all star voting
sorry if i missed this on the board.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090527&content_id=4985248&vkey=allstar2009&fext=.jsp
Jeter is leading the AL in votes of course.
rangers rank by position:
davis is 5th
kinsler is 1st
young is 2nd
andrus is 3rd (!)
salty is 5th (!)
hamilton is 2nd
nelson cruz is 7th (!)
andruw jones (!!) is 12th
i could be wrong, but i think jones would have had to have been a write in (murphy was the other OF on the ballot right??)
anyway, don't forget to vote for those you think deserve it.
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some confusion
the article says Adam Jones, but the graph says andruw jones.
i’m inclined to think andruw isn’t really 12th.
Omar Vizquel: your starting shortstop for the 2009 AL all-star team.
by gossamer on May 27, 2009 3:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah
i would also probably think that would be the O’s Adam Jones
my sig is better than yours
by hinduplaya on May 27, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know I wrote in Andruw when I voted
Surprised 215,000 others did as well.. I’m sure it was a mistake as well.
by Mike E on May 28, 2009 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ken Griffery
is almost 3rd. This is retarded.
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by FirebatM3 on May 27, 2009 3:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think everyone
Should just vote over and over and over again for elvis.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on May 27, 2009 3:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That would be epic.
Since the BoSox don’t have a dog in this race, they could help out.
Scratch that, I don’t want any thing to with those guys.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
by scoop16 on May 27, 2009 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and Manny
Go Rangers...don't suck...
by Kinslerhomer on May 27, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not a single Ranger I would vote for right now.
by Evil Monkey on May 27, 2009 4:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
what?
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on May 27, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
if he went purely on merit
he has a valid argument. it’s still nice to have rangers there.
Omar Vizquel: your starting shortstop for the 2009 AL all-star team.
by gossamer on May 27, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Frankie?
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on May 27, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
can't vote for him
Omar Vizquel: your starting shortstop for the 2009 AL all-star team.
by gossamer on May 27, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
we have the best record in the league
We have people worthy of it.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on May 27, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
certainly
kinsler and young deserve to be allstars (along with Francisco and possibly millwood). maybe even andrus.
but there are definitely players that have been better than them at those positions that deserve to START. either way, in my voting, if a ranger is CLOSE to the best, i vote for him.
i think i’d like to see davis in the home run derby. luckily for him you can’t strike out.
Omar Vizquel: your starting shortstop for the 2009 AL all-star team.
by gossamer on May 27, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Michael Young does not deserve to be an All-Star.
I’d say Cruz + Kinsler + 2 Frank + Millwood right now.
Nelly Cruz: .932 OPS, 9/10 in steals, superlative RF defense… the dude’s a stud.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 27, 2009 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
if MY has a 330 or 340 BA
i would say he would deserve an all-star vote. That is pretty darnn good. Saying that, he would be a sure bet for All-star at SS. At 3B, I would put him behind Longoria and Arod. I can’t think of anyone else I would put him behind.
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
by NothinG on May 28, 2009 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Inge has been way better.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2009 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
way better defensively and in HRs
but thats it. Inge may be a gold glover, but he’s not an all-star
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
by NothinG on May 29, 2009 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who would you go with over Kinsler? Hill?
They’re close offensively with Hill having an advantage, but Kinz has been much better defensively.
Fangraphs has them tied at 22.6 RAR so far this year.
And tie goes to the home team, at least when it comes to All-Star voting, right?
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 27, 2009 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you know that Kinsler
as of last night now has only 5 errors in his last 82 games. I hope he keeps it up.
That should rank him at or above average for 2B FPct. I don’t trust Range Factors but watching his play he has to be among the leagues best.
Kinda, nervous watching him chase down popups though.
by Evil Monkey on May 27, 2009 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only one even close is Kinsler
I went with Aaron Hill just to be a contrarian.
by Evil Monkey on May 27, 2009 4:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
learn to use
the reply option beat weed.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on May 27, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry to anger you
I hope you get over those issues someday.
by Evil Monkey on May 27, 2009 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
dick.
Go Rangers...don't suck...
by Kinslerhomer on May 27, 2009 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not really LOL worthy is it?
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on May 27, 2009 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, it's not.
Go Rangers...don't suck...
by Kinslerhomer on May 27, 2009 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
People should fucking lurk
before they post, it saves the rest of us from dealing with waves of absolute stupidity like this.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on May 27, 2009 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
contrarian to who?
us? you are not acting contrary to the rest of the league.
idiot
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
by ab03 on May 27, 2009 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry to anger you too
I hope you get over those issues someday.
by Evil Monkey on May 27, 2009 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Salty's improved defense
Those steals against millwood shouldn’t count on Salty’s stats. I think the middle of the field all deserve to go (maybe not start) and Fx2 should be the closer.
by mattrpav on May 27, 2009 4:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Attaboy, Jeets!
