<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>American League Starters Pos Player B/T Age Games1B David Ortiz, BOS L/L 30 32B Mark Loretta, BOS R/R 34 23B Alex Rodriguez, NYY R/R 30 9SS Derek Jeter, NYY R/R 32 7C Ivan Rodriguez, DET L/R 23 1OF Vladimir Guerrero, LAA R/R 30 7OF Manny Ramirez, BOS R/R 34 8OF Ichiro Suzuki, SEA L/R 32 6American League Pitchers Pos Player B/T Age GamesSP Mark Buerhle, CWS L/L 27 3SP Jose Contreras, CWS R/R 34 1SP Roy Halladay, TOR R/R 29 2SP Scott Kazmir, TB L/L 22 1SP Mark Redman, KC L/L 32 1SP Kenny Rogers, DET L/L 41 3SP Johan Santana, MIN L/L 27 2SP Barry Zito, OAK L/L 28 2 Pos Player B/T Age GamesRP Bobby Jenks, CWS R/R 25 1RP Jon Papelbon, BOS R/R 25 1RP Mariano Rivera, NYY R/R 36 6RP B.J. Ryan, TOR L/L 30 2American League ReservesPos Player B/T Age Games1B Paul Konerko, CWS R/R 30 31B Jim Thome, CWS L/R 35 52B Robinson Cano, NYY ? L/R 23 12B Jose Lopez, SEA ? R/R 22 13B Troy Glaus, TOR R/R 29 4SS Miguel Tejada, BAL R/R 30 4SS Michael Young, TEX R/R 29 3C Joe Mauer, MIN L/R 23 1OF Jermaine Dye, CWS R/R 32 2OF Alex Rios, TOR ? R/R 25 1OF Gary Matthews, Jr., TEX ? S/R 31 1OF Grady Sizemore, CLE L/L 23 1OF Vernon Wells, TOR R/R 27 2 National League StartersPos Player B/T Age Games1B Albert Pujols, STL R/R 26 52B Chase Utley, PHI L/R 27 13B David Wright, NYM R/R 23 1SS Jose Reyes, NYM S/R 23 1C Paul Lo Duca, NYM R/R 34 4OF Jason Bay, PIT R/R 27 1OF Carlos Beltran, NYM S/R 29 3OF Alfonso Soriano, WSH R/R 30 5National League Pitchers Pos Player B/T Age GamesSP Carlos Zambrano, CHC S/R 25 2SP Bronson Arroyo, CIN R/R 29 1SP Brad Penny, LAD R/R 28 1SP Tom Glavine, NYM L/L 40 7SP Pedro Martinez, NYM R/R 34 4SP Chris Carpenter, STL R/R 31 2SP Jason Schmidt, SF R/R 33 2 Pos Player B/T Age GamesRP Brian Fuentes, COL L/L 30 1RP Derrick Turnbow, MIL R/R 28 1RP Tom Gordon, PHI R/R 38 3RP Trevor Hoffman, SD R/R 38 5National League ReservesPos Player B/T Age Games1B Lance Berkman, HOU S/L 30 41B Ryan Howard, PHI L/L 26 12B Dan Uggla, FLA R/R 26 13B Miguel Cabrera, FLA R/R 23 33B Freddy Sanchez, PIT R/R 28 13B Scott Rolen, STL R/R 31 4SS Edgar Renteria, ATL R/R 30 5C Brian McCann, ATL L/R 22 1OF Andruw Jones, ATL R/R 29 5OF Matt Holliday, COL R/R 26 1OF Carlos Lee, MIL R/R 29 2</div>Thoughts? Snubs?Personally Im happy with 6 Mets getting in. The rosters look good to me IMO, I would have liked to see either Wagner or Delgado also but I cant complain. Final Vote here - http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article...r2006&fext=.jspVote in Wagner
2 pirates is retarded. they are almost as bad as the cubsMark redman should not have made the team, it should have been mark grudz for KC
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bobferg @ Jul 2 2006, 04:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>2 pirates is retarded. they are almost as bad as the cubsMark redman should not have made the team, it should have been mark grudz for KC</div>Someone had to go from KC. Maybe Grudzielanek was more deserving then Redman, but he wasnt more deserving then Lopez or Cano.
