Comments on: My Final All-Star Ballot http://zonersports.com/2009/06/my-final-all-star-ballot/ Chicago sports and more. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:20:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: dhaab http://zonersports.com/2009/06/my-final-all-star-ballot/comment-page-1/#comment-112961 dhaab Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:13:32 +0000 http://zonersports.com/?p=3946#comment-112961 Typical Cubs fan. Defense doesn't matter. Ridiculous. :) Typical Cubs fan. Defense doesn’t matter.
Ridiculous. :)

]]> By: Zoner http://zonersports.com/2009/06/my-final-all-star-ballot/comment-page-1/#comment-112958 Zoner Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:19:18 +0000 http://zonersports.com/?p=3946#comment-112958 Matthias-- I love what Scutaro has done this year but Bartlett's numbers are insane. D you lost me at "Sure McCann is the best hitting catcher<em> but</em>". Ridiculous. Matthias– I love what Scutaro has done this year but Bartlett’s numbers are insane.

D you lost me at “Sure McCann is the best hitting catcher but“. Ridiculous.

]]> By: dhaab http://zonersports.com/2009/06/my-final-all-star-ballot/comment-page-1/#comment-112957 dhaab Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:47:14 +0000 http://zonersports.com/?p=3946#comment-112957 McCann over Molina? So funny how you ALWAYS go with the offensive stats and simply dismiss defense. Sure, McCann is the best hitting catcher in the NL, but his defense is below average at best. He's basically a 1st baseman playing catcher. But don't let that stop you from your Cardinal hating. :) And picking Upton in the outfield is based on 2 months of him getting hot, nothing more. At the end of April, the Diamondbacks were close to sending him to AAA! I would pick at least 5 other outfielders ahead of him. Pence, Dunn, Ethier, Manny, Soriano, Werth...should I go on? All Stars shouldn't be chosen based on a half season of work. That's why a guy like Soto never should have been the starting catcher on last years team. And before you jump all over me, I would have put him on the roster, but he simply didn't deserve to start. No rookie does. Also, it should be said that Orlando Hudson has been HUGE to the success of the Dodgers this season. I wouldn't pick him over Utley, but he deserves to be on the NL team. As for the AL, I'll take Kinsler OR Pedroia over Hill. I love what Aaron is doing but he'll drop off big in the 2nd half and Kinsler and Pedroia are simply better players. And I'll take Morneau or Cabrera EASILY over Youkilis. If you put either of those players in that Boston lineup in that little ballpark, they'd make Youkilis' numbers look like chump change. McCann over Molina? So funny how you ALWAYS go with the offensive stats and simply dismiss defense. Sure, McCann is the best hitting catcher in the NL, but his defense is below average at best. He’s basically a 1st baseman playing catcher. But don’t let that stop you from your Cardinal hating. :)

And picking Upton in the outfield is based on 2 months of him getting hot, nothing more. At the end of April, the Diamondbacks were close to sending him to AAA! I would pick at least 5 other outfielders ahead of him. Pence, Dunn, Ethier, Manny, Soriano, Werth…should I go on? All Stars shouldn’t be chosen based on a half season of work. That’s why a guy like Soto never should have been the starting catcher on last years team. And before you jump all over me, I would have put him on the roster, but he simply didn’t deserve to start. No rookie does.

Also, it should be said that Orlando Hudson has been HUGE to the success of the Dodgers this season. I wouldn’t pick him over Utley, but he deserves to be on the NL team.

As for the AL, I’ll take Kinsler OR Pedroia over Hill. I love what Aaron is doing but he’ll drop off big in the 2nd half and Kinsler and Pedroia are simply better players.

And I’ll take Morneau or Cabrera EASILY over Youkilis. If you put either of those players in that Boston lineup in that little ballpark, they’d make Youkilis’ numbers look like chump change.

]]> By: matthias @ mopupduty.com http://zonersports.com/2009/06/my-final-all-star-ballot/comment-page-1/#comment-112956 matthias @ mopupduty.com Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:52:13 +0000 http://zonersports.com/?p=3946#comment-112956 Bartlett over Scutaro? I don't know about that one, otherwise I'm agree with pretty much everything else. Poor Zobrist, had he been on the ballot I'd have given him a vote at 2nd or the outfield. Bartlett over Scutaro? I don’t know about that one, otherwise I’m agree with pretty much everything else. Poor Zobrist, had he been on the ballot I’d have given him a vote at 2nd or the outfield.

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