Comments on: Phillies Now Have 3 Leaders In All-Star Voting

By: Don M

Don M — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:04:32 +0000

WhoTF is “Felix” ??

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By: David

David — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:12:28 +0000

Ibanez and Utley obviously deserve to be all stars. Howard will get picked by the manager (although Gonzo and Fielder are just as deserving). Sorry, but that should be it. Rollins is having a stinker of a season at the plate. Victorino is not one of the best 3 OF in the league. He’s a nice little player, but thats it. Same goes for Feliz and Ruiz. Solid, but not allstars. Anyone who thinks otherwise is incapable of putting down the koolaid and being somewhat objective. No way a middle reliever with Madsons numbers should make the team either. Middle relievers should only ever make the team when they have historic numbers and/or they need to be on the allstar team because they are the only good player on their major league club. Madson doesnt fit the bill. Jeremy Affeldt has just as many holds and a lower era. Arthur Rhodes has an era of 0.45. Anyone want to put him on the team? Ibanez, Utley, Howard. Thats all it should be, from an objective point of view.

By: mikemike

mikemike — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:28:40 +0000

I hope its the fake Don saying he would take Felix over Wright. Because Wright is better than felix, you have to consider range, and Wright is terrific, Felix is this year better than I thought, but he doesn’t have the range, remember the stats about him going to his right, and charging balls. he might be better than zimmerman not sure but Wright is the best .

By: NJ

NJ — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:14:42 +0000

Benji Molina’s on a pretty bad offensive team, even Sabean has admitted the Giants need more than one player added on offense.

This hasn’t been a great year so far for catchers offensively, Chooch deserves a serious look in but tough to really say he deserves more especially in a weak group.

By: Philly Geoff

Philly Geoff — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:06:57 +0000

McCann is far and away the best catcher in the NL… Benji Molina bats fourth on a decent SF team.

That said, I am a Phillies fan and I have been voting Choooooooooch!

By: Chuck

Chuck — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:30:46 +0000

Morris…..how can you vote for Pat in the AL. He has no #’s this year due to the DL. There are much more deserving players.

By: JohnKruksLoveChild

JohnKruksLoveChild — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:27:06 +0000

And holy mother of God I typed MVP wrong twice, have mercy it’s Monday.

By: JohnKruksLoveChild

JohnKruksLoveChild — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:26:17 +0000

Sorry, not that fans have any impact on MPV voting, but you get the point.

By: JohnKruksLoveChild

JohnKruksLoveChild — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:25:34 +0000

What they SHOULD do is the same thing they do for MPV, have the sportwriters and big names workout overall placement, and then have fan voting as a FACTOR.

Why ? Because people like Manny who were banned still get votes. It is utterly ridiculous to even consider someone who has barely played this season to be eligible. He should not even be in the pool, I’m talking from a numbers standpoint here, regardless of how you feel about Manny being Manny.

How can anyone be an “all star” when it’s just a straight up popularity contest. All star means you are the best in your field, not the most sought after autograph.