Im happy with 6 also but Delgado was snubbed. His having another of his great seasons and he's helped the mets out tremendously. I understand Billy because he hasnt been dominant but Delgado should be in there.
Isn't Cano on the DL?It's Boston/NYY vs. NYM basically... MLB all-star voting is the worst by far, the Pro Bowl and NBA are bad but not even close to this bad.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (chang @ Jul 3 2006, 12:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Isn't Cano on the DL?It's Boston/NYY vs. NYM basically... MLB all-star voting is the worst by far, the Pro Bowl and NBA are bad but not even close to this bad.</div>How is it wrong though? The Best team in the NL by 3.5 Games doesnt deserve 5-6 All-Stars?Is David Wright not the best 3rd Baseman in the NL?Is Carlos Beltran not one of the top 3 outfielders?Is Jose Reyes not the best Shortstop/Lead-off hitter?Are Pedro/Glavine not worthy?I can admit Lo Duca probably isnt deserving over McCann and Barrett, but the other 5 are plenty worthy of going.And Yes, Cano is on the DL, thats why they already named his replacement (Jose Lopez from Seattle)
<span style="color:#6600CC">Liriano.9-1....94 K's....1.99 ERA.......I already went to MLB.com and cast my 25 "fan votes" for him. </span>
barrett should be in just for the fact that he hit that faggot in the face. I disagree with beltron, i can name 3 outfielders better then him, but he is not as bad of a starter as there has been in the past.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>I disagree with beltron, i can name 3 outfielders better then him, but he is not as bad of a starter as there has been in the past.</div>.293/.400/.639, 24 HR, 64 RBI2 Errors, .990 Fielding Percentage, 5 Outfield Assists12 Stolen BasesName 3 Better
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (chang @ Jul 3 2006, 04:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Isn't Cano on the DL?It's Boston/NYY vs. NYM basically...</div>Cano is on the DL, but I believe he will be off of it soon.And it's Boston/NYY vs. NYM and Andruw Jones.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bobferg @ Jul 3 2006, 07:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>barrett should be in just for the fact that he hit that faggot in the face.</div> He deserves to go. Kenny Rodgers went to the game last year with a pending 20-game suspension for attacking 2 cameraman. And yeah, A.J. is a fag. He kicked the Gaints trainer in the dick when he was w/ SF.
Liriano can still make it. He's one of the players in the Last man voted by the fans. Wagner, Nomar, and some others are also in it.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GotSkillz52 @ Jul 4 2006, 12:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Liriano can still make it. He's one of the players in the Last man voted by the fans. Wagner, Nomar, and some others are also in it.</div>Yeah I voted for him a bunch of times. 9-1 this season..
