Colorado Rockies: A look at All-Star snubs throughout their history

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PHILADELPHIA – OCTOBER 07: Todd Helton #17 of the Colorado Rockies bats against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game One of the NLDS during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park on October 7, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images) /

2009

For the 2009 Rockies, they only had two All-Stars in starter Jason Marquis and outfielder Brad Hawpe, both of whom were first time All-Stars.

The Rockies had a lot of other snubs, though. One of them was Todd Helton. Here’s what his first half stats looked like.

First or Second Half
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	tOPS+	sOPS+
1st Half	81	346	298	47	95	25	10	57	43	48	.319	.399	.517	.916	.347	102	144

In addition, Rockies closer Huston Street also had pretty good numbers.

First or Second Half — Game-Level
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
1st Half	3	1	.750	2.75	42	34	22	39.1	29	13	12	10	43	0.992	9.8	4.30

There were some other guys like Troy Tulowitzki and Ubaldo Jimenez had good second half but not as good of a first half.

2010

The Rockies, again, had two All Stars in Ubaldo Jimenez and Troy Tulowitzki. The Rockies were not that good in 2010 so there are not really many others that could have been All-Stars.

However, there was one player that really should have been on the team. That was Carlos Gonzalez. You can see it with his stats.

First or Second Half
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	tOPS+	sOPS+
1st Half	77	347	325	56	102	12	17	60	16	76	.314	.346	.532	.878	.360	81	136

As you can see by his tOPS+, he did even better in the second half. He eventually came in third in the National League MVP voting and he also won a Silver Slugger Award and Gold Glove Award.

2011

The All Star Game was held in Phoenix in 2011 and the Rockies only had one All Star in shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, who started for the NL squad.

The Rockies, yet again, did have other players that could have been All-Stars, though.

Perhaps the biggest snub was the oft-snubbed Todd Helton. These were his first half numbers.

First or Second Half
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	tOPS+	sOPS+
1st Half	80	315	271	38	87	17	10	41	38	42	.321	.400	.494	.894	.344	110	152

Another snub was outfielder Carlos Gonzalez, who put up these numbers in the first half.

First or Second Half
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	sOPS+
1st Half	86	359	318	55	93	18	13	51	14	33	72	.292	.359	.491	.850	.336	138

Also, a member of the Rockies starting pitching staff put up good numbers in the first half in Jhoulys Chacin.

First or Second Half
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	BB	SO	SO/W	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	tOPS+	sOPS+
1st Half	18	478	422	44	85	18	15	50	101	2.02	.201	.287	.365	.652	.228	84	83

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