07/03: Congrats to Jeter, A-Rod, Cano and Mo! (Jorge Snubbed Big Time!)
Posted by: Patrick
They are members of your 2006 AL All-Star Team. Voting totals can be found at Yahoo!
I'm glad to see Jeter back on the team. I really felt he should have made it last year. Grrr... deep breath. :) Anyway, water under the bridge. Shame Manny edged him out for top vote getter.
Cano ended up finishing second to Mark Loretta by less than a hundred thousand votes. Feel bad for him getting injured which likely caused him to slip and will now cause him to miss the game.
What I really wanted to talk about though was Posada. James mentioned it the other day, but Posada finished 4th in the catcher voting, behind Pudge, Joe Mauer and Jason Varitek (?!). That stinks because Jorge is really having a great year. He really should be the backup catcher, at least. And then for Ramon Hernandez (edit: AND Pierzynski?!) to be chosen for the final man voting over him? I mean, look at the numbers. Jorge got snubbed. Not saying he should have been starter - Mauer deserved that, I think, but the fan's voted Rodriguez and it's the fans game, I respect that. So, Mauer had to be picked. I respect that, as well. But, why Hernandez over him (and Pierzynski?) for the final man? No idea what's going on there.
Giambi finished a distant second to David Ortiz at first. Johnny Damon finished 4th in the OF voting with Sheffield 12th and Matsui 14th.
I'm glad to see Jeter back on the team. I really felt he should have made it last year. Grrr... deep breath. :) Anyway, water under the bridge. Shame Manny edged him out for top vote getter.
Cano ended up finishing second to Mark Loretta by less than a hundred thousand votes. Feel bad for him getting injured which likely caused him to slip and will now cause him to miss the game.
What I really wanted to talk about though was Posada. James mentioned it the other day, but Posada finished 4th in the catcher voting, behind Pudge, Joe Mauer and Jason Varitek (?!). That stinks because Jorge is really having a great year. He really should be the backup catcher, at least. And then for Ramon Hernandez (edit: AND Pierzynski?!) to be chosen for the final man voting over him? I mean, look at the numbers. Jorge got snubbed. Not saying he should have been starter - Mauer deserved that, I think, but the fan's voted Rodriguez and it's the fans game, I respect that. So, Mauer had to be picked. I respect that, as well. But, why Hernandez over him (and Pierzynski?) for the final man? No idea what's going on there.
Giambi finished a distant second to David Ortiz at first. Johnny Damon finished 4th in the OF voting with Sheffield 12th and Matsui 14th.
Mike A. wrote:
Stupid "every team needs a rep" rule.