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Yikes, it's begun. Let's see how many Big Thinkers vote for Ty Wigginton and Chris Shelton.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 1 May 2006 13:23 (nineteen years ago)

Hey now - Shelton was hot shit in the 2nd half of last year, Spanky! He'd be getting votes for a half-season of excellence AND MORE!

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 1 May 2006 13:36 (nineteen years ago)

Regardless, Brandon Arroyo is gonna start for the NL.

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 1 May 2006 13:41 (nineteen years ago)

haha

Yeah, it was unfair to lump Shelton with Wiggy, but he still likely doesn't deserve a start.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 1 May 2006 13:48 (nineteen years ago)

The AL Morbius All-Stars:

C - Toby Hall
1B - Phil Nevin
2B - Ty Wigginton
3B - Joe Crede
SS - Orlando Cabrera
OF - Alexis Rios
OF - Casey Blake
OF - Nick Swisher
DH - Chris Shelton
SP - Mike Maroth

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 1 May 2006 13:52 (nineteen years ago)

And for the NL:

C - Paul LoDuca
1B - Prince Fielder
2B - Brandon Phillips
3B - Garrett Atkins
SS - Hanley Ramirez
OF - Brad Hawpe
OF - Xavier Nady
OF - Josh Willingham
DH - Craig Wilson
SP - BRANDON OMG SO DREAMY

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 1 May 2006 13:55 (nineteen years ago)

Kruk or HR will present those in a week

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 1 May 2006 13:59 (nineteen years ago)

Some of those guys have a pretty decent chance of deserving the spot.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Monday, 1 May 2006 14:58 (nineteen years ago)

A starting spot? I don't see a single one that's defensible for a vote (assuming that a hot month or three doesn't make you an All-Star), except possibly LoDuca because of the rather sorry depth at NL catching.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 1 May 2006 15:06 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, not as starters, but Swisher & Shelton & Hawpe & Craig W could probably make the team. Tho I imagine they'll pick Jack W over Craig W as the 'Rats rep.

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 1 May 2006 15:10 (nineteen years ago)

As a starter, probably not.

I wonder who will represent the Padres? Hoffman? Linebrink?

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Monday, 1 May 2006 15:24 (nineteen years ago)

Barfield?

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 1 May 2006 15:37 (nineteen years ago)

PIAZZA

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Monday, 1 May 2006 15:50 (nineteen years ago)

atkins is the best
rockie so far, he's no slouch
or flash in the pan

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Monday, 1 May 2006 16:10 (nineteen years ago)

Whoever gets picked for the Padres will not deserve to be there, that's for sure. It won't be a Lance Carter-level bad pick, but someone who deserves to be there will get skipped.

Peavy should be there but he decided to suck at pitching this spring.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Monday, 1 May 2006 16:48 (nineteen years ago)

4 WEEKS OF BEISBOL HELLOOOO

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 1 May 2006 16:53 (nineteen years ago)

WHOOOO R U TALKING TOOOOOO?

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Monday, 1 May 2006 16:54 (nineteen years ago)

SENIOR WIENCIS SALLRIGHT?

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 1 May 2006 17:01 (nineteen years ago)

SALLRIGHT

― Jimmy Mod is a super idol of The MARS SPIRIT (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Monday, 1 May 2006 17:43 (nineteen years ago)

Overreacting based on small sample sizes is fun for the whole family.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Monday, 1 May 2006 18:22 (nineteen years ago)

Ha ha! I love how "small sample size" has become the "oh wrinklepaws" of ILBB this week!

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 1 May 2006 18:58 (nineteen years ago)

this week

You don't read my posts very often, do you?

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Monday, 1 May 2006 18:59 (nineteen years ago)

I treasure all your posts.

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 1 May 2006 19:11 (nineteen years ago)

I see nothing wrong with voting someone in based on first-half performance (first-month might be going too far). It's an exhibition game, vote for anyone you want to see play, good or bad.

I plan to vote exclusively for people on my roto teams.

