June 23, 200818 yr Here is the latest update to the AL NL lineups. NL: 1st- L. Berkman 2nd- C. Utley 3rd- C. Jones SS- M. Tejada C- G. Soto OF- K. Fukudome OF- K. Griffey OF- A. Soriano AL: 1st- K. Youkillis 2nd- D. Pedroia 3rd- A. Rodriguez SS- D. Jeter C- J. Varitek OF- J. Hamilton OF- M. Ramirez OF- Ichiro DH- D. Ortiz So with the things the way they are right now do you agree with the fan voting? Did they get it right this year in both leagues? IMO not in the NL. Soto over McCann is a joke. McCann's numbers... ABs 255, Runs, 35, 2B 22, 3B 1, HR 14, RBI 44, Walks 28, SO 32, SB 1, Avg 310, OBP 383, Slg 569 Soto's Numbers..... ABs 248, Runs 26, 2B 20, 3B 1, HR 12, RBI 43, Walks 34, SO 65, SB 0, Avg 274, OBP 358, SLG 508 I know it's fan voting but when it comes to home field for the World Series I think they should be putting the best players out there. Also I think Griffey should not be even close to the top OF'ers in the NL. Oh well though I guess that's what we get when fans vote.
June 23, 200818 yr I believe they are pretty accurate in my opinion. As for Griffey, you sure can tell that he is a fan favorite across the nation, can't ya?
June 23, 200818 yr Author I believe they are pretty accurate in my opinion. As for Griffey, you sure can tell that he is a fan favorite across the nation, can't ya? Yeah...:lol:
June 23, 200818 yr I wouldn't call Soto a joke, McCann's numbers are only slightly better, not as much as Griffey being voted a starter, whats more impressive is that Soto is a rookie.
June 23, 200818 yr I think it should be... NL: 1st- L. Berkman 2nd- C. Utley 3rd- C. Jones SS- Hanley Ramirez C- Brian McCann OF- Ryan Ludwick (having a great year) OF- Nate McLouth (also having a fantastic year) OF- Ryan Braun AL: 1st- K. Youkillis 2nd- Ian Kinsler 3rd- A. Rodriguez SS- D. Jeter C- J. Varitek OF- J. Hamilton OF- M. Ramirez OF- Milton Bradley DH- D. Ortiz
June 23, 200818 yr I think it should be... NL: 1st- L. Berkman 2nd- C. Utley 3rd- C. Jones SS- Hanley Ramirez C- Brian McCann OF- Ryan Ludwick (having a great year) OF- Nate McLouth (also having a fantastic year) OF- Ryan Braun Best record in Baseball and the Cubs don't deserve anyone on the All Star team? Interesting...
June 23, 200818 yr Author Best record in Baseball and the Cubs don't deserve anyone on the All Star team? Interesting... Just because you have the best record in baseball doesn't mean any one player has had a better year than another player. Say player A and player B both play SS and player A is batting .320 with 17 HR's and 40 RBI's while player B is batting .297 with 14 HR's and 30 RBI's. But player B's team is in 1st while Player A's team is in 4th (in division). Because of that does player B get the start. IMO no, because it's supposed to be the best at each position. Team records should have no influence on voting whatsoever.
June 23, 200818 yr Consider the All-Star game is about letting the fans see who they want to see, yeah, I think they got it spot on.
June 23, 200818 yr Best record in Baseball and the Cubs don't deserve anyone on the All Star team? Interesting... Soriano is hurt. Derek Lee does not get in because of Berkman. Ramirez does not get in because of Chipper. Fukedome is not having THAT GREAT of a year, for a rookie yes, but not better than Ludwick or McLouth. McCann is having a better year than Soto. Kerry Wood, Zambrano, and Dempster all deserve to make the team though.
June 23, 200818 yr A few weeks back Soto was supposedly the unquestioned leader for rookie of the year...
June 23, 200818 yr I think David Murphy of Texas should be getting some consideration. Avg HR RBI Runs SB 274 10 51 42 5
June 23, 200818 yr LBBC is correct. As long as the starting lineup is determined by the fans, one must assume that's who they want to see. Are the choices always the best choices according to the stats? Of course not. But it is first and foremost a popularity contest.
June 23, 200818 yr A few weeks back Soto was supposedly the unquestioned leader for rookie of the year... And the fact that he's the leader in All-Star voting at catcher doesn't change that.
June 23, 200818 yr And the fact that he's the leader in All-Star voting at catcher doesn't change that. Yes because ROY should definately be based off of popularity.
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