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Baseball All-Star voting ends tonight, post your choices
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y2014/ballot.jsp?sponsor=experian&tcid=ASG14_experian_homepage-mediawalls ^ | July 3, 2014 | Charles Henrickson

Posted on 07/03/2014 2:20:36 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson

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A few random comments: Gomez is as deserving as Stanton or Puig to be an NL OF starter, but I could only pick two of those three to go along with McCutcheon. For AL DH, Martinez is just as deserving as Encarnacion, so I think that one could go either way. Strongest position so far this year: NL 1B. Hardest team to find anyone All-Star worthy: New York Mets. And notice: No Jeter. I wouldn't mind if he is on the team, as sort of a whole-career tribute, but his performance this year is just so-so.
1 posted on 07/03/2014 2:20:36 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson
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Altuve is getting short shrift (no pun intended) because he is attached to a bottom tier team. He is an amazing ball player.


2 posted on 07/03/2014 2:28:08 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Obama sends U.S. Marines to pick up his dog & basketballs. Benghazi? Nope.)
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I remember at Fenway Park during the 1970s, they'd hand out the All-Star ballots to all the people in the stands. By the 8th inning, thousands of these paper ballots would come cascading from the upper deck like a ticker-tape parade.

I miss those days. Hot dogs were only about 75 cents and they would sell you beer without checking for your ID. I think it was $1.25.

3 posted on 07/03/2014 2:28:24 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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Altuve may be the only ballplayer shorter than me. I agree he is having a great year.


4 posted on 07/03/2014 2:33:50 PM PDT by darkangel82
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McGehee deserves the nod as the backup at 3B. He’s leading the position in BA, hits, doubles, rbi’s, BA w/ RSP, and fielding percentage. He’s done a great job of making pitchers pay for pitching around Stanton.


5 posted on 07/03/2014 2:33:50 PM PDT by FlJoePa ("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
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Altuve is having a fantastic year. But Cano is having about as good a year, and I give the nod to him for consistent excellence over many years.

Kinsler is also having an All-Star type year. Strong position for the AL.

6 posted on 07/03/2014 2:35:11 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson
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Todd Frazier is a great story.


7 posted on 07/03/2014 2:35:30 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement ("World Peace 1.20.09.")
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3B is a relatively weak position for the NL this year. In looking for a backup behind Frazier, there is really no one having a definite All-Star year. But I give the nod to Carpenter because he’s doing just as well as any of the other possibilities, and he had a very strong season last year.


8 posted on 07/03/2014 2:38:41 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson
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All-Star games. The silliest invention known to man........
Waste of time and energy.


9 posted on 07/03/2014 2:39:42 PM PDT by SECURE AMERICA (I am an American Not a Republican or a Democrat.)
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Glad you picked Richards....he's deserving.

He's young..but pretty poised and polished. Knows what he's doing....He's got a good support system with Weave and Young around....

10 posted on 07/03/2014 2:40:50 PM PDT by Osage Orange (I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be controlling it.)
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And yet you took the time and energy to comment on how it is a waste of time and energy. ;^)


11 posted on 07/03/2014 2:41:32 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson
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Rajai Davis has been getting it done on both sides of the plate lately.

VIDEO: Rajai Davis hits walk-off grand slam against Athletics
12 posted on 07/03/2014 2:42:29 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin.)
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Not sure it qualifies as an “invention”...but it’s totally messed up that the common Sheeple get to decide who get’s to play. Heck....in a way reminds me of our elections.


13 posted on 07/03/2014 2:43:42 PM PDT by Osage Orange (I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be controlling it.)
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Yadi!


14 posted on 07/03/2014 2:48:28 PM PDT by chae (The Lannisters send their regards--Game of Thrones)
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Lots of worthy players out there.


15 posted on 07/03/2014 2:49:28 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin.)
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McGehee is leading MLB in RISP at .398 - I’d just like to see him get a nod for putting together a solid season. As for the outfield, anyone who doesn’t vote for Stanton hasn’t seen him play.


16 posted on 07/03/2014 2:50:16 PM PDT by FlJoePa ("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
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Yadi is the gold standard at catcher. I get to see him play all the time, being here in St. Louis. However, Yadi’s offensive numbers are a little down this year, and Lucroy is having an incredible year. So I’ve got Lucroy as my starter and Yadi as a backup. But it wouldn’t be a disgrace if it ends up the other way around, as it probably will.


17 posted on 07/03/2014 2:59:47 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson
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Stanton definitely should be on the team. The only question is, as a starter or a backup? McCutcheon is the best all-around OF in the NL. The other two spots could equally go to Stanton, Puig, or Gomez, take your pick.

Stanton's tape-measure moonshots are impressive, of course. But the most impressive HR I've seen this year was a line-drive laser to right he hit a week or two ago that looked like it would be a single but kept carrying and went over the fence. Jaw-dropping. I couldn't believe my eyes.

18 posted on 07/03/2014 3:04:31 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson
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Last year I was at a game and watched him hit a ball that was head high - between the SS and second base - that hit the wall on one hop. It seemed to defy physics.


19 posted on 07/03/2014 3:12:48 PM PDT by FlJoePa ("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
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I used to see Willie McCovey and Willie Stargell hit jaw-dropping bullets like that.


20 posted on 07/03/2014 3:15:21 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson
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