And the final voting tallies in the MGL:
The roster:
The Los Angeles Spinners and the Oklahoma City Diamond Kings both have six players on the roster while the first place Denver Brewers have five.
Chris Tobin of Baltimore heads to his 7th All-Star game. For Denver closer
Tim Shore this is number 6. And Baltimore's Randy Keisel get's his 5th nod.
Among the many first timers are some of the best starting pitchers in the MGL in the first half, including Denver's
Sekien Hamasaki, Brooklyn's Jose Hernandes, who leads the league with his miniscule 0.74 ERA, and Oklahoma City's dynamic rookie hurler Joe Shetler.
A few veterans also get well-deserved first ever All-Star honors, among them Oklahoma City's 32-year old left fielder Bill Ramiro, Portland's 31-year old starting pitcher Michael Esco, and L.A.'s 28-year old sparkplug left fielder Tadahiko Goto.
As for the Brewers picks, besides the previously mentioned
Shore and
Hamasaki, it is the 4th All-Star honor for
Joe McPhillips, and the 3rd for
Sadahige Kawasaki and for this year's top vote getter in the MGL,
Brett Taranto.