― milo z (mlp), Monday, 1 May 2006 23:31 (nineteen years ago)

"Exhibition game"??? THIS TIME IT COUNTS.

― c(''c) (Leee), Monday, 1 May 2006 23:40 (nineteen years ago)

haha

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 00:41 (nineteen years ago)

vote for anyone you want to see play

Vote for stars, ideally.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 12:11 (nineteen years ago)

I dunno - I kinda want to see Jorge Julio in there.

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 12:18 (nineteen years ago)

No, Duaner!!!

Going solely by this morning's RARP (ie, Runs Above Replacement by Position, no defense), the leaders are mostly familiar:

AL
1b Giambi
2b Roberts
ss Jeter/Tejada
3b Glaus
of Wells, Swisher, Blake
c Martinez
dh Hafner

NL
1b Pujols
2b Vidro
ss Vizquel
3b Ensberg
of C. Lee, Dunn, Abreu (Andruw if you insist on a proper CF)
c AUSMUS!!!

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 15:26 (nineteen years ago)

four weeks pass...

The Magic of Jeter leads all AL players... Bonds 12th among NL OFs (Aaron Rowand 10th). I don't see the totals listed anywhere on mlb.com, tho.

Rolen leads at 3B -- I hafta say, as a Wright fan, it should probably be Ensberg or Cabrera!

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 31 May 2006 18:09 (nineteen years ago)

thome should be the dh starter

― gear (gear), Wednesday, 31 May 2006 18:18 (nineteen years ago)

Because it's an NL host city, there is no DH slot, hence Ortiz leading at 1B.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 31 May 2006 18:32 (nineteen years ago)

this is my first time voting for the all-star game... how come you can't vote for pitchers?

― INSANE CLOWN FOSSE (Adrian Langston), Wednesday, 31 May 2006 18:34 (nineteen years ago)

Because the managers don't want that fucked up too... I'd say it's cuz who gets the start is largely a function of their team's schedule.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 31 May 2006 18:47 (nineteen years ago)

Who pitches in the game (and for how many innings, including who starts) partly depends on who didn't pitch the weekend before the ASG. Plus, you have guys like Pedro who pussy out of it every year.

xpost

― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 31 May 2006 18:49 (nineteen years ago)

those pussies should just buck up and throw some mothafuckin balls!!!

― INSANE CLOWN FOSSE (Adrian Langston), Wednesday, 31 May 2006 18:49 (nineteen years ago)

er, xpost

― INSANE CLOWN FOSSE (Adrian Langston), Wednesday, 31 May 2006 18:50 (nineteen years ago)

If one needs a crusading spirit to vote... Yankee fans have stuffed CANO into the lead! In Runs Above Replacement adjusted for position, he's THIRTEENTH among AL 2b; TENTH in VORP; his Equivalent Average is .245 to Brian Roberts' .304.

You know what to do.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 2 June 2006 13:14 (nineteen years ago)

is that even english

― INSANE CLOWN FOSSE (Adrian Langston), Friday, 2 June 2006 13:28 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/glossary/index.php

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 2 June 2006 13:31 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.answers.com/topic/yankee

― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Friday, 2 June 2006 13:35 (nineteen years ago)

Translation: YANKEES SUCK

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 2 June 2006 13:40 (nineteen years ago)

I VOTE!

First Base: Giambi, J., NYY
Second Base: Roberts, B., Bal
Third Base: Rodriguez, A., NYY
Shortstop: Tejada, M., Bal
Catcher: Mauer, J., MIN
Outfielder: Guerrero, V., LAA
Outfielder: Ramirez, M., BOS
Outfielder: Wells, V., TOR

First Base: Pujols, A., STL
Second Base: Utley, C., PHI
Third Base: Cabrera, M., FLA
Shortstop: Vizquel, O., SF
Catcher: Barrett, M., CHC
Outfielder: Abreu, B., PHI
Outfielder: Bay, J., PIT
Outfielder: Beltran, C., NYM

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 2 June 2006 16:21 (nineteen years ago)

WHAT ABOUT MVP CANIDATE CHRIS SHELLTON

― gear (gear), Friday, 2 June 2006 16:44 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.hoffco-inc.com/wwe/thist/wwe/sdtt-benjaminhaas02-1.jpg

― c(''c) (Leee), Friday, 2 June 2006 17:02 (nineteen years ago)

I had the same ballot as Morbius, save four differences: Jose Lopez at 2b in the AL, and in the NL Renteria at short, Andruw Jones instead of Beltran, and McCann behind the plate.

