All-Star Voting update

[ButtleMan]

Here are the most recent tallys for the starters in the all-star game.

AL

AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL-STAR BALLOTING UPDATE
June 13, 2006

First Base
1. David Ortiz, Red Sox 915,362
2. Jason Giambi, Yankees 626,289
3. Paul Konerko, White Sox 429,572
4. Travis Hafner, Indians 364,246
5. Chris Shelton, Tigers 274,730

Second Base
1. Robinson Cano, Yankees 602,637
2. Mark Loretta, Red Sox 535,043
3. Tadahito Iguchi, White Sox 499,643
4. Placido Polanco, Tigers 268,728
5. Jose Lopez, Mariners 265,692

Third Base
1. Alex Rodriguez, Yankees 1,067,369
2. Mike Lowell, Red Sox 468,031
3. Joe Crede, White Sox 341,224
4. Troy Glaus, Blue Jays 338,899
5. Eric Chavez, Athletics 311,301

Shortstop
1. Derek Jeter, Yankees 1,121,712
2. Miguel Tejada, Orioles 776,442
3. Michael Young, Rangers 293,249
4. Alex Gonzalez, Red Sox 249,094
5. Juan Uribe, White Sox 232,635

Catcher
1. Jason Varitek, Red Sox 630,657
2. Ivan Rodriguez, Tigers 595,132
3. Jorge Posada, Yankees 489,480
4. A.J. Pierzynski, White Sox 370,020
5. Victor Martinez, Indians 324,575

Outfield
1. Vladimir Guerrero, Angels 1,115,476
2. Manny Ramirez, Red Sox 1,080,426
3. Johnny Damon, Yankees 754,396
4. Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners 677,392
5. Vernon Wells, Blue Jays 554,409
6. Gary Sheffield, Yankees 466,520
7. Jermaine Dye, White Sox 407,162
8. Scott Podsednik, White Sox 384,119
9. Hideki Matsui, Yankees 362,289
10. Coco Crisp, Red Sox 354,181
11. Torii Hunter, Twins 349,262
12. Trot Nixon, Red Sox 323,813
13. Magglio Ordonez, Tigers 315,390
14. Grady Sizemore, Indians 288,314
15. Jonny Gomes, Devil Rays 225,432

[ButtleMan]

NL

NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL-STAR BALLOTING UPDATE
June 12, 2006
First Base
1. Albert Pujols, Cardinals 1,442,273
2. Carlos Delgado, Mets 443,747
3. Ryan Howard, Phillies 352,555
4. Nomar Garciaparra, Dodgers 332,668
5. Lance Berkman, Astros 316,477

Second Base
1. Chase Utley, Phillies 732,592
2. Craig Biggio, Astros 581,079
3. Jose Castillo, Pirates 284,886
4. Marcus Giles, Braves 283,313
5. Jeff Kent, Dodgers 280,128

Third Base
1. David Wright, Mets 661,184
2. Scott Rolen, Cardinals 644,412
3. Morgan Ensberg, Astros 375,651
4. Miguel Cabrera, Marlins 352,951
5. Chipper Jones, Braves 347,546

Shortstop
1. David Eckstein, Cardinals 540,237
2. Jose Reyes, Mets 489,781
3. Edgar Renteria, Braves 483,639
4. Jimmy Rollins, Phillies 426,532
5. Omar Vizquel, Giants 293,628

Catcher
1. Paul Lo Duca, Mets 631,896
2. Mike Piazza, Padres 528,110
3. Yadier Molina, Cardinals 450,995
4. Brad Ausmus, Astros 360,412
5. Brian McCann, Braves 321,463

Outfield
1. Andruw Jones, Braves 813,990
2. Ken Griffey Jr., Reds 761,091
3. Carlos Beltran, Mets 737,830
4. Alfonso Soriano, Nationals 736,907
5. Jim Edmonds, Cardinals 574,133
6. Jason Bay, Pirates 555,764
7. Bobby Abreu, Phillies 527,356
8. Barry Bonds, Giants 408,579
9. Aaron Rowand, Phillies 401,802
10. Carlos Lee, Brewers 401,503
11. Adam Dunn, Reds 304,364
12. Pat Burrell, Phillies 261,501
13. So Taguchi, Cardinals 250,433
14. Jeff Francoeur, Braves 250,375
15. Xavier Nady, Mets 246,067

[PinPointPenning10]

Meanwhile, in the NL, David Wright took over the third base lead from Scott Rolen, and Jose Reyes is inching up on David Eckstein at SS. :beer: (EDIT: posted)

IMO, Ichiro will have Damon's OF spot by the time all is said and done, and the fact that Joe Mauer isn't even in the top 5 among catchers is a joke.

[3rdAnd15Draw]

3rd base is absolutely brutal in the NL. You've got 3 guys that could arguably start at any position on the NL team(except 1B if Pujols is healthy)

[17a_tailgater]

can someone post a link to vote for he all star game.I can seem to get there with my phone.

[GreenMachine]

can someone post a link to vote for he all star game.I can seem to get there with my phone.
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[ACertainShade]

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the more direct link right the actual ballot.

[The Dark Knight]

Interesting voting. Hopefully the Yankees shine this weekend. (Nats series)

[DonnieIsTheKing]

IMO, Ichiro will have Damon's OF spot by the time all is said and done, and the fact that Joe Mauer isn't even in the top 5 among catchers is a joke.
I know... I mean Mauer is only the 2nd best catcher in the AL this year behind Martinez... but I guess Varitek, Posada, and Pierz-whatever are better then him. Pudge getting more votes then Mauer I can live with because Pudge has a .300 average and is still the best defensive catcher in the game.

I also would like to mention how Sheffield is 6th in the voting and Nixon in 12th, both higher then Johnny Gomes who stat-wise should be starting for the AL team. Shows how retarded and fan-run the All-Star game is.

