The all-California All-Star team

Right field: The Angels' Bobby Abreu spotted the Dodgers' Andre Ethier quite a start, when Ethier led the NL in RBIs in April and Abreu did not hit a home run. Neither has been impressive on defense. Ethier has the advantage in home runs, 18-6, but we'll take Abreu for his 19 stolen bases, 50 walks, .849 OPS and .311 average, including .380 with runners in scoring position.

Starters: San Francisco's Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain -- second and third in the NL in ERA, respectively, along with the Dodgers' Chad Billingsley and Clayton Kershaw and the Angels' Jered Weaver.

Relievers: Every closer in the state is having a terrific year, so we'll take 'em all: San Diego's Heath Bell, the Dodgers' Jonathan Broxton, the Angels' Brian Fuentes, San Francisco's Brian Wilson and Oakland's Andrew Bailey.

Rookies: The five arms in Oakland. Bailey, the closer, has a 1.92 ERA, with more innings than hits and walks combined. The four starters who could lead the A's back to contention in a year or two: right-handers Vin Mazzaro (2-5, 3.59), Trevor Cahill (5-8, 4.67) and Brett Anderson (5-7, 4.64) and left-hander Josh Outman (4-1, 3.48), although Outman had elbow reconstruction surgery last month.

Executive: The Dodgers' Ned Colletti went short-term shopping to bring back Casey Blake, who emerged as a cleanup hitter, and Randy Wolf, a seven-inning lifesaver in a rotation prone to five-inning starts. Colletti also fortified the bench with Brad Ausmus, the first legitimate backup catcher in years, and infielders Juan Castro and Mark Loretta.

Manager: The Angels' Mike Scioscia displayed poise and grace in deflecting every question about the impact of Adenhart's death into a gentle reminder that the issue was not about a team losing a pitcher but about a family losing a son. Scioscia also steered the Angels to first place despite losing Guerrero and virtually an entire starting rotation to injuries.

MVP: Adenhart. Can't beat that 0.00 ERA.

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bill.shaikin@latimes.com

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California dreamin'

The roster for Bill Shaikin's all-California All-Star team:

CATCHER

Kurt Suzuki, Oakland

FIRST BASE

Adrian Gonzalez, San Diego

SECOND BASE

Orlando Hudson, Dodgers

SHORTSTOP

Erick Aybar, Angels

THIRD BASE

Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco

LEFT FIELD

Juan Rivera, Angels

CENTER FIELD

Torii Hunter, Angels

RIGHT FIELD

Bobby Abreu, Angels

STARTING PITCHERS

Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain, San Francisco; Chad Billingsley and Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers; Jered Weaver, Angels

RELIEF PITCHERS

Heath Bell, San Diego; Jonathan Broxton, Dodgers; Brian Fuentes, Angels; Brian Wilson, San Francisco; Andrew Bailey, Oakland

ROOKIES

Oakland's Bailey, Vin Mazzaro, Trevor Cahill, Brett Anderson and Josh Outman

EXECUTIVE

Ned Colletti, Dodgers

MANAGER

Mike Scioscia, Angels

MVP

Nick Adenhart, Angels