All-Star Break

This year’s MLB All –Star selection process has had its share of controversies, which I believe will be there no matter how the players are chosen.
But I was driving home, I think Friday night, listening to a Astro’s game on the radio (against Pittsburgh) and they were talking about the quality of the Pirates outfield.
So I did some leg work and wow we’re they right.Except for Hits, the Pirate outfield tops both starting league’s All-Star outfields.

Player-----H-----HR-----SLG------AVG

Pirates Outfield

Nate McLouth-----97-----17-----.529-----.280

Jason Bay-----93-----17-----.530-----.292

Xavier Nady-----91-----12-----.534-----.322

AVERAGE-----93.67-----15.34-----.531-----.298

NL All-Star Outfield

Ryan Braun (MIL)-----101-----22-----.548-----.284

Kosuke Fukudome (CHC)-----88-----7-----.417-----.285

Alfonso Soriano (CHC)-----60-----15-----.547-----.283

AVERAGE-----83-----14.66-----.504-----.284

AL All-Star Outfield

Josh Hamilton (TEX)-----109-----19-----.544-----.301

Manny Ramirez (BOS)-----88-----17-----.500-----.280

Ichiro Suzuki (SEA)-----113-----3-----.544-----.309

AVERAGE-----103.33-----13-----.530-----.297

That really impressive.