bdj610's End of Year MLB All-Star Teams: 1994 Edition

It's been fun looking back at the All-Star Teams I made up when I was younger. But now the years start flying by. I was only in sixth grade when I made my first pair of teams. By the time I named my 1994 End of the Year All-Star Teams, I was in college. I was learning how to enjoy this new found independence. I was going to class, then going to work, then going to class again. It was a very busy time in my life because I was on my own...a LOT! Somehow, even with all the chaos going on around me during my freshman year of college, I still made time for the Hobby. And because I was working, I didn't have to rely on mom and dad for cash. I was a regular at the local 7-Eleven, buying my Wall Street Journal (for business management class) and on Wednesdays, my Baseball Weekly magazine. Baseball took a backseat at this time of my life, which was just as well because the World Series was cancelled. So my 1994 All-Star teams once again are made up of many of the players who participated in the midsummer classic in Pittsburgh in July plus others that filled the rest of the positions.

This year's teams include 10 pitchers on each team (six starters, four closers), and the usual 3 players per position (1b, 2b, 3b, ss, c, 9 of), and because the 1995 ASG would be in Texas (at the year-old The Ballpark in Arlington), each team included a DH. So the rosters were expanded back to 35 players per team.

Let's cut to the chase. Without further ado, for the first time online, I am proud to introduce my 1994 End of Year MLB All-Star Teams (in alphabetical order by position):

(No more mentioning about the blank space at the end...deal with it!)

American League First Basemen Will Clark, Rangers Frank Thomas, White Sox Mo Vaughn, Red Sox* Second Basemen Roberto Alomar, Blue Jays Carlos Baerga, Indians Chuck Knoblauch, Twins Third Basemen Wade Boggs, Yankees Scott Cooper, Red Sox Travis Fryman, Tigers Shortstops Felix Fermin, Mariners Cal Ripken, Orioles Omar Vizquel, Indians Outfielders Albert Belle, Indians Joe Carter, Blue Jays Chili Davis, Angels* Ken Griffey, Jr., Mariners Kenny Lofton, Indians* Paul O'Neill, Yankees Kirby Puckett, Twins Tim Salmon, Angels Ruben Sierra, Athletics Catchers Chris Hoiles, Orioles Ivan Rodriguez, Rangers Mickey Tettleton, Tigers Designated Hitter: Paul Molitor, Blue Jays Pitchers Bobby Ayala, Mariners* Ricky Bones, Brewers* David Cone, Royals Dennis Eckersley, Athletics Pat Hentgen, Blue Jays Randy Johnson, Mariners Jimmy Key, Yankees Jeff Montgomery, Royals Mike Mussina, Orioles Lee Smith, Orioles Manager: Buck Showalter, Yankees The Starters: 1B: Thomas 2B: Alomar 3B: Boggs SS: Ripken OF: Carter OF: Griffey, Jr. OF: Puckett C: Rodriguez DH: Molitor P: Key *First-Time All-Star

National League First Basemen Jeff Bagwell, Astros* Gregg Jefferies, Cardinals Fred McGriff, Braves Second Basemen Craig Biggio, Astros Carlos Garcia, Pirates* Bip Roberts, Padres Third Basemen Ken Caminiti, Astros* Charlie Hayes, Rockies* Matt Williams, Giants Shortstops Wil Cordero, Expos* Barry Larkin, Reds Ozzie Smith, Cardinals Outfielders Moises Alou, Expos* Dante Bichette, Rockies* Barry Bonds, Giants Brett Butler, Dodgers Jeff Conine, Marlins* Marquis Grissom, Expos Tony Gwynn, Padres David Justice, Braves Sammy Sosa, Cubs Catchers Darrin Fletcher, Expos* Joe Girardi, Rockies* Mike Piazza, Dodgers Designated Hitter: Kevin Mitchell, Reds Pitchers Rod Beck, Giants Doug Drabek, Astros* Tom Glavine, Braves Ken Hill, Expos* Danny Jackson, Phillies Doug Jones, Phillies Greg Maddux, Braves Randy Myers, Cubs Bret Saberhagen, Mets John Wetteland, Expos Manager: Davey Johnson, Reds The Starters: 1B: Bagwell 2B: Biggio 3B: Williams SS: Smith OF: Bonds OF: Gwynn OF: Justice C: Piazza DH: Mitchell P: Maddux

Seventeen players are first-time all-stars (5 for the American League, 12 for the Nationals). One-person teams on my 1994 rosters include the Brewers (Bones), White Sox (Thomas), Marlins (Conine), Mets (Saberhagen), and Pirates (Garcia). The Expos send six representatives to the NL roster, leading both leagues (So much for Chicago bias this year). The Blue Jays, Indians, Mariners, Orioles, Astros, and Braves each send four players to their respective squads.
As always, seven regular games (10,000 simulations each, six with the same starting pitchers, one where lineups and starting pitchers change), and one All-Star Game will be simulated during the course of the week. I hope to have the results of all the games by the end of the week.

Now it's time for me to create the .DAT files before getting the games set. Game results coming next week.

Sincerely,

JayBee Anama