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first ballot update:

DESIGNATED HITTER

David Ortiz, Red Sox: 1,204,904
Michael Young, Rangers: 1,049,170
Raul Ibanez, Yankees: 492,183
Billy Butler, Royals: 477,257
Edwin Encarnacion, Blue Jays: 391,131

OUTFIELDERS

Josh Hamilton, Rangers: 2,587,991
Curtis Granderson, Yankees: 1,406,128
Nelson Cruz, Rangers: 992,992
Jose Bautista, Blue Jays: 930,814
Adam Jones, Orioles: 857,543
David Murphy, Rangers: 652,379
Nick Swisher, Yankees: 624,215
Brett Gardner, Yankees: 437,126

wow jose's popularity dropped off a rock for some reason.

lol if edwin doesn't make the ASG

limegameboy wrote:lol if edwin doesn't make the ASG

He'll get voted in by the coaches.

JoeyBats wrote:

limegameboy wrote:lol if edwin doesn't make the ASG

He'll get voted in by the coaches.

I thought the coaches only chose pitchers and players from unrepresented teams?

fan voting is such a sham

I think they're overrating Nelson Cruz a little bit..

OUTFIELD

Josh Hamilton, Rangers: 5,414,880
Curtis Granderson, Yankees: 2,818,535
Jose Bautista, Blue Jays: 1,996,940
Adam Jones, Orioles: 1,959,207
Nelson Cruz, Rangers: 1,944,487

Joey is in the top 3 now !

DH

David Ortiz, Red Sox: 2,390,132
Michael Young, Rangers: 1,892,150
Raul Ibañez, Yankees: 1,080,421
Adam Dunn, White Sox: 979,447
Edwin Encarnación, Blue Jays: 830,341

The voting this year is messed up. Mitch Moreland is a top 5 in 1st basemen for the AL in voting?, Ibanez ahead of Dunn and Edwin. Thats total BS!

i dont get how he goes from breaking the record for votes to being third at your position. granted he started historically last year and a little slow this year, but hes now on pace for more homers than last year

CapeCrusader wrote:The voting this year is messed up. Mitch Moreland is a top 5 in 1st basemen for the AL in voting?, Ibanez ahead of Dunn and Edwin. Thats total BS!

Not just this year, every year, but that's the beauty of it in my opinion, the all star games in theory is about the fans, not the players, so when you ask people to vote in something like this they are going to choose who they want to see (which is why the AL team will always be full of yankees and sox), not who is most deserving, that is presummably taken care of by the coaches. I can see why some people don't like the idea of a popularity contest, but if that's what the fans want and they make this game happen, then why not?

Attonitus wrote:I can see why some people don't like the idea of a popularity contest, but if that's what the fans want and they make this game happen, then why not?

Because the result of the game determines home-field advantage in the WS. You cant have it both ways: its either a fun game in which the fans can homer it up and select their favourite big-market players or its a serious match in which the most deserving players should be selected based on their performance.

Reminder to vote 25 times per e-mail addreess for Bautista, Edwin and Lawrie, today is the last day for voting

BigLeagueChew wrote:Reminder to vote 25 times per e-mail addreess for Bautista, Edwin and Lawrie, today is the last day for voting

And Colby!

All-Star is a joke anyway. What was supposed to be a game played by the best players lost all of its meanings.

BigLeagueChew wrote:Reminder to vote 25 times per e-mail addreess for Bautista, Edwin and Lawrie, today is the last day for voting

Sorry. Lawrie doesn't belong there.

Ibanez and Butler ahead of Edwin? lol...what a joke.

lawrie leads the league in war. theres no reason he shouldnt be an all star. now my 25 write in votes for travis snider.....

Mattd97 wrote:lawrie leads the league in war. theres no reason he shouldnt be an all star. now my 25 write in votes for travis snider.....

I'm a fan of WAR, but I'm extremely sceptical about advanced defensive metrics. I'm no expert but I think Lawrie's insane UZR/150 and DRS numbers can be attributed to shifts. Obviously he has great range, but I'm not sure if his defence is so good that it makes up for his decent but unspectacular offensive numbers.

I mean, according to fangraphs, Lawrie has 31 Defensive Runs Saved. The next most???

Moustakas with SEVEN!!!!!

That just doesn't seem right.