2010 All Star Game
by CB30 on Jun 22, 2010 3:15 PM PDT
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The time has come to discuss the 2010 All Star game and lineups. Think of this post as a way to post your own lineups, discuss a player that deserves to play, but is not getting much attention, or complain about the All Star Game in general.
Nl Lineup (starter in bold)
1B: Adrian Gonzalez, Joey Votto
2B: Chase Utley, Kelly Johnson, Martin Prado, Brandon Phillips
SS: Hanley Ramirez, Juan Uribe
3B: Ryan Zimmerman, David Wright, Scott Rolen
OF: Ryan Braun, Andre Eithier, Matt Holliday
OF: Andrew McCutchen,Colby Rasmus
AL Lineup (starter in bold)
1B: Miguel Cabrera, Justin Morneau, Paul Konerko, Kevin Youkilis
2B: Robinson Cano, Dustin Pedroia
SS: Alex Gonzalez, Derek Jeter
3B: Evan Longoria, Adrian Beltre
OF: Alex Rios, Ben Zobrist
OF: Carl Crawford, Vernon Wells
OF: Josh Hamilton, Ichiro, Shin-Soo Choo
DH: Vlad Guerrero, David Ortiz
NL Pitching (starter in bold)
SP: Ubaldo Jiminez
SP: Roy Halladay
SP: Josh Johnson
SP: Tim Lincecum
SP: Matt Cain
SP: Clayton Kershaw
SP: Roy Oswalt
SP: Tommy Hanson
RP: Brian Wilson
RP: Matt Capps
RP: Johnathan Broxton
RP: Billy Wagner
RP: Carlos Marmol
AL Pitching (starter in bold)
SP: Cliff Lee
SP: David Price
SP: Felix Hernandez
SP: Francisco Lirinao
SP: John Lester
SP: Clay Buchholz
SP: Colby Lewis
SP: Ricky Romero
SP: Andy Pettite
RP: Jose Valverde
RP: Mariano Rivera
RP: Joakim Soria
RP: Rafael Soriano
Boy that was a lot of work. 5 Giants, I know. But all 5 of them deserve it and I feel bad for leaving Torres off. Let me know who I for got, and who I shouldnt have on there.
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Shoot, formatting
The starter for position players is the first one in the row. The Starting pitchers are Jimenez and Lee. Just to clear things up
Bork
LOL Obvious Name Spelling Errors are Obvious.
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 23, 2010 7:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Here's my ongoing gripe
There seem to be two religions when it comes to All-Star voting:
1) Vote for stars, guys who have earned that label over time. It’s called the “All-Star” Game, after all.
2) Vote for whoever is having the best year, end of story. Sure, ballots are handed out in May, letting you essentially vote on who had the best April, but I want to see the best players at the time of the game actually play.
The thing I find odd about the second POV (in addition to the jibe I threw in there) is that by definition it’s only about strong starts. The second half of last year is still technically “the best year,” but no one ever considers it.
"That sort of thing only happens to white people."
- Kirby Puckett joking about the fairy-tale nature of his friend, Cal Ripken Jr., homering in his final All-Star Game
Career April .245/.320/.412
Career August .312/.356/.548
which is why Aubrey Huff has 2 Silver Bats and 0 All-Star Teams
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
LOL you actually think people pick the “star” or “best player” as opposed to being homers.
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 23, 2010 7:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Gee, I think I’m a people and I certainly try to pick the “best players.”
My Bucardo is better than yours.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
LOL
True, there is that third religion: all from your favorite team. I meant in the context of this discussion in which I notice there’s not a single post where anyone owns up for voting for all Giants.
I’d guess many true baseball fans cast multiple ballots that apply different philosophies.
"That sort of thing only happens to white people."
- Kirby Puckett joking about the fairy-tale nature of his friend, Cal Ripken Jr., homering in his final All-Star Game
I always do one ballot that’s all Giants. Then I do my real ballots, where I vote for the best players. I openly admit that if it’s close between a Giant and another player, I go with the Giant. It’s not the same as say Boston fans or Yankee fans who just vote for their own players no matter what of course. God I hate that.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Jun 23, 2010 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
After years of voting with the second method, I finally switched to the first method. I vote for who I think is the best at their position in each league. Mediocre players on hot streaks shouldn’t be there just because of timing.
The Magic is inside all of us.
Proud father of the man taking your hard-earned money.
Phil Hughes-I think he should be in there
…Though IDK who I would take out. Good list.
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
1B: Adrian Gonzalez, Joey Votto
No Poo-holes? I already like this list.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Votto>>>>>>Gonzalez, Pujols
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
Not because I hate him or anything, but because these two gentlemen ought to represent the NL, especially Votto.
They could be Giants...but not really.
Not bad
But, there’s no way the NL will have 4 second-basemen on the team. Especially not the 4 that you named – only Utley and Prado have any type of track record.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Kelly Johnson was the only Diamondback I could think of. Phillips could probably be switched for someone
Bork
This. They will have 6 first basemen and 5 outfielders.
Matt Graham is an anagram for .... why don't you ask the scrabble expert!
by say hey nation on Jun 23, 2010 7:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Aubrey Huff can play both!
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Jun 23, 2010 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Tulowitzki deserves it over Uribe. Huff just isn’t an OF, and isn’t All-Star worthy over Pujols, Gonzalez or Votto at 1B. Neither of them are All-Stars. If any position player on the Giants is an All-Star, it’s Torres. He’s been the best position player on the Giants.
Ah, interesting. There’s still probably a better option, I personally don’t think much of Uribe defensively as a SS.
by Missing Barry on Jun 22, 2010 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
There have been a lot of injured SS in the NL. Uribe is one of the only good SS that has stayed healthy
Adopted father of Eric Surkamp, the next great big-eared soft tossing lefty in SF Giants History!
by Speedforthewin on Jun 22, 2010 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, if there really are no better healthy players….
by Missing Barry on Jun 22, 2010 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Uribe is the 3rd best NL SS in terms of WAR, behind Ramirez and Tulowitzki. He definitely deserves it
Bork
I guess the defensive stats seem to like his defense more than me. Interesting.
by Missing Barry on Jun 22, 2010 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, Uribe doesn't seem to have a lot of range
though he does seem to compensate for his lack of range with a strong arm. All in all I’d say Uribe is about average at SS, maybe a tick below.
Proud father of Mike Krukow (who is more than 3 times my age)
Grab Some Pine, Meat
Still cheering for Kevin Frandsen
John Bowker: One of the 3 best OF's on the Giants roster
Marlon Byrd?!
Rooting for Jose Casilla to take his K- and GB-inducing skills to the majors and join his brother.
The Kids: Lewis, Posey, Sandoval, Bowker, Schierholtz, Frandsen, Ishikawa, Amezaga... CHONE WAR projection= 12.7
Current Team: Rowand, Sanchez, DeRosa, Sandoval, Huff, Molina, Renteria, Schierholtz... CHONE WAR projection= 12.6
Torres. I’m voting for him.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Jun 23, 2010 10:10 AM PDT reply actions
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