From The Booth All Stars

The wait is almost over. Major League Baseball will make it official this morning when the starters and reserves are unveiled for next week's All-Star Game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Online fan voting ended late Thursday night and entering the final week of balloting, a record 18.5 million ballots and 250 million total votes already had been cast. Rosters for both leagues were announced live at 11 a.m. on the All-Star Selection Show on TBS.

Before watching the All-Star Selection Show, I would like to make my picks public. For each league I have chosen the eight position players, a designated hitter, a starting pitcher and a relief pitcher. Please note that finding a deserving third baseman for the National League was next to impossible.

American League

 C – Alex Avila, Detroit Tigers

1B – Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox

2B – Robinson Cano, New York Yankees

3B – Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees

SS – Asdrubal Cabrera, Cleveland Indians

OF – Curtis Granderson, New York Yankees

OF – Jose Bautista, Toronto Blue Jays

OF – Jacoby Ellsbury, Boston Red Sox

DH – Paul Konerko, Chicago White Sox

SP – Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers

RP – Brandon League, Seattle Mariners

National League

 C – Brian McCann, Atlanta Braves

1B – Prince Fielder, Milwaukee Brewers

2B – Rickie Weeks, Milwaukee Brewers

3B – Ty Wiggington, Colorado Rockies

SS – Jose Reyes, New York Mets

OF – Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers

OF – Matt Kemp, Los Angeles Dodgers

OF – Carlos Gonzales, Colorado Rockies

DH – Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds

SP – Roy Halladay, Philadelphia Phillies

RF – Craig Kimbrel, Atlanta Braves

I know, three Brewers. Call me a homer if you like, but those are my All Star squads. I have not yet chosen my reserves; I will do so later in the week. 

I don’t know if each team will get a representative, I don’t like that rule. However, with that being said, I am willing to listen to Cub fans as to who they feel should represent the northside of Chicago. Please be realistic.

Make sure you vote on the Greatest Sports Franchise in my poll. Until next time…from the booth.