The All-Star Game was played Tuesday at Brooklyn. Many question the legitimacy of the voting process. There are always going to be arguments about who should have made it and who shouldn't have. In this edition of The Press Box, our panel will evaluate the biggest snubs of this year's All-Star Game.

Lawrence Rocca
Newark Star Ledger
Without a doubt, the biggest snub was to Newark's own Brian Meadows. What more can you ask of your starting pitcher? Meadows has compiled a 9-2 record to go along with his 2.92 ERA and 1.09 WHIP. He ranks fourth in the league in ERA and first in the league in walks per nine innings. Though Meadows' teammate Randy Johnson, who was voted onto this year's All-Star team, gets all the press, Meadows has quietly produced better numbers. Meadows was selected in the 5th round of this year's draft by Newark. Before this year, Meadows appeared in relief in one game for the Hawaii Volcanoes back in 1999.

Jerry Henry
WNJN News
Someone must have it in for Stanhope. How else can you explain two rather glaring ommissions on this year's All-Star roster? No, not Derek Jeter. Quietly-productive Bernie Williams and Matt Clement have had great 2003 seasons thus far, but were not recognized by the voters this year. Williams garnered only a single vote, while Clement received two. Bernie Williams ranks fourth in the league in batting average. Eight in on-base percentage. Bernie leads the league in hits. Add in a 14-game hitting streak early this year and what do you get? Well, it's not an invitation to Brooklyn in 2003. And what about Clement? The young hurler has an 11-4 record on the season, tied for second with All-Star Randy Johnson. Clement ranks sixth in strikeouts, third in the league in hits per nine innings, and ninth in runners per nine innings. Oh and did I mention that Clement has tossed two shutouts already this year? Maybe they confused his name on the ballot with Arkansas pitcher Roger Clemens. Clement's ommission might be blamed on his late surge, since some of the votes were cast before he got hot, winning his last four starts.

Don Ketchum
Arizona Republic
Being a rookie in the DMBL is not easy. Being a rookie pitcher for a team not known for its pitching could be even harder. Maybe that's why John Lackey was so blatantly left off the All-Star roster this year. What Lackey has done for the Dragons is astounding. 10-2, 3.01 ERA (6th in the league), 5th in quality start percentage. Lackey clearly deserves a spot on this year's team. Lackey has twice as many wins as any other pitcher on his team. His win percentage leads all starting pitchers in the DMBL. Maybe the voters will make up for it when it comes time to hand out the Pat Listach Award, but right now, Lackey is, well, lacking a well-deserved honor.

Ferd Lewis
Honolulu Advertiser
I'm here to make the case for Jacques Jones. The voters could have found a spot on the team, maybe in place of Ichiro Suzuki or Gary Sheffield, both having mediocre seasons. So what has Jones done to deserve recognition? Jones is only batting .290 with a .490 slugging percentage, 15 homers, 61 runs scored (10th in the league), 40 RBIs. Jones also ranks fourth in hits and ninth in doubles. What else can I say about the kid? We all knew he'd be something special when he first came up with Carolina back in 2000 and hit .347 in 101 at-bats. Now he's a vital part of a lineup that includes All-Stars Shawn Green, Jason Giambi, and Miguel Tejada. Maybe he was overshadowed by his more prolific teammates, but Jones is worthy of a spot with the rest of them.

John Minko
WFAN-66 AM
I think it's strange how the Hanover Division's best team doesn't have the most players representing their division. Maybe the vote was split up, but their whole outfield deserved to go to Brooklyn. Manny Ramirez made it, but couldn't play because of injury. Couldn't they replace him with one of his deserving teammates, Bobby Abreu or Chipper Jones? Let's start with Abreu. This guy has been a rock for the Sugar Bears this year. .291 AVG, .412 on base (5th in the league), 30 doubles (2nd), 50 runs scored and 40 RBIs, .466 slugging percentage. Abreu is ninth in the league in runs created/27 outs. That's pretty impressive. And what about Chipper? If he was still at third base, he'd be a shoe-in: .293 AVG, .382 on-base, .466 slugging, 68 runs scored (4th in the league), and 57 RBIs. Oh, and he had a 14-game hitting streak. Not too shabby. Well there's always next year, or maybe the duo will take it out on their opponents in the second half and help Newark win another DMBL Championship.