Alex Gordon, Salvy Perez All-Stars
 

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NICE!!!!

Holland?

When was last time we had 2 All-Stars?

Man, Holland really deserves it too. Maybe he'll replace Crain?

Movin' on up!!!

****ing nice!!

Holy crap, two position players!

Well deserved by both guys.

Kansas City Royals ‏@Royals 4m
.@SalvadorPerez15 is the third #Royals catcher to earn All-Star honors, joining Ellie Rodriguez (1969) and Darrell Porter (1978, 1980).

I never would've guessed Rodriguez. I figured Piniella or Bob Oliver or a pitcher was the All-Star.

Darrell Porter was a great catcher. He should be in the Royals HOF.

Awesome

SWEET! Too bad for Holland. He deserved it as well.

Nice

Joel Goldberg ‏@goldbergkc
1st time Royals w/multiple players since '03(Sweeney, MacDougal),1st time multiple position players since '00 (Sweeney, Dye)

Wow. Im almost as surprised that we got 2 guys as I am that Holland didnt make it. Dude has clearly been one of the best closers this year, especially since the rough start.

How's Ken Harvey doing?

Dude could snort blow like no other.

Grats boys! :clap:

Holland may still make it. Isn't the pitchers named by the Manager?

Yeah, isn't they?

Mark Redman to throw out first pitch.

WOW!, have to say I did not see that coming

That O's dude will be along shortly at first site of the Royal emblem

That's ****ing awesome!

Surprised by both actually.

Great deal for the players and the team.

PBJ

Great picks...if I were trying to win the game, I would want both of them!

American League
Starters
C: Joe Mauer, Twins
1B: Chris Davis, Orioles
2B: Robinson Cano, Yankees
SS: J.J. Hardy, Orioles
3B: Miguel Cabrera, Tigers
OF: Mike Trout, Angels
OF: Adam Jones, Orioles
OF: Jose Bautista, Blue Jays
DH: David Ortiz, Red Sox

Pitchers
RHP: Clay Buchholz *, Red Sox
LHP: Brett Cecil, Blue Jays
RHP: Bartolo Colon @, A's
RHP: Jesse Crain *, White Sox
RHP: Yu Darvish, Rangers
RHP: Felix Hernandez, Mariners
RHP: Hisashi Iwakuma, Mariners
RHP: Justin Masterson, Indians
RHP: Joe Nathan, Rangers
LHP: Glen Perkins @, Twins
RHP: Mariano Rivera, Yankees
LHP: Chris Sale, White Sox
RHP: Max Scherzer, Tigers
RHP: Justin Verlander, Tigers

Reserves
C: Jason Castro, Astros
C: Salvador Perez, Royals
1B: Prince Fielder, Tigers
2B: Jason Kipnis, Indians
2B: Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox
2B: Ben Zobrist, Rays
SS: Jhonny Peralta: Tigers
3B: Manny Machado, Orioles
OF: Nelson Cruz, Rangers
OF: Alex Gordon, Royals
OF: Torii Hunter, Tigers
DH: Edwin Encarnacion, Blue Jays

wow

KK is gonna go nuts on Monday. I want every Nub fan in the area to call in and give him shit!

Feel good for Alex.

lol, Bartolo Colon....still truckin. Amazing

Joe Nathan over Greg Holland? Really?

Really, Holland should be above Perkins too.

FYP/C&O's fan

I'm surprised and happy that we got 2 in. But Holland was robbed.

Nathan's having a pretty great year too. I can't argue with that. Obviously they both wish they could be half the pitcher Jim Johnson is, but that goes without saying.

I mean, think about how many more wins the Royals would have last year and this year if they had jim johnson.

[Dave Armstrong voice]Wow![/voice]

ROFL Is that dude banned from all Royal related threads?

Like you thinking Escobar is better then Hardy.

If Royals had better bats through the year perhaps Shields or Santana would be there.

As have 51 wins and all they have to show for it is Colon?

There wasnt a spot for Donaldson really? lol

Some pitcher will get hurt and not go, and then we will have three.

All-Star snubs: The players who should be packing for New York
Paul White, USA TODAY Sports 8:47 p.m. EDT July 6, 2013

(Photo: Ed Szczepanski, USA TODAY Sports)
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Oakland's Josh Donaldson had an OPS 80 points higher than All-Star Manny Machado
The Pirates' Mark Melancon may be the most effective reliever in the National League
Ian Desmond's chances via the Final Vote are slim, thanks to Yasiel Puig's popularity
USA TODAY Sports examines the biggest snubs in baseball's All-Star rosters:

Josh Donaldson, 3B, Athletics: No argument with the AL top two of Miguel Cabrera and Manny Machado, but there's so little to choose in a four-deep position, the strongest in either league. Nobody epitomizes the "who are these guys" approach in Oakland more than Donaldson, whose OPS is more than 80 points higher than Machado's.

