He's got my vote...

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Okay, with the All Star game looming on the horizon, let's see your ballot for each league.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

I'll start it off. Here is my ballot:

American League
1st - K. Youkilis - BOS (Write in vote)
2nd - B. Roberts - BAL
SS - C. Guillen - DET
3rd - A. Rodriguez - NYY
C - J. Posada - NYY (It seriously pains me to vote for 2 of George's evil minions)
OF - M. Ordonez - DET
OF - I. Suzuki - SEA
OF - V. Guerrero - LAA

National League
1st - P. Fielder - MIL
2nd - C. Utley - PHI
SS - J. Reyes - NYM
3rd - M. Cabrerra - FLA (My heart says Wright, but my brain and the stats say Cabrerra)
C - R. Martin - LAD
OF - M. Holliday - COL
OF - C. Lee - HOU
OF - E. Byrnes - ARZ

[Guest OlerudOwned]

I thought you were kidding about Byrnes for a minute, but holy crap, he's having a great season. I haven't heard a peep about him this year.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I think voting based on numbers should also consider the second half of last year.

[Elster88]

Edgy DC wrote: I think voting based on numbers should also consider the second half of last year.

Disagree

Would I be wrong to infer that you mean to say that voting that is not based on numbers should not consider the second half of last year?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Well, voting that's not based on numbers should start by considering numbers.

[Frayed Knot]

C - Russell Martin
1B - Prince Fielder
2B - Chase Utley
SS - Jose Reyes
3B - Miguel Cabrera
LF - Matt Holliday
CF - Aaron Rowland
RF - Ken Griffey





C - Jorge Posada
1B - Kevin Youkilis
2B - Brian Roberts
SS - Carlos Guillen
3B - Alex Rodriguez
LF - Manny Ramirez
CF - Torii Hunter
RF - Magglio Ordonez

[nymr83]

NL
C Martin
1B Fielder
2B Utley
3B Cabrera
SS Reyes
OF Griffey, Holliday, Dunn

[Gwreck]

[u:1f9c9093ec]American League[/u:1f9c9093ec]
C - Victor Martinez, CLE
1B - Mark Texieria, TEX
2B - Placido Polanco, DET
3B - Alex Rodriguez, NYY
SS - Carlos Guillen, DET
OF - Magglio Ordonez, DET
OF - Vladimir Guerrero, LAA
OF - Torii Hunter, MIN
SP - Dan Haren, OAK

[u:1f9c9093ec]National League[/u:1f9c9093ec]
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 - Ken Griffey Jr., CIN
OF - Alfonso Soriano, CHC
SP - Jake Peavy, SD

[TransMonk]

NATIONAL
C Russell Martin LAD
1B Prince Fielder MIL
2B Chase Utley PHI
SS Jose Reyes NYM
3B Miguel Cabrera FLA
OF Matt Holiday COL
OF Eric Byrnes ARI
OF Ken Griffey Jr. CIN

AMERICAN
C Victor Martinez CLE
1B Kevin Youkilis BOS
2B Brian Roberts BAL
SS Derek Jeter NYY
3B Alex Rodriguez NYY
OF Magglio Ordonez DET
OF Vladimir Guerrero LAA
OF Ichiro Suzuki SEA

[nymr83]

we seem to have across the board agreement in the NL at C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, and on Holliday in the outfield (with near unanimity on Griffey, only 1 person didn't select him) But we've got no agreement on that 3rd outfielder- Byrnes, Soriano, Dunn, Rowand, Lee each got a vote (with Byrnes getting a 2nd one from the one guy against Griffey) anyone care to argue their guy?

the numbers through the end of play yesterday:

(Name, games/PA, BA/OBP/SLG, HR/RBI/R, SB/CS, OPS+)
Byrnes 78/342 .312/.363/.516 13/43/48 14/5 124
Dunn 75/310 .271/.361/.569 21/50/50 7/2 135
Lee 77/335 .291/.340/.510 14/62/42 4/4 121
Rowand 76/321 .313/.392/.482 10/39/47 4/1 129
Soriano 70/325 .309/.357/.558 15/30/51 10/3 135

[Frayed Knot]

I wanted to go specifically with a Left, Center, and Right fielder.
Not everyone did that and the voting process certainly doesn't require it, but I like to think of how I'd want a real All-Star OF to look and, while you can make an argument for each of them individually, a trio like Dunn, Carlos Lee, and Soriano would be one brutal OF.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

I must have missed where on the ballot Granderson is listed but he does it all -- hits, runs, fields. So does Sizemore. Wanted also to write in Carlos Pena at first base but the internet gives me only one writein per ballot.

