MLB 2007 All Star Game Thread

[patsox]

I'll start this off

My ballot goes as follows:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

First Base: Ortiz, D., BOS

Second Base: Pedroia, D., BOS

Third Base: Lowell, M., BOS

Shortstop: Jeter, D., NYY

Catcher: Posada, J., NYY

Outfielder: Ordonez, M., DET

Outfielder: Ramirez, M., BOS

Outfielder:

Write-in: Kevin Youkilis

NATIONAL LEAGUE

First Base: Garciaparra, N., LAD

Second Base: Sanchez, F., PIT

Third Base: Rolen, S., STL

Shortstop: Eckstein, D., STL

Catcher: Bard, J., SD

Outfielder: Bonds, B., SF

Outfielder: Willingham, J., FLA

Outfielder:

Write-in: Patsox NumberOne

C+C Anyone?

[FiddySicks]

Uggh. I always find ASG ballots to be a hard thing to fill out. I find I just dont know players on other teams like I do the guys on the teams I watch regularly and tend to do the homerism jump quite a bit. Oh well, here goes.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

First Base: Justin Morneau MIN

Second Base: Placido Poloanco DET

Third Base: Alex Rodriguez NYY (Anyone, even the most distorted Red Sox fans would be stupid to say otherwise)

Shortstop: Derek Jeter NYY

Catcher: Jeorge Posada NYY (Same as A-Rod)

Outfielder: Nick Swisher OAK

Outfielder: Vlad Guerrero ANA

Outfielder: Maglio Ordonez DET

Write-in:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

First Base: Dimitri Young WSH

Second Base: Chase Utley PHI

Third Base: Miguel Cabrera FLA

Shortstop: Jose Reyes NYM

Catcher: Russell Martin LAD

Outfielder: Barry Bonds SF (Same as A Rod and Posada)

Outfielder: Eric Byrnes ARI

Outfielder: Matt Holliday COL

Write-in:

So some of em are longshots, but looking at the stats (along with a bit of homerism ), its what works.

Oh BTW,

[cappital92]

American League

First Base: Morneau, J., MIN

Second Base: Roberts, B., BAL

Third Base: Rodriguez, A., NYY

Shortstop: Young, M., TEX

Catcher: Mauer, J., MIN

Outfielder: Guerrero, V., LAA

Outfielder: Sizemore, G., CLE

Outfielder: Sosa, S., TEX

National League

First Base: See write-in

Second Base: Weeks, R., MIL

Third Base: Zimmerman, R., WAS

Shortstop: Vizquel, O., SF

Catcher: Barrett, M., CHC

Outfielder: Bay, J., PIT

Outfielder: Bonds, B., SF

Outfielder: Griffey Jr., K., CIN

Write-in: Dimitri Young.,WAS

Funny thing is, I'm not even going to see the All-Star game.

[See Red]

It's unfortunate that Youk can't be on the ballot with David Ortiz on it and all. But his 42 runs scored, 8 HR's, 31 RBI's and a .350 average will get him in.

[CZzyzx41]

My All-Star Ballot:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

C - Jorge Posada, NYY

1B - Jason Morneau, MIN

2B - Brian Roberts, BAL

3B - Alex Rodriguez, NYY

SS - Jhonny Peralta, CLE

OF - Magglio Ordonez, DET

OF - Ichiro Suzuki, SEA

OF - Vladimir Guerrero, LAA

NATIONAL LEAGUE

C - Russell Martin, LAD

1B - Prince Fielder, MIL

2B - Chase Utley, PHI

3B - Miguel Cabrera, FLA

SS - Jose Reyes, NYM

OF - Matt Holliday, COL

OF - Carlos Lee, HOU

OF - Eric Byrnes, ARI

[KevinMcD]

My Ballot:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

C:Rodriguez (DET)

1B:Ortiz (BOS)

2B:Roberts (BAL)

3B:Rodriguez (NYY)

SS:Tejada (BAL)

OF:Guerrero (LAA)

OF:Ramirez (BOS)

OF:Sizemore (CLE)

NATIONAL LEAGUE

C:Martin (LAD)

1B:Fielder (MIL)

2B:Utley (PHI)

3B:Wright (NYM)

SS:Reyes (NYM)

OF:Lee (HOU)

OF:Holliday (COL)

OF:Bonds (SF)

[winghaz]

Anyone who doesn't have Alex Rodriguez on for American League third base doesn't deserve to vote.

[OB33]

He doesn't have to start, he doesn't even have to play. But please, please put da Meathook in the All-Star Game. I'm willing to offer both milk and cookies for his roster spot in San Fran.

[patsox]

VOTE YOUKILIS AS A WRITE-IN!!!

3B, 1B, LF, I DON'T CARE!

HE DESERVES TO BE IN THE GAME

***this Public Service Announcement has been brought to you by the PatSox Committee for Players who deserve to be in the All Star Game in San Fran Association of America.