[DonnieIsTheKing]

Here are the most recent tallys for the starters in the all-star game.

The New York Red Sox

New York Red Sox ALL-STAR BALLOTING UPDATE
June 13, 2006

First Base
1. David Ortiz, Red Sox 915,362
2. Jason Giambi, Yankees 626,289
3. Paul Konerko, White Sox 429,572
4. Travis Hafner, Indians 364,246
5. Chris Shelton, Tigers 274,730

Second Base
1. Robinson Cano, Yankees 602,637
2. Mark Loretta, Red Sox 535,043
3. Tadahito Iguchi, White Sox 499,643
4. Placido Polanco, Tigers 268,728
5. Jose Lopez, Mariners 265,692

Third Base
1. Alex Rodriguez, Yankees 1,067,369
2. Mike Lowell, Red Sox 468,031
3. Joe Crede, White Sox 341,224
4. Troy Glaus, Blue Jays 338,899
5. Eric Chavez, Athletics 311,301

Shortstop
1. Derek Jeter, Yankees 1,121,712
2. Miguel Tejada, Orioles 776,442
3. Michael Young, Rangers 293,249
4. Alex Gonzalez, Red Sox 249,094
5. Juan Uribe, White Sox 232,635

Catcher
1. Jason Varitek, Red Sox 630,657
2. Ivan Rodriguez, Tigers 595,132
3. Jorge Posada, Yankees 489,480
4. A.J. Pierzynski, White Sox 370,020
5. Victor Martinez, Indians 324,575

Outfield
1. Vladimir Guerrero, Angels 1,115,476
2. Manny Ramirez, Red Sox 1,080,426
3. Johnny Damon, Yankees 754,396
4. Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners 677,392
5. Vernon Wells, Blue Jays 554,409
6. Gary Sheffield, Yankees 466,520
7. Jermaine Dye, White Sox 407,162
8. Scott Podsednik, White Sox 384,119
9. Hideki Matsui, Yankees 362,289
10. Coco Crisp, Red Sox 354,181
11. Torii Hunter, Twins 349,262
12. Trot Nixon, Red Sox 323,813
13. Magglio Ordonez, Tigers 315,390
14. Grady Sizemore, Indians 288,314
15. Jonny Gomes, Devil Rays 225,432
That's better

[Exit 117]

Varitek w/ so many votes is ridiculous.

[DonnieIsTheKing]

Varitek w/ so many votes is ridiculous.
And how the best catcher in the AL by far is 5th in voting confuses me.

[kinghenry89]

And how the best catcher in the AL by far is 5th in voting confuses me.
Mauer has really come on more recently and the Twins don't get a lot of media coverage so I can see it. I'm going to be honest, I voted about 3 weeks ago and cast my ballot for Victor Martinez without a second thought.

Jason Varitek as the AL catcher is the outrage that nobody is talking about. He's hitting .259 (up from around .230 where he's spent most of the season) and yet it doesn't seem to bother anybody that he's an all-star. Today on Around the Horn Bill Plaschke actually claimed that Varitek should be starting over Mauer!

[MSUJet85]

Mauer has really come on more recently and the Twins don't get a lot of media coverage so I can see it. I'm going to be honest, I voted about 3 weeks ago and cast my ballot for Victor Martinez without a second thought.

Jason Varitek as the AL catcher is the outrage that nobody is talking about. He's hitting .259 (up from around .230 where he's spent most of the season) and yet it doesn't seem to bother anybody that he's an all-star. Today on Around the Horn Bill Plaschke actually claimed that Varitek should be starting over Mauer!
I quit watching ATH a long time ago most of those people don't know what they are talking about

[MSUJet85]

This voting is ridiculous

[wildthing2022000]

Works for me if other fans don't vote then that's what they get a line-up filled with Yankees and Red Sox.

[BIG COUNTRY]

The voting is all homer based and Ive been guilty in the past. A-rod and Varitek is a joke, the whole damn thing is a joke. If these people actually looked into it they would realize having the best player out there gives your league home-field advantage, therefore your team has a better shot at winning it all.

[Exit 117]

My most recent ballot:

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AMERICAN LEAGUE
First Base: Hafner, T., CLE
Second Base: Lopez, J., SEA
Third Base: Blalock, H., TEX
Shortstop: Tejada, M., Bal
Catcher: Hernandez, R., Bal
Outfielder: Guerrero, V., LAA
Outfielder: Wells, V., TOR
Outfielder:
Write-in 1: Alexis Rios
Write-in 2:


NATIONAL LEAGUE
First Base: Delgado, C., NYM
Second Base: Utley, C., PHI
Third Base: Wright, D., NYM
Shortstop: Reyes, J., NYM
Catcher: Lo Duca, P., NYM
Outfielder: Bay, J., PIT
Outfielder: Beltran, C., NYM
Outfielder: Soriano, A., WAS
Write-in 1:
Write-in 2:

[10nyjets87]

interesting fact... the 1999 2000 2001 2003 and 2004 world series mvp are either on the Yankees or Red sox.

1999 Mariano Rivera Against the Braves
2000 Derek Jeter Against the Mets
2001 Curt Schilling & Randy Johnson Against the yankees
2003 Josh Beckett Against the Yankees
2004 Manny Ramirez against the Cardinals

[BIG COUNTRY]

interesting fact... the 1999 2000 2001 2003 and 2004 world series mvp are either on the Yankees or Red sox.

1999 Mariano Rivera Against the Braves
2000 Derek Jeter Against the Mets
2001 Curt Schilling & Randy Johnson Against the yankees
2002 Josh Beckett Against the Yankees
2004 Manny Ramirez against the Cardinals
2003 was against us not on us.