Oh lets have some fun today. I love baseball, I love everything about the game, and I love the long rich history of the game. So MLB has a ballot online at :http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y2015/ .jsp
Well I thought I would give you my picks for each team. Now i have to say this was hard. My love of the game and some personal morals and knowledge of the game really made some of these choices hard. In some cases I would cry out to the baseball gods and ask how am I supposed to choose. (toughest teams were Yankees and Red and Cardinals)
So being a life long Texas girl lets start there
Texas Rangers: When I think of Ranger baseball who comes to mind. Now I don’t know if the team made the list or if MLB made the list but my first three choices were no brainers.
Micheal Young, Ivan Rodriguez, Nolan Ryan and my write in because I don’t know how you can talk about Ranger baseball and not mention him. RUSTY GREER!
Astros: I really thought about who do you think about when you think about the Astros, Nolan Ryan is a given. Then you have to pick the killer Bees. Bagwell, Berkman and HOF Biggio
Angels: Anderson, Guerrero,Finley,Salmon
A’s: Simmons, Foxx, Henderson, Eckersley
Mariners: Griffey, Johnson, Martinez, Suzuki
White Sox: Minnie Minoso,Harold Baines,Frank Thomas,Paul Konerko
Indians: Bob Feller,Jim Thome,Omar Vizquel,Tris Speaker
Tigers: Ty Cobb,Alan Trammell,Hank Greenberg,Justin Verlander
Royals:George Brett,Bret Saberhagen,Alex Gordon,Write In: Bo Jackson
Twins:Kirby Puckett,Walter Johnson,Rod Carew,Harmon Killebrew
Red Sox: Cy Young,Carl Yastrzemski,Ted Williams,Pedro Martinez
Orioles: Cal Ripken Jr,Brooks, Robinson,Frank Robinson,Jim Palmer
Yankees: Joe DiMaggio,Lou Gehrig,Babe Ruth,Mickey Mantle
Rays: Evan Longoria,Carlos Pena,David Price,James Shields
Blue Jays: Jose Bautista,Joe Carter,Carlos Delgado, and because I can write in my favorite Blue Jay Frank Catalanotto
National League
Braves:Hank Aaron,Greg Maddux,John Smoltz,Eddie Mathews
Marlins: Livan Hernandez,Giancarlo Stanton,Josh Beckett Write in: Rick Helling
Mets: John Franco,Dwight Gooden,Mike Piazza,David Wright
Phillies: Chuck Klein,Jimmy Rollins,Mike Schmidt,Chase Utley
Nationals: Ryan Zimmerman,Andre Dawson,Vladimir Guerrero,Gary Carter
Cubs: Ernie Banks,Ryne Sandberg,Ferguson Jenkins,Ron Santo
Reds: Johnny Bench,Barry Larkin,Joe Morgan,Frank Robinson
Brewers:Prince Fielder, Rollie Fingers,Paul Molitor,Robin Yount
Pirates: Roberto Clemente,Ralph Kiner,Willie Stargell,Honus Wagner
Cardinals:Lou Brock,Dizzy Dean,Rogers ,Hornsby,Stan Musial
Diamondbacks: Luis Gonzalez,Randy Johnson,Curt Schilling,Matt Williams
Rockies: Dante Bichette, Vinny Castilla,Todd Helton,Larry Walker
Dodgers: Steve Garvey,Sandy Koufax,Jackie Robinson,Fernando Valenzuela
Padres: Adrian Gonzalez,Tony Gwynn,Trevor Hoffman,Jake Peavy
Giants: Christy Mathewson,Willie Mays,Buster Posey, and I don’t know how you can talk about the Giants and not mention Will Clark so he is my last write in vote.
Ok so that’s the list, Who would you pick?