UL News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
It is not an easy task to pick the best players for the annual baseball classic -- the All-Star Game. It is not possible to please everybody. Whether we agree or not, they have been chosen ... and here they are. The rosters for this year's Union League All-Star Game have been announced.

For the West, the roster includes:

SP <Marty Digby:player#11549> (VN) - 5-5, 3.77 ERA, 88.1 IP, 1.19 WHIP, 4.9 K/9, 1.2 WAR
SP <Andres Gutierrez:player#9414> (NP) - 5-2, 3.14 ERA, 91.2 IP, 1.33 WHIP, 6.8 K/9, 2.7 WAR
SP <Juan Gutiérrez:player#1058> (FC) - 10-3, 3.66 ERA, 98.1 IP, 1.42 WHIP, 7.2 K/9, 1.8 WAR
SP <Lou Hastings:player#3277> (PA) - 5-2, 4.19 ERA, 92.1 IP, 1.19 WHIP, 4.9 K/9, 0.9 WAR
SP <Wilson Ortíz:player#11797> (PA) - 9-0, 3.12 ERA, 112.2 IP, 1.20 WHIP, 7.6 K/9, 2.7 WAR
SP <Dan Price:player#8732> (DU) - 3-3, 3.87 ERA, 90.2 IP, 1.36 WHIP, 7.6 K/9, 1.2 WAR
SP <D.J. Starnes:player#5292> (VN) - 3-7, 3.79 ERA, 118.2 IP, 1.24 WHIP, 5.2 K/9, 2.1 WAR
RP <Bruno Gaillard:player#3680> (FC) - 2-2, 3.21 ERA, 61.2 IP, 1.20 WHIP, 8.6 K/9, 0.8 WAR
RP <Jon Hester:player#6281> (VN) - 6-3, 4.58 ERA, 106.0 IP, 1.27 WHIP, 8.8 K/9, 1.9 WAR
RP <Norm Martínez:player#7422> (FC) - 1-0, 3.25 ERA, 44.1 IP, 1.15 WHIP, 7.5 K/9, 0.3 WAR
RP <Luigi Paquet:player#6424> (FG) - 5-1, 3.31 ERA, 81.2 IP, 1.14 WHIP, 7.5 K/9, 2.8 WAR
RP <Jim Sheehan:player#4429> (VN) - 7-0, 3.72 ERA, 75.0 IP, 1.15 WHIP, 8.6 K/9, 0.6 WAR
C <Sergio Cruz:player#2431> (ABQ) - .279/.394/.576, 172 AB, 12 HR, 4 SB, 141 wRC+, 1.9 WAR
C <Alex Peters:player#8688> (FC) - .324/.374/.549, 142 AB, 7 HR, 129 wRC+, 1.3 WAR
C <Daniel Spear:player#10342> (SA) - .289/.422/.453, 232 AB, 8 HR, 2 SB, 132 wRC+, 2.4 WAR
1B <Greg Cross:player#6273> (VN) - .283/.408/.488, 254 AB, 10 HR, 4 SB, 136 wRC+, 2.1 WAR
1B <Greg Flitney:player#4274> (FC) - .334/.406/.562, 320 AB, 15 HR, 1 SB, 147 wRC+, 2.6 WAR
1B <Robby Moore:player#6525> (DU) - .342/.434/.631, 301 AB, 22 HR, 1 SB, 167 wRC+, 3.5 WAR
1B <R.J. Stewart:player#10598> (PA) - .265/.353/.693, 309 AB, 37 HR, 157 wRC+, 2.5 WAR
1B <German Valdez:player#7172> (ABQ) - .323/.370/.513, 232 AB, 7 HR, 12 SB, 121 wRC+, 1.3 WAR
2B <Jesus Mesia:player#3071> (ABQ) - .339/.398/.507, 339 AB, 3 HR, 30 SB, 130 wRC+, 2.0 WAR
2B <Luis Romano:player#8021> (DU) - .289/.379/.482, 311 AB, 12 HR, 15 SB, 118 wRC+, 2.0 WAR
