Golden Baseball League Announces All Star Teams
Published on July 15, 2005 under Golden Baseball League (GBL) News Release
The Golden Baseball League today announced All-Star selections. Rosters of 25 players have been selected for both the Arizona and California Divisions and include six ex-Major Leaguers, including San Diego Surf Dawg star Rickey Henderson. The league-leading San Diego Surf Dawgs placed nine players on the team followed by the Yuma Scorpions with eight, the Mesa Miners with seven, and the Long Beach Armada with six. Chico, Fullerton, Surprise, and the Japan Samurai Bears all had five players chosen.
The rosters are listed below and include position, player, team, and highest professional level attained:
California Division All-Stars: Manager Terry Kennedy
Catcher: Cody Clark, San Diego Surf Dawgs, Single-A Texas Rangers
Catcher: Nick Guerra, San Diego Surf Dawgs, Rookie, San Jose State U.
First Base: Scott Goodman, San Diego Surf Dawgs, High-A Milwaukee Brewers
Second Base: Jeff LaRue, Long Beach Armada Rookie, Washington State U.
Shortstop: Tony Garcia, San Diego Surf Dawgs, High-A St. Louis Cardinals
Third Base: Sean Walsh, Fullerton Flyers, Double-A Philadelphia Phillies
Outfield: Seth Pietsch, San Diego Surf Dawgs, Single-A New York Mets
Outfield: Richard Pohle, Fullerton Flyers, High-A Seattle Mariners
Outfield: Rickey Henderson, San Diego Surf Dawgs, Major Leagues "" Several Teams
Outfield: Steve Booker, Chico Outlaws, Independent Minors
Outfield: Ryan Webb, Long Beach Armada, High-A Los Angeles Angels
Outfield: Steve Newson, Chico Outlaws, Independent Minors
Utility: Ryan Lehr, Chico Outlaws, High-A Los Angeles Angels
Utility: Garry Templeton II, Fullerton Flyers, Single-A Milwaukee Brewers
Utility: Adam Mandel, San Diego Surf Dawgs, Rookie, Dennison Univ.
Utility: Travis McAndrews, Long Beach Armada, High-A Arizona Diamondbacks
Pitcher: Adam Pettyjohn, Long Beach Armada, Major Leagues "" Detroit Tigers
Pitcher: Ben Fox, Fullerton Flyers, Single-A San Diego Padres
Pitcher: Grant Gregg, Chico Outlaws, Double-A San Diego Padres
Pitcher: Adam Johnson, San Diego Surf Dawgs, Major Leagues "" Minnesota Twins
Pitcher: Mike Gits, Chico Outlaws, Independent Minors
Pitcher: John Boker, San Diego Surf Dawgs, Single-A Milwaukee Brewers
Pitcher: Mike Hoyt, Long Beach Armada, Single-A San Diego Padres
Pitcher: Cameron Flading, Fullerton Flyers, Single-A Los Angeles Angels
Pitcher: Mike Marchesano, Long Beach Armada, Independent Minors
Arizona Division All-Stars: Manager Les Lancaster
Catcher: Alexis Hernandez, Yuma Scorpions, Cuban National Team
Catcher: Greg Stevens, Surprise Fightin' Falcons, Independent Minors
First Base: Yuji Nerei, Japan Samurai Bears, Triple-A Montreal Expos
Second Base: Matt Brunson, Yuma Scorpions, Double-A Detroit Tigers
Shortstop: Cleatus Davidson, Mesa Miners, Major Leagues "" Minnesota Twins
Third Base: Jay Yaconetti, Surprise Fightin' Falcons, Single-A Minnesota Twins
Outfield: Billy Malone, Yuma Scorpions, Single-A Los Angeles Dodgers
Outfield: Juan Lebron, Yuma Scorpions, Double-A St. Louis Cardinals
Outfield: Caleb Maher, Mesa Miners, Single-A Los Angeles Angels
Outfield: Billy Brown, Surprise Fightin' Falcons, High-A New York Yankees
Outfield: Marcus Knight, Mesa Miners, High-A San Diego Padres
Outfield: Desi Wilson, Surprise Fightin' Falcons, Major Leagues "" San Francisco Giants
Utility: Alex Arias, Yuma Scorpions, Major Leagues "" Florida Marlins/NY Yankees/San Diego Padres
Utility: Paul Powell, Mesa Miners, Independent Minors
Utility: Henry Calderon, Yuma Scorpions, Double-A Kansas City Royals
Utility: Shinichiro Uchino, Japan Samurai Bears, Japan Minor Leagues
Pitcher: Manuel Ayala, Mesa Miners, Rookie, East L.A. CC
Pitcher: John Uhl, Mesa Miners, Single-A Minnesota Twins
Pitcher: Pete Hartmann, Surprise Fightin' Falcons, Triple-A Cincinnati Reds
Pitcher: Grant Williams, Mesa Miners, Independent Minors
Pitcher: Hideki Nagasaka, Japan Samurai Bears, Japan Minor Leagues
Pitcher: Jorge Perez, Yuma Scorpions, Single-A Milwaukee Brewers
Pitcher: Takaaki Igarashi, Japan Samurai Bears, Japan Major Leagues "" Yakult Swallows
Pitcher: Rentaro Seki, Japan Samurai Bears, Japan Minor Leagues
Pitcher: Jared Terrebonne, Yuma Scorpions, Rookie, SE Louisianna Univ.
Other players receiving votes included:
Chico: Rob Gandolfo, Eddie Guessford, Seth Johnson, David Trujillo
Long Beach: Jeremy Hernandez, Samone Peters, Chris Miller, Alan Newman
Japan: Toshitaka Shimada, Tomoshi Aoki, Satoshi Morita, Masanori Yajima
San Diego: Jeff Blitstein, Johnny Day, Donovan Graves, Josh Rummonds
Fullerton: Rick Elder, Scooter Jordan, Paul Abbott
Yuma: Jason Dewey, Eric Harryman, Dustin Kupper, Daniel Griffin, Rusty Meacham
Surprise: Michael Colllins, Leif Ekelund, Paul Buchan
Mesa: Adam Bonner, Matt Connolly, Marcus Jensen
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