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[shadyridr]

Isn't there only 30-man rosters in the ASG?

Im pretty sure they expanded it to 32 after the tie game.

 

[igbomb]

Surprised by all of the love for Upton over Polanco.

 

[Capella]

Surprised by all of the love for Upton over Polanco.

Well, BJ has more homers, RBIs, a better OBP and SLG percentage, a better OPS and more stolen bases, but other than that...Polanco has him covered. to be fair, Placido does play better defense. so you got that going.

 

[igbomb]

Surprised by all of the love for Upton over Polanco.

Well, BJ has more homers, RBIs, a better OBP and SLG percentage, a better OPS and more stolen bases, but other than that...Polanco has him covered. to be fair, Placido does play better defense. so you got that going.

Actually, Polanco has more RBIs than Upton....as well as runs, hits, and batting average. Not to mention the better defense. Oh yeah, Upton strikes out five times as often as Polanco.Add in his ridiculous BA with runners in scoring position and Polanco is the easy choice.

 

[Capella]

Actually, Polanco has more RBIs than Upton....

got me there, my bust. placido has exactly two more ribs.

.as well as runs,

product of the lineup he's in.

hits, and batting average

who cares? BJ gets on base more. Who still uses BA as anything more than a roto league stat?

Oh yeah, Upton strikes out five times as often as Polanco.

again, who cares? BJ gets on base more.Upton has created 8.5 runs per game. Placido 8.0. They're both very good, but there are the reasons why some people prefer BJ.

 

[posty]

Isn't there only 30-man rosters in the ASG?

Im pretty sure they expanded it to 32 after the tie game.

Ah yes you are correct... It is 32 now...I stand corrected...My bad...

 

[Domination]

Surprised by all of the love for Upton over Polanco.

Surprised by no love for Brian Roberts. Low HR and RBI totals, but is a terror on the bases.

 

[ThisGuy]

Actually, Polanco has more RBIs than Upton....

got me there, my bust. placido has exactly two more ribs.

.as well as runs,

product of the lineup he's in.

hits, and batting average

who cares? BJ gets on base more. Who still uses BA as anything more than a roto league stat?

Oh yeah, Upton strikes out five times as often as Polanco.

again, who cares? BJ gets on base more.Upton has created 8.5 runs per game. Placido 8.0. They're both very good, but there are the reasons why some people prefer BJ.

I prefer BJ's!

 

[Billy Bats]

Here are my picks for the AL All Star squad as of right now. I made sure to have one rep from each team. NL to follow.

AL

C Martinez* Indians

C Posada Yankees

1B Morneau* Twins

1B Ortiz Red Sox

1B Teixeira Rangers

1B Hafner Indians

2B Polanco* Tigers

2B Pedroia Red Sox

3B Rodriguez*Yankees

3B Lowell Youkilis Red Sox

SS Jeter* Yankees

SS Guillen Tiges

SS Tejada Cabrera Angels

OF Guerrero* Angels

OF Ordonez* Tigers

OF Ichiro* Mariners

OF Hunter Twins

OF Sheffield Tigers

OF Sizemore Indians

OF Swisher Athletics

P Verlander Tigers

P Beckett Red Sox

P Halladay Blue Jays

P Shields Devil Rays

P Santana Twins

P Sabathia Indians

P Haren* Athletics

P Lackey Angels

P Meche Royals

P Jenks White Sox

P Rodriguez Angels

P Putz Mariners

Youkilis should go in before Lowell and Swisher, and probably Teixera, but there isn't another Ranger to add so it's Teix. But Youkilis should be there. And how about the SS position in the AL? It's pretty tough this year. Let's not forget about Orlando Cabrera, I think he goes in before Tejada. I would say Jeter, Guillen, Cabrera. (and Jeter only starts because of voting)

 

[shadyridr]

Here are my picks for the AL All Star squad as of right now. I made sure to have one rep from each team. NL to follow.

AL

C Martinez* Indians

C Posada Yankees

1B Morneau* Twins

1B Ortiz Red Sox

1B Teixeira Rangers

1B Hafner Indians

2B Polanco* Tigers

2B Pedroia Red Sox

3B Rodriguez*Yankees

3B Lowell Youkilis Red Sox

SS Jeter* Yankees

SS Guillen Tiges

SS Tejada Cabrera Angels

OF Guerrero* Angels

OF Ordonez* Tigers

OF Ichiro* Mariners

OF Hunter Twins

OF Sheffield Tigers

OF Sizemore Indians

OF Swisher Athletics

P Verlander Tigers

P Beckett Red Sox

P Halladay Blue Jays

P Shields Devil Rays

P Santana Twins

P Sabathia Indians

P Haren* Athletics

P Lackey Angels

P Meche Royals

P Jenks White Sox

P Rodriguez Angels

P Putz Mariners

Youkilis should go in before Lowell and Swisher, and probably Teixera, but there isn't another Ranger to add so it's Teix. But Youkilis should be there. And how about the SS position in the AL? It's pretty tough this year. Let's not forget about Orlando Cabrera, I think he goes in before Tejada. I would say Jeter, Guillen, Cabrera. (and Jeter only starts because of voting)

Orioles need a representative hence Tejada. And Youk does deserve to go. How bout we put him in over either Ortiz or Hafner.

 

[s_ezy]

Here are my picks for the AL All Star squad as of right now. I made sure to have one rep from each team. NL to follow.

