, SEA
DH - Shane Hillenbrand, TOR
Pitchers
Roy Halladay, TOR
Johan Santana, MIN
Mark Buehrle, CHW
Jon Garland, CHW
Kenny Rogers, TEX
B.J. Ryan, BAL
Mariano Rivera, NYY
Joe Nathan, MIN
Huston Street, OAK
Danys Baez, TB
Bob Wickman, CLE
Bartolo Colon, LAA
32nd Man Candidates
Travis Hafner, DH, CLE
Brandon Inge, 3B, DET
Derek Jeter, SS, NYY
Hideki Matsui, OF, NYY
Kevin Mench, OF, TEX
National League All-Stars
C - Mike Piazza, NYM
1B - Derrek Lee, CHC
2B - Jeff Kent, LAD
3B - Scott Rolen, STL
SS - David Eckstein, STL
OF - Carlos Beltran, NYM
OF - Jim Edmonds, STL
OF - Bobby Abreu, PHI
Bench
C - Paul LoDuca, LAD
1B - Albert Pujols, STL
2B - Luis Castillo, FLO
3B - Aramis Ramirez, CHC
SS - Cesar Izturis, LAD
SS - Felipe Lopez, CIN
OF - Andruw Jones, ATL
OF - Miguel Cabrera, FLO
OF - Carlos Lee, MIL
OF - Jason Bay, PIT
OF - Moises Alou, SF
OF - Brian Giles, SD
Pitchers
Dontrelle Willis, FLO
Pedro Martinez, NYM
Livan Hernandez, WAS
Roger Clemens, HOU
Chris Carpenter, STL
Chad Cordero, WAS
Brad Lidge, HOU
Jason Isringhausen, STL
Brian Fuentes, COL
Brandon Webb, ARI
Roy Oswalt, HOU
32nd Man Candidates
Trevor Hoffman, SD
Brett Myers, PHI
Jake Peavy, SD
John Smoltz, ATL
Billy Wagner, PHI
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