Here We Go, Sports Fans

The baseball season ended, only one game left in football, and the basketball season is approaching its All-Star weekend. Because of this, I thought I would do some picks for Dan's All-World Teams. Argue with me on the specifics if you like. All awards are for regular season only.

Baseball:
Catcher: Jason Varitek (Boston Red Sox)
First Base: Albert Puljos (St. Louis Cardinals)
Second Base: Brian Roberts (Baltimore Orioles)
Third Base: Alex Rodriguez (New York Yankees)
Shortstop: Derek Jeter (New York Yankees)
Left Field: Manny Ramirez (Boston Red Sox)
Center Field: Andrew Jones (Atlanta Braves)
Right Field: Miguel Cabrerra (Florida Marlins)
Designated Hitter: David Ortiz (Boston Red Sox)
Starting Pitchers: Chris Carpenter (St. Louis Cardinals), Dontrelle Willis (Florida Marlins), Roger Clemens (Houston Astros), Bartolo Colon (Anaheim Angels), Johann Santana (Minesota Twins)
Closer: Mariano Rivera (New York Yankees)
Manager: Mike Socia (Anaheim Angels)

Football (I'm not going to do Offensive Line or anything; just the top 5 at positions I know about)
Quarterbacks
1. Peyton Manning (Indianapolis Colts)
2. Tom Brady (New England Patriots)
3. Matt Hasselbeck (Seattle Seahawks)
4. Carson Palmer (Cincinatti Bengals)
5. Jake Plummer (Denver Broncos)
Running Backs
1. Shaun Alexander (Seattle Seahawks)
2. Tiki Barber (New York Giants)
3. Edgerrin James (Indianapolis Colts)
4. LaDanian Tomlinson (San Diego Chargers)
5. Larry Johnson (Kansas City Chiefs)
Wide Receivers
1. Steve Smith (Carolina Panthers)
2. Santana Moss (Washington Redskins)
3. Marvin Harrison (Indianapolis Colts)
4. Hines Ward (Pittsburgh Steelers)
5. Chad Johnson (Cincinatti Bengals)
Tight Ends
1. Antonio Gates (San Diego Chargers)
2. Tony Gonzalez (Kansas City Chiefs)
3. Jeremy Shockey (New York Giants)
4. Todd Heap (Baltimore Ravens)
5. Jason Witten (Dallas Cowboys)
Defensive Players
1. Brian Urlacher (Chicago Bears)
2. Dwight Freeny (Indianapolis Colts)
3. Troy Polamalu (Pittsburgh Steelers)
4. DeAngelo Hall (Atlanta Falcons)
5. Michael Stahan (NEw Yok Giants)

Basketball (top 3 at each position)
Point Guard
1. Steve Nash (Phoenix Suns)
2. Allen Iverson (Philadelphia 76ers)
3. Chauncey Billups (Detroit Pistons)
Shooting Guard
1. Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers)
2. Richard Hamilton (Detroit Pistons)
3. Dwane Wade (Miami Heat)
Small Forward
1. Lebron James (Cleveland Cavaliers)
2. Paul Pierce (Boston Celtics)
3. Tracy MacGrady (Houston Rockets)
Power Forward
1. Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs)
2. Dirk Novitzki (Dallas Mavericks)
3. Elton Brand (Los Angeles Clippers)
Center
1. Shaquille O'Neal (Miami Heat)
2. Ben Wallace (Detroit Pistons)
3. Yao Ming (Houston Rockets)

Have fun.