The voters (fans) got most of this right for a change. Of the 16 spots voted for, there are only a couple that I would say are noticably wrong.
(from espn.com):
1) NL catcher, Molina is in because of the game being in St. Louis, strong local voting. Atlanta catcher Brian McCann deserved to be the starter but is going as a reserver.
2) AL outfield, Josh Hamilton battled injuries all season and this vote was for his performance last year, specifically in the HR derby.
It is hard to argue with any of the other voting results.
As for reserves, one AL pitcher selected will be a big story and highlighted during the pregame and during the game quite a bit. Tim Wakefield, 42 year old Tim Wakefield is making his first All Star appearance. Congratulations to Wake.
Here are the complete rosters to date, one more spot to be voted on for each league:
Leading the way as far as veterans with the most appearances are Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera with this being their 10th trip for each.
Trivia question I heard on the radio this morning on 790thezone.com : Evan Longoria is the first Tampa Ray to be elected to start the all star game since....... Answer later in the day
Trivia answer : Jose Canseco in 1999. Now that I look at the boxscore, he didn't start, only way the trivia answer could be correct is if Canseco was voted in but was hurt and could not play. He did not appear in the game so I would guess that the trivia answer stands...
ReplyDeleteAgreed with Josh Hamilton...they voted him because of last year. And of course Brian McCann should get the vote.
ReplyDeleteGlad to see Edwin jackson in there. That dude has struggled for years, but finally seems to have gotten it. Good for him. And while I'm happy for Wakefield, did he really deserve it? A 4.30 ERA? Heck why not Jered Weaver?
And I never would have gotten the quiz question.