[RyanMcD29]

My Ballot

American League

First Base: Ortiz, D., BOS

Second Base: Castillo, L., MIN

Third Base: Lowell, M., BOS

Shortstop: Jeter, D., NYY

Catcher: Varitek, J., BOS

Outfielder: Guerrero, V., LAA

Outfielder: Hunter, T., MIN

Outfielder: Sosa, S., TEX

Write-in:

National League

First Base: Delgado, C., NYM

Second Base: Biggio, C., HOU

Third Base: Wright, D., NYM

Shortstop: Reyes, J., NYM

Catcher: Lo Duca, P., NYM

Outfielder: Beltran, C., NYM

Outfielder: Edmonds, J., STL

Outfielder:

Write-in: Endy Chavez

[Bronxmet]

AL: Mgr Jim Leyland

C: Joe Mauer

1B: David Ortiz

2B: Placido Polanco

3B: Alex Rodriguez

SS: Derek Jeter

OF: Manny Ramirez

OF: Sammy Sosa

OF: Grady Sizemore

Write-in: Kevin Youkilis

NL: Mgr Tony La Russa

C: Russell Martin

1B: Prince Fielder

2B: Orlando Hudson

3B: David Wright

SS: J.J. Hardy

OF: Carlos Beltran

OF: Ken Griffey Jr.

OF: Matt Holliday

Write-In: Josh Willingham

[rams80]

My AL Ballot is the entire Royals lineup, I forget what I did for the NL.

(Note, I've done this every year since "This time, it counts!")

[Shumway]

American

C: Victor Martinez, CLE

1B: Justin Morneau, MIN

2B: Jose Lopez, SEA

3B: Alex Rodriguez, NYY

SS: Carlos Guillen, DET

OF: Vladimir Guerrero, LAA

OF: Alex Rios, TOR

OF: Gary Sheffield, DET

National

C: Bengie "The Best Player in Baseball. Ok, maybe 2nd best " Molina, SF

1B: Prince Fielder, MIL

2B: Dan Uggla, FLA

3B: Miguel Cabrera, FLA...he seems to be twice as big as he used to be

SS: J.J. Hardy, MIL

OF: Carlos Lee, HOU

OF: Alfonso Soriano, CHC

OF: Matt Holliday, COL

[maz]

If you want to show how much of a joke the voting system is pull a "Rory" and send Jason to the Bay <insert canned laughter>

Or you could send a guy who deserves it and vote for Freddy Sanchez... even though this year hasnt been as good for him offensively, hes still doing very well defensively.

[Brass]

Do the right thing.

Vote Doug Mirabelli.

[KevinMcD]

If you want to show how much of a joke the voting system is pull a "Rory" and send Jason to the Bay <insert canned laughter>

Or you could send a guy who deserves it and vote for Freddy Sanchez... even though this year hasnt been as good for him offensively, hes still doing very well defensively.

That's not really a "Rory". He may actually deserve it. Bay has 11 HR, 45 RBI, and is batting .289.

Now a better "Rory" would be Brad Eldred. 2 HR, 3 RBI, and .119 BA. That said I agree the voting system is a joke.

[FiddySicks]

Why all the ridiculous love for Sosa?

[Shylockthejew]

American

C: Joe Mauer, MIN

1B: David Ortiz, BOS

2B: Aaron Hill, TOR

3B: Alex Rodriguez, NYY (...even though he did say "Mine!"...hehe...)

SS: Michael Young, TEX

OF: Vladimir Guerrero, LAA

OF: Alex Rios, TOR

OF: Gary Sheffield, DET

National

C: Russell Martin, LAD (...no catcher in the NL deserves it more...)

1B: Prince Fielder, MIL

2B: Chase Utley, PHI

3B: David Wright, NYM

SS: J.J. Hardy, MIL

OF: Carlos Beltran, NYM

OF: Barry Bonds, SFG

OF: Carlos Lee, HOU

I could take Hill out, for sure, and replace him with Polanco or someone else, but with his defence, and the fact that he's only one of two decent bats for the Jays this year, I think he deserves a spot. Even as a write-in or whatever. Anyway, thats what I would like to see, but I'm expecting to see the Sox and Yanks playing the Mets and Phillies. What a great system!

[philly97flyer]

The system, to put it bluntly, sucks. I know they want it to be the fans' game blah blah blah. But its the ALL STAR GAME people. Wake up. 2 years ago, Melvin Mora was hitting .396 going into the break and did he get the starting vote? Nope. A-Rod did, because he's A-Rod, and he plays in New York and alot of people had no idea who Melvin Mora was. I work at Citizens Bank Park, and personally, it makes me sick to look through some fans ballots and see all Phillies punched out. Am I a huge Phils fan? Yes, and always will be. But none of those guys, with the exception of Chase Utley and maybe Aaron Rowand deserve to be there for position players. Ryan Howard is a star, he's had a great past 2 seasons. Does he deserve to go based on THIS season? No he does not. And anyone that votes for Rod Barajas, as stated earlier in this thread, shouldn't deserve to vote. This thing is a big popularity contest and source of income for MLB (sponsors on the ballots). It needs to be put to an end, and the starters for the game need to be the guys who truly deserve to be there. Ok, I'm done......anyone agree?

[maz]

If you want to show how much of a joke the voting system is pull a "Rory" and send Jason to the Bay <insert canned laughter>

Or you could send a guy who deserves it and vote for Freddy Sanchez... even though this year hasnt been as good for him offensively, hes still doing very well defensively.

That's not really a "Rory". He may actually deserve it. Bay has 11 HR, 45 RBI, and is batting .289.

Now a better "Rory" would be Brad Eldred. 2 HR, 3 RBI, and .119 BA. That said I agree the voting system is a joke.

I see your point.