Earlier this week, we gave you our selections for the American League.
Now, without further delay, is our NL squad.
1B Albert Pujols. We admit our bias. We really want to pick Ryan Howard, but just can't justify it over Pujols. We don't have to tell you Pujols is the best hitter in the game. If you didn't know that, you don't know that you probably think a warning track is "Stop in the name of love." Another tough person not to vote for was Adrian Gonzalez
2BChase Utley. How could we pick anyone else? Only Freddie Sanchez and Orlando Hudson have higher batting averages. No one has more home runs or runs driven in.
3BDavid Wright. This is surprisingly a deep position. Mark Reynolds has 21 home runs. That's insane. But Wright is batting .359 with 19 stolen bases. It was also hard not to vote for Ryan Zimmerman
SSHanley Ramirez. This was another tough call. We wanted to go with Christian Guzman, but Ramirez' numbers are just too impressive. He has a .339 average and 12 home runs.
C Benji Molina. It's hard to call him a star, but he belongs on this team. He's got 10 home runs and he's so good behind the plate.
OFRaul Ibanez - He carried the Phillies. Until his injury he was a big-time MVP candidate.
OFRyan Braun - He's quickly becoming one of the premier players in the game. He's got 16 big flys and a .321 average.
OF Justin Upton - He's the only outfielder with at least a .300 average, 10 home runs and 10 runs driven in.
As much as I hate to talk about the all-star game, I thought for sure you'd pick Zimmerman over Wright. Of course I agree with going with Wright. The once place I disagree is outfield -- call me a homer, but I think Beltran's got to be one of the three...