Who ya got for the All-Star teams?
Yep, four Rangers. What can you do? Bradley, Hamilton and Kinsler are killing the ball. I debated a few positions. I wasn't terribly comfortable voting Bradley as an OFer, but the way he's hitting, he's on my team somehow or another. He has played about 15 games in the outfield anyway. DH was hard, but ultimately I let favoritism win out and took Huff over Oritz, who is slightly better but has played less. Plus he's on the DL, so screw Papi. Plus DH is pretty weak.
First base was between Giambi and Youkilis, and it's a toss-up. Mauer was a no-brainer. Young isn't terribly good but he's the best of the bunch. Boy does Jeter stink.
You don't get to vote pitcher, obviously, but I'd take Cliff Lee for throwing about 30 more innings than Justin Duchscherer, who has been off his nut starting for the A's with a sub-2 ERA. Most of the AL's best pitchers have crap W-L records, but Lee is both legitimately great all of a sudden and 11-1.
The DH should be Pujols. Hard to leave him off, but Berkman is just a little better. The OF was weird to pick. Burrell, LUDWICK??, and Bay? Sure, why not. Volquez over Lincecum at SP for me, but that one's tough, too. McCann by a hair or two over Soto. Utley over Uggla was another tough pick.
No-brainers: butt-fugly Chipper Jones and Hanley Ramirez.
Who ya got?
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I like your picks
But I’ll take Uggla over Utley. To be sure, Utley will be the better player in the long term, but you can’t beat Uggla’s first half this season, and I like to take that shorter view on my ASG picks. I did pick Soto over McCann but that’s pretty much a coin-toss. I don’t think I picked Young at SS, but to be honest in the AL there’s a dearth of talent there.
by punkrawka on Jul 3, 2008 8:49 AM EDT 0 recs
SS: So it's not just us, huh...
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on
Jul 3, 2008 10:49 AM EDT
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I watch ESPN for all my baseball news.
1B: Youkilis, 2B: Perdroer SS: Jeter 3B: ARod C: Variteck LF: Manny Ramerez CF: Damon RF: Drew SP: Joba Chamberlin
by drj on Jul 3, 2008 10:33 AM EDT 0 recs
My Vote
It’s a pretty standard no-Yanks-or-BoSox-and-pick-any-Oriole-who-is-decent-or-likable ballot:
AL
C Mauer
1B Morneau
2B Roberts
SS Young
3B Cabrera
OF Scott
OF Jones
OF Markakis
DH Thome
NL
Blank because who cares.
by dkdc on Jul 3, 2008 12:52 PM EDT 0 recs
lame, dude
Never hate on Hawk Harrelson.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on
Jul 3, 2008 3:01 PM EDT
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Julio Lugo has 35% more votes than Brian Roberts
The O’s could use a few homer votes.
Voting for homer picks on an all star ballot isn’t on the same planet as being a jackass homer announcer.
by dkdc on
Jul 3, 2008 4:02 PM EDT
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You’re either part of the problem, or you’re part of the solution. Your way of thinking is what leads Julio Lugo to have 35% more votes than Brian Roberts. He’s on my favorite team! Yay! I don’t vote for A-Rod ‘cause he wears that shirt, harumph.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on
Jul 3, 2008 4:21 PM EDT
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and before you get, like, offended
I am maybe 1.2% serious about this. I don’t really care who votes for what, the system is stupid and fucked anyway. Tell us to take the game seriously, yet keep it a fuckin’ popularity contest.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on
Jul 3, 2008 4:22 PM EDT
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Here are my Picks
AL
C- Joe Mauer
1B- Justin Morneau
2B- BRob
SS- Michael Young
3B- Alex Rodriguez
OF-Carlos Quentin
OF-Milton Bradley
OF- Josh Hamilton
DH- Audrey
P- Cliff Lee
NL
C- Geovany Soto
1B- Lance Berkman
2B- Chase Utley
SS- Hanley Ramirez
3B- Chipper Jones
OF-Aaron Rowand
OF- Xavier Nady
OF-Ryan Braun
P- Tim Lincecum
Geaux Eaux's
by NawlinsOriole on Jul 3, 2008 12:54 PM EDT 0 recs
Ehh, Kinsler
His bat has been great, his glove has been terrible. 15 errors??? I mean, it’s a pretty bad stat, but still 15 of them?
My completely biased pick is Roberts.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Jul 3, 2008 12:55 PM EDT 0 recs
roberts...
i think is a totally defensible pick.
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
by j.q. higgins on
Jul 3, 2008 1:11 PM EDT
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nothing wrong with it
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on
Jul 3, 2008 3:02 PM EDT
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i don't have much to say about that all star game
but it’s way past time the internet had a spinning ponson head …. so here you go

Yes, I should say that, which, I should say that.
by thewaywardO on Jul 3, 2008 3:15 PM EDT 0 recs
Our long national nightmare is finally over....
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
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