All-Star Voting

[mweir145]

I really don't see why Crede made the team. It's not like he has to be on the team (the squad already has a backup 3B and the White Sox are represented by Quentin already). Longoria/Lowell would of been better choices at the 3B position and Miguel Cabrera, Abreu, Dye or Vlad would've been better all around choices. Also Ryan Dempster over Cole Hamels and Santana is just messed up. I really don't understand that decision. Alot of people say that Santana is having a down year but the guy still has an ERA of 2.96 and 109 K's

Crede was voted in by the players, so blame them I guess. It also looks like Santana and Hamels lost out to Dempster due to their win/loss record.

[ldmariodl28]

I went with Longoria in the AL (I have loved this guy from the beggining) & Wright from the NL basically as a hometown pick. I cant have Wagner as our only representive when I dont even like him.

[AussieDodger]

David Wright for both the AL and NL.

Is that a futuristic vote for when Minaya goes bonkers and trades him to Oakland for Carlos Gonzalez?
Sweet

[AussieDodger]

I voted for Giambi and Corey Hart

That moustache MUST make it to the all-star game.

[Syler]

AL- Jermaine Dye

NL- David Wright (I'm a homer, Wright's having a better year than Hart, Lee, and Rowand, and I'd find it appalling if Wagner was our lone AS rep.)

[WaCougMBS]

I really don't see why Crede made the team. It's not like he has to be on the team (the squad already has a backup 3B and the White Sox are represented by Quentin already). Longoria/Lowell would of been better choices at the 3B position and Miguel Cabrera, Abreu, Dye or Vlad would've been better all around choices. Also Ryan Dempster over Cole Hamels and Santana is just messed up. I really don't understand that decision. Alot of people say that Santana is having a down year but the guy still has an ERA of 2.96 and 109 K's

Crede was voted in by the players, so blame them I guess. It also looks like Santana and Hamels lost out to Dempster due to their win/loss record.

Both should probably be in (Santana because of market, and Hamels because of combined stats), but I guess it is hard to keep a guy like Dempster out with things going the way they have for him most of this season. Ah, the fickle fans...

[mweir145]

It's possible that a lot of the players simply like Dempster more, too. Seems like a funny guy.

[Old_Style]

It's possible that a lot of the players simply like Dempster more, too. Seems like a funny guy.

Could be.
He's alright for a Canadien....

[raiders_umpire]

Longoria Burrell

[thedude]

I'm just tired of seeing Jeter starting and Varitek even being on the team (yes the players voted him in but still). It's just like the NBA when you see the same players every year too, and people get voted in the year AFTER they break out, not necessarily when they're playing their best.

Jeter is not having a great year, but the AL shortstops are all having terrible years. Besides it is somewhat fitting that Jeter should be the starting shortstop in the final All Star Game at Yankee Stadium.

Varitek is only a three time all-star. He isn't having a great year, but he has been screwed in the past (2004 comes to mind). Mauer is really the only AL catcher who is having an all star caliber year.