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An Irish-American analysis of the MLB All-Star Game

By
NOAH FITZGERALD,

Published Monday, July 13, 2009, 10:01 AM
Updated Thursday, July 23, 2009, 5:58 PM

 

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We’re halfway to the end of the season. The All-Star break begins this week, reminding all clubhouses that the endgame - October and the playoffs - is around the corner.

As of now, the Yanks are where they want to be. They are only a game back behind the Red Sox in the American League East and have been on a tremendous run (winning 13 of 17) before faltering in their first two losses in the Los Angeles Angels series this past weekend.

The Mets, on the other hand, are sitting just above the last place Washington Nationals in the National League East, six games behind the Philadelphia Phillies. They’ve bolstered their line-up as they sent Ryan Church to the Atlanta Braves in a surprising trade for longtime Mets rival Jeff Francoeur, but I wonder, with all of the injuries, if the Mets should turn their attention to the 2010 season.

But, now is not the time to dwell on the Mets 11 losses in 15 games (including a sweep at the hands of the Phillies), or get too hyped on the Yankees latest string of success. We only have one All-Star game in a season and it will kick off this Tuesday night at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, and this is who it will feature.

 

The American League:

First Base- Mark Teixeira

The Yankee’s first baseman may have had a difficult introduction as a Yankee in the beginning of the season, but he’s redeemed himself in the eyes of Yankee fans and voters as he earned the starters position over Boston’s Kevin Youkilis and the Twin’s Justin Morneau (who won the Home Run Derby this weekend). It was a race between Teixeira and Youkilis for a while (though Morneau took the second spot after all), but the Yankee won over in the end. He’s hitting at a .280 average, with 21 homeruns and 63 RBIs.

Second Base- Dustin Pedroia

In this race, we could have seen the Yankee’s Robinson Cano start (though back-up Aaron Hill of the Toronto Blue Jays should have earned it over both with a 59 RBI, 20 homerun effort along with a .295 average). Pedroia enters the Midseason Classic with a .300 average, 39 RBIs and four homeruns. I guess it helps to be the reigning AL MVP and a member of the Boston Red Sox. And apparently, it helps being a Yankee as well.

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