AL

C Martinez* Indians

C Posada Yankees

1B Morneau* Twins

1B Ortiz Red Sox

1B Teixeira Rangers

1B Hafner Indians

2B Polanco* Tigers

2B Pedroia Red Sox

3B Rodriguez*Yankees

3B Lowell Youkilis Red Sox

SS Jeter* Yankees

SS Guillen Tiges

SS Tejada Cabrera Angels

OF Guerrero* Angels

OF Ordonez* Tigers

OF Ichiro* Mariners

OF Hunter Twins

OF Sheffield Tigers

OF Sizemore Indians

OF Swisher Athletics

P Verlander Tigers

P Beckett Red Sox

P Halladay Blue Jays

P Shields Devil Rays

P Santana Twins

P Sabathia Indians

P Haren* Athletics

P Lackey Angels

P Meche Royals

P Jenks White Sox

P Rodriguez Angels

P Putz Mariners

Youkilis should go in before Lowell and Swisher, and probably Teixera, but there isn't another Ranger to add so it's Teix. But Youkilis should be there. And how about the SS position in the AL? It's pretty tough this year. Let's not forget about Orlando Cabrera, I think he goes in before Tejada. I would say Jeter, Guillen, Cabrera. (and Jeter only starts because of voting)

Orioles need a representative hence Tejada. And Youk does deserve to go. How bout we put him in over either Ortiz or Hafner.

Hafner has been really under preforming as of late

 

[Billy Bats]

Here are my picks for the AL All Star squad as of right now. I made sure to have one rep from each team. NL to follow.

AL

C Martinez* Indians

C Posada Yankees

1B Morneau* Twins

1B Ortiz Red Sox

1B Teixeira Rangers

1B Hafner Indians

2B Polanco* Tigers

2B Pedroia Red Sox

3B Rodriguez*Yankees

3B Lowell Youkilis Red Sox

SS Jeter* Yankees

SS Guillen Tiges

SS Tejada Cabrera Angels

OF Guerrero* Angels

OF Ordonez* Tigers

OF Ichiro* Mariners

OF Hunter Twins

OF Sheffield Tigers

OF Sizemore Indians

OF Swisher Athletics

P Verlander Tigers

P Beckett Red Sox

P Halladay Blue Jays

P Shields Devil Rays

P Santana Twins

P Sabathia Indians

P Haren* Athletics

P Lackey Angels

P Meche Royals

P Jenks White Sox

P Rodriguez Angels

P Putz Mariners

Youkilis should go in before Lowell and Swisher, and probably Teixera, but there isn't another Ranger to add so it's Teix. But Youkilis should be there. And how about the SS position in the AL? It's pretty tough this year. Let's not forget about Orlando Cabrera, I think he goes in before Tejada. I would say Jeter, Guillen, Cabrera. (and Jeter only starts because of voting)

Orioles need a representative hence Tejada. And Youk does deserve to go. How bout we put him in over either Ortiz or Hafner.

Hafner has been really under preforming as of late

That really suxor for Orlando, didn't realize no one else from Baltimore is worthy enough to go. Although I would strongly consider Bedard. He has pitched well with many quality starts, and lost at least 4 wins because of thier stink ### bullpen. And replacing Pronk is probably a good move for Youk, although that adds too many Red Sox, that's why I brought up replacing Lowell, but if they all deserve to go....

 

[posty]

didn't realize no one else from Baltimore is worthy enough to go.

Didn't stop Ripken from making it most years...

 

[Billy Bats]

didn't realize no one else from Baltimore is worthy enough to go.

Didn't stop Ripken from making it most years...

Very true. And that's why I don't like the one player from every team rule. If your team sux, and no one deserves to go, then too %$*& bad. Let the guys who deserve to go get in and play. Question for everyone about all-star qualifications...I once had a debate over a few beers with some buddies for an all-star appearance. Some believed it was only on performance for the current half year, and some believed it should be judged on this half year, and include the second half of last year. What say you?

 

[posty]

didn't realize no one else from Baltimore is worthy enough to go.

Didn't stop Ripken from making it most years...

Very true. And that's why I don't like the one player from every team rule. If your team sux, and no one deserves to go, then too %$*& bad. Let the guys who deserve to go get in and play. Question for everyone about all-star qualifications...I once had a debate over a few beers with some buddies for an all-star appearance. Some believed it was only on performance for the current half year, and some believed it should be judged on this half year, and include the second half of last year. What say you?

I always voted as how they were playing for that particular year...

 

[posty]

National League Update...

1st Base

899,997 - Fielder, P. (Brewers)

876,849 - Pujols, A. (Cardinals)

801,419 - Garciaparra, N. (Dodgers)

539,563 - Lee, D. (Cubs)

488,392 - Delgado, C. (Mets)

2nd Base

930,123 - Utley, C. (Phillies)

668,802 - Kent, J. (Dodgers)

567,030 - Biggio, C. (Astros)

469,808 - Weeks, R. (Brewers)

367,015 - Valentin, J. (Mets)

Shortstop

1,017,893 - Reyes, J. (Mets)

761,471 - Hardy, J.J. (Brewers)

579,771 - Furcal, R. (Dodgers)

463,384 - Rollins, J. (Phillies)

427,338 - Renteria, E. (Braves)

3rd Base

1,055,723 - Wright, D. (Mets)