Jones might be a homer pick for me, but c'mon, Vizquel and Barrett over Renteria and McCann? You're a Mets fan, aren't you?

― barefoot manthing (Garrett Martin), Friday, 2 June 2006 17:28 (nineteen years ago)

All other things being equal, I give 2/3 weight to last season and 1/3 to '06 thus far. Even at age 63, Omar V isn't the butcher Renteria is in the field and is having a better offensive year; a quarter of one excellent season (and a long DL stint) doesn't make McCann an All-Star, while Barrett was best with the bat last year and is HOT. (I came thisclose to voting for Piazza again.)

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 2 June 2006 17:57 (nineteen years ago)

Barrett is also the league leader in punches to AJ Pierzynski's face.

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 2 June 2006 18:23 (nineteen years ago)

my hustle, guts and chemistry ballot:
1B - (Tom) Millar
2B - Cano
3B - Blalock
SS - Jeter
C - Varitek
OF - Damon, Ichiro, Hunter

Pujols
Biggio
Eckstein
D. Wright
Lo Duca
Bay/Edmonds/Giles

― milo z (mlp), Friday, 2 June 2006 20:52 (nineteen years ago)

AL
1B: Ortiz
2B: Castillo
SS: Tejada
3B: Rodriguez
C: JOE MOTHERFUCKING .362-HITTING MAUER who is apparently getting less votes than .240-HITTING JASON VARITEK WHAT IS WRONG HERE
OF: Suzuki, Guerrero, Hunter (in the off chance he'll rob Pujols of a home run or something)

NL
1B: Pujols
2B: Utley
SS: Renteria
3B: Ensberg
C: McCann
OF: Bay, Soriano, Beltran

― Stupornaut (natepatrin), Friday, 2 June 2006 21:20 (nineteen years ago)

Edmonds!?

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 2 June 2006 22:11 (nineteen years ago)

This was my early-May ballot (if I voted now in parens):

First Base: Ortiz, D., BOS
Second Base: Roberts, B., Bal
Third Base: Chavez, E., OAK (A-Rod now)
Shortstop: Tejada, M., Bal
Catcher: Martinez, V., CLE (Mauer now)
Outfielder: Guerrero, V., LAA (Ramirez now)
Outfielder: Sizemore, G., CLE
Outfielder: Nick Swisher

First Base: Pujols, A., STL
Second Base: Utley, C., PHI
Third Base: Cabrera, M., FLA
Shortstop: Renteria, E., ATL
Catcher: McCann, B., ATL
Outfielder: Alou, M., SF (Bay now)
Outfielder: Dunn, A., CIN
Outfielder: Jones, A., ATL

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 2 June 2006 22:40 (nineteen years ago)

eh, I forgot Edmonds is having his entire large intestine removed or whatever.

― milo z (mlp), Saturday, 3 June 2006 00:13 (nineteen years ago)

next ballot: All Royals and Former Royals

― milo z (mlp), Saturday, 3 June 2006 00:14 (nineteen years ago)

Brian McCann sure has shown he's no fluke with LESS THAN 350 CAREER PLATE APPEARANCES!

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 5 June 2006 13:09 (nineteen years ago)

Vizquel certainly deserves a start more than the 4 guys ahead of him. I'd say only AP, Utley and Beltran deserve their current leads (with Andruw and Griffey at least defensible, but not with Bay 9th)...