Mark Melancon, RP, Pirates: He just might be the most effective reliever in the NL, regardless of role. Teammate Jason Grilli belongs on the squad for his ninth-inning work, but Melancon's has allowed a .472 OPS this season, more than 30 points better than any other late-inning-guy in the NL.

THE ROSTER: Emerging stars reign supreme

Evan Longoria, 3B, Rays: Maybe he would have declined the appearance to rest the foot that has been a nuisance this year because of plantar fasciitis. Still, he's not all that hobbled. If you like Donaldson, Longoria's OPS is another five points higher .

Greg Holland, RP, Royals: How many relievers can you take? But 19 saves on a mediocre team, a 1.97 ERA and a strikeout rate of 14.9 per nine innings that's second only to Aroldis Chapman. And, though we're almost created enough rules to end roster-stuffing by the manager but Jim Leyland still managed to find room for his Justin Verlander. Beyond Holland, it's easy to make a case for almost another roster full of AL pitchers.

PUIG: Emerging star not stressing about game

Ian Desmond, SS, Nationals: Yes, he's on the ballot for the final spot. Good luck getting noticed in Puig-mania. You have to wonder, with seven outfielders plus the versatile Allen Craig on the NL roster, if there might have been a spot for Desmond if fans hadn't gone for his teammate Bryce Harper. Desmond also is a victim of the rule requiring a player from every team, which put Padres shortstop Everth Cabrera on the NL team.

Shin-Soo Choo, OF, Reds: It's a "what have you done for me lately" business, and the bulk of Choo's stats were piled up early in the season. Still, he's third in the majors with a .417 on-base percentage.

Starling Marte, OF, Pirates: What's wrong with piling on Pittsburgh players? Something is creating a best record in the majors. Marte is the only NL player among the Top 20 in the majors in offensive WAR who didn't get picked.

Stephen Strasburg, P, Nationals: We've been reminded in recent Cy Young Award voting how overrated victories are. OK, then – Strasburg has a 4-6 records but his 2.24 earned run average is fourth in the majors, ahead of every All-Star except Clay Buchholz, Clayton Kershaw and Jeff Locke.

Matt Moore, P, Rays: Not ready to buy into that ignore-the-victories argument? OK, here's your guy. His 11 wins are tied for second in the AL and he's in the Top 10 in hits per nine innings and strikeouts per inning.

Jose Iglesias, SS, Red Sox: Wouldn't you at least consider a rookie with a .410 batting average and .987 OPS? No, those aren't Yasiel Puig's stats. They belong to Iglesias, who's played 13 more games than Puig. By the way, Puig is at .420 and 1.155.

He was better than Hardy last season.

Nice to know we're still in your head.

I find it hilarious that the package given up for 1/2 season of Scott Feldman is what many Orioles fans thought was fair value for Billy Butler as recently as last winter.

JFC, would they shut up about Pig??? He hasn't played enough to justify anything.

Perez is deserving, Gordon is too streaky for my taste.

I can't wait to buy my son a Salvador Perez jersey. Love that guy.

ballin

Perez will be one of the most fun players to watch in the next ten years. I don't think a lot of Royals fans know what we have in this kid.

I said something similar to my brother-in-law on FB.

The guy's one of the best at his position right now. And he's young... We've got an All Star caliber catcher for years to come.

Hate to say it, but I can't see Perez catching for ten years. Dude's just too big.

What?

He'll be 32 in ten years. If you said 15, I'd agree.

Congrats and well deserved! If Shields would have had more run support he would be there too.

Shields and Holland deserve a bid too.

Royals really have 4 All-Star quality players. First time in a long time KC had that many All Stars on one squad.

Alex Gordon Derrick Johnson both hypedand sucked...now turning into some of the best all time for respective teams.

Jim Johnson didn't make it?

The MLB is so crooked.

Perez is a giant factor in our pitching being better this year. He calls a great game, he's money blocking balls and he throws guys out stealing. We've had so many washed up or AAAA level catchers here for the last 20 years, it's great to have a stud. He makes our starting pitchers much better, because they have a real field general behind the plate. That's one reason St. Louis has had good pitching, Molina is behind the plate. Good for Salvy. I hope he stays with us for many many years.

I love Salvy so much that I bought his jersey last year - and had to customize the jersey to get it. His defense is spectacular and he has a great bat. Once he matures in his approach at the plate he will be hall of fame/MVP good.

he has looked noticeably slower this year.


his running is becoming more and more of a waddle

dafuq?

I agree that Gordon is streaky at the plate, but you can't deny his defense. He's the best defensive left fielder in the American League.

Hope Holland gets a chance if another pitcher drops out. His K ratio this year is sick.

A LFer with good defense is overrated. /Hootie

FWIW last night on BBTN Rick Sutcliffe felt that Shields deserved the nod over Verlander. Granted it does not mean much, but at least someone in the media notices that he is pitching better than his W-L would suggest.

Carlos Beltran is starting for the NL. He may end up being a HOF guy. He's making a case for himself.