822,435 - Cabrera, M. (Marlins)

626,964 - Jones, C. (Braves)

491,570 - Ramirez, A. (Cubs)

448,005 - Rolen, S. (Cardinals)

Catcher

936,712 - Martin, R. (Dodgers)

814,870 - Lo Duca, P. (Mets)

585,344 - McCann, B. (Braves)

547,481 - Estrada, J. (Brewers)

480,958 - Molina, B. (Giants)

Outfield

1,343,727 - Beltran, C. (Mets)

1,169,419 - Griffey Jr., K. (Reds)

1,013,625 - Soriano, A. (Cubs)

893,159 - Bonds, B. (Giants)

749,646 - Jones, A. (Braves)

628,887 - Lee, C. (Astros)

512,317 - Holliday, M. (Rockies)

486,587 - Gonzalez, L. (Dodgers)

471,472 - Pierre, J. (Dodgers)

468,958 - Alou, M. (Mets)

444,752 - Francoeur, J. (Braves)

440,773 - Jenkins, G. (Brewers)

427,595 - Ethier, A. (Dodgers)

423,496 - Hall, B. (Brewers)

423,048 - Bay, J. (Pirates)

 

[Spock]

Here are my picks for the AL All Star squad as of right now. I made sure to have one rep from each team. NL to follow.

AL

C Martinez* Indians

C Posada Yankees

1B Morneau* Twins

1B Ortiz Red Sox

1B Teixeira Rangers

1B Hafner Indians

2B Polanco* Tigers

2B Pedroia Red Sox

3B Rodriguez* Yankees

3B Lowell Red Sox

SS Jeter* Yankees

SS Tejada Orioles

SS Guillen Tigers

OF Guerrero* Angels

OF Ordonez* Tigers

OF Ichiro* Mariners

OF Hunter Twins

OF Sheffield Tigers

OF Sizemore Indians

OF Swisher Athletics

P Pettitte Yankees

P Beckett Red Sox

P Halladay Blue Jays

P Shields Devil Rays

P Santana Twins

P Sabathia Indians

P Haren* Athletics

P Lackey Angels

P Meche Royals

P Jenks White Sox

P Rodriguez Angels

P Putz Mariners

Leyland is putting Verlander in the ASG. bet on it

He's far, faaaar more deserving than Pettitte anyways.

So is Kelvim Escobar.Verlander 8-2, 2.90 ERA, .217 BAA, 1CG, 1SO, 74K's/32BB

Escobar 8-3, 2.97 ERA, .231 BAA, 2CG, 1SO, 74K's/25BB

Pettitte 4-4, 2.93 ERA, .264 BAA, 0CG, 0SO, 50 K's/26BB

 

[shadyridr]

Here are my picks for the AL All Star squad as of right now. I made sure to have one rep from each team. NL to follow.

AL

C Martinez* Indians

C Posada Yankees

1B Morneau* Twins

1B Ortiz Red Sox

1B Teixeira Rangers

1B Hafner Indians

2B Polanco* Tigers

2B Pedroia Red Sox

3B Rodriguez* Yankees

3B Lowell Red Sox

SS Jeter* Yankees

SS Tejada Orioles

SS Guillen Tigers

OF Guerrero* Angels

OF Ordonez* Tigers

OF Ichiro* Mariners

OF Hunter Twins

OF Sheffield Tigers

OF Sizemore Indians

OF Swisher Athletics

P Pettitte Yankees

P Beckett Red Sox

P Halladay Blue Jays

P Shields Devil Rays

P Santana Twins

P Sabathia Indians

P Haren* Athletics

P Lackey Angels

P Meche Royals

P Jenks White Sox

P Rodriguez Angels

P Putz Mariners

Leyland is putting Verlander in the ASG. bet on it

He's far, faaaar more deserving than Pettitte anyways.

So is Kelvim Escobar.Verlander 8-2, 2.90 ERA, .217 BAA, 1CG, 1SO, 74K's/32BB

Escobar 8-3, 2.97 ERA, .231 BAA, 2CG, 1SO, 74K's/25BB

Pettitte 4-4, 2.93 ERA, .264 BAA, 0CG, 0SO, 50 K's/26BB

What are Bonderman's numbers? He deserves consideration too IMO

 

[posty]

Leyland is putting Verlander in the ASG. bet on it

He's far, faaaar more deserving than Pettitte anyways.

So is Kelvim Escobar.Verlander 8-2, 2.90 ERA, .217 BAA, 1CG, 1SO, 74K's/32BB

Escobar 8-3, 2.97 ERA, .231 BAA, 2CG, 1SO, 74K's/25BB

Pettitte 4-4, 2.93 ERA, .264 BAA, 0CG, 0SO, 50 K's/26BB

What are Bonderman's numbers? He deserves consideration too IMO

7-0, 3.92 ERA, .250 BAA, 0CG, 0ShO, 69K/15BB

 

[Bobcat10]

Leyland is putting Verlander in the ASG. bet on it

What will happen in Yankee fans hammer home Posada over IRod....will Leyland take IRod over VMart?

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

Leyland is putting Verlander in the ASG. bet on it

What will happen in Yankee fans hammer home Posada over IRod....will Leyland take IRod over VMart?

you bet he will.Tiger fan seem to be stuffing the ballot box quite well these days too, I think Polanco has taken the lead for 2b and Maggs in 4th, and every close to 3rd for OF.

