I thought it might be good to breakdown the roster further by how the players got in, with so many different entities having a say in the roster, it seems.
We should at least know who to blame.
For instance, Varitek and Koskie have been picked out as notably absent. But it was the fans who picke Posada and Glaus, and the players who picked Hernandez and (rightfully) Blalock. With Scioscia having to use four of his picks on pitchers, and a fifth spot going to the Internet-voted-in final player, that left just two spots for offensive players--one of which had to go to a Tiger.
So Varitek and Koskie and others were competing with pretty much every offensive player remaining in the league for that spot. So you can see how they aren't there.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
The Starters
C: Jorge Posada, NYY (.254, 17, 54)
1B: Carlos Delgado, TOR (.306, 28, 92)
2B: Alfonso Soriano, NYY (.296, 22, 49)
3B: Troy Glaus, ANA (.264, 15, 46)
SS: Alex Rodriguez, TEX (.297, 21, 54)
OF: Manny Ramirez, BOS (.326, 20, 66)
OF: Hideki Matsui, NYY (.309, 9, 63)
OF: Ichiro Suzuki, SEA (.347, 7, 27)
DH: Edgar Martinez, SEA (.299, 17, 59)
Player Elected Reps
C: Ramon Hernandez, OAK (.263, 10, 35)
1B: Mike Sweeney, KC (.321, 12, 50)
2B: Bret Boone, SEA (.310, 22, 70)
3B: Hank Blalock, TEX (.332, 14, 48)
SS: Nomar Garciaparra, BOS (.333, 13, 57)
OF: Garrett Anderson, ANA (.309, 19, 72)
OF: Melvin Mora, BAL (.360, 12, 43)
OF: Vernon Wells, TOR (.304, 21, 80)
SP: Esteban Loaiza, CWS (11-4, 2.28)
SP: Roy Halladay, TOR (12-2, 3.64)
SP: Jamie Moyer, SEA (11-5, 2.99)
SP: Mark Mulder, OAK (11-6, 3.10)
SP: Barry Zito, OAK (8-5, 3.12)
RP: Brendan Donnelly, ANA (0-0, 0.41, 1 sv)
RP: Keith Foulke, OAK (5-1, 2.53, 22 sv)
RP: Eddie Guardado, MIN (1-3, 3.41, 20 sv)
Mike Scioscia's Selections
Note: Scioscia still had to find players from DET, CLE, and TB
OF: Dmitri Young, DET (.294, 17, 47)
SP: C.C. Sabathia, CLE (8-3, 3.27)
RP: Lance Carter, TB (5-3, 4.17, 14 sv)
After that, he had just three spots to fill from anywhere. He chose:
DH: Carl Everett, CWS (.274, 18, 51)
RP: Shigetoshi Hasegawa, SEA (1-0, 0.81, 3 sv)
RP: Mike MacDougal, KC (3-3, 2.79, 23 sv)
It should also be noted that Scioscia (and Baker) were required to pick four pitchers here from these six picks, as the extra pitchers are just in case the game goes to extras.
I would do the National League, but I am tired, it's way past my bed time
, and I'm an American league fan anyway. I'll leave it to you NL guys to figure out why Burnitz ain't going.
CR