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Top 10 Worst and Most Overrated MLB All-Stars

time.com — If you thought that you actually have to be good to play in the MLB All-Star game, then think again. According to Time Magazine here are the players who prove that to make baseball's Midsummer Classic — which this year will be played on July 14 in St. Louis — you don't actually have to be any good.

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  • MMusick, on 07/14/2009, -0/+10I'm a Braves fan so will admit some bias, but Jair Jurrjens should have been a pitcher for the NL for sure.
  • inactive, on 07/14/2009, -1/+9 1. Frankie Zak, Pittsburgh Pirates (1944)
    2. Vinegar Bend Mizell, St. Louis Cardinals (1959)
    3. Chris Cannizzaro, San Diego Padres (1969)
    4. Freddie Patek, Kansas City Royals (1972)
    5. Willie Mays, New York Mets (1973)
    6. Matt Keough, Oakland A's (1978)
    7. Reggie Jackson, California Angels (1983)
    8. Alfredo Griffin, Toronto Blue Jays (1984)
    9. Sandy Alomar Jr., Cleveland Indians (1991)
    10. Mike Williams, Pittsburgh Pirates (2003)
  • Jakeman21co, on 07/14/2009, -0/+710 pages? pass....
  • Blinker1315, on 07/14/2009, -0/+6Typical Time tripe. If you're going to do a list like this, which isn't a bad idea, why limit it to 10? Every year there are undeserving All Stars, either voted in by fans or put on team to satisfy the requirement that every team is represented. The list could be 100, easy.
  • palmer, on 07/14/2009, -0/+3WTF is "top" doing at the beginning of that headline? Take it away and see what you get:

    10 Worst and Most Overrated MLB All-Stars

    So.... why did you put "top" in there again?
  • seansich, on 07/14/2009, -0/+3As a Pirates fan, I agree with Mike Williams. But where the hell is Jason Varitek on this list? .220 BA last year? C'mon!!!
  • sfcaptainrob, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2I'm a Tigers fan and would like Jair Jurrjens back. Thanks.
  • Ch0riz0, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2Someone list them.
  • FreddieD, on 07/15/2009, -0/+1Detroit did not pay attention to what Lou Pinella said while he was managing the Devil Rays: When the Braves come to you and ask about trading for your young pitcher, dont just walk away.. run away as fast as you can.
  • mgb4tim, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1buried for crap slide show page loading
  • PacificStandard, on 07/14/2009, -0/+0Get me paid bitch, Superstar!
  • ShingoEX, on 07/14/2009, -1/+0"But Patek really couldn't hit at all. He finished the first half of the '72 season with a .223 average, 0 homers, and just 19 RBI."

    Uh...he obviously *could* hit, just not very well. "Couldn't hit at all" my ass. I don't see a .000 avg and zero RBIs.
  • msheppard, on 07/14/2009, -2/+1I was worried Tim Wakefield would be making the list... but as I went through it I realized that the reason a player makes the team is because the fans want to see them play. I think Wakefield should start personally - he's tied for wins in the league.

    And then I also remembered Wake has some killer stats this year... where did that come from!
  • tastic, on 07/14/2009, -6/+3 1. Frankie Zak, Pittsburgh Pirates (1944)
    2. Vinegar Bend Mizell, St. Louis Cardinals (1959)
    3. Chris Cannizzaro, San Diego Padres (1969)
    4. Freddie Patek, Kansas City Royals (1972)
    5. Willie Mays, New York Mets (1973)
    6. Matt Keough, Oakland A's (1978)
    7. Reggie Jackson, California Angels (1983)
    8. Alfredo Griffin, Toronto Blue Jays (1984)
    9. Sandy Alomar Jr., Cleveland Indians (1991)
    10. Mike Williams, Pittsburgh Pirates (2003)

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