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September 8th, 2011 Posted 2:59 am
Should the current season’s stats be the primary consideration in selecting players for the All-Star Game?
I’m a Red Sox fan, but I have a real problem with how many votes Red Sox and Yankees players get in the All-Star ballot. It’s a total sham. There is no way Dustin Pedroia, Julio Lugo, Manny Ramirez, or even David Ortiz should be among the top vote-getters this season. Yet if you look at the current leaders in the AL, there is no ballotted Red Sox or Yankees player who isn’t somewhere near the top.
Incidentally, A-Rod and Jeter totally deserve to start this year, and I voted for them. I did not vote for any Sox, because the only ones playing All-Star caliber baseball are Mike Lowell and Kevin Youkilis; Lowell is overshadowed by A-Rod, and Youkilis isn’t on the ballot because of Ortiz.
I know this debate is brought up every year. Maybe MLB should come up with a stat-based formula and whoever is highest on that index at every position, earns a spot?
Clearly as fans we are not capable of voting objectively, and believe it or not, I am tired of it always being a two-team show
You’re absolutely right that fans can’t vote objectively. Also, there are less than casual fans that don’t know anything about the game and only vote for the names they’ve heard of. Russell Martin is a good example of how fans don’t vote objectively. He’s been the best catcher in the NL by a long shot this year, yet he’s 4th in the All-Star balloting. They do need to find a new way to pick the players. Maybe then the All-Star game can get some of its credibility back and not be seen by the MLB as just a 3 day vacation.
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