First Base
1. Albert Pujols, Cardinals, 1,041,466
2. Carlos Delgado, Mets, 304,287
3. Lance Berkman, Astros, 228,465
4. Nomar Garciaparra, Dodgers, 203,239
5. Ryan Howard, Phillies, 187,202

Second Base
1. Chase Utley, Phillies, 438,376
2. Craig Biggio, Astros, 411,211
3. Marcus Giles, Braves, 213,456
4. Jeff Kent, Dodgers, 205,477
5. Todd Walker, Cubs, 185,936

Third Base
1. Scott Rolen, Cardinals, 471,826
2. David Wright, Mets, 434,519
3. Morgan Ensberg, Astros, 272,036
4. Chipper Jones, Braves, 256,778
5. Miguel Cabrera, Marlins, 214,305

Shortstop
1. David Eckstein, Cardinals, 396,464
2. Edgar Renteria, Braves, 341,061
3. Jose Reyes, Mets, 324,863
4. Jimmy Rollins, Phillies, 282,538
5. Omar Vizquel, Giants, 196,407

Catcher
1. Paul Lo Duca, Mets, 411,131
2. Mike Piazza, Padres, 367,161
3. Yadier Molina, Cardinals, 343,507
4. Brad Ausmus, Astros, 255,473
5. Michael Barrett, Cubs, 237,030

Outfield
1. Andruw Jones, Braves, 582,749
2. Carlos Beltran, Mets, 499,693
3. Ken Griffey, Jr., Reds, 479,963
4. Jim Edmonds, Cardinals, 444,094
5. Alfonso Soriano, Nationals, 436,553
6. Bobby Abreu, Phillies, 343,039
7. Carlos Lee, Brewers, 298,433
8. Barry Bonds, Giants, 288,528
9. Jason Bay, Pirates, 255,226
10. Aaron Rowand, Phillies, 242,821
11. Adam Dunn, Reds, 229,840
12. Jeff Francoeur, Braves, 191,767
13. So Taguchi, Cardinals, 185,891
14. Xavier Nady, Mets, 185,159
15. Juan Encarnacion, Cardinals, 183,041

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 19:34 (nineteen years ago)

dude, beltran over soriano is completely indefensible.

― INSANE CLOWN FOSSE (Adrian Langston), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 19:42 (nineteen years ago)

Hardly "completely," but Bay deserves to start over either. Also, I think Soriano has just had his hottest 2-3 weeks of the year.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 19:56 (nineteen years ago)

yeah, I have no idea if he can keep this up - probably not - but this might be the hottest he's ever been. i'd put him over bay too, but you can't go wrong with either one. there's like 10 dudes I would take before beltran tho, your homerism is blinding you!!!

― INSANE CLOWN FOSSE (Adrian Langston), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 20:09 (nineteen years ago)

Beltran's offensive numbers are excellent this year and would be better w/o the 2 weeks on the DL. Also, he can field.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 20:31 (nineteen years ago)

but thanks for encouraging homerism, I've switched my 3b vote to Wright!

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 7 June 2006 14:47 (nineteen years ago)

and apparently only Vlad makes the East Coast highlights.

First Base
1. David Ortiz, Red Sox 631,787
2. Jason Giambi, Yankees 433,308
3. Paul Konerko, White Sox 295,489
4. Travis Hafner, Indians 228,758
5. Chris Shelton, Tigers 208,045

Second Base
1. Robinson Cano, Yankees 404,416
2. Mark Loretta, Red Sox 368,226
3. Tadahito Iguchi, White Sox 348,691
4. Placido Polanco, Tigers 184,928
5. Brian Roberts, Orioles 176,630

Third Base
1. Alex Rodriguez, Yankees 731,811
2. Mike Lowell, Red Sox 317,803
3. Joe Crede, White Sox 236,260
4. Eric Chavez, Athletics 227,140
5. Troy Glaus, Blue Jays 223,636

Shortstop
1. Derek Jeter, Yankees 765,110
2. Miguel Tejada, Orioles 526,622
3. Michael Young, Rangers 197,386
4. Alex Gonzalez, Red Sox 173,307
5. Juan Uribe, White Sox 162,875

