The 2009 MLB All-Star Game is on Tuesday
And while you probably wouldn’t give a flying fuck about it, at least we informed you about it.
That’s right, the 2009 MLB All-Star Game is set this Tuesday as the players fans voted in to play will hope they won’t make an ass of themselves like Brock Lesnar did over the weekend.
So who made the cut? Let’s start with the 2009 MLB National League All-Star starters. The NL team consists of catcher Yadier Molina of the St. Louis Cardinals, and top vote-getter Albert Pujols at first base.
And since Pujols was the leading 
vote-getter in balloting for the Midsummer Classic, he became the very first Cardinal to start an All-Star game in his home ballpark. ”It feels great to be there and represent the organization and the city you play in,” Albert Pujols said.
Albert Pujols is well on his way to another amazing year, leading the majors with 31 homers and 82 RBIs. He collected 5,397,374 votes to finish with the second-highest total in Major League history, trailing only Ken Griffey Jr.’s six million votes in 1994. Pujols has made the NL team eight times in nine seasons and will be making his sixth start.
The rest of the National League all star infield consists of Phillies second baseman Chase Utley, Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez, and Mets third baseman David Wright. Manning the outfield would be Brewers Ryan Braun, Mets Carlos Beltran, and Phillie’s Raul Ibanez.
The injury-riddled Mets lead the NL with four selections. Center fielder Carlos Beltran and third baseman David Wright were both elected by the fans, but Beltran has been out with a bruised right knee and likely won’t play. Ibanez is currently on the DL, and may be replaced if he isn’t back in time to start for the National League on Tuesday.
As far as the 2009 MLB American League All-Star starters are concerned, the AL will have catcher Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins and New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira to start things off. The rest of the American League infield has second baseman Dustin Pedroia of the Boston Red Sox, shortstop Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees and third baseman Evan Longoria of the Tampa Bay Rays.
Derek Jeter was the leading vote-getter in the AL and will make his 10th appearance and sixth start in the Midsummer Classic.
Jeter and the AL beat the National League 4-3 in 15 innings at Yankee Stadium last season to improve to 11-0-1 since the NL last won in 1996 at Philadelphia’s old Veterans Stadium, the longest unbeaten streak in the game’s history.
Let’s see what happens on Tuesday.
Which team will win the 2009 MLB World Series? SPORTSBETTING.COM has the odds.
Tampa Bay Rays 10-1
Boston Red Sox 8-1
New York Yankees 5-2
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