Starting All-Stars? Hmm...

Some of the starters for the All-Star teams are somewhat of a joke if you ask me. It may truly be time for the voting for the starters to be taken from the hands of the public and placed into the hands of the manager or writers.

Lets do some stat comparisons between between the starters and reserves.

Starter: Barry Bonds AVG .304 | HR 16 | RBI 40 | OBP .516 | SLG .603

Reserves:
Carlos Lee AVG .293 | HR 15 | RBI 68 | OBP .345 | SLG .513
Matt Holliday AVG .349 | HR 13 | RBI 62 | OBP .397 | SLG .578

It is a crime that Holliday is not starting in this game. Sure, Barry has an amazing OBP, but for all the walks he gets, his legs are not helping the Giants once he's on the basepaths. This will be Barry's 14th All-Star appearance. Let the new talent in. Let the new talent start. Who would you rather have deciding the home-field advantage? The old man or the new giant?

The Starter: David Wright AVG .288 | HR 14 | RBI 44 | OBP .377 | SLG .502

The Reserve: Miguel Cabrera AVG .329 | HR 17 | RBI 57 | OBP .392 | SLG .585

Miggy should have this start. Both Wright and Cabrera are young studs, but Cabrera is playing in a lineup with no payroll and no other studs to help him pick up his RBIs and runs. Dan Uggla and Hanley Ramirez are his only two helpers, while Wright bats in the middle of a stacked, $100 million lineup. The inevitably soon-to-be DH Miggy should get the start at 3rd while he is still in the NL and eligible for a position.

Starter: Derek Jeter AVG .338 | HR 5 | RBI 39 | OBP .411 | SLG .470

Reserve: Carlos Guillen AVG .322 | HR 12 | RBI 59 | OBP .388 | SLG .562

Jeter's numbers have been impressive this year, and it must be taken into account that he bats leadoff, but Guillen has 20 more RBIs! Guillen is playing for a team that will probably make the playoffs and made it to the World Series last season. Guillen deserves the start, Jeter is just a bigger name.

Starter: Ivan Rodriguez AVG .282 | HR 8 | RBI 43 | OBP .295 | SLG .447


Reserve: Victor Martinez AVG .323 | HR 14 | RBI 63 | OBP .384 | SLG .543

Rodriguez? Really. REALLY?! This isn't even arguable. I mean, Martinez is the best complete offensive catcher in the AL, bar none. Not even Mauer is better than Martinez as a whole (power!). Martinez beats Rodriguez in every category, by a significant amount. This is a joke pick by the public, as Rodriguez hasn't been All-Star material for a few years now, but his best days in Texas have stuck with his name.

Just a few beefs. And I hope that the Boss is breathing fire right now every moment he thinks about the Rocket. Ah, serenity now, George. Serenity now.