Catcher
1. Jason Varitek, Red Sox 448,894
2. Ivan Rodriguez, Tigers 398,852
3. Jorge Posada, Yankees 337,969
4. A.J. Pierzynski, White Sox 256,308
5. Victor Martinez, Indians 256,148

Outfield
1. Vladimir Guerrero, Angels 745,397
2. Manny Ramirez, Red Sox 738,168
3. Johnny Damon, Yankees 529,770
4. Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners 413,737
5. Vernon Wells, Blue Jays 365,466
6. Gary Sheffield, Yankees 360,973
7. Hideki Matsui, Yankees 283,312
8. Scott Podsednik, White Sox 268,599
9. Jermain Dye, White Sox 262,008
10. Coco Crisp, Red Sox 248,485
11. Torii Hunter, Twins 237,308
12. Trot Nixon, Red Sox 233,099
13. Magglio Ordonez, Tigers 195,475
14. Grady Sizemore, Indians 194,857
15. Jonny Gomes, Devil Rays 175,629

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 7 June 2006 14:51 (nineteen years ago)

Xavier Nady in the top 15 over several guys who are actually good at baseball after April.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Thursday, 8 June 2006 04:34 (nineteen years ago)

Joe Mauer can't even make the top 5?

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Thursday, 8 June 2006 04:35 (nineteen years ago)

Well it's not like he's hitting at a Varitekian clip or anything

― Stupornaut (natepatrin), Thursday, 8 June 2006 04:59 (nineteen years ago)

"Carew is OK and all but the Twins are totally small-market; my 1B vote goes to Chambliss"

PS: FUCK YOU CARL EVERETT

― Stupornaut (natepatrin), Thursday, 8 June 2006 05:03 (nineteen years ago)

(for readers IN THE FUTURE! grasping for context what happened was the Twins were down 9-4 in the 8th against the Mariners and the Twins scored 5 including a 2-out grand slam from Cuddyer and so it got tied at 9 and I'm like "yeah we can win this" and then Everett hit the game-winning home run for Seattle with two outs in the 11th. Woe & despair.)

― Stupornaut (natepatrin), Thursday, 8 June 2006 05:06 (nineteen years ago)

Nady/Mauer = size of voting blocs, babe

You're gonna pick on Nady when SO TAGUCHI is ahead of him? Sidney Ponson has a higher offensive VORP.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 8 June 2006 12:36 (nineteen years ago)

Fuck Yankees fans.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 8 June 2006 13:08 (nineteen years ago)

You're gonna pick on Nady when SO TAGUCHI is ahead of him?

I'm pretty sure that when I read it my brain said "no, you didn't read that, it's impossible" and that was that.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Friday, 9 June 2006 04:31 (nineteen years ago)

Beltran: .280 .398 .588, on pace for 47 HR

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 9 June 2006 19:24 (nineteen years ago)

SMALL SAMPLE SIZE

tee hee

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 9 June 2006 19:37 (nineteen years ago)

i dunno...ole ramon hernandez is getting killed in this funny business. millar should be top 5 in 1b easily, b/c he leads the majors in heart.

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Friday, 9 June 2006 20:28 (nineteen years ago)

wow, seamheads must be stuffing for J Bay:

OUTFIELD
Beltran 1,129,865
Soriano 1,084,936
Bay 1,069,986
Griffey Jr 1,032,102
Jones, A. 1,017,023

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 13:37 (eighteen years ago)

God bless! Stuffers for worthy candidates are the best stuffers in the world!

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 14:38 (eighteen years ago)

I'm gonna go stuff for HEE SEOP.

Tomorrow.

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 15:13 (eighteen years ago)

I don't like Reyes& LoDuca leading at all, tho.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 15:16 (eighteen years ago)

that outfield looks about right!

