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06/29: Vote Or Die

Posted by: James

No, seriously, Puffy will hurt you if you don't vote.

It saddens me to no end that the current starting catcher (Varitek) for the AL All-Star team is the guy who comes in second to last in OPS among qualified catcher. What's worse than that? The guy behind him (I-Rod) in the voting is third to last. Wow. Come on people, show the guy hitting .392/.458/.538 some love! And if not him, I can think of two other guys, at least, who deserve your vote.

If you haven't filled out your ballot, I strongly suggest you read this post by Cliff over at Bronx Banter. Mr. Corcoran outlines each position and all the major candidates and spells out who's the best of the bunch. Definitely worth the time.

Finally, if you can, go vote for Cano as your starting 2B. Fans across the country might (and probably will) stop voting for him now that he's hurt and due to a late surge, someone else could be announced as the starter. Let's make sure that doesn't happen.

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Seamus wrote:

I agree on the catcher issue, but it's also important to realize that the All-Star game is a fan's game. Great numbers make a great player but it's the fans who make you a star.

If only Barry Bonds could've realized that sometime in his career :/

06/29 14:48:08

James wrote:

Seamus, I get you on the fan's game point. I'm not really upset about why people are voting for Varitek and I-Rod - it's understandable. Varitek is the Sox' version of Jeter and I-Rod is well, he's one of the best in a long time so he gets the default vote.

What saddens me is that because Mauer is quietly putting up his numbers in Minnesota, a lot of casual fans overlooked how good he has been. I'm sure that will change soon in his career (at least, one hopes) but still... Also, to a lesser extent, I've never thought Jorge has gotten the respect that he really deserves for what he has done in his career and I was hoping for more of a showing for him in his rebound year.

06/29 15:07:19

Patrick wrote:

I voted early and I voted for Posada. I don't think he's received the credit he's deserved, either. He's been a great, all around catcher for a long time.

06/29 15:13:51

James wrote:

And this year, he's even blocking the plate correctly ;)

06/29 15:22:56

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