All Star Game: Three Phillies Headed to St. Louis
Posted by Amanda Orr, Sun, July 05, 2009 06:11 PM | Comments: 20
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The fans voted for Chase Utley and Raul Ibanez to start the 2009 All Star Game in St. Louis. Ryan Howard made the team as a reserve.
Utley is headed to his fourth consecutive All Star Game. The last second baseman to start in four straight was Craig Biggio and the last Phillies player to do it was Mike Schmidt. Utley is batting .301 with 18 home runs.
Ibanez, who remains on the disabled list, will make his first All Star appearance.
Ryan Howard will be making his second All Star appearance and first since 2006. Howard is batting .252 and is third in the league with 60 runs batted in.
There is one empty roster spot. The Phillies could have one more player headed to the mid-summer classic. Vote Shane Victorino for the final vote!
Posts: 0 Bruce
Here is the complete 2009 MLB All Star roster:
American League
Starters
C Joe Mauer, MIN
1B Mark Teixeira, NYY
2B Dustin Pedroia, BOS
SS Derek Jeter, NYY
3B Evan Longoria, TB
OF Jason Bay, BOS
OF Ichiro Suzuki, SEA
OF Josh Hamilton, TEX
Pitchers
Andrew Bailey, OAK
Josh Beckett, BOS
Mark Buehrle, CWS
Brian Fuentes, LAA
Zack Greinke, KC
Roy Halladay, TOR
Felix Hernandez, SEA
Edwin Jackson, DET
Joe Nathan, MIN
Jonathan Papelbon, BOS
Mariano Rivera, NYY
Justin Verlander, DET
Tim Wakefield, BOS
Reserves
C Victor Martinez, CLE
1B Justin Morneau, MIN
1B Kevin Youkilis, BOS
2B Aaron Hill, TOR
SS Jason Bartlett, TB
3B Michael Young, TEX
OF Carl Crawford, TB
OF Curtis Granderson, DET
OF Torii Hunter, LAA
OF Adam Jones, BAL
OF Ben Zobrist, TB
National League
Starters
C Yadier Molina, STL
1B Albert Pujols, STL
2B Chase Utley, PHI
SS Hanley Ramirez, FLA
3B David Wright, NYM
OF Carlos Beltran, NYM
OF Ryan Braun, MIL
OF Raul Ibanez, PHI
Pitchers
Heath Bell, SD
Chad Billingsley, LAD
Jonathan Broxton, LAD
Matt Cain, SF
Francisco Cordero, CIN
Ryan Franklin, STL
Dan Haren, ARI
Josh Johnson, FLA
Ted Lilly, CHC
Tim Lincecum, SF
Jason Marquis, COL
Francisco Rodriguez, NYM
Johan Santana, NYM
Reserves
C Brian McCann, ATL
1B Prince Fielder, MIL
1B Adrian Gonzalez, SD
1B Ryan Howard, PHI
2B Orlando Hudson, LAD
2B Freddy Sanchez, PIT
SS Miguel Tejada, HOU
3B Ryan Zimmerman, WSH
OF Brad Hawpe, COL
OF Hunter Pence, HOU
OF Justin Upton, ARI
It’s interesting to note that on the NL roster there are FOUR players listed for 1st base. Also just TWO catchers for each league. I point out the last field position because of a recent All Star game that went to extra innings.
Posted: 06:51 PM on July 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Geoff
Well our bullpen REALLY needs that rest theyll get by not working in the AS game.
Posted: 07:03 PM on July 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Winks Tiddley
I am shocked and disturbed that my high school buddy, Jamie Moyer, is not an All-Star. After all, he leads the team in victories and has one of the highest ERAs in the league. What else can he do?
Posted: 07:03 PM on July 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Chutley
does anybody knw where you can rewatch the games online?
Posted: 08:45 PM on July 5, 2009
Posts: 0 M.P. aka A.J. #54
Chutley, no clue here. Sorry.
Posted: 08:47 PM on July 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Travis Mount
@Chutley if you pay for the mlb premium package on mlb.com you can rewatch any game I’m pretty sure. I also think you can pay for just a day/month at a time instead of paying for the rest of the season as it can get pricey.