― gear (gear), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 16:11 (eighteen years ago)

It needs a 3rd real OF, ie Abreu.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 16:29 (eighteen years ago)

http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:3RcHu0KK2zlAHM:www.ball-wonk.com/archives/soriano-flex.jpg

― gear (gear), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 16:33 (eighteen years ago)

Home stretch... I'm all for stuffing for Piazza just to get LoDuca and his .252 Equivalent Avg outta there, whatta joke.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 27 June 2006 16:17 (eighteen years ago)

Robinson Cano leads American League second basemen in All-Star voting. But he will not be playing in the All-Star Game July 11 in Pittsburgh. General manager Brian Cashman said an MRI taken yesterday morning was "abnormal." Cano was told he has a "little tear" and will be out 10-15 days. -- Newark Star-Ledger

― gear (gear), Wednesday, 28 June 2006 17:27 (eighteen years ago)

ILB Fantasy League all-star leaders:

NL
1B: Albert Pujols
2B: Chase Utley
SS: Jose Reyes
3B: David Wright
OF: Alfonso Soriano, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Lee
C: Johnny Estrada

AL
1B: Jason Giambi (over Jim Thome/David Ortiz... aka Battle of the One-Tool Players)
2B: Jose Lopez
SS: Miguel Tejada
3B: Alex Rodriguez
OF: Vernon Wells, Grady Sizemore, Carl Crawford
C: Joe Mauer

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 29 June 2006 16:09 (eighteen years ago)

I got to vote in an actual ballpark last night. Huzzah for nostalgia. My favorite part of the ballot was where they asked if I'd like for an Ameriquest rep to call me about my mortgage.

― barefoot manthing (Garrett Martin), Friday, 30 June 2006 13:32 (eighteen years ago)

Eddie Vedder advocates ballot stuffing for Jason Bay:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/baseball/20060702-9999-lz1s2bay.html

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Sunday, 2 July 2006 14:55 (eighteen years ago)

ALL STAR GARY MATTHEWS JR! ALL STAR MARK REDMAN! NO ALL STAR FRANKY LIRIANO.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Monday, 3 July 2006 00:13 (eighteen years ago)

First place Padres: one all star
First place Oakland: one all star

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Monday, 3 July 2006 00:14 (eighteen years ago)

liriano was robbed. this whole 'every team has to have an all-star' thing is total bs, but i think everyone here knows that.

― maura (maura), Monday, 3 July 2006 03:14 (eighteen years ago)

Liriano deserves to win the "final spot" but since the folx love the offense Hafner will get it.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Monday, 3 July 2006 03:15 (eighteen years ago)

also he is like SO CUTE WHOA

― maura (maura), Monday, 3 July 2006 03:29 (eighteen years ago)

This is LoDuca's FOURTH selection?? what a travesty.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 3 July 2006 03:32 (eighteen years ago)

Liriano is on an inning count this season so let's just let him develop thank you very much!

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Monday, 3 July 2006 03:55 (eighteen years ago)

Wait - is Liriano cute, or is PRONK cute?

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 3 July 2006 12:18 (eighteen years ago)

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060623/capt.628c5c85d444401891eb0b8b18985b74.twins_astros_baseball_hta117.jpg

― mattbot (mattbot), Monday, 3 July 2006 12:26 (eighteen years ago)

So PRONK?

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 3 July 2006 12:32 (eighteen years ago)

yeah i meant pronk. also i meant it facetiously. i just voted for liriano (and chris young) about 35 times.

― maura (maura), Monday, 3 July 2006 14:15 (eighteen years ago)

I thought the managers got to select the pitchers.. thats the only explanation for Brad Penny making the team. Its not like people from LA actually vote for the all star team.

― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 15:44 (eighteen years ago)

THE 2006 ALL STAR GAME

THIS TIME - NO ONE GIVES A RAT'S ASS

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 10 July 2006 18:56 (eighteen years ago)

THIS TIME - I HOPE NOBODY/EVERYBODY GETS HURT

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Monday, 10 July 2006 19:00 (eighteen years ago)

MARK REDMAN: OUT FOREVER

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 10 July 2006 19:49 (eighteen years ago)

TIKE REDMAN: USED TO PLAY HERE

― mattbot (mattbot), Monday, 10 July 2006 20:13 (eighteen years ago)

RYAN HOWARD: BAD MOTHERFUCKER

― milo z (mlp), Tuesday, 11 July 2006 01:22 (eighteen years ago)

Every time I see Roger Clemens in the Yankees uniform in that promo, I giggle a bit.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Tuesday, 11 July 2006 01:26 (eighteen years ago)

2006 ALL STAR GAME: ONLY WATCHED BCUZ THERE'S LITERALLY NO OTHER SPORTS ON TELEVISION

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Tuesday, 11 July 2006 08:47 (eighteen years ago)

Like we need any of those other fucking candyass sports.