"I'd praised catcher Max Ramirez two weeks ago, but after his continued struggles I'm increasingly convinced he's not going to pan out." - crops.mlblogs.com
by DJCahill on May 27, 2009 4:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I've heard he's petitioning the league to get a jump throw competetion added to the All-Star game-eve festivities.
He’d win that by a billion points and probably cure AIDS and SARS at the same time.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 27, 2009 5:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Manny Ramirez
is 4th OF amongst NL OFs. I’m gonna stuff the ballot for him.
"I'd praised catcher Max Ramirez two weeks ago, but after his continued struggles I'm increasingly convinced he's not going to pan out." - crops.mlblogs.com
by DJCahill on May 27, 2009 4:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Me too.
Go Rangers...don't suck...
by Kinslerhomer on May 27, 2009 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lastings Millege
Joe Posnanski mentioned that everyone should also vote for Lastings Millege at every available opportunity.
It would be both amazing and fitting if the Natinals only representative was in AAA.
"You'll meet them again on their long journey to the middle." -Lester Bangs
by BAC on May 27, 2009 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It will be Adam Dunn
but that would be funny.
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
by TxStCa on May 28, 2009 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right now only Kinsler should be at the #1 spot
and the 2 M&M boys for the Twins should be #1s at their positions, Griffy and Hamilton should not be in the starting OF positions, no problem with Jeter starting at SS but would love to see Elvis make the team, MY i think should be the back up at 3rd but when all is said and done that clown from New York will over take him at 3rd, when it’s all over i think the Rangers will send 2 to the game (as unfair as that is) if all stays the same by July it will likely be Kins and Frankie
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by TRFAN on May 27, 2009 4:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hamilton will probably get in
Just cause of his name.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on May 27, 2009 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Which is fine.
Ultimately it’s an All-Star game, and he’s a star.
This idea that the starting rosters for this team should always read like a mid-season RAR leaderboard is always confusing to me.
If the fans want to see Captain Jump-Throw start the game, then they should get to see him start the game.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 27, 2009 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so wait
jeter SHOULD make it as the starting SS
but hamilton doesnt deserve to start?
uhhh….
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
-
Scout to KG: On Sandoval: "Man, that fat [expletive]-er can hit."
by knockoutking on May 27, 2009 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not that i want jeter to start
but he’s more qualified to start at his position than hammy.
avg- jeter is 3rd
ops- jeter is 3rd
runs- jeter is 3rd
rbi- jeter is 3rd
hits- jeter is 3rd
sb- jeter is 2nd
bartlett SHOULD start
hamilton among outfielders (i guess divide by 3 to get a more fair look??)
he doesn’t even qualify. but if he did…
avg- 24th
ops- 18th
runs- 31st
rbi- 20th
hits- 36th
sb-26th
cruz on the other hand…
avg- 11th
ops- 5th
runs- 19th
rbi- 5th
hits- 13th
sb-9th
Omar Vizquel: your starting shortstop for the 2009 AL all-star team.
by gossamer on May 27, 2009 5:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is a bad way
to make your argument on this blog.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on May 27, 2009 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the all star game is about stats
and jeter is the 2nd or 3rd best hitting SS this year in the AL. that’s all. he has had a better year than hamilton so far.
heck, head to head he has had a better year.
i don’t like the guy, but objectively jeter is more deserving than hammy.
that said, if a ranger is 2nd or 3rd best at his position, i vote for him.
Omar Vizquel: your starting shortstop for the 2009 AL all-star team.
by gossamer on May 27, 2009 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stats is fine
but those are the wrong stats to use for this specific blog. Nelson Cruz has been one of the best OFs in the league this year. Derek Jeter has not. Check out the fangraphs player values. Not only is Jetes still an absolute butcher in the field, but almost all his offensive stats have fallen off the face of the Earth.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on May 27, 2009 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
fiedling ability
has pretty much nothing to do with all star game. it’s about hitting stats…pretty much the basic line of avg/obp/slg , hr/rbi and if you are a stud at stealing bases that helps a little tiny bit.
Omar Vizquel: your starting shortstop for the 2009 AL all-star team.
by gossamer on May 27, 2009 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ozzie Smith?
Omar Vizquel?
That’s a dumb argument.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on May 27, 2009 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
remind me
who the top hitting shortstops were in the NL from the early 80s to mid 90s?
barry larkin? he made the team every year. ozzie started every year. was there voting back then?
gary templeton???
shawon dunston wasn’t much better offensively.
as far as omar. he is known is one of the best fiedling shortstops ever. and he has just 3 all star appearances.
Omar Vizquel: your starting shortstop for the 2009 AL all-star team.
by gossamer on May 27, 2009 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But it should. That's the point.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 27, 2009 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
for what its worth
yea your right jeter does deserve to be there — wrote it w/o thinking about it @ work
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
-
Scout to KG: On Sandoval: "Man, that fat [expletive]-er can hit."
by knockoutking on May 27, 2009 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bartlett
Scutaro
Andrus
I beg to differ.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on May 27, 2009 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
scutaro
i doubt he gets in
…seriously doubt
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
-
Scout to KG: On Sandoval: "Man, that fat [expletive]-er can hit."
by knockoutking on May 27, 2009 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That wasn't an argument of "who will" but
“who deserves”, no?
