"Perhaps it was Felix Hernandez who best summed up teammate Ichiro Suzuki's 10th straight selection to the American League All-Star team.

"Ahh, Ichi's always going to make it," Hernandez said with a smile.

It does seem that way. On Sunday, Ichiro was named as a starting outfielder for the American Leauge All-Stars, having been voted in by the fans.

"It never gets old," Ichiro said through translator Antony Suzuki. "Of course, not at least at this moment."

Meanwhile, Mariners pitcher Cliff Lee, who picked up his eighth win of the season on Sunday, found out he was also voted onto the team by a different set of voters - his peers - shortly before game time.

"Any time you're even mentioned as potentially making an All-Star team it's an honor. But to make it, especially voted in by the players, it's an honor," Lee said. "When fellow teammates and opposition vote you in, it's a good feeling. It's something I will cherish the rest of my life."

The two Mariners players will travel to Anaheim, Calif., for the 81st All-Star Game on July 13 at Angels Stadium.

While both Ichiro and Lee seemed like automatic selections, Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu had hoped Hernandez would be selected for his second consecutive All-Star Game."