all stars....

i love the all-star game. i can remember telling my mom years and years ago that i didn't wanna miss it b/c it was the most important game of the year. [or maybe that was about football's pro bowl... i guess i can't remember.] either way, she quickly cleared up for me that this [or the pro bowl] was the least important game of the year. at least for baseball it determines which league gets home field advantage... which, while notable, really doesn't mean too much.

i'm REALLY excited about the home run derby. although... since no phillies will prolly be in it, it won't be quite as exciting... but i'll still love it.

congrats to chase and cole... my main men over in philadephia. they both deserve it... and quite honestly, at least in the position of second basemen, chase's reign as the nl's pick is prolly secure for years to come. there just aren't any other really good second basemen out there. congrats, as well, to rowand, who got in as a reserve.

there are many who think that jimmy rollins got severely snubbed... and i'd agree. sure... there are tons of great short stops in the league... but come on. jimmy is pretty legitimately amazing. he should be there. in the place of rowand? maybe. jimmy's better overall... but rowand has had an incredible season and has done a lot to put the phils where they are now vs. where they began at the start of the season. jimmy got snubbed. he should be playing in san francisco.

bonds on the other hand... please. can we just start ignoring him so he'll go away? if everyone stops paying attention to him, maybe he'll decide to quietly retire his juiced up super-body and leave hank's precious record alone.

i voted on espn.com about the game... here're the results:


1) Who was the biggest snub among AL hitters?
27.9% Kevin Youkilis, Red Sox
25.4% Gary Sheffield, Tigers
18.7% Joe Mauer, Twins
18.0% Orlando Cabrera, Angels
10.0% Curtis Granderson, Tigers

2) Who was the biggest snub among AL pitchers?
19.2% Roy Halladay, Blue Jays
19.1% Jeremy Bonderman, Tigers
13.9% Daisuke Matsuzaka, Red Sox
12.4% Erik Bedard, Orioles
11.6% Hideki Okajima, Red Sox
9.8% Kelvim Escobar, Angels
8.5% Joe Nathan, Twins
5.5% Joe Blanton, Athletics

3) Who was the biggest snub among NL hitters?
25.0% Ryan Howard, Phillies
17.9% Jimmy Rollins, Phillies
16.8% Hanley Ramirez, Marlins
14.0% Edgar Renteria, Braves
12.0% Aramis Ramirez, Cubs
10.1% Adam Dunn, Reds
4.3% Brad Hawpe, Rockies

4) Who was the biggest snub among NL pitchers?
22.9% Chris Young, Padres
17.6% Carlos Zambrano, Cubs
14.3% John Maine, Mets
13.1% Brandon Webb, Diamondbacks
12.5% Roy Oswalt, Astros
11.1% Tim Hudson, Braves
5.3% Tom Gorzelanny, Pirates
3.2% Jeff Francis, Rockies

5) Which AL player least deserves to be starting?
29.5% Ivan Rodriguez, Tigers
22.4% All deserve to start
15.5% David Ortiz, Red Sox
13.0% Derek Jeter, Yankees
10.7% Placido Polanco, Tigers
3.9% Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners
2.5% Alex Rodriguez, Yankees
1.3% Magglio Ordonez, Tigers
1.3% Vladimir Guerrero, Angels

6) Which NL player least deserves to be starting?
47.3% Barry Bonds, Giants
15.6% Carlos Beltran, Mets
14.0% All deserve to start
8.0% David Wright, Mets
5.6% Russell Martin, Dodgers
3.1% Ken Griffey, Jr., Reds
2.9% Jose Reyes, Mets
2.1% Prince Fielder, Brewers
1.6% Chase Utley, Phillies

7) Should every team have a representative on All-Star rosters?
52.6% No
47.4% Yes

8) Should Barry Bonds be in the All-Star Game?
54.1% Yes
45.9% No

9) Which event are you more interested in?
56.9% All-Star Game
43.1% Home Run Derby

10) Which All-Star format would you rather watch?
77.2% American League vs. National League
22.8% United States vs. The World

Total Votes: 113,534

comments:

#1. why woud anyone think that chase was the least deserving 2nd baseman?!?!? he's the ONLY 2nd baseman even remotely deserving on the nl. must have been braves or mets fans that wrote that. i'd do something like that.

#2. i think jimmy rollins was a bigger snub than ryan howard.

#3. i'm not a fan of zambrano. i'm glad he's not in the all-star game.

anyway... the game's next week. i'm pretty excited. although... i'll have some friends here... [ashlynne and courtney!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!] so i'm not sure if i'll actually get to watch the game or not. i'll have someone dvr it for me.

in other news... the phillies finally won a game last night against the mets. i would've been really sad had they been completely swept by them. 1/4 still sucks pretty badly... but not as badly as 0/4.

also... at my new job... there are several philadephia fans!!!!!!!!!!! i walked into work on day 1 and one of the guys had a phillies hat on. i almost passed out.