STOP THE MADNESS!

[empirestrikesback26]

Vote Mauer instead of Varitek! And this isn't just an anti-red sox thing, look at the numbers. This is the biggest snub of all time!

[schillingouttheks]

Vote Lowell over A-Rod!!!!!!

[yeszir]

But I recognize the name Varitek. Mauer has too many vowels. :dunno:

[CrespoBlows]

All-Star games suck. Who cares who's in them? Is anyone actually going to watch?

[SchillingIsTheNatural]

Last I knew Robinson Cano was going to beat out Tadahito Iguchi

 

...more HRs, more RBI, more runs, more stolen bases, better fielding%, less errors.

[CrespoBlows]

But I recognize the name Varitek. Mauer has too many vowels. :dunno:

 

Varitek

 

Mauer

 

:dunno:

[yankeessuck013]

VOTE LORETTA OVER CANO!!!!!!

[yeszir]

Varitek

 

Mauer

 

:dunno:

In a row! In a row! No fair!

[CrespoBlows]

In a row! In a row! No fair!

 

V= vowel

 

so vartiek 4 mauer 3 :dance:

 

right?

 

:dunno:

 

:ortiz:

[Anuj09]

VOTE GONZO !!!!!

[Youk Of The Nation]

I will fully admit that I have voted for Mauer. The man is incredible.

[Sky]

Man this is BS...

 

I'd like to see some players from other teams play in the all-star game than have them mostly come from two teams. i've voted by the way, and i think there's a lot more deserving players than some of the one's put up now. Especially at Catcher position. WTF?? Any doubt that i wouldn't watch the all-star game may now be gone.

[schillingouttheks]

Should be:

 

AL: Mauer, Ortiz, Loretta, Jeter, Lowell, Ichiro, V. Wells, Manny

NL: McCann, Pujols, Uggla, Reyes, Wright, Beltran, Bay, Soriano

[KeepTheFaith1229]

Jeter

 

Tejada:

HR RBI AVG OBP SLG

16 57 .320 .370 .519

 

Jeter:

HR RBI AVG OBP SLG

5 46 .331 .424 .458

 

Pretty even, but since Jeter's a Yankee I'd have to vote Tejada.

[Papelbon58]

you know what, the AL could send out a fullblown second string and beat the NL, so what the heck does it matter

[RedRuffing15]

Wait...you guys watch the All Star game?:dunno:

[element1151]

Voting is a joke. Don't know why some people care so much.

[rician blast]

Tejada:

HR RBI AVG OBP SLG

16 57 .320 .370 .519

 

Jeter:

HR RBI AVG OBP SLG

5 46 .331 .424 .458

 

Pretty even, but since Jeter's a Yankee I'd have to vote Tejada.

 

I'd call this uneven.

 

Tejadas numbers are better overall and he doesn't play with a lineup around him anywhere near as good as Jeter does.

 

A better comparison might be Jeter vs. Young...similar except Jetes has more SB.

[rician blast]

Wait...you guys watch the All Star game?:dunno:

 

been many years since I've seen one Red.

[schillingouttheks]

ESPN says:

 

AL-Mauer, Ortiz, Jose Lopez, Jeter, A-Rod, V. Wells, Manny, Dye

NL-McCann, Pujols, Utley, Reyes, Wright, Beltran, Bay, Soriano

 

And they think it should be Glavine vs. J. Santana

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2505104

[Sizzlin22]

A-Rod doesn't deserve it! f*** ignorant "casual fans".

[CrespoBlows]

A-Rod doesn't deserve it! f*** ignorant "casual fans".

 

Probably not, but who cares?

[empirestrikesback26]

Mauer-C

Thome-1B

Cano-2b

A-rod-3B

Jeter-SS

Manny-OF

Wells-OF

Ichiro-OF

[KeepTheFaith1229]

For the pitching matchup, I'll go with Webb vs. Halladay.

[RedRuffing15]

Moose vs Schilling, thatd be the only way I'd ever watch it.

[Cocos Disciples]

Halladay-Arroyo.

[ORS]

How in the world can anyone think A-Rod should be the starting 3B?

 

Slappy: .279/.390/.502/.892, 11 2B, 1 3B, 17 HR, 8 SB

Lowell: .308/.363/.510/.883, 29 2B, 1 3B, 9 HR, 1 SB

 

Looks like a wash offensively. ARod gets on base better, leaves the yard more often, and has more SB, but Lowell has more success hitting the ball and a bunch more extra base hits. Well, I suppose ARod gets a slight edge there, but it's not significant. BP agrees with me, since ARod leads Lowell by about 3.5 runs in RARP (which is about 1/3 of a win).

 

That would be great if these guys were DH's, but too bad, so sad for Slappy, their play in the field has be considered too.

 

Lowell: 226 TC, 4 E, .982 F%, 3.14 RF, .860 ZR

Slappy: 210 TC, 13 E, .938 F5, 2.65 RF, .757 ZR

 

Mikey's taking him to the woodshed here. BP agrees, -6 FRAA for Slappy, 6 FRAA for Lowell, a 12 run difference.

 

Not that I care, hell, I'd like the guy to get the 3 days off. And, he probably will since Guillen is the manager and Crede is having a season you could argue is better than Slappy's.

[The Monster is my Mom]

The best catchers in the AL right now are:

 

Mauer

Pudge

Pierzynski

Varitek

[yankeessuck013]

Are they only announcing the starters tonight?

 

And does anyone know who's in the Home Run Derby?

[AlexanderTheGreat13]

The best catchers in the AL right now are:

 

Mauer

Pudge

Pierzynski

Varitek

Posada has been just as good as the bottom 3.