This is a freaking joke. I hate this whole "atleast one player from each team rule". Mark Redman? Gimme a break! Mark Redman is going to the All-Star game, but Mike Mussina and Curt Schilling arent? BS.+25 votes for Liriano.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ST34LTH @ Jul 4 2006, 01:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>This is a freaking joke. I hate this whole "atleast one player from each team rule". Mark Redman? Gimme a break! Mark Redman is going to the All-Star game, but Mike Mussina and Curt Schilling arent? BS.+25 votes for Liriano.</div>You could make a case for both Verlander and Liriano also on the All-Star Team.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Nomar, Liriano lead way in Final VoteBy Mark Newman / MLB.com One is an 11-year veteran whose first name is instantly recognizable to the average baseball fan. He is about to celebrate his 33rd birthday, has been to five All-Star Games and is hardly a stranger to fan-ballot debate.One is a 22-year-old rookie from the Dominican Republic who has burst onto the Major League scene with a 9-1 record and 1.99 ERA.Now Dodgers first baseman Nomar Garciaparra and Twins pitcher Francisco Liriano have something in common: Each is leading his respective league as the Monster 2006 All-Star Ballot moves past the halfway mark.Voting continues at a frantic pace until 6 p.m. ET on Thursday exclusively at MLB.com, as fans try to decide a 32nd and final roster spot for the National and American League teams that will meet in the 77th All-Star Game on July 11 in Pittsburgh. More than eight million votes were cast as of Wednesday morning in the fifth annual "anti-snub" process, and the torrid pace continued right through the halfway mark. There is no limit on how many times you can vote right here or by mobile phone.Voting for candidates in both leagues is tightly packed, and there is no way to predict how this one will wind up. Thusly, vote totals are not being released for this update, but keep an eye out here throughout the balloting. Here are the 10 players drawing those votes around the clock, and they are listed in the order of placement at the halfway mark:AL: Liriano, A.J. Pierzynski of the White Sox, Travis Hafner of the Indians, Justin Verlander of the Tigers and Ramon Hernandez of the Orioles.NL: Garciaparra, Chris Capuano of the Brewers, Bobby Abreu of the Phillies, Billy Wagner of the Mets and Chris Young of the Padres.That's the order now. Things can change in a hurry around here. It's all up to you, and that's why the Final Vote was created in 2002. No squawking about who was left off the All-Star team. Just vote and make yourself heard by action."Since the All-Star Game is about who the fans want to see the most, it made sense to come up with a way for fans to be the ones to select the final player," said Gregg Klayman, director of fantasy and interactive games for MLB Advanced Media and originator of the Final Vote concept. "Years ago, there was no good way to do this, since last-second paper balloting would have been next to impossible to pull off. Luckily, the Internet showed up one day to make things like this possible for fans to participate in. The response we've gotten in the program's first four years shows that fans have a tremendous interest in being the ones to have the final say."The final say is here, and here is a closer look at the candidates:American LeagueTravis Hafner: Boom! That fireworks explosion on the Fourth of July was from the Indians' formidable candidate affectionately known as "Pronk." Don't be surprised if a lot more people "Pronk the Vote" after watching him go 3-for-5 with two homers, four RBIs and 10 total bases in a 19-1 rout of the Yankees. That brings him up to .318 with 24 homers and 70 RBIs. Hafner also hit that grand slam over the weekend that made it four already, meaning he is one of just five Major Leaguers in history to have that many by the break.The Indians have had more than 30 computer terminals set up around Jacobs Field for fans to vote for Hafner during their current series against the Yankees. They also have "Vote Pronk" T-shirts and buttons, and their gameday staff is wearing "election hats" with the buttons.Ironically, it was these Yankees who had the player who kept Hafner from winning the AL Final Vote in 2004: Hideki Matsui."The first year, I felt a little uncomfortable with it," Hafner said. "It was only my second full season, and I didn't want any attention. This year, I'm having more fun with it."Ramon Hernandez: The Orioles catcher is playing in the same series as his competing catcher in the AL Finale Vote, Pierzynski. Hernandez sat out Tuesday's game with a muscle bruise on his right knee he sustained when hit by a foul tip during Monday night's game. He will most likely be back for Wednesday's game, and the Orioles are counting on