Jeter 3K, All-Star Roster, Mets DL

I suppose I’m grateful for having off on a Saturday afternoon, because I’m watching the Yankees game, probably about to witness Derek Jeter get his 3,000th hit. I’ve mentioned a trillion times that I’m a Mets fan, but before that, I’m a NY fan, and I can appreciate what’s happening here. He’ll be the first Yankee to ever hit this mark, and it could be a while before anybody else does. I suspect every sports bar in the tri state area will be going crazy tonight if it happens. Too bad Tampa Bay wouldn’t allow for a double header today, but they had the right to decline and opted to make up for the rainout on an off day in September. Good luck #2, all real baseball fans are rooting for you!!

Now for All-Star Week!!!
Here’s the roster:

American League Starters
Pos Player

C Alex Avila, DET

1B Adrian Gonzalez, BOS

2B Robinson Cano, NYY

3B Adrian Beltre, TEX

SS Asdrubal Cabrera, CLE

OF Jose Bautista, TOR

OF Curtis Granderson, NYY

OF Josh Hamilton, TEX

DH David Ortiz, BOS

Pitchers

P Josh Beckett, BOS

P Aaron Crow, KC

P Gio Gonzalez, OAK

P Felix Hernandez, SEA

P Brandon League, SEA

P Chris Perez, CLE

P David Price, TB

P Mariano Rivera, NYY

P James Shields, TB

P Jose Valverde, DET

P Justin Verlander, DET

P Jordan Walden, LAA

P Jered Weaver, LAA

P C.J. Wilson, TEX

Reserves

C Russell Martin, NYY

C Matt Wieters, BAL

1B Miguel Cabrera, DET

1B Paul Konerko, CWS

2B Howard Kendrick, LAA

3B Kevin Youkilis, BOS

3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY

SS Derek Jeter, NYY

SS Jhonny Peralta, DET

OF Michael Cuddyer, MIN

OF Jacoby Ellsbury, BOS

OF Matt Joyce, TB

OF Carlos Quentin, CWS

DH Michael Young, TEX

National League Starters

C Brian McCann, ATL

1B Prince Fielder, MIL

2B Rickie Weeks, MIL

3B Placido Polanco, PHI

SS Troy Tulowitzki, COL

OF Ryan Braun, MIL

OF Lance Berkman, STL

OF Matt Kemp, LAD

Pitchers

P Heath Bell, SD

P Matt Cain, SF

P Tyler Clippard, WSH

P Roy Halladay, PHI

P Cole Hamels, PHI

P Joel Hanrahan, PIT

P Jair Jurrjens, ATL

P Clayton Kershaw, LAD

P Cliff Lee, PHI

P Tim Lincecum, SF

P Jonny Venters, ATL

P Ryan Vogelsong, SF

P Brian Wilson, SF

Reserves

C Yadier Molina, STL

1B Gaby Sanchez, FLA

1B Joey Votto, CIN

2B Brandon Phillips, CIN

SS Jose Reyes, NYM

3B Chipper Jones, ATL

SS Starlin Castro, CHC

OF Carlos Beltran, NYM

OF Jay Bruce, CIN

OF Matt Holliday, STL

OF Hunter Pence, HOU

OF Justin Upton, ARI

OF Shane Victorino, PHI

OF Andre Ethier, LAD

It looks like the east coast is dominating the lineup for both leagues, so I’m excited to watch this game and pray for a National League victory.  A lot of top players are on the DL, which makes for an interesting situation for both sides.

[Here's my Mets rant.]  With Reyes and Wright both out, the Mets have certainly proved that they are a team built of more than a few big names. Jason Bay, Mike Pelfrey, and Dillion Gee have been kicking some serious butt and giving their team the ego boost and stat improvements they’ve been needing. We might have seen the best of Wright, but I would be very upset, physically ill, and I might just go postal if a Reyes trade ever happened. Luckily he’s only on the 15-day DL, and he’s leading the league in pretty much everything, so NY would be dumb to get rid of their best player.

Well that’s that for now, gotta keep my eyes  glued to the tv because Jeter is on deck with 2,999 hits under his belt.

SEE YA!