Hey now your an All Star.....

Get your game on go play, hey now your a rock star get the show on, get paid If all that glitters is gold, only shooting stars break the mold

So yeah the All Star game is in Detroit in exactly a week from today and this Sunday marked the naming of the AL and NL All Star reserves and pitchers. Now every year theres always some people that you feel should have been All Stars but weren't picked and this year was no different. Although this year I thought fans did an excellent job with picking the starters for the game and gave credit to where credit was due. Like Brian Roberts from Baltimore starting at second base. Before the season, most people probably had no clue as to who he is.



So it was a solid year for the fans, but I am biast about one selection to the AL Roster - Kenny Rogers. Yes Kenny Rogers, the guy who just got suspended 20 games for beating up the media because a camera man didnt get away from him. Sure he has good numbers but is this an action we'd like to condone? And plus this is the All Star game, where media from ALL OVER the world will be attending and covering. CAn we be sure that Mr. Rogers won't throw another tempertantrum?

As a Detroit fan myself, I was hoping Jeremy Bonderman would have earned a spot as a pitcher. The first Tigers pitcher since Bill Gullickson in the early 90's to have 10 wins BEFORE the all star break. Hes on pace to have the most wins of his career and is among the top-10 in the American League in strikeouts. The only thing he has going against him was probably the fact that he got shelled in Arizona last Sunday and lasted two innings which brought his ERA over 4. But then he followed that on Friday by pitching a complete game against the Yankees and limiting their lineup full of stars to 2 runs. I mean thats impressive and he did that in his last start before the teams were picked.

His ERA however is still just a tad over 4 (4.12 to be exact) which probably doesnt meet up to standards but why not let the hometown guy pitch an inning in front of his home fans, with the other Tiger All Star (Ivan Rodriguez) catching for him. It would be better than having someone that beats up on media.

Thanks to Drew Sharp too who hit my ideas right on the nail - http://www.freep.com/sports/drewsharp/drew5e_20050705.htm