 

[posty]

Leyland is putting Verlander in the ASG. bet on it

What will happen in Yankee fans hammer home Posada over IRod....will Leyland take IRod over VMart?

you bet he will.Tiger fan seem to be stuffing the ballot box quite well these days too, I think Polanco has taken the lead for 2b and Maggs in 4th, and every close to 3rd for OF.

Yes Upton has the numbers, but I think Polanco should be the starting 2B right now...

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

Leyland is putting Verlander in the ASG. bet on it

What will happen in Yankee fans hammer home Posada over IRod....will Leyland take IRod over VMart?

you bet he will.Tiger fan seem to be stuffing the ballot box quite well these days too, I think Polanco has taken the lead for 2b and Maggs in 4th, and every close to 3rd for OF.

Yes Upton has the numbers, but I think Polanco should be the starting 2B right now...

posty you got the current AL #'s handy? TIA

 

[posty]

Leyland is putting Verlander in the ASG. bet on it

What will happen in Yankee fans hammer home Posada over IRod....will Leyland take IRod over VMart?

He probably will, but shouldn't... Martinez numbers are much better than Rodriguez...

 

[posty]

American League Update...

1st Base

1,423,064 - Ortiz, D. (Red Sox)

736,786 - Morneau, J. (Twins)

469,491 - Casey, S. (Tigers)

468,327 - Giambi, J. (Yankees)

408,896 - Hafner, T. (Indians)

2nd Base

856,075 - Polanco, P. (Tigers)

717,817 - Cano, R. (Yankees)

450,776 - Pedroia, D. (Red Sox)

382,770 - Upton, B.J. (Devil Rays)

367,871 - Castillo, L. (Twins)

Shortstop

1,591,453 - Jeter, D. (Yankees)

597,633 - Guillen, C. (Tigers)

505,306 - Tejada, M. (Orioles)

425,674 - Lugo, J. (Red Sox)

349,105 - Cabrera, O. (Angels)

3rd Base

1,914,162 - Rodriguez, A. (Yankees)

715,382 - Lowell, M. (Red Sox)

375,968 - Inge, B. (Tigers)

249,883 - Beltre, A. (Mariners)

248,018 - Chavez, E. (Athletics)

Catcher

962,104 - Rodriguez, I. (Tigers)

806,452 - Posada, J. (Yankees)

756,957 - Varitek, J. (Red Sox)

731,805 - Mauer, J. (Twins)

429,076 - Martinez, V. (Indians)

Outfield

1,541,241 - Guerrero, V. (Angels)

1,098,497 - Ramirez, M. (Red Sox)

1,048,781 - Suzuki, I. (Mariners)

970,300 - Ordonez, M. (Tigers)

800,858 - Hunter, T. (Twins)

631,155 - Sizemore, G. (Indians)

630,255 - Sheffield, G. (Tigers)

561,613 - Abreu, B. (Yankees)

544,157 - Damon, J. (Yankees)

524,118 - Drew, J.D. (Red Sox)

493,827 - Matsui, H. (Yankees)

447,172 - Crisp, C. (Red Sox)

407,339 - Sosa, S. (Rangers)

342,338 - Crawford, C. (Devil Rays)

274,540 - Monroe, C. (Tigers)

 

[ThisGuy]

morneau

Posada/Martinez

Ordonez

All getting robbed.

 

[Spock]

American League Update...

1st Base

1,423,064 - Ortiz, D. (Red Sox)

736,786 - Morneau, J. (Twins)

469,491 - Casey, S. (Tigers)

468,327 - Giambi, J. (Yankees)

408,896 - Hafner, T. (Indians)

2nd Base

856,075 - Polanco, P. (Tigers)

717,817 - Cano, R. (Yankees)

450,776 - Pedroia, D. (Red Sox)

382,770 - Upton, B.J. (Devil Rays)

367,871 - Castillo, L. (Twins)

Shortstop

1,591,453 - Jeter, D. (Yankees)

597,633 - Guillen, C. (Tigers)

505,306 - Tejada, M. (Orioles)

425,674 - Lugo, J. (Red Sox)

349,105 - Cabrera, O. (Angels)

3rd Base

1,914,162 - Rodriguez, A. (Yankees)

715,382 - Lowell, M. (Red Sox)

375,968 - Inge, B. (Tigers)

249,883 - Beltre, A. (Mariners)

248,018 - Chavez, E. (Athletics)

Catcher

962,104 - Rodriguez, I. (Tigers)

806,452 - Posada, J. (Yankees)

756,957 - Varitek, J. (Red Sox)

731,805 - Mauer, J. (Twins)

429,076 - Martinez, V. (Indians)

Outfield

1,541,241 - Guerrero, V. (Angels)

1,098,497 - Ramirez, M. (Red Sox)

1,048,781 - Suzuki, I. (Mariners)

970,300 - Ordonez, M. (Tigers)

800,858 - Hunter, T. (Twins)

631,155 - Sizemore, G. (Indians)

630,255 - Sheffield, G. (Tigers)

561,613 - Abreu, B. (Yankees)

544,157 - Damon, J. (Yankees)

524,118 - Drew, J.D. (Red Sox)

493,827 - Matsui, H. (Yankees)

447,172 - Crisp, C. (Red Sox)

407,339 - Sosa, S. (Rangers)

342,338 - Crawford, C. (Devil Rays)

274,540 - Monroe, C. (Tigers)

What an F'n JOKE!