Liriano gets in to replace Contreras (who "pitched Sunday." A sorry excuse like that proves it REALLY counts). But Hafner still didn't make it, right?

Were those puke-yellow Derby jerseys supposed to be a "tribute" to lame Pirate unis?

WRIGHT WRIGHT WRIGHT

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 11 July 2006 12:44 (eighteen years ago)

Thanks Fox for bringing teh cheese in the opening montage.

― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Tuesday, 11 July 2006 23:06 (eighteen years ago)

Well, at least Zelasko didn't cut off any hall-of-fame broadcasters in favor of the lame-o Taco Bell promotion this year.

― boldbury (boldbury), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 00:18 (eighteen years ago)

"brad penny is almost as dominating as pedro martinez in 1999" then gives a dinger up to vlad, fuck you mccarver.

fox sports baseball is an embarassment.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 00:20 (eighteen years ago)

David Wright! Amused by the "24" and pastel pimping.

― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 00:28 (eighteen years ago)

not amused at all. i guess he's young enough to not know better?

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 00:30 (eighteen years ago)

fox sports baseball is an embarassment

man, wtf is up with this "I'm Joe Buck, Tim McCarver in a moment..." lead-in shit year after YEAR??

it's like, oh yes, we need to lead-in with a close up of the GREAT Joe Buck's ever receding whispy hair and have him waste time saying "Tim McCarver in a moment" so that 10 seconds later we can pull the camera back and bring McCarver into the shot .... grrrrrr!!! fuck Fox.

oh well. at least no "Stripey" or "Slidey" sightings yet or whatever the fuck the talking baseball was called.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 00:35 (eighteen years ago)

dude you missed heads and shoulders knees and toes!

on bco they nailed it: fox sports treats football like wwii and mlb like a fucking romper room.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 00:55 (eighteen years ago)

the Clemente thing was nice though.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 01:00 (eighteen years ago)

Ahhh beautiful Pittsburgh, PA...

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 01:03 (eighteen years ago)

Arroyo singing 'Wonderwall' wtf?

― tylero (tylero), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 01:10 (eighteen years ago)

The Clemente thing would've been nicer before the game started. Although the game's moving kinda smoothly and swiftly thus far.

― barefoot manthing (Garrett Martin), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 01:17 (eighteen years ago)

MORE THAN WTF ARROYO WITH SOPRANO SAX I WANNA KILL KILL KILL

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 01:18 (eighteen years ago)

"The flame throwing right hander"

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0009XFIT6.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 01:32 (eighteen years ago)

OZZIE WAS CRYING WHAT A FAG.

― c(''c) (Leee), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 01:46 (eighteen years ago)

What's with Beltran and Holliday playing the whole game? I haven't watched an ASG in years, but I thought everyone hit the showers after 3 innings max?

― mattbot (mattbot), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 02:03 (eighteen years ago)

Paul Konerko = 2-2 and the eventual tying run! MVP!

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 02:06 (eighteen years ago)

now it's time for baaaaaad bobby

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 02:07 (eighteen years ago)

aw fuck he's gonna go with Mo

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 02:07 (eighteen years ago)

Crap. Hoffman trots out his Brad Lidge impersonation.

― boldbury (boldbury), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 02:08 (eighteen years ago)

Ozzie should have gone with Papelbon!

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 02:09 (eighteen years ago)

btw what did wright do?