his stellar first-half numbers to speak for themselves.Hernandez is leading the AL in runners caught stealing with 22 caught in 24 attempts. He's batting .274 with 15 home runs and 59 RBIs in what he calls his best first half ever."It's going to be hard to come out next year and try to do this again," Hernandez said. "If I don't make it this year, I just don't want to think about it anymore. It's all about the people voting, so I guess the people just have to know me more."Francisco Liriano: Everyone got to know this top AL Rookie of the Year candidate when he outpitched Roger Clemens in The Rocket's June 22 season debut in Houston. Since moving into the rotation, this nearly untouchable Dominican left-hander has burst onto the scene for Minnesota this year the way Dontrelle Willis did for the Marlins in 2003. Liriano dominated again on Sunday and now is 9-1 with a 1.99 ERA, allowing only nine earned runs in his last 60 innings pitched.His teammates certainly have tried to push for him, with second baseman Luis Castillo (a 2002 Final Vote candidate with Florida) even campaigning around the clubhouse. Johan Santana already has his spot secured in the All-Star Game, but he will plead for fans to help Liriano earn one, as well, in a spot for Fox Sports Net prior to Wednesday's Twins game.One of the quieter guys in the Twins' clubhouse, Liriano said he has not really focused on his campaign to join the AL All-Star squad. When asked if he has voted for himself yet, Liriano said with a laugh: "No, I haven't done that." But when asked what this would mean, he said: "It would be a dream come true. It would mean so much. I can't even imagine it right now."A.J. Pierzynski: Probably the funniest campaign so far is the one being run by the White Sox, who helped send Scott Podsednik to last year's All-Star Game this way. Now they are engineering the "Punch A.J." campaign to get their catcher to Pittsburgh as the AL's 32nd player. Let's just say that Pierzynski, one of the AL batting leaders with a .327 average and one of the most hard-nosed competitors around, is one of the most enigmatic players among his Major League peers."I thought it was awesome, and I know a lot of people want to do that," White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said with a wry smile of punching A.J., both online for the Final Vote and a few times off-line at the game. "In the meanwhile, I think it's a great thing to have. I think it's great entertainment."Pierzynski went 2-for-5 on Tuesday in a 13-0 shellacking of Baltimore, and most notable is how he handles a pitching staff that includes Jose Contreras, who just won his 17th consecutive decision. Off the field, Pierzynski is helping his own cause. He already was scheduled to sign autographs with teammate Joe Crede from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday at the Fun Time Stage during White Sox Day at Taste of Chicago. But the timing couldn't have worked out much better for the White Sox catcher."Maybe I should walk around with like a cop or something. Maybe play some music or something," said Pierzynski with a smile. "Whatever it takes." Then he added: "I'm just honored to be on the list."Justin Verlander: He and Liriano are the first AL pitchers to show up on a Final Vote ballot. He also shares something else in common with Liriano, because his is another remarkable case of exploding onto the Major League scene as a rookie. Verlander, who appeared in two games last season, already is a 10-game winner and a big reason Detroit has the best record in baseball.So far he is saying all the things that younger players who appear on the Final Vote ballot tend to say (see Liriano above). It's kind of hard for a rookie to campaign for himself when baseball tradition generally says you earn your stripes quietly among a clubhouse full of veterans."I haven't voted for myself yet, and I don't intend on it, unless I hear through the grapevine I'm just one vote away," Verlander said. "I think that's for the fans and that's their decision, not mine."Verlander just made his last statement for voters Tuesday night. It was a no-decision in the loss at Oakland, but it was another seven strong innings.National LeagueBobby Abreu: There have been no multiple Final Vote winners yet, and the Phillies outfielder -- who won this honor in 2004 -- is the only one in position to do that this year. He leads the Majors with 77 walks and is tops in the NL with his .442 on-base percentage, and in Tuesday's game he was among those with key hits during the fourth-inning that started a rally eventually leading to a victory over the Padres."I think I'm having a good season so far," said Abreu, who stole the show last year by demolishing CENTURY 21 Home Run Derby records at Detroit. "I'll have a couple of days to see if I make it."Abreu's candidacy marks the fourth time a Phillies