 

[shuke]

Leyland is putting Verlander in the ASG. bet on it

What will happen in Yankee fans hammer home Posada over IRod....will Leyland take IRod over VMart?

you bet he will.Tiger fan seem to be stuffing the ballot box quite well these days too, I think Polanco has taken the lead for 2b and Maggs in 4th, and every close to 3rd for OF.

Ordonez being 4th in OF voting is evidence of Tiger fans stuffing the ballot box?OK.

 

[shuke]

American League Update...

1st Base

1,423,064 - Ortiz, D. (Red Sox)

736,786 - Morneau, J. (Twins)

469,491 - Casey, S. (Tigers)

468,327 - Giambi, J. (Yankees)

408,896 - Hafner, T. (Indians)

2nd Base

856,075 - Polanco, P. (Tigers)

717,817 - Cano, R. (Yankees)

450,776 - Pedroia, D. (Red Sox)

382,770 - Upton, B.J. (Devil Rays)

367,871 - Castillo, L. (Twins)

Shortstop

1,591,453 - Jeter, D. (Yankees)

597,633 - Guillen, C. (Tigers)

505,306 - Tejada, M. (Orioles)

425,674 - Lugo, J. (Red Sox)

349,105 - Cabrera, O. (Angels)

3rd Base

1,914,162 - Rodriguez, A. (Yankees)

715,382 - Lowell, M. (Red Sox)

375,968 - Inge, B. (Tigers)

249,883 - Beltre, A. (Mariners)

248,018 - Chavez, E. (Athletics)

Catcher

962,104 - Rodriguez, I. (Tigers)

806,452 - Posada, J. (Yankees)

756,957 - Varitek, J. (Red Sox)

731,805 - Mauer, J. (Twins)

429,076 - Martinez, V. (Indians)

Outfield

1,541,241 - Guerrero, V. (Angels)

1,098,497 - Ramirez, M. (Red Sox)

1,048,781 - Suzuki, I. (Mariners)

970,300 - Ordonez, M. (Tigers)

800,858 - Hunter, T. (Twins)

631,155 - Sizemore, G. (Indians)

630,255 - Sheffield, G. (Tigers)

561,613 - Abreu, B. (Yankees)

544,157 - Damon, J. (Yankees)

524,118 - Drew, J.D. (Red Sox)

493,827 - Matsui, H. (Yankees)

447,172 - Crisp, C. (Red Sox)

407,339 - Sosa, S. (Rangers)

342,338 - Crawford, C. (Devil Rays)

274,540 - Monroe, C. (Tigers)

What an F'n JOKE!

He doesn't have a chance. What difference does it make?

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

Leyland is putting Verlander in the ASG. bet on it

What will happen in Yankee fans hammer home Posada over IRod....will Leyland take IRod over VMart?

you bet he will.Tiger fan seem to be stuffing the ballot box quite well these days too, I think Polanco has taken the lead for 2b and Maggs in 4th, and every close to 3rd for OF.

Ordonez being 4th in OF voting is evidence of Tiger fans stuffing the ballot box?OK.

 

[shuke]

Leyland is putting Verlander in the ASG. bet on it

What will happen in Yankee fans hammer home Posada over IRod....will Leyland take IRod over VMart?

you bet he will.Tiger fan seem to be stuffing the ballot box quite well these days too, I think Polanco has taken the lead for 2b and Maggs in 4th, and every close to 3rd for OF.

Ordonez being 4th in OF voting is evidence of Tiger fans stuffing the ballot box?OK.

Care to elaborate? Dude's batting .370 with 13 HRs and 64 RBI.

 

[Bobcat10]

Leyland is putting Verlander in the ASG. bet on it

What will happen in Yankee fans hammer home Posada over IRod....will Leyland take IRod over VMart?

you bet he will.Tiger fan seem to be stuffing the ballot box quite well these days too, I think Polanco has taken the lead for 2b and Maggs in 4th, and every close to 3rd for OF.

Ordonez being 4th in OF voting is evidence of Tiger fans stuffing the ballot box?OK.

Care to elaborate? Dude's batting .370 with 13 HRs and 64 RBI.

He had to have read your post wrong. It's real funny to see Casey and Inge third at their respective positions. I don't care that teams stuff the ballots hard for good players like Polanco and Ordonez, even IRod....but those same people voting for Casey and Inge are losers. Again, I'll default to the Michigan theory.

 

[Spock]

American League Update...

1st Base

1,423,064 - Ortiz, D. (Red Sox)

736,786 - Morneau, J. (Twins)

469,491 - Casey, S. (Tigers)

468,327 - Giambi, J. (Yankees)

408,896 - Hafner, T. (Indians)

2nd Base

856,075 - Polanco, P. (Tigers)

717,817 - Cano, R. (Yankees)

450,776 - Pedroia, D. (Red Sox)

382,770 - Upton, B.J. (Devil Rays)

367,871 - Castillo, L. (Twins)

Shortstop

1,591,453 - Jeter, D. (Yankees)

597,633 - Guillen, C. (Tigers)

505,306 - Tejada, M. (Orioles)

425,674 - Lugo, J. (Red Sox)

349,105 - Cabrera, O. (Angels)

3rd Base

1,914,162 - Rodriguez, A. (Yankees)

715,382 - Lowell, M. (Red Sox)