― INSANE CLOWN FOSSE (Adrian Langston), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 02:33 (eighteen years ago)

hit a homer in his first at-bat.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 02:53 (eighteen years ago)

How the hell can you bat Renteria fifth in an All Star line-up?

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 03:02 (eighteen years ago)

gotta please the homers with jason bay in cleanup or whatever.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 03:08 (eighteen years ago)

Bay 4th = fine by me. Wright 6th = guhwha?

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 12:10 (eighteen years ago)

wright hit a shitload in the first round of that batting practice contest monday.

― fongoloid sangfroid (sanskrit), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 12:12 (eighteen years ago)

Lineups don't matter, sillies -- and neither should this game.

I'm glad Jackfuck and McCarver-Jeter told us the managers would "treat this like World Series Game 7" -- I look forward to the inning-long dugout interviews during this year's WS, along with the willynilly substitutions.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 12:17 (eighteen years ago)

Ozzie should have gone with Papelbon!

i was certain this was going to happen

― fongoloid sangfroid (sanskrit), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 12:32 (eighteen years ago)

Lineups don't matter, sillies -- and neither should this game.

wait weren't you all pissed about wright hitting 6th last year?

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 14:25 (eighteen years ago)

Ozzie should have gone with Papelbon!
i was certain this was going to happen

i would've loved (on a certain detatched level) to have seen ozzie throw papelbon out there for like 4 innings. make him pitch until his arm detatched at the elbow. i wouldn't put it past ozzie to try to gain any conceivable edge over a rival with something like that.

of course on a different (more involved, less philosophical) level had papelbon come out of the pen at all i would've been screaming bloody murder at ozzie.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 14:44 (eighteen years ago)

From Joe Sheehan's game diary: "Brad Penny vs. Kenny Rogers. It's not often you get to see the sixth- or seventh-best starters in each league go after each other. Imagine if it didn't count."

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=5292

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 15:03 (eighteen years ago)

i'm assuming there were no pitchers left to sub for 800 yr old Trevor Hoffman....

― bnw (bnw), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 16:48 (eighteen years ago)

None that hadn't been beaten with a fungo bat before the game :\

― mattbot (mattbot), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 18:20 (eighteen years ago)

Meanwhile, over in Japan...

everyone EXPECTS Shinjo to do crazy stuff. Apparently he wanted to land a helicopter on the field to make his entrance, which was not allowed... so instead, he wielded a rainbow-colored bat and wore an LED display on his belt that supposedly said, in English, "Never mind whatever I do!!! Fan is my treasure!!!" They also apparently decided Shinjo was the game's "MBP" - "Most Bakushou Player", which means amusing.

Here's a picture of Shinjo with the crazy belt and the rest of the colorful crap he was wearing.

But, that's not all.

Another Fighters outfielder, Hichori Morimoto, who was also on the All-Star roster, decided to dress up as an alien during the first game, and in effect, out-weirded Shinjo. Morimoto painted his entire head bright green and put on alien ears and antennae, and sat around in the dugout and the pre-game festivities dressed as such. Here he is on the bench between Kazuhiro Kiyohara and Daisuke Matsuzaka (who looks like he can't decide whether to be scared or amused), and later on they had him coaching third base (pictured here as Tomoya Satozaki ran by after hitting a solo home run).

― c('°c) (Leee), Tuesday, 25 July 2006 19:46 (eighteen years ago)

There are some great YouTube clips of that game, including Shinjo's entrance and Kyuji Fujikawa celebrating his 26th bday by striking out Alex Cabrera and Michihiro Ogasawara to get the hold. I'll try to dig them up.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 25 July 2006 19:57 (eighteen years ago)

"Only thing he didn't mention is the out-weirdoness of the two outfielders from the Nippon Ham Fighters with their antics in the first game."

Nippon Ham Fighters

― BUTT LIKE A HOLE, BLACK AS UR SOUL (Adrian Langston), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 00:39 (eighteen years ago)

broke my html :(

― BUTT LIKE A HOLE, BLACK AS UR SOUL (Adrian Langston), Wednesday, 26 July 2006 00:39 (eighteen years ago)

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