All-Star Voting Update

[Obst]

Poor Matt Joyce, this guy really deserves a starting spot. Too bad Nick Swisher and Brett Gardner probably have more votes than him.

 

[EmpireWF]

Tulo over Reyes? I know he has the HRs and 14 more RBIs, but that's it. NY'ers gotta get their shit together.

 

[NAHSTE]

6 Yankees in the starting lineup. Awesome.

Especially for fans of NL teams. Thanks for the help with securing home field advantage, fuckhead Yankees fans. Go ahead and let Jeter start the game. You sure you don't want Nick Swisher and Jorge Posada out there too? Couldn't hurt.

 

[nflman2033]

I hope Brandon Phillips gets the start.

 

[A Tasty Burgerr]

Does voting determine just the starter or the bench too?

 

[Obst]

Does voting determine just the starter or the bench too?

Just starters.

 

[EmpireWF]

Managers pick the bench.

 

[NAHSTE]

What's good about the game is that the starters only play an inning or two, so it really doesn't matter. By the time the game is being decided it comes down to the players that should be out there.

But it is hilarious how single minded the AL voting is so far. It's like these fucks have never watched a random MLB game that didn't involve their team.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Starters used to play the whole game, up until the 70's.

Its funny, when it meant nothing, the managers and players treated it like warfare. Now the game has meaning, and they PH for Pujols with Sean Casey.

 

[NAHSTE]

Starters used to play the whole game, up until the 70's.

Its funny, when it meant nothing, the managers and players treated it like warfare. Now the game has meaning, and they PH for Pujols with Sean Casey.

Ask Ray Fosse how the whole warfare thing worked out for everybody. And don't you ever besmirch The Mayor, ever again.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Ask Ray Fosse how the whole warfare thing worked out for everybody. And don't you ever besmirch The Mayor, ever again.

I love Sean Casey.

He's doing the Reds games this weekend because Welsh is off. Make sure you watch for a few innings, he's awesomely bad to the point its entertaining.

 

[dave]

All-star voting is stupid.

 

[NAHSTE]

All-star voting is stupid.

Canada is stupid.

 

[dave]

Canada is stupid.

Hey ... points for spelling Canada correctly.

 

[nflman2033]

I love Sean Casey.

He's doing the Reds games this weekend because Welsh is off. Make sure you watch for a few innings, he's awesomely bad to the point its entertaining.

Cool that should be interesting, never been a huge fan of Welsh anyway. Is he going to be with thom.

 

[Goober]

I know what your talking about, the only thing I think Phillips has on Weeks is defense. The only reason why Weeks has 23 RBI's is because he is hitting leadoff. He shouldn't be a leadoff hitter because of the power that he has. If he was hitting #5, you could be looking at a .290/30/90 type hitter, while Phillips is like a .275/20/80 type hitter.

Like you said though, both will probably make so it's not a big deal.

The three hitters that hit in front of Rickie Weeks are the pitcher, Carlos Gomez, and Yuniesky Betancourt. If that's not enough to throw the RBIs out the window, I don't know what is. Weeks has a significant advantage in wOBA also.

 

[nflman2033]

It is impossible for me to discuss this without being bias, but I look at it like this. Phillips has comparable offensive numbers, albeit clearly lower, no one is comparable defensively to Phillips.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Cool that should be interesting, never been a huge fan of Welsh anyway. Is he going to be with thom.

Welsh has the weekend off. I think Casey is doing two games, I'm not sure if the Reds are on FOX Saturday again or not. Brenneman is working, yes.

I don't really like Welsh either, or Brantley. Both are too "folksy" for my tastes, but I suppose that plays well in Kentucky and Indiana.

Brenneman sucks this year. He's normally very good, upper echelon imo, but he's been weird this season. He was never a "rooter", but now he roots hard. I hate that. He also does odd shit like makes his calls before the play develops..."ground ball, this will will be out number two, Vottto up ne- NO! He bobbles it! Phillips is safe!"......"This one is popped up, one away. Wait, its out of play. 0-1." He never used to do that.

 

[nflman2033]

Welsh has the weekend off. I think Casey is doing two games, I'm not sure if the Reds are on FOX Saturday again or not. Brenneman is working, yes.

I don't really like Welsh either, or Brantley. Both are too "folksy" for my tastes, but I suppose that plays well in Kentucky and Indiana.

Brenneman sucks this year. He's normally very good, upper echelon imo, but he's been weird this season. He was never a "rooter", but now he roots hard. I hate that. He also does odd shit like makes his calls before the play develops..."ground ball, this will will be out number two, Vottto up ne- NO! He bobbles it! Phillips is safe!"......"This one is popped up, one away. Wait, its out of play. 0-1." He never used to do that.

Yeah but for years we have had horrible tv announces, so a bad thom is better than the alternative.


I wish tv and radio were synchronized so I can listen to Marty and watch.

 

[Goober]

Yeah but for years we have had horrible tv announces, so a bad thom is better than the alternative.


I wish tv and radio were synchronized so I can listen to Marty and watch.

I think this is how all baseball fans feel. Or at least Brewer fans. Bob Uecker>All imo. Of course you really can't have a discussion on who has the best radio guy, because each fan romanticizes the announcer that they grew up listening to on the radio.