Next week's MLB All-Star Game, by my count, will feature only one sure fire Hall of Famer. Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is the lone name, as of today, that is assured of a spot in Cooperstown. Of course Chipper Jones may be added through the final vote, but without Pujols, Ichiro, ARod and Mariano the game will be missing something.
Although the beautiful part of this mid-summer classic is that many of the names on the Kauffman Stadium field may become the next generation's living legends. Below is what I consider the greatest of the great...Baseball's all-time team. (post 1947)
1. CF - Willie Mays (NYG)
2. RF - Mickey Mantle (NYY)
3. 1B - Stan Musial (STL)
4. LF - Barry Bonds (SFG)
5. 3B - Mike Schmidt (PHI)
6. SS - Alex Rodriguez (TEX)
7. C - Johnny Bench (CIN)
8. 2B - Roberto Alomar (TOR)
RP - RH - Nolan Ryan (HOU)
RP - LH - Randy Johnson (AZ)
RP - RH - Tom Seaver (NYM)
RP - RH - Pedro Martinez (BOS)
RP - LH - Warren Spahn (MIL)
CL - RH - Mariano Rivera (NYY)
BENCH - IF - Peter Rose (CIN)
BENCH - IF - Cal Ripken Jr. (BAL)
BENCH - C - Ivan Rodriguez (TEX)
BENCH - OF - Rickey Henderson (OAK)
BENCH - OF - Hank Aaron (MIL)
BENCH - OF - Ken Griffey Jr. (SEA)