I threw Nady a vote in the NL outfield because its a pretty weak crop overall, Nady's having a good year, and I feel like we still owe him one. Go, X!

Oh, and Wright over Cabrera due to the fact that Cabrera appears to be a major dick.

First Base: Morneau, J., MIN
Second Base: Polanco, P., DET
Third Base: Rodriguez, A., NYY
Shortstop: Guillen, C., DET
Catcher: Martinez, V., CLE
Outfielder: Guerrero, V., LAA
Outfielder: Sizemore, G., CLE
Outfielder:
Write-in: Curtis Granderson


First Base: Fielder, P., MIL
Second Base: Utley, C., PHI
Third Base: Wright, D., NYM
Shortstop: Reyes, J., NYM
Catcher: Martin, R., LAD
Outfielder: Griffey Jr., K., CIN
Outfielder: Holliday, M., COL
Outfielder: Nady, X., PIT

[Guest Edgy DC]

Yeah, but I thought Wright was so neato that he's always a potential dick.

Really, there's something that makes me feel like it's 1978 all over again when I see names like "Curtis Granderson" and "Grady Sizemore" on ballots. Those names are so old school that I can smell the blacktop and hear the school bell.

[Frayed Knot]

A quick stab at the pitching staffs.
They're gonna take more relievers than what I'm showing, but I like rewarding the starters more.

AL:
Danny Haren - Oak
Johan Santana - Minn
John Lackey - LAA
Josh Beckett - Bost
Justin Verlander - Det
CC Sabathia - Clev
D. Matsuzaka - Bost
James Shields - TB

F. Rodriguez - LAA
JJ Putz - Sea
Jonathan Papelbon - Bos




NL:
Brad Penny - LAD
Chris Young - SD
Jake Peavy - SD
John Maine - Mets
John Smotlz - Atl
Derrick Lowe - LAD
Tim Hudson - Atl
Ben Sheets - Milw

Billy Wagner - Mets
Takashi Saito - LAD
Trevor Hoffman - SD

[Guest Edgy DC]

So, is Hoffman getting the Commissioner's Game-Stopping Award for Outstanding Performance in the Field of Excellence this year?

By all rights, it should go to Bonds, with the hometown flavor thing and all. But they may decide Bonds has forfeited his rights. If they stop the game to give it to some other schmoe, though, the story of the implied disrespect will overshadow that of the game itself.

That's what we've got to see. The All Star game is always about soap opera.

[Frayed Knot]

Hey, Hoffman's saved 22 of 24, with a 2.10 ERA and a 0.83 WHiP.
Including him is no charity case.

[Guest attgig]

1st - P. Fielder - MIL
2nd - C. Utley - PHI
SS - J. Reyes - NYM
3rd - M. Cabrerra
C - R. Martin - LAD
OF - M. Holliday - COL
OF - C. Lee - HOU
OF - K. Griffey - CIN

[Guest Edgy DC]

Frayed Knot wrote: Hey, Hoffman's saved 22 of 24, with a 2.10 ERA and a 0.83 WHiP. Including him is no charity case.

I certainly in no way meant to suggest as such.

I just meant to speculate on whether the award would continue and who will get it if does.

Moments of silence for Hancock and Beck?

[nymr83]

they can give it to Hoffman over Bonds because he's set his record while Bonds isn't there (yet.) Has Hoffman said anything about this being his final season? "definite" retirement plans would help justify it too.

[Guest Edgy DC]

It didn't stop them from giving one to Clemens.

Hometowniness is also a key, with past winners including Clemens in Houston and Roberto Freaking Clemente in Pittsburgh.

[Frayed Knot]

It's like the best way to get an Oscar:
1) Do a movie
2) Announce that you're dying.


Unfortunately, it's a ploy that only works once.