375,968 - Inge, B. (Tigers)

249,883 - Beltre, A. (Mariners)

248,018 - Chavez, E. (Athletics)

Catcher

962,104 - Rodriguez, I. (Tigers)

806,452 - Posada, J. (Yankees)

756,957 - Varitek, J. (Red Sox)

731,805 - Mauer, J. (Twins)

429,076 - Martinez, V. (Indians)

Outfield

1,541,241 - Guerrero, V. (Angels)

1,098,497 - Ramirez, M. (Red Sox)

1,048,781 - Suzuki, I. (Mariners)

970,300 - Ordonez, M. (Tigers)

800,858 - Hunter, T. (Twins)

631,155 - Sizemore, G. (Indians)

630,255 - Sheffield, G. (Tigers)

561,613 - Abreu, B. (Yankees)

544,157 - Damon, J. (Yankees)

524,118 - Drew, J.D. (Red Sox)

493,827 - Matsui, H. (Yankees)

447,172 - Crisp, C. (Red Sox)

407,339 - Sosa, S. (Rangers)

342,338 - Crawford, C. (Devil Rays)

274,540 - Monroe, C. (Tigers)

What an F'n JOKE!

He doesn't have a chance. What difference does it make?

Just the fact that a .205 hitter has more votes than Cabrera is sad.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

Leyland is putting Verlander in the ASG. bet on it

What will happen in Yankee fans hammer home Posada over IRod....will Leyland take IRod over VMart?

you bet he will.Tiger fan seem to be stuffing the ballot box quite well these days too, I think Polanco has taken the lead for 2b and Maggs in 4th, and every close to 3rd for OF.

Ordonez being 4th in OF voting is evidence of Tiger fans stuffing the ballot box?OK.

Care to elaborate? Dude's batting .370 with 13 HRs and 64 RBI.

He had to have read your post wrong. It's real funny to see Casey and Inge third at their respective positions. I don't care that teams stuff the ballots hard for good players like Polanco and Ordonez, even IRod....but those same people voting for Casey and Inge are losers. Again, I'll default to the Michigan theory.

So you would agree that tiger fans are stuffin the box then?They could have 3 starters, plus the #2 voted SS, the #3 voted 1b and 3b who dont deserve to be that high, and currently the #4 and #6 outfielder.

 

[PatsWillWin]

1,423,064 - Ortiz, D. (Red Sox)425,674 - Lugo, J. (Red Sox)

Good to see Ortiz getting 997,391 votes from non-Red Sox fans.

 

[Bobcat10]

Leyland is putting Verlander in the ASG. bet on it

What will happen in Yankee fans hammer home Posada over IRod....will Leyland take IRod over VMart?

you bet he will.Tiger fan seem to be stuffing the ballot box quite well these days too, I think Polanco has taken the lead for 2b and Maggs in 4th, and every close to 3rd for OF.

Ordonez being 4th in OF voting is evidence of Tiger fans stuffing the ballot box?OK.

Care to elaborate? Dude's batting .370 with 13 HRs and 64 RBI.

He had to have read your post wrong. It's real funny to see Casey and Inge third at their respective positions. I don't care that teams stuff the ballots hard for good players like Polanco and Ordonez, even IRod....but those same people voting for Casey and Inge are losers. Again, I'll default to the Michigan theory.

So you would agree that tiger fans are stuffin the box then?They could have 3 starters, plus the #2 voted SS, the #3 voted 1b and 3b who dont deserve to be that high, and currently the #4 and #6 outfielder.

Depends how everyone defines "stuffin". I'm just saying, when Detroit fans are filling out their ballots, for the most part they are choosing Tigers (hence Inge and Casey being on these lists). Not many of those 800K votes are coming from outside of Tiger Stadium. Maybe we can just blame the kids, right?IIRC, Dr Det was saying the Tigers have alot of road games coming up, so some of these numbers might shift. When does the voting end?

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

Leyland is putting Verlander in the ASG. bet on it

What will happen in Yankee fans hammer home Posada over IRod....will Leyland take IRod over VMart?

you bet he will.Tiger fan seem to be stuffing the ballot box quite well these days too, I think Polanco has taken the lead for 2b and Maggs in 4th, and every close to 3rd for OF.

Ordonez being 4th in OF voting is evidence of Tiger fans stuffing the ballot box?OK.

Care to elaborate? Dude's batting .370 with 13 HRs and 64 RBI.

He had to have read your post wrong. It's real funny to see Casey and Inge third at their respective positions. I don't care that teams stuff the ballots hard for good players like Polanco and Ordonez, even IRod....but those same people voting for Casey and Inge are losers. Again, I'll default to the Michigan theory.

So you would agree that tiger fans are stuffin the box then?They could have 3 starters, plus the #2 voted SS, the #3 voted 1b and 3b who dont deserve to be that high, and currently the #4 and #6 outfielder.

Depends how everyone defines "stuffin". I'm just saying, when Detroit fans are filling out their ballots, for the most part they are choosing Tigers (hence Inge and Casey being on these lists). Not many of those 800K votes are coming from outside of Tiger Stadium. Maybe we can just blame the kids, right?IIRC, Dr Det was saying the Tigers have alot of road games coming up, so some of these numbers might shift. When does the voting end?

After this weekends series with the Braves, they are home until after the AS break

 

[shuke]

American League Update...