player has appeared on the Final Vote ballot. Besides his other selection, the Phillies had pitchers Brett Myers and Wagner among the choices last year; fans went with Roy Oswalt of Houston.Chris Capuano: The Brewers showed creativity in their successful campaign for 2003 NL Final Vote winner Geoff Jenkins, and they make no bones about what they need to accomplish this time. Their latest press release begins:"To get Chris Capuano elected to the All-Star Game, it will take efforts from all corners. The Brewers left-hander is in a runoff against players representing New York City (population 16 million), Los Angeles (11 million) and Philadelphia (4 million). The other candidate represents San Diego."Capuano's numbers still speak for themselves -- a 9-4 record and a Major League-best 16 quality starts in his first 17 games. But no one is letting the numbers speak for themselves. Many fans were voting on two laptops set up inside the main gate at Tuesday's game at Miller Park. The Brewers have made several public address announcements touting Capuano, and many of the ushers and other workers wore "Vote Cappy" T-shirts on Tuesday. Flyers have been distributed, and even the racing sausages have carried signs asking people to vote. Capuano has cast a bunch of ballots himself."I put in a good 20 minutes, half-hour worth of voting and said, 'OK, I did my part,'" Capuano said. "It's a neat thing to be included on a list with those guys. There's some great players. It's just a thrill to be on the list."Nomar Garciaparra: Once he was a part of that annual debate: "Who should be the AL All-Star shortstop?" Now he has a final shot at being added to his first NL All-Star team, which would mean his sixth overall trip to the Midsummer Classic.In his first year as a first baseman, Garciaparra certainly has the numbers to back up his candidacy. He is among NL batting leaders with a .360 average, he has a 16-game hitting streak and he remains among the NL leaders in on-base percentage (.429) and slugging percentage (.588). But Abert Pujols of the Cardinals, Ryan Howard of the Phillies and Lance Berkman of Houston were standing in his way at NL first base."You can stick all the first baseman in a hat, you see all these great first basemen and all these great players in general at any position, but that's what makes All-Star Games fun, because it's a celebration of this game and the great players that are out there, because there are so many," Garciaparra said. "I don't even worry about [making the team] ... That doesn't determine whether you're having a good year or not."The club's Inside the Dodgers MLBlog has been one unique campaign source, where you'll find a random fan saying: "I've already voted for Nomar 30 times!!! Everyone should do the same!!!" A club blog also has worked for the White Sox in ways like this. Welcome to 2006.Billy Wagner: After coming up empty in the Final Vote last year with the Phillies, the veteran closer might have his best shot now with a vaunted Mets club. He received a strong endorsement from a somewhat biased source on Tuesday after he secured the Mets' 7-6 victory against the Pirates. Wagner's 16th save this season also was the 300th save of his career. Only 18 others have more saves. Bruce Sutter, this year's Hall of Fame inductee, also has 300."It would be nice if they could vote him to the team," Mets manager Willie Randolph said. "He deserves it. We had a lot a games that weren't real close early on, so he doesn't have as many saves as he would normally. But he's done his job."Chris Young: The Padres right-hander is fresh off winning NL Pitcher of the Month. In five June starts, he fashioned a 1.17 ERA, the lowest in the league. In two consecutive starts, Young caught everyone's attention by taking a no-hitter deep into each game -- the Rockies broke one up in the eighth, and in his very next start the Pirates broke one up in the sixth.This is the second time a Padres player has appeared on the Final Vote. Ryan Klesko was among the choices in 2002, when Andruw Jones of the Braves won."I'd love to play [in the All-Star Game], love to go represent the team," Young said. "It would be a big honor, a thrill, but it's not going to be my focus. I'm not concerned about it. I'm really happy for Trevor [Hoffman]. He definitely belongs in the game."So those are your 10 names, and you get to choose one from each league. It's not an easy choice, but it's all up to you from here.</div>http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article...r2006&fext=.jsp
Liriano and Morneau both should've got in. Morneau is batting .302 with 23 HR and 71 or 72 RBI. And no one expected him to bat even .250. Liriano is just Liriano. Oh well though, Mauer will go 5/5 with a HR, two doubles, a single, and a triple, also 7 RBI. And Johan will pitch the complete game perfect game striking out all 27.