Anyone know what players Charlie handpicked as reserves? I know he got to pick 5 pitchers and 3 position players … so just curious if Ryan was one of them or not.
Glad none of our pitching staff has to worry about this game. Rest is much needed.
Odds Ibanez plays anyone?
Posted: 08:54 PM on July 5, 2009
Posts: 0 philajen
Is there a way we can team up with an AL team trying to get their Final Vote player in and we vote for theirs they vote for Shane?
Posted: 08:57 PM on July 5, 2009
Posts: 0 jordan
i think chase has 18 home runs
Posted: 09:00 PM on July 5, 2009
Posts: 0 jordan
just checked he does
Posted: 09:01 PM on July 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Amanda Orr
Sorry about that, the stats were prior to today’s game. I updated them though. Thanks Jordan.
Posted: 10:12 PM on July 5, 2009
Posts: 0 Papa Thompson
I was under the impression Charlie picked Howard. I was kinda surprised he didn’t take Feliz too.
Posted: 08:05 AM on July 6, 2009
Posts: 0 Phil
Papa Thompson…why would he pick Feliz? The best 3B this year isn’t even going to the ASG…Pablo Sandoval.
Posted: 08:37 AM on July 6, 2009
Posts: 0 rob5000
Pablo Sandoval looks like an oompa loompa that grew up somehow. paleaaaase he may have had the best first half of anyone but he’s far from best 3b in the league
Posted: 09:44 AM on July 6, 2009
Posts: 0 Papa Thompson
I thought he’d take Feliz because he could, because Feliz is having one of his better seasons and because veterans like Feliz, who are generally underrated but have good first halves, often are rewarded with All-Star selections.
Who cares about Sandoval? Charlie’s under no obligation to him. Let the fans pick him if he’s so great. Feliz, on the other hand, is Charlie’s guy. Seemed like an easy choice to me.
Posted: 01:03 PM on July 6, 2009
Posts: 0 Bruce
Too bad they couldn’t find room to add at least one pitcher from the Phillies. Jamie Moyer would be a logical choice for the All Star Roster. He has been one of Phillies most consistent starters with quality starts and lead the team in wins (7). It would also be a tribute to Moyer’s long career and his accomplishments including 253 wins and counting.
Posted: 01:17 PM on July 6, 2009
Posts: 0 NJ
Well its the fans who choose this final spot so vote Shane!
Posted: 01:43 PM on July 6, 2009
Posts: 0 Phil
Wow, you guys are all huge homers…Moyer sucks this year and Feliz is a slightly below average bat at a premium offensive position. Who cares if Charlie can take players, he shouldn’t take players that aren’t that good. If he wanted to take any of his own guys he shouldn’t have even taken Howard…he should have taken Werth.
Posted: 08:37 PM on July 6, 2009
Posts: 0 Bruce
Hee, hee..Phil, you’re so funny. Your contrariness is so evident in many of your posts. By the way, I’m still holding off in joining your fan club for Werth (chuckles).
Posted: 12:10 AM on July 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Phil
Why Bruce, because he doesn’t have that great of a BA? Werth has been better than Howard this year. He has a solid slg% and obp leading to a good OPS+. He also plays a more premium defensive position and plays it incredible. He also has tons of speed and swipes bags. Howard has been a good defensive 1B this year and a mediocre offensive 1B. He should not have been in the ASG. I have no idea why he is. He’s not even the 4th best 1B in the NL.
Posted: 09:11 AM on July 7, 2009
Posts: 0 Bob_V
Werth? How can we justify Werth going over Howard?
Anybody notice the payroll list on the right? Myers @ $12 mill? Thievery!!…. whether he’s hurt or 100%…. it’s absolute thievery. He’s worth about $5 mill, MAX.
I disagree with Pujols doing the HR derby on Monday night. Not that I’m a St. Louis fan of course, but Albert has a legit shot at the Triple Crown. Doing the HR Derby may put a kink in is MVP shot and triple cornw chances. It’s be cool to see someone who is CLEAN and legit actually accomplish that feat in my lifetime.
Posted: 11:36 AM on July 7, 2009