3B <Cedric Murphy:player#7789> (FG) - .336/.426/.573, 286 AB, 10 HR, 23 SB, 149 wRC+, 3.7 WAR
3B <Jim Phillips:player#4498> (PA) - .272/.362/.544, 239 AB, 16 HR, 130 wRC+, 2.3 WAR
3B <Dan Wright:player#7032> (SA) - .253/.314/.522, 289 AB, 20 HR, 104 wRC+, 1.5 WAR
SS <Danny Smith:player#9986> (FG) - .312/.392/.514, 218 AB, 9 HR, 4 SB, 126 wRC+, 1.9 WAR
LF <Adam Medeiros:player#5128> (DU) - .312/.389/.552, 317 AB, 15 HR, 32 SB, 134 wRC+, 1.7 WAR
CF <Ben Sanborn:player#1966> (PA) - .300/.357/.522, 337 AB, 14 HR, 6 SB, 124 wRC+, 2.2 WAR
CF <César Sánchez:player#10022> (NP) - .256/.315/.544, 309 AB, 19 HR, 33 SB, 109 wRC+, 1.3 WAR
CF <Klaus van Straaten:player#9900> (PA) - .322/.425/.638, 298 AB, 22 HR, 8 SB, 171 wRC+, 4.2 WAR
CF <Ricky Vazquez:player#10762> (FC) - .266/.346/.522, 301 AB, 19 HR, 19 SB, 118 wRC+, 2.1 WAR
CF <Niek Vogelsang:player#10408> (ABQ) - .297/.411/.486, 249 AB, 7 HR, 12 SB, 130 wRC+, 1.6 WAR
RF <Curt Dickerson:player#3687> (SP) - .254/.394/.664, 256 AB, 30 HR, 1 SB, 161 wRC+, 1.6 WAR
RF <John O'Brien:player#6573> (ABQ) - .365/.456/.614, 197 AB, 14 HR, 2 SB, 170 wRC+, 2.9 WAR
DH <Chris Burrell:player#4492> (ABQ) - .307/.375/.545, 231 AB, 12 HR, 21 SB, 130 wRC+, 1.6 WAR
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For the East these players have been selected:

SP <Luis Arredondo:player#10457> (MP) - 4-2, 3.13 ERA, 63.1 IP, 1.36 WHIP, 6.4 K/9, 1.1 WAR
SP <Raúl De La Cruz:player#9681> (GR) - 6-5, 3.07 ERA, 102.2 IP, 1.24 WHIP, 6.7 K/9, 2.1 WAR
SP <Mike DiSalvatore:player#8193> (GR) - 6-3, 3.93 ERA, 89.1 IP, 1.48 WHIP, 6.6 K/9, 1.7 WAR
SP <Doug Garland:player#3691> (CP) - 6-3, 2.77 ERA, 81.1 IP, 1.52 WHIP, 7.0 K/9, 1.3 WAR
SP <Chris Horne:player#4448> (SV) - 1-2, 2.54 ERA, 49.2 IP, 1.29 WHIP, 8.2 K/9, 0.6 WAR
SP <Leveni Kioniko:player#8308> (MG) - 8-4, 3.28 ERA, 96.0 IP, 1.14 WHIP, 8.5 K/9, 2.3 WAR
SP <Jorge Pinto:player#11779> (CN) - 5-5, 3.43 ERA, 94.1 IP, 1.46 WHIP, 6.2 K/9, 2.2 WAR
RP <Ron Dignam:player#5806> (CP) - 3-0, 2.17 ERA, 58.0 IP, 1.29 WHIP, 7.1 K/9, 1.1 WAR
RP <Xavier Domínguez:player#11529> (PA) - 8-0, 2.45 ERA, 47.2 IP, 1.11 WHIP, 6.4 K/9, 0.7 WAR
RP <Alfredo Martínez:player#4085> (PA) - 0-1, 2.56 ERA, 66.2 IP, 1.29 WHIP, 7.4 K/9, 1.2 WAR
RP <Greg Snyder:player#7467> (SV) - 9-4, 3.27 ERA, 113.0 IP, 1.24 WHIP, 8.0 K/9, 2.5 WAR
RP <Steve Woods:player#10002> (SV) - 6-4, 3.91 ERA, 96.2 IP, 1.29 WHIP, 8.2 K/9, 1.6 WAR
