Amazin' Stories: No Star Balloting, Round III

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06/10/2008

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 10th

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 

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

 

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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/

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?

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