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on May 27, 2009 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Precisely.
Scutaro’s been huge this year.
Man, I got so excited about us bringing him in this year when I misread his Cot’s page and thought he was a FA this Winter.
Unfortunatley I think the cat is officially out of the bag when it comes to the little scooter.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 27, 2009 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
scutaro
GREAT defense last year (was in top 20 AL players last year based 99% or 100% on his defensive value alone)
id have loved to get him in the offseason…
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
-
Scout to KG: On Sandoval: "Man, that fat [expletive]-er can hit."
by knockoutking on May 28, 2009 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was thinking about a new All-Star weekend challenge...
set up standing targets around he field with certain point values dependent on which side of the plate the batter hits from.
It’s like that NHL competition where they have to break the clay targets in the corners of the goal.
I don’t know, haven’t thought TOO much about it, but I think it could work.
by cmkelly29 on May 27, 2009 6:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd like to see a "5 tools" kind of competition. Similar to the uber-lame thing the NBA does, only awesomer.
Throwing, hitting for power, and running speed would all be pretty easy.
Hitting for average and especially fielding might be tough, though.
I guess you could call it a “Best Tools” competition or something and cut fielding out.
How cool would it be to see the leahue’s burners get timed on their ability to run out an imaginary inside the park homerun?
Neat.
Of course the second someone pulls a hamstring trying to leg that out or has a shoulder explode trying to win the throw competition you know it’d end real quick.
Still, fun.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 27, 2009 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
regarding throwing you could have it based on accuracy vs distance
or did you mean accuracy in the first place/
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
-
Scout to KG: On Sandoval: "Man, that fat [expletive]-er can hit."
by knockoutking on May 28, 2009 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Problem is that hardcore fans like us . . .
don’t choose the all-stars. We can make a valid argument for many players.
Unfortunately, the starters are chosen by Medusa and people who do “the wave.”
by Evil Monkey on May 27, 2009 6:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey hey...
I respect Medusa’s vote.
by cmkelly29 on May 27, 2009 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey cmkelly
did you hear? We’re hardcore! Awesome!
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on May 27, 2009 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
HardCor2982
was my username on ESPN!
by cmkelly29 on May 27, 2009 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Rangers fans who prefer Aaron Hill to Ian Kinsler.
Fart.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 27, 2009 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
as of right now, young barely in?
starters as of now…
c-mauer
1b-youkilis
2b-kinsler
3b-longoria
ss-jeter
of-bay
of-hamilton
of-ichiro
assume starting pitcher = greinke
first backup position players…
c- v martinez
1b-morneau
2b-hill
3b-inge (homers and rbi get him in young probably)
ss-barlet
of-adam jones
of-torii hunter
of-dye
need another catcher…believe it or not, looks like…barajas
oakland still needs a representative. only one that looks like a possibility is pitcher dallas braden.
need more pitchers…
bedard
weaver
halladay
porcello
papelbon
francisco
sherrill
buehrle
verlander
jackson
either 2 or 3 spots left on roster.
3 guys left i think. 1b cabrera, 2b pedroia and/or 3b young
Omar Vizquel: your starting shortstop for the 2009 AL all-star team.
by gossamer on May 27, 2009 6:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
a's player
i think it ends up being holliday — i think he heats up and makes it
also, porcello + jackson + verlander - no chance of them having 3 pitchers
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
-
Scout to KG: On Sandoval: "Man, that fat [expletive]-er can hit."
by knockoutking on May 27, 2009 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
another couple pitchers
garza and millwood
Omar Vizquel: your starting shortstop for the 2009 AL all-star team.
by gossamer on May 27, 2009 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, the A's suck
They might have to put Andrew Bailey in as a middle reliever. Of maybe Suzuki at the expense of someone like Salty.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
by scoop16 on May 27, 2009 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Suzuki is a pretty good bet as the 3rd catcher.
He’s been pretty okay this year for a catcher, especially if you facotr in defense, where he’s supposedly very strong.
Though Napoli has been very good as well.
Maybe Holliday’s number will improve enough by then that they’ll just go with him.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 27, 2009 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Inge's defense gets him in over Young if we're going by merit.
Inge is a superlative defender and Young is a butcher’s butcher.
He’s terrible.
You really think Dye gets in over Nelly Cruz? I suppose it’s possible, but only cause voters are retarded. Dye is one of the worst defenders on the planet.
And I’d think if Millwood’s numbers are anywhere close to where they are now he’d get the nod over Porcello or Jackson.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 27, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i just dont think porcello gets in over jackson and for surenot over verlander
i like him a lot (see the AL keeper)….but not over verlander, etc
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
-
Scout to KG: On Sandoval: "Man, that fat [expletive]-er can hit."
by knockoutking on May 28, 2009 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

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