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Mets All Star Voting Update 2007

Gwreck May 30 2007 12:44 AM

Update #1 Released May 29 All Mets players listed are leading voting except as noted. Beltran and Reyes are #1 and #2 in overall voting. Catcher Update # LoDuca McCann Difference 1 339,529 288,491 +51,036 First Base Update # Pujols Delgado Difference 1 339,706 218,647 -121,059 Delgado is 5th, with Fielder 2nd, Lee 3rd and Garciaparra 4th. Third Base Update # Wright Jones Difference 1 409,338 301,393 +107,945 Shortstop Update # Reyes Hardy Difference 1 439,792 284,621 +155,171 Outfield Update # Beltran 4th Place Difference 1 586,815 347,330 +239,485 Beltran is 1st, with Bonds 2nd, Soriano 3rd, and Griffey 4th.

Benjamin Grimm May 30 2007 07:56 AM

I thought I heard the ESPN guys yesterday say that Delgado was first. That surprised me. I guess I was right to be surprised, since I obviously heard it wrong. I often don't listen to the announcers as closely as I used to. I think I listen along with Gary, Keith, and Ron, but are more likely to tune them out when some other crew is doing the games. "Jones" is Chipper, I assume? I'm not sure who Hardy is. Is he with Milwaukee?

metirish May 30 2007 08:03 AM

Yancy Street Gang wrote: I'm not sure who Hardy is. Is he with Milwaukee? Yes J.J. Hardy of the Brewers, any guesses what J.J. stands for.....don't go to BR then act like you guessed...:)

iramets May 30 2007 08:07 AM

James Jesus?

seawolf17 May 30 2007 08:19 AM

They said during one of the broadcasts against the Brewers that his parents wanted to name him JJ, but his middle name was almost "Jeter," after an uncle or something. That would have been weird, looking back now. The kid's having a great year (.301 / .350 / .574 with 15 HR).

Gwreck Jun 04 2007 11:04 PM

Update #1 Released May 29 Update #2 Released June 4 All Mets players listed are leading voting. Beltran, Reyes and Wright are #1, 2 and 3 in overall NL vote totals. Catcher Update # LoDuca McCann Difference 1 339,529 288,491 +51,036 2 447,153 357,659 +84,494 Third Base Update # Wright 2nd Place Difference 1 409,338 301,393 +107,945 2 550,862 401,169 +149,693 Cabrera has moved into second place, with Jones falling to 3rd. Shortstop Update # Reyes Hardy Difference 1 439,792 284,621 +155,171 1 563,944 380,772 +183,172 Outfield Update # Beltran 4th Place Difference 1 586,815 347,330 +239,485 2 758,457 486,032 +272,425 Beltran is 1st, with Griffey now second, Bonds 3rd and Soriano 4th.

Nymr83 Jun 05 2007 02:34 AM

Delgado is so far behind Pujols and Howard that its not even worth putting up i assume? as far as pitchers go it looks like Maine has got to make it right now. Wagner would certainly be a candidate but they'll likely feel there are already enough Mets.

Benjamin Grimm Jun 05 2007 04:44 AM

The Mets might not place a pitcher on the staff. If they do, Perez might be a possibility as well as Maine and Wagner.

Gwreck Jun 05 2007 06:47 AM

Don't forget that there will also be a "Final man" vote after reserves and pitchers are selected. Wagner was one of the 5 candidates last year but did not win. I didn't bother putting up Delgado or Valentin because they're pretty far behind and probably shouldn't be at the all-star game regardless.

Johnny Dickshot Jun 05 2007 07:15 AM

Bazooka Joe, baby.

Edgy DC Jun 05 2007 07:20 AM

It's an underpublicized part of the problem with the All-Star selection process: Since every team must be represented, and hitters are the only ones voted in, pitchers from teams whose hitters are getting voted in are disadvantaged.

metirish Jun 05 2007 07:32 AM

iramets wrote: James Jesus? James Jerry Hardy

Gwreck Jun 11 2007 07:29 PM

Update #1 Released May 29 Update #2 Released June 4 Update #3 Released June 11 Beltran, Wright and Reyes are #1, 3 and 4 in overall NL vote totals. (Griffey is #2). Catcher Update # LoDuca McCann Difference 1 339,529 288,491 +51,036 2 447,153 357,659 +84,494 Update # Martin LoDuca Difference 3 615,406 602,629 -12,777 Third Base Update # Wright 2nd Place Difference 1 409,338 301,393 +107,945 2 550,862 401,169 +149,693 3 757,164 581,840 +175,324 Cabrera has moved into second place, with Jones falling to 3rd. Shortstop Update # Reyes Hardy Difference 1 439,792 284,621 +155,171 1 563,944 380,772 +183,172 3 752,923 547,802 +205,121 Outfield Update # Beltran 4th Place Difference 1 586,815 347,330 +239,485 2 758,457 486,032 +272,425 3 1,017,795 651,246 +366,549 Beltran is 1st, with Griffey 2nd, Soriano now 3rd, and Bonds 4th.

Edgy DC Jun 15 2007 11:36 PM

Unintentionally funny headline from the Atlanta Journal Constitution: Is the All-Star voting process flawed?

