Baseball 2011

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Originally Posted by shadows

I cannot possibly agree with you more about point #1. There is NO way that Jeter deserves to be in the All-Star game. Here are Jeter's numbers after tonight's game

.257 avg, 2 HRs, 22 RBIs, 24 BB, 33 SO, 7 SB, 2 CS, 4 E. His OBP is .321, SLG is .329, and his OPS is .650. Those are NOT All-Star numbers and he does NOT deserve to be there.

It turns out that Jeter is not going to the All-Star game, citing his recent injury and the need to be safe. He joins Mariano Rivera and Alex Rodriguez as scratches. A-Rod's substitute is Kevin Youkilis of the Red Sox.