Voting for this summer’s 77th Major League Baseball All-Star Game is officially over. Fans select the starting lineups for both the AL and the NL squads. There are always a few snubs, as long-time stars are frequently voted in over more deserving, lesser known players. I’m sure this year will be no different. You didn’t ask, but here’s who you should’ve voted for, starting with the American League:

C: Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins. Mauer, a former prep football blue-chipper, leads the league in batting in his first full season as a big league backstop.

1B: David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox. Never mind that Ortiz hasn’t played the position all season long (he’s a full-time DH). What All Star Game would be complete without Papi? Among players who play first base full time, I’d probably have to go with Paul Konerko.

2B: Jose Lopez, Seattle Mariners. This is a weak position since Soriano moved to the NL. At $335,000, Lopez could be the lowest paid starter on this year’s squad.

SS: Derek Jeter, New York Yankees. 3 weeks ago, I might’ve voted for Tejada. But he’s tanking and Jeter’s a gamer.

3B: Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees. At $25.7 million, he’s the most overpaid All-Star starter.

OF: Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners.
OF: Vernon Wells, Toronto Blue Jays.
OF: Alex Rios, Toronto Blue Jays.
Ichiro’s a shoe-in here. The other two spots will probably go to Manny and Vlad, but Wells and Rios have been exceptional this season. Hopefully they’ll be named to the club by Ozzie Guillen.

SP: Johan Santana, Minnesota Twins. He should join his battery mate, Mauer, in Pittsburgh.

And now on to the National League:

C: Brian McCann, Atlanta Braves. McCann has been the lone bright spot in an otherwise dismal season in Hot-lanta. Trade Smoltz? Say it ain’t so….unless he goes to the Cards.

1B: Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals. Before his injury, Pujols was on a record setting pace. A few weeks on the DL allowed some others to enter the conversation here, most notably Ryan Howard. But Fat Albert is still out hitting him by 20 points with comparable power numbers. He’s money.

2B: Chase Utley, Philadelphia Phillies. Utley is the cream of another weak 2B class.

SS: Jose Reyes, New York Mets.
3B: David Wright, New York Mets.
With Reyes and Wright, the Metropolitans have put together an infield combo that rivals the Bomber’s duo of Jeter & ARod.

OF: Carlos Beltran, New York Mets.
OF: Alfonso Soriano, Washington Nationals.
OF: Carlos Lee, Milwaukee Brewers.
Beltran will probably start and Soriano stands a good shot as well. Lee has blossomed in his second year with the Brew Crew.

SP: Brandon Webb, Arizona Diamondbacks. This one is up in the air. You could make a case for Webb, Pedro, Jason Schmidt or even Bronson Arroyo.

Catch the MLB All-Star Game on July 11th!