All-Star Ballots

[ronnynat]

Fortunately for the Fish, Cody Ross had a notable May: 10 HR and 18 RBI in only 50 AB.

Dammmmnnnn!!

[blue911]

Ramirez had been a nasty slump over the previous 16 games: 11 for 63 (.175) with an OBP of .268 and 24 K and 1 single solitary RBI going into tonight.  Fortunately for the Fish, Cody Ross had a notable May: 10 HR and 18 RBI in only 50 AB.

I knew that Ramirez had been slumping but not to that extent. But Furcal is hurt and Rollins doesn't have the AB's. So I'll stick with Hanley. What I was amazed at was the productions the Buc's were getting from their outfield.

[ronnynat]

What I was amazed at was the productions the Buc's were getting from their outfield.

I just guaranteed in a blog yesterday that they'll trade one or both of Nady and Bay. If they don't, they're stupid. I wonder what they could get for them, though?

[blue911]

I just guaranteed in a blog yesterday that they'll trade one or both of Nady and Bay. If they don't, they're stupid. I wonder what they could get for them, though?

I'd give them Maxwell for Bay in a heart beat.

[BBQ]

I'd give them Maxwell for Bay in a heart beat.

Agreed their is no way Maxwell will become the player Bay is know, no offense to Maxwell

[ronnynat]

I'd give them Maxwell for Bay in a heart beat.

The one thing they don't need is another outfielder. It'd probably take at least a top pitching prospect.

[blue911]

The one thing they don't need is another outfielder. It'd probably take at least a top pitching prospect.

Okay then I'd give them Kearns. 

[ronnynat]

Anyone else like this idea?

http://blog.baseballdigestdaily.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/3/3727315.html

Fans can only vote for players in the league their team is in and for players not on the home team. Electronically, this may be hard to police, but the paper ballots would be easy simply by sending out personalized ballots, meaning that the ballots sent to Citizens Bank Park would not have any American League players or Phillies listed.

It'd be tough to do, but I think it could work.

Also, I agree with this guy that voting should start later. Too much can happen between early May and mid-July, and most people vote early.

[spidernat]

Anyone else like this idea?

http://blog.baseballdigestdaily.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/3/3727315.html

It'd be tough to do, but I think it could work.

Also, I agree with this guy that voting should start later. Too much can happen between early May and mid-July, and most people vote early.

QFT

This would eliminate having an undeserving number of representatives from NY. The reality is that because most fans only vote for the names they recognize from the hype at ESPN they should not be allowed to vote.

[blue911]

Maybe they could print them in Mandarin. That would cut down on ballot stuffing.

[NatsAddict]

I've never liked the fan voting. especially since allowed on-line.  The idiots from the North Side and Queens have completely corrupted the process.   Then comes the vote from Florida, which has the NL's starting corner OFs as George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. 

I'd like to see it players and coaches voting for the entire team, with the restriction that the cannot vote for members of their own team.  Then, I'd like to see the voting take place about 2 weeks prior to the game.

[Nat of the Living Dead]

I'm one of those who ultimately like the idea but hate how it is handled because if you really think the true "all-stars" of the league are going out there right now, your full of crap.

I long ago stopped voting (especially when it went online and vote like 25 times) because I could see what was going to happen and couldn't believe some suit thought it was a great idea. If I could write in all the Looney Tunes characters on the ballot, I would because the whole thing is a joke right now.

It needs fixing.

[MrMadison]

WHEN will the baseball world recognize ryan zimmerman?!!! ?

when he stops batting .257 with a .291 OBP.

[ronnynat]

Adrian Gonzalez is on pace for 42 HR, 139 RBI and 189 hits, yet he's not even in the top 5 in AS votes among NL first basemen.