No Star Balloting, Round III

It's hard to argue with the results, but it is a little surprising with the crowds at Shea Stadium that the Mets are being shut out in the All-Star balloting. Either fans at Shea are taking their task seriously and voting for the best, or there is a lot of resentment towards this team.

The latest balloting is up on MLB.com.  You can view it there, or you can check it out below the fold. All you need to know though is that Kaz Matsui has more votes than Jose Reyes. That's what this year is like.

008 NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL-STAR BALLOTING UPDATE

June 10^th

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

FIRST BASEMEN							CATCHERS
#	Player	Club	Votes	#	Player	Club		Votes
1.	Lance Berkman	Astros	1,046,249	1.	Geovany Soto	Cubs		969,853
2.	Derrek Lee	Cubs	771,516	2.	Brian McCann	Braves		578,276
3.	Albert Pujols	Cardinals	700,777	3.	Yadier Molina	Cardinals		458,084
4.	Ryan Howard	Phillies	368,012	4.	J.R. Towles	Astros		367,248
5.	Prince Fielder	Brewers	317,039	5.	Russell Martin	Dodgers		350,694
SECOND BASEMEN							OUTFIELDERS
#	Player	Club	Votes	#	Player	Club		Votes
1.	Chase Utley	Phillies	1,284,961	1.	Alfonso Soriano	Cubs		1,088,866
2.	Mark DeRosa	Cubs	589,637	2.	Kosuke Fukudome	Cubs		918,262
3.	Kazuo Matsui	Astros	523,335	3.	Ken Griffey, Jr.	Reds		775,759
4.	Dan Uggla	Marlins	366,848	4.	Carlos Lee	Astros		587,027
5.	Orlando Hudson	Diamondbacks	333,998	5.	Carlos Beltran	Mets		518,838
6.		Ryan Braun		Brewers		514,913
THIRD BASEMEN				7.	Matt Holliday	Rockies		507,628
#	Player	Club	Votes	8.	Hunter Pence	Astros		500,857
1.	Chipper Jones	Braves	1,110,171	9.	Pat Burrell	Phillies		487,131
2.	Aramis Ramirez	Cubs	726,973	10.	Rick Ankiel	Cardinals		478,136
3.	David Wright	Mets	655,105	11.	Justin Upton	Diamondbacks		458,461
4.	Ty Wigginton	Astros	359,989	12.	Nate McLouth	Pirates		392,398
5.	Mark Reynolds	Diamondbacks	292,702	13.	Michael Bourn	Astros		389,748
14.		Ryan Ludwick		Cardinals		367,941
SHORTSTOPS				15.	Chris Young	Diamondbacks		358,148
#		Player		Club		Votes
1.		Miguel Tejada		Astros		726,835
2.		Hanley Ramirez		Marlins		607,528
3.		Ryan Theriot		Cubs		583,433
4.		Jose Reyes		Mets		498,007
5.		Jimmy Rollins		Phillies		442,885

Comments

[JRJ]

I'm a huge Mets fan, and like to see them in the All-Star game, but at this point, I can't find a reason to vote for anyone other than D. Wright on this team.
http://sportslocker.blogspot.com/

[Joe D.]

I refuse to vote for Mets straight down the ballot. I've done that in years past, but I'm not doing it this year. The guys who are currently leading deserve their place among the leaders. As much as I love Wright and dislike, but respect Chipper, how can I displace a guy who's hitting .400 with one who's hitting .270?