Simply the Best: Predicting the A.L. All-Star Pitchers

Last week I talked about the biggest snubs that are not getting voted to this year's All-Star Game. Now I want to turn my attention to pitching.

Pitching is back in a big way, as we have seen three no-hitters, two perfect games, and one coulda, shoulda, woulda perfect game by Armando Galarraga. As the All-Star Game approaches, both Yankees manager Joe Girardi and Phillies manager Charlie Manuel will have to make some big decisions about who should represent the A.L. and N.L. on the mound.

In Part I of this slideshow, I will begin with the A.L. If I were the A.L. manager, and I only had 12 pitching spots to fill on my roster, these are the guys I would take to the popular exhibition game.

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