I was perusing the All-star ballot and was surprised how many players that have either been suspended for, admitted to, or have strong suspicions of using performance enhancing drugs (PEDs). I thought wouldn’t it just serve MLB right if some or all of these layers were voted to the All-star team. It would certainly lead to an uncomfortable situation for the King of Baseball who resided over the steroid era, Bud Selig.

The following are my votes to the PED All-star teams:

National League

First Base: Albert Pujols (OK maybe a bit of a stretch here)

Shortstop: Miguel Tejada

Outfield: Rick Ankiel, Manny Ramirez

American League

First Base: Jason Giambi

Third Base: Alex Rodriguez

Catcher: Gregg Zaun

Outfield: Magglio Ordonez

I couldn’t complete a team, but that got me thinking. What would the All-time PED team be. Here I had a lot to chose from. Since I went out on a limb with Albert Pujols on the All-star ballot, I’ve left him off the All-time team, but if more substantiation, he’s right there. Anyway, see what you think.

All-time Team

First Base: Mark McGwire

Second Base: Chuck Knoblauch

Shortstop: Miguel Tejada

Third Base: Alex Rodriguez

Catcher: Ivan Rodriguez

Outfield: Barry Bonds, Manny Ramirez, Gary Sheffield

Designated Hitter: Rafael Palmiero

Starting Pitcher: Roger Clemens, Andy Pettite, Kevin Brown, Chuck Finley, Denny Neagle

Relief Pitcher: Eric Gagne, John Rocker, Kent Mercker, Mike Stanton

Bench: Jose Canseco, Juan Gonzalez, Magglio Ordonez, Sammy Sosa, Ken Caminiti, Paul Lo Duca, Lenny Dykstra