Meet Your 2007 All Stars

Josh Beckett SP
After a dismal debut season with the Boston Red Sox in 2006, Josh Beckett came out on an impressive run this season.

Beckett leads the team in wins while posting a 3.38 ERA. His 83 strike outs is second to rookie Daisuke Matsuzaka.

Beckett sits at 11-2 and will pitch once more before the All Star game which he could start.

The most impressive stat for Beckett this year, which has led to his remarkable season is that he has allowed just 6 homeruns.


Mike Lowell 3B
Rewarded with a strong first half, Mike Lowell was named as a reserve to the All Star team. His 55 RBI leads the team. He's second on the team with 12 homeruns while batting .297

Lowell who came over in the trade with Beckett was long considered a throw-in, a take him or no deal kind of thing.

Boy what a throw-in he has been for Boston. This is Lowell's fourth All Star selection having been a member of the National League team from 2002-04.



David Ortiz 1B
With the game being played in a National League park this season there was no DH on the ballot, thus David Ortiz appeared as a first baseman, and he walked away in the voting.

Ortiz has had a down year in the power category, but is still having a great season. He leads the Red Sox in homeruns with 13 and doubles with 27. He's also batting .314 and has 49 RBI.

This is his fourth consecutive selection to the American League All Star team.


Jonathan Papelbon Closer
Picking up where he left of last season, Jonathan Papelbon is again one of the best closers in baseball. He of course leads the team in saves with 19 in 20 chances.

He leads Sox relievers in strikeouts with 42 in 30 innings and one would expect he be leading the relievers in ERA as well, but he's not. A 1.50 ERA is fabulous but good for just second among Sox relievers.


Manny Ramirez OF
Manny being Manny, boy do Red Sox fans love it.

Ramirez has had a slow start but he is finally hitting the ball better, and Sox fans hope the power isn't far off.

Combined with Ortiz, Ramirez is part of what is one of the most feared hitting duo's in baseball. When there on, the middle of the Sox order is one tough place for a pitcher to navigate through untouched.

American League pitchers know they have had it easy thus far with Ramirez hitting just 11 homeruns, and American League East opponents fear whats going to happen to them when Ortiz and Ramirez are hitting like they usually do considering Boston has built a 10 game lead without their power.

The wake up could occur as soon as this week when Boston open its first series of the season against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.