We're less than three weeks away from this year's All-Star Game in Kansas City's Kauffman Stadium, and with that, I've been thinking a bit about the 2011 game at Chase Field in Arizona. The National League won last year 5-1, their second straight win after losing seven games in a row and 12 of 13 (thanks for the tie in 2002, Bud!). With an All-Star selection come a lot of expectations, and some of last season's All-Stars have absolutely not lived up to those lofty standards in 2012, and likely won't be making the trip to Arizona next month. Now, I realize that injuries happen, and for that reason, I'm not going to call out players who have missed significant amounts of time this year because they've been hurt. But here's a team of 2011 All-Stars that have had disappointing years this season.
Catcher: Brian McCann, Braves. I'm a huge Braves supporting, and I'll be the first one to admit that McCann's 2011 season has been awful, and has...
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PLAYERS:
Brian McCann,
Gaby Sanchez,
Adrian Gonzalez,
Logan Morrison,
Rickie Weeks,
Prince Fielder,
Jhonny Peralta,
Kevin Youkilis,
Will Middlebrooks,
Justin Upton,
Shane Victorino,
Michael Young,
David Ortiz,
Kevin Correia,
Ricky Romero,
Jair Jurrjens,
Jonny Venters
TEAMS: Atlanta Braves, Miami Marlins, Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays
TEAMS: Atlanta Braves, Miami Marlins, Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays
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