All-Star Rosters

No, what's laughable is having to have pitchers bat in a freaking All-Star Game. Ridiculous.

It made me ill to sit there and here all those ESPN talking heads bitch about Beckett, Schilling and Randy Johnson not making it. Yeah, the Red Sox and Yankees really take it up the you-know-what when it comes to honors and attention. Spare me.

 

Well, aside from average, statswise, the two are pretty equal. Pudge also has a better percentage caught stealing.

 

I would say yes he should have made it. 10 wins as a rookie puts him either tied for first or second for wins in the AL.


But I'm almost glad he didn't get (as a looser Tigers fanboy). He can rest now and be ready for the second half of the season.

 

You mean to tell me they complained about the Unit not making it? Oh, my god...

 

Yup. Although I have no dealings with the organization (prep writer), I wouldn't be surprised if they forced employees to vote during work hours. Is that a common practice?

Bay went from the top-20 to a top vote-getter in a matter of weeks...hmmm. Can't complain about Freddy Sanchez, though (hitting .363, including .491 versus LHP).

 

How they pick Mark Redman over Liriano is beyond me. Grudzilanek should be KC's lone representative. 

 

Liriano has been the best pitcher in the A.L. this year. Him and Papelbon will go neck and neck for ROY.

 

These two are in the "fans vote" for the extra roster spot. But they will not get it over Billy Wanger.

 

Yep. And can you imagine the outcry from the East Coast if Liriano gets ROY over Papeljesus? They think the AL Central is a Class AAA league to begin with.

 

ESPN is the northeast's sports channel...the rest of America just gets it on their cable package, kind of like WGN outside the Great Lakes region. I don't think it offers much to the rest of America outside of live event coverage, partially because they'd rather have Randy Johnson on the team than Liriano, Verlander or anyone else, really.

That said, Redman is laughable. Grudzielanek would've been a much better pick. And while Kenny Rogers is a solid pick, it's pretty bad to see a 10-win pitcher like Verlander snubbed.

I suppose fan balloting is good for attendance and interest, but it's not very good at selecting worthy starters.

 

No Verlander and no Liriano is fucking ridiculous.

I thought the idea was to win the game...

 

Verlander is in the running for the final pick voting.

What's a joke is that the White Sox got five players in the game (but no starters).