1st Base

1,423,064 - Ortiz, D. (Red Sox)

736,786 - Morneau, J. (Twins)

469,491 - Casey, S. (Tigers)

468,327 - Giambi, J. (Yankees)

408,896 - Hafner, T. (Indians)

2nd Base

856,075 - Polanco, P. (Tigers)

717,817 - Cano, R. (Yankees)

450,776 - Pedroia, D. (Red Sox)

382,770 - Upton, B.J. (Devil Rays)

367,871 - Castillo, L. (Twins)

Shortstop

1,591,453 - Jeter, D. (Yankees)

597,633 - Guillen, C. (Tigers)

505,306 - Tejada, M. (Orioles)

425,674 - Lugo, J. (Red Sox)

349,105 - Cabrera, O. (Angels)

3rd Base

1,914,162 - Rodriguez, A. (Yankees)

715,382 - Lowell, M. (Red Sox)

375,968 - Inge, B. (Tigers)

249,883 - Beltre, A. (Mariners)

248,018 - Chavez, E. (Athletics)

Catcher

962,104 - Rodriguez, I. (Tigers)

806,452 - Posada, J. (Yankees)

756,957 - Varitek, J. (Red Sox)

731,805 - Mauer, J. (Twins)

429,076 - Martinez, V. (Indians)

Outfield

1,541,241 - Guerrero, V. (Angels)

1,098,497 - Ramirez, M. (Red Sox)

1,048,781 - Suzuki, I. (Mariners)

970,300 - Ordonez, M. (Tigers)

800,858 - Hunter, T. (Twins)

631,155 - Sizemore, G. (Indians)

630,255 - Sheffield, G. (Tigers)

561,613 - Abreu, B. (Yankees)

544,157 - Damon, J. (Yankees)

524,118 - Drew, J.D. (Red Sox)

493,827 - Matsui, H. (Yankees)

447,172 - Crisp, C. (Red Sox)

407,339 - Sosa, S. (Rangers)

342,338 - Crawford, C. (Devil Rays)

274,540 - Monroe, C. (Tigers)

What an F'n JOKE!

He doesn't have a chance. What difference does it make?

Just the fact that a .205 hitter has more votes than Cabrera is sad.

We're talking about the 4th and 5th place vote receivers at a position that is dominated by one of the game's bigges stars. Who gives a ####? I swear, I wonder sometimes if you guys just started watching baseball last week. This is the All-Star game. It's not the All-Statistics game. Fans vote for the starters. Deal with it.

 

[shuke]

Leyland is putting Verlander in the ASG. bet on it

What will happen in Yankee fans hammer home Posada over IRod....will Leyland take IRod over VMart?

you bet he will.Tiger fan seem to be stuffing the ballot box quite well these days too, I think Polanco has taken the lead for 2b and Maggs in 4th, and every close to 3rd for OF.

Ordonez being 4th in OF voting is evidence of Tiger fans stuffing the ballot box?OK.

Care to elaborate? Dude's batting .370 with 13 HRs and 64 RBI.

He had to have read your post wrong. It's real funny to see Casey and Inge third at their respective positions. I don't care that teams stuff the ballots hard for good players like Polanco and Ordonez, even IRod....but those same people voting for Casey and Inge are losers. Again, I'll default to the Michigan theory.

So you would agree that tiger fans are stuffin the box then?They could have 3 starters, plus the #2 voted SS, the #3 voted 1b and 3b who dont deserve to be that high, and currently the #4 and #6 outfielder.

What does any of that have to do with you pointing out that Ordenez is currently 4th?

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

Leyland is putting Verlander in the ASG. bet on it

What will happen in Yankee fans hammer home Posada over IRod....will Leyland take IRod over VMart?

you bet he will.Tiger fan seem to be stuffing the ballot box quite well these days too, I think Polanco has taken the lead for 2b and Maggs in 4th, and every close to 3rd for OF.

Ordonez being 4th in OF voting is evidence of Tiger fans stuffing the ballot box?OK.

Care to elaborate? Dude's batting .370 with 13 HRs and 64 RBI.

He had to have read your post wrong. It's real funny to see Casey and Inge third at their respective positions. I don't care that teams stuff the ballots hard for good players like Polanco and Ordonez, even IRod....but those same people voting for Casey and Inge are losers. Again, I'll default to the Michigan theory.

So you would agree that tiger fans are stuffin the box then?They could have 3 starters, plus the #2 voted SS, the #3 voted 1b and 3b who dont deserve to be that high, and currently the #4 and #6 outfielder.

What does any of that have to do with you pointing out that Ordenez is currently 4th?

I dunno, he's a tiger?

 

[posty]

Voting ends at midnight ET Thursday...

The current results...