C <Eddie Allison:player#5187> (VA) - .289/.371/.443, 149 AB, 6 HR, 106 wRC+, 0.7 WAR
C <J.R. Barlow:player#4856> (VA) - .299/.388/.486, 144 AB, 7 HR, 1 SB, 126 wRC+, 1.0 WAR
C <Ken Tardy:player#6073> (MP) - .308/.420/.462, 234 AB, 7 HR, 1 SB, 130 wRC+, 2.3 WAR
1B <Cale Carter:player#1835> (VA) - .259/.373/.579, 259 AB, 20 HR, 135 wRC+, 1.5 WAR
1B <Bob Elvin:player#8987> (PA) - .324/.400/.556, 250 AB, 13 HR, 140 wRC+, 1.5 WAR
1B <Dave Lott:player#3522> (MG) - .347/.425/.653, 176 AB, 15 HR, 1 SB, 170 wRC+, 2.2 WAR
2B <Dave Bernard:player#8036> (VA) - .281/.432/.399, 263 AB, 5 HR, 30 SB, 125 wRC+, 2.5 WAR
2B <Bob Peterson:player#10038> (MG) - .288/.407/.506, 170 AB, 9 HR, 16 SB, 129 wRC+, 1.6 WAR
2B <Dave Simpson:player#1847> (VA) - .301/.383/.529, 306 AB, 15 HR, 26 SB, 130 wRC+, 2.4 WAR
3B <Tony Johnson:player#4153> (CN) - .282/.392/.463, 298 AB, 12 HR, 123 wRC+, 1.9 WAR
SS <Nemesio García:player#10899> (MG) - .290/.382/.382, 262 AB, 2 HR, 1 SB, 100 wRC+, 2.0 WAR
SS <Juan Moya:player#10871> (SV) - .263/.360/.413, 281 AB, 9 HR, 12 SB, 102 wRC+, 1.9 WAR
LF <Nobukazu Kimura:player#2837> (SV) - .306/.440/.550, 271 AB, 14 HR, 3 SB, 155 wRC+, 2.9 WAR
LF <Kanto Kuwahara:player#8654> (CP) - .304/.395/.475, 257 AB, 7 HR, 21 SB, 121 wRC+, 2.0 WAR
LF <Hirokumi Sanu:player#10994> (TR) - .333/.392/.552, 306 AB, 14 HR, 139 wRC+, 1.6 WAR
LF <António Vázquez:player#11002> (MG) - .286/.378/.497, 290 AB, 15 HR, 121 wRC+, 1.2 WAR
CF <Aaron Benson:player#7868> (CN) - .299/.417/.500, 268 AB, 15 HR, 11 SB, 137 wRC+, 2.5 WAR
CF <Mike Land:player#7095> (SV) - .298/.378/.433, 319 AB, 7 HR, 21 SB, 114 wRC+, 1.9 WAR
CF <Jake McGinnity:player#8003> (VA) - .291/.387/.479, 326 AB, 15 HR, 22 SB, 123 wRC+, 2.1 WAR
CF <Miguel Valerio:player#12247> (MG) - .272/.423/.498, 301 AB, 16 HR, 32 SB, 130 wRC+, 2.2 WAR
RF <Jake Hawkins:player#8595> (PA) - .290/.400/.548, 186 AB, 14 HR, 4 SB, 143 wRC+, 1.6 WAR
RF <Ikki Ito:player#11378> (CN) - .271/.406/.516, 225 AB, 11 HR, 2 SB, 139 wRC+, 1.8 WAR
RF <José Sánchez:player#10075> (MP) - .297/.432/.472, 212 AB, 8 HR, 26 SB, 133 wRC+, 1.4 WAR
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The ULW manager conceded that not every deserving player is rewarded with a spot on the roster. "Every year," he said, "someone is disappointed to be left out. This year's no different -- too many good players, not enough roster spots." 