Gwreck Jun 18 2007 08:48 PM

Update #1 Released May 29 Update #2 Released June 4 Update #3 Released June 11 Update #4 Released June 18 Beltran, Wright and Reyes are #1, 3 and 4 in overall NL vote totals. (Griffey is #2). Catcher Update # LoDuca McCann Difference 1 339,529 288,491 +51,036 2 447,153 357,659 +84,494 Update # Martin LoDuca Difference 3 615,406 602,629 -12,777 4 936,712 814,870 -121,842 Third Base Update # Wright 2nd Place Difference 1 409,338 301,393 +107,945 2 550,862 401,169 +149,693 3 757,164 581,840 +175,324 4 1,055,723 822,435 +233,288 Cabrera has moved into second place, with Jones falling to 3rd. Shortstop Update # Reyes Hardy Difference 1 439,792 284,621 +155,171 1 563,944 380,772 +183,172 3 752,923 547,802 +205,121 4 1,017,893 761,471 +310,442 Outfield Update # Beltran 4th Place Difference 1 586,815 347,330 +239,485 2 758,457 486,032 +272,425 3 1,017,795 651,246 +366,549 4 1,343,727 893,195 +450,532 Beltran is 1st, with Griffey 2nd, Soriano now 3rd, and Bonds 4th.

metirish Jun 19 2007 07:49 AM

I'm so bored at work that I am voting .

metirish Jun 20 2007 07:06 AM

From the News... ] Willie Randolph, a six-time selection as a player, is headed back to the All-Star Game after an 18-year absence. NL skipper Tony La Russa invited Randolph to be one of his coaches at the July 10 exhibition in San Francisco. Randolph played for La Russa in Oakland in 1990. The two also were teammates in the minors one season in Charleston, W.Va.

Johnny Dickshot Jun 20 2007 08:01 AM

Not for nothing but I don't see what good it does for baseball, the Mets, their fans or Paul LoDuca to be the center of a "get out the vote" campaign. I mean I could see it if a player were a write-in candidate and, importanly, HAD A GOOD CASE to beat the guy in front of him, who by the way has earned his lead by playing better than every other guy at his position and has never been to the All-Star Game before. This pasrtisan, unsportsmanlike bullshit is one reason (of many) I could give two shits about the All-Star game anymore.

Frayed Knot Jun 20 2007 08:45 AM

New York used to consider itself above that kind of petty homerism.

Edgy DC Jun 20 2007 08:46 AM

I'm grouchy too. But I'm most grouchy about the centralization of MLB websites and promotion. You just know there's a shillbot protocol released into the grand code of MLB.com sites, sorting out who is closest to first place for each team without actually being in first, and generating the same online article/mass e-mail for each of these guys. If the same shillbot is pushing one group to put Cabrera ahead of David Wright and pushing another to put Chipper Jones ahead, why should anyone care?

m.e.t.b.o.t. Jun 20 2007 11:54 AM

would human poster edgy dc happen to know where a certain underutilized spring-wound contraption might be able to send his resume to apply for said shillbot position? m.e.t.b.o.t. feels like there is perhaps more in the world that can accomplished by an enterprising mechanism, in addition to the primary duty of schaefer vote tabulation. and of course, the opportunity to earn some cash on the side, with which perhaps to purchase some 'bling' would be rather welcome. everybody needs a little bling. even robots.

Edgy DC Jun 20 2007 11:58 AM

m.e.t.b.o.t. wouldn't compromise his nominal loyalty to the Mets by shiling for players from every other MLB team, would m.e.t.b.o.t.?

vtmet Jun 20 2007 12:11 PM

The only Mets that deserve to be in the A/S game are: Reyes and Wright; no other offensive player belongs there; no starter belongs there and although Wags has been pretty solid, there are a bunch of NL closers that have been even more impressive...

m.e.t.b.o.t. Jun 20 2007 01:47 PM

the financial reward would have to be significant. m.e.t.b.o.t. would likely need a new paint job, and a new acronym, at a minimum. good acronyms are a very rare commodity, and command top dollar. if shillbot is not a well-paying enough vocation, then there would be no benefit to taking the position. m.e.t.b.o.t. is merely exploring the opportunities that might exist out there.

seawolf17 Jun 20 2007 01:54 PM

Might as well add this [url=http://www.metsblog.com/blog/_archives/2007/6/19/3032796.html]metsblog[/url] post to the thread for posterity. ]Carlos Delgado, on the relentless announcements, while talking to reporters after the game… “(Hahaha) I did it online, during the fifth inning. Well, they’re asking for five times, during the game, so if everyone voted five times today he was going to overcome Martin, so I did it five times in the fifth inning.” Lo Duca, on whether he noticed the solicitation, and whether he voted for himself, when talking to reporters after the win… “No I did not, and how could you not notice it. It was a little overboard (hahaha). Umm, it was fine, it’s pretty fun. I had a couple of the Twins hitters come up and say they voted for me before they came up at-bat, so, it was pretty funny.”

SteveJRogers Jun 21 2007 06:19 AM

Is it wrong for me to wish Barry Bonds, Griffey and Soriano all have an avalanche of votes in the next week to knock Beltran OUT of the ASG?

metsmarathon Jun 21 2007 07:03 AM

yes, especially in the case of barry bonds.

SteveJRogers Jun 22 2007 07:12 AM

Randolph, and Gardenhire named coaches Along with Bruce Bochy (Giants) and Ron Washington (A's)

Edgy DC Jun 22 2007 07:21 AM

Last I checked, Ron Washington was under fire with Texas.