NATIONAL LEAGUE

1st Base

1,453,716 - Fielder, P. (Brewers)

1,198,288 - Pujols, A. (Cardinals)

1,011,372 - Garciaparra, N. (Dodgers)

644,553 - Lee, D. (Cubs)

636,175 - Delgado, C. (Mets)

2nd Base

1,289,300 - Utley, C. (Phillies)

861,828 - Kent, J. (Dodgers)

746,770 - Biggio, C. (Astros)

733,546 - Weeks, R. (Brewers)

477,560 - Valentin, J. (Mets)

Shortstop

1,365,011 - Reyes, J. (Mets)

1,152,337 - Hardy, J.J. (Brewers)

750,366 - Furcal, R. (Dodgers)

595,127 - Rollins, J. (Phillies)

571,467 - Eckstein, D. (Cardinals)

3rd Base

1,424,927 - Wright, D. (Mets)

1,142,304 - Cabrera, M. (Marlins)

773,277 - Jones, C. (Braves)

625,073 - Rolen, S. (Cardinals)

593,356 - Ramirez, A. (Cubs)

Catcher

1,290,950 - Martin, R. (Dodgers)

1,077,836 - Lo Duca, P. (Mets)

850,316 - Estrada, J. (Brewers)

715,809 - McCann, B. (Braves)

687,937 - Molina, B. (Giants)

Outfield

1,698,217 - Beltran, C. (Mets)

1,640,575 - Griffey Jr., K. (Reds)

1,332,581 - Soriano, A. (Cubs)

1,213,423 - Bonds, B. (Giants)

916,334 - Jones, A. (Braves)

865,638 - Holliday, M. (Rockies)

808,666 - Lee, C. (Astros)

700,761 - Jenkins, G. (Brewers)

679,755 - Hall, B. (Brewers)

638,702 - Gonzalez, L. (Dodgers)

608,828 - Pierre, J. (Dodgers)

582,721 - Hart, C. (Brewers)

579,502 - Alou, M. (Mets)

560,137 - Edmonds, J. (Cardinals)

548,260 - Ethier, A. (Dodgers)

AMERICAN LEAGUE

1st Base

1,810,440 - Ortiz, D. (Red Sox)

1,063,173 - Morneau, J. (Twins)

688,613 - Casey, S. (Tigers)

588,403 - Giambi, J. (Yankees)

502,385 - Hafner, T. (Indians)

2nd Base

1,269,717 - Polanco, P. (Tigers)

965,712 - Cano, R. (Yankees)

585,544 - Pedroia, D. (Red Sox)

529,031 - Castillo, L. (Twins)

490,389 - Upton, B.J. (Devil Rays)

Shortstop

2,127,177 - Jeter, D. (Yankees)

877,976 - Guillen, C. (Tigers)

624,457 - Tejada, M. (Orioles)

512,632 - Cabrera, O. (Angels)

509,433 - Lugo, J. (Red Sox)

3rd Base

2,542,551 - Rodriguez, A. (Yankees)

892,356 - Lowell, M. (Red Sox)

572,441 - Inge, B. (Tigers)

325,159 - Chavez, E. (Athletics)

320,803 - Beltre, A. (Mariners)

Catcher

1,362,506 - Rodriguez, I. (Tigers)

1,111,926 - Posada, J. (Yankees)

951,664 - Mauer, J. (Twins)

939,626 - Varitek, J. (Red Sox)

566,668 - Martinez, V. (Indians)

Outfield

2,043,824 - Guerrero, V. (Angels)

1,445,899 - Ordonez, M. (Tigers)

1,409,762 - Suzuki, I. (Mariners)

1,386,522 - Ramirez, M. (Red Sox)

1,085,445 - Hunter, T. (Twins)

957,823 - Sheffield, G. (Tigers)

802,752 - Sizemore, G. (Indians)

746,290 - Abreu, B. (Yankees)

708,877 - Damon, J. (Yankees)

666,546 - Matsui, H. (Yankees)

640,889 - Drew, J.D. (Red Sox)

559,339 - Crisp, C. (Red Sox)

515,440 - Sosa, S. (Rangers)

434,507 - Crawford, C. (Devil Rays)

392,096 - Monroe, C. (Tigers)

 

[shadyridr]

My final picks:

AL

C Martinez* Indians

C Posada Yankees

1B Morneau* Twins

1B Ortiz Red Sox

1B Teixeira Rangers

1B Youkilis Red Sox

2B Roberts* Orioles

2B Upton Devil Rays

3B Rodriguez* Yankees

3B Lowell Red Sox

SS Jeter* Yankees

SS Cabrera Angels

SS Guillen Tigers

OF Guerrero* Angels

OF Ordonez* Tigers

OF Ichiro* Mariners

OF Hunter Twins

OF Sheffield Tigers

OF Sizemore Indians

OF Swisher Athletics

P Verlander Tigers

P Beckett Red Sox

P Halladay Blue Jays

P Shields Devil Rays

P Santana Twins

P Sabathia Indians

P Haren* Athletics

P Lackey Angels

P Meche Royals

P Jenks White Sox

P Rodriguez Angels

P Putz Mariners

NL

C Martin* Dodgers

C McCann Braves

1B Fielder* Brewers

1B Pujols Cardinals

1B Lee Cubs

1B Gonzalez Padres

2B Utley* Phillies

2B Hudson Diamondbacks

3B Cabrera* Marlins

3B Wright Mets

3B Zimmerman Nationals

SS Hardy* Brewers

SS Reyes Mets

SS Rollins Phillies

SS Renteria Braves

OF Lee* Astros

OF Holliday* Mets

OF Soriano Cubs

OF Griffey Jr* Reds

OF Bonds Giants

OF Bay Pirates

P Maine Mets

P Hamels Phillies

P Peavy* Padres

P Hill Cubs

P Webb Diamondbacks

P Oswalt Astros

P Penny Dodgers

P Fuentes Rockies

P Hoffman Padres

P Cordero Brewers

P Wagner Mets

Im sure I may have missed one or two guys

 

[Greco]

Maggs is the ####.