Matt Kemp makes the Fan Vote
True Blue LA —
Matt Kemp makes the Fan Vote
Matt Kemp still has a chance to make the all-star team via the fan vote. Tough group as he will have to beat out Pablo Sandoval, Mark Reynolds, Shane Victorino, and Christian Guzman.
Voix Pour le Bison
Sons of Steve Garvey —
... Why? Matt "The Bison" Kemp is one of five finalists in the "2009 All-Star Game Sprint Final Vote," up against Cristian "No H" Guzman of the Nats, Mark "No Nickname" Reynolds of the D'backs, Pablo "Kung Fu Panda" Sandoval of the Giants and Shane "The Flyin' Hawaiian" Victorino of the Phils. ...
All-Star Roster Includes Three Yankees
YanksBlog.com —
The 2009 All-Star rosters were announced today, and the Yankees will be sending two usual representatives (Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera) as well as Mark Teixeira, who will be making his second career All-Star appearance. Both Jeter and Teixeira were voted in by fans and will start the game. The entire rosters for both teams can be found on Major League Baseball's official site , as well as the ten "Final Vote" candidates (no Yankees included).
Since you guys are always putting politics in baseball, why
"MyTeamRivals" via MyTeamRivals.com in Google Reader —
Since you guys are always putting politics in baseball, why didn't you
try to get out the All-Star vote? Not one post about voting for your
favorite all-star? I was shocked. Kellen Macomb, IL __________________________________________ Well, Kellen, in what may have been the ...
The Filibuster
Red State Blue State —
Since you guys are always putting politics in baseball, why didn't you
try to get out the All-Star vote? Not one post about voting for your
favorite all-star? I was shocked. Kellen Macomb, IL __________________________________________ Well, Kellen, in what may have been the largest oversight since the creation of this blog, neither Jeff nor myself exploited this wonderful forum as a bully-pulpit for some sort of get-out-the-vote crusade. However, in typical politico fashion, I am going to refuse to admit to any sort of mistake and instead claim that this was all planned. See ...
Doing my part for the D
A Pudge is a Sandwich —
It’s not often we as fans get the chance to directly affect a player or a game (bleacher seat heckling notwithstanding).
Now is one of those times, and for my favorite MLB player no less.
Go VOTE INGE into the All Star Game.
Now, probie!
Quick hits: Phils sweep Mets out of town
Circling The Bases —
- The Phillies completed a three-game sweep of the Mets on Sunday as Joe Blanton outdueled Johan Santana with seven shutout innings. The stumbling Mets are now four games back of the first-place Phils. - After being snubbed for an All-Star selection, Mark Reynolds connected for his 24th home run against the Rockies . While he didn't make the squad, he is one of the choices on the " Final Vote " ballot. - Ricky Nolasco continued his resurgence , fanning 12 while tossing eight shutout innings against the Pirates on Sunday. Nolasco has lowered his ERA from 9.07 to 5.42 in six starts since returning from the minor leagues on June 7. - Hanley Ramirez sat ...
Nine random things about today's All-Star announcements
Big League Stew —
Sixty-six players got their All-Star orientation materials on Sunday afternoon and will be making their way to St. Louis once baseball breaks after this week. You can check out both rosters here and a few thoughts about this year's crop — which will face off at Busch Stadium on July 14 — can be found below Red Sox reprezent! Once again, it appears that Boston's contingent is able to split the private jet to the point where it won't dent their pocketbooks that much. The first-place BoSox put an MLB-high six players onto the American League squad with Dustin Pedroia edging out Texas' ...
Tiger Striped All Stars
The Detroit Tiger Weblog —
The Tigers are sending 3 representatives to the All Star game, and maybe one more. Justin Verlander, Edwin Jackson, and Curtis Granderson were all named to the AL All Star Game. Brandon Inge still has a chance ( a slim one) to get on the team if the fans vote him in.
Verlander and his MLB leading strikeout total was pretty much a lock for the squad and was likely voted in by the players. Jackson has had an exceptional first half, but a startling lack of run support has held him to 6 wins despite a sterling ERA. Still, the players thought enough of him to include him on the squad.
Granderson was a bit of a surprise. He’s had better seasons, but Lee points ...
[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss 4 Rays In The All-Star Game
Rays Index —
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No GBT today, enjoy the off-day…
SUNBURST PLAYER OF THE GAME: Evan Longoria. An RBI and some good glovework.
DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA…
Evan Longoria was voted to start for the American League in the all-star game. Carl ...
Plenty of observers irked by Tim Wakefield All-Star selection
Red Sox Monster —
... 119. Tim Wakefield has an ERA of 4.30, yet his ticket has been punched for St. Louis ahead of Millwood. I must be crazy, but I think an ERA of 2.80 is better than 4.30. Maybe I'm just in a parallel universe where those deserving to be All-Stars are actually chosen to represent their team and their league. Inexcusable. Criminal. Wow. Criminal, eh? For what it's worth, I did find the list of deserving AL players that were left out of the game somewhat staggering. The players who will vie for the 30th spot on the roster through Internet voting include the Angels' Chone Figgins, ...
VOTE BISON
Sons of Steve Garvey —
Click here to vote! Apparently there's no limit to the number of votes you can cast. Voting closes Thursday at 1 p.m.
Kemp, on the possibility of being chosen:
"Just to be this close is an honor. A lot of people can't say they came that close," said Kemp, who will be backed by an all-out club campaign, according to the Dodgers. "It's pretty cool. I was a little surprised. It hasn't happened yet, but it would be great to play with [Albert] Pujols and all those guys who are doing big ...
Vote Shane Victorino into All-Star Game or else!
We're the Team to Beat - a Mets and Phillies Rivalry Blog —
Good people of the Philadelphia Phillies phaithful, it is time to band together and rally for our man Shane Victorino is the vote for the final all-star spot. Shane is one of 5 men, vying for the NL spot and with our help should find his way on the team.
“I’m very excited,” Victorino said. “I guess I never expected something like this to come. Now we leave it up to the Philly faithful. I think I’ve got a good chance. I’ve got faith in the Phillies fans.”
You heard the man! Vote early, vote often, vote during lunch, vote ...
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