David Wright

There is no question that the 2010 New York Mets team is a force that no opposing team should take lightly.

While it is only mid-season, there is good reason to believe that the Mets will play meaningful baseball in October, something they have not done since 2006.

In June of 2006, David Wright won the NL Player of the month. He participated in his first All Star Game festivities, including the HR Derby, where he placed a close second to Ryan Howard of the Phillies.

The fireworks were going off on the July 4. These guys were putting on a show the week leading up to our nation’s birthday. The summer nights were lit with their bats and the fire burned many pitchers on the hill.

We're just a week away from the Midsummer Classic, which, despite the bastardization of the game by Bud Selig, remains a "must-see" on the sporting calendar. Unfortunately, due to roster limitations and obligations, not all of baseball's finest get the opportunity to participate in the all-star spectacle. This has spawned the concept of the inaugural Whatifsports.com 2010 Fantasy All-Star rosters . Our selection committee was given two simple guidelines when constructing the starting lineups for both leagues:

1. Let the numbers speak for themselves.

The Mets will send two players to the All-Star Game, however neither of them are named Mike Pelfrey or R.A. Dickey.

David Wright and Jose Reyes will represent New York in Anaheim. Wright is hitting .313, with 14 homers and 64 runs batted in. Reyes is dealing with an oblique strain right now, and it is unknown if he will be able to play. Hs return date keeps getting pushed back.

The MLB All-Star Game is soon. Unfortunately, we don't always get to see the best players selected for it. In this slideshow, we'll take a look at the best position players in the National and American League. The following players SHOULD be the starters for the All-Star game...

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Olerud, Alfonzo, Ordonez, Ventura.

The 1999 Met infield, known as "The Greatest Infield Ever." 11 years later, they still hold that title, but in the next few years, I prepare for a change of pace.

Davis, Tejada, Reyes, Wright.

Ike Davis is one of the best rookies in the league right now, and can only get better.

He's had only four errors in 66 games, and he's started in 64 of them. After Daniel Murphy got Wally Pipped, Davis should be a staple in this organization for years to come.

MLB: New York Mets, June record of 18-8, overall record of 44-34, second place in NL East, 1.5 games back

Position Player of the Month: Third baseman, David Wright

We all have a reason our favorite teams became our favorite teams. Some of us followed our fathers lead, and other looked for our own direction to spite'm! It could be a home town thing or maybe a player captured your heart.

I'm a sports fan. That maybe selling my addiction short. To take a phrase from my friend (sorry Derrick) I'm a fanatic. I follow teams with passion.

I intend on writing about each of my teams crossing over the sports I can't get enough of... describing the players that represent my teams in my eyes.

I'm starting with the New York Mets.

Last week was filled with laser shows from coast to coast. There were 14 players who hit three or more home runs last week. There were a lot of hot streaks going on. But these few players stood out as the studs of Week 12.

David Wright's career hit a low point in 2009. 

Sure, he hit .307, but he had a career low in Home Runs (10) and Runs Batted In (72) since his first full year in 2005.

Not to mention, the Mets won under 80 games for the first time since 2004, when David Wright broke into the big leagues. 

Coming off of that awful, putrid, and just plain unlucky 2009 season, the Mets started a promotional campaign claiming "We Believe in Comebacks."