Comments on: AL All-Star balloting update: Jose Bautista joins the leaders

By: Ari Collins

Ari Collins — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 23:22:40 +0000

I’ll take a .860 OPS OF. Bautista is hitting better than most OFs (including all Yankee OFs) even after a poor start.

The Blue Jays are glad to have him locked up too, at, what, $13MM a year?

By: foreverchipper10

foreverchipper10 — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:26:40 +0000

I don’t believe Trout is on the list but he will most likely be on the final vote or be picked by the manager. If not, something is terribly terribly wrong.

By: churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged

churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 16:11:41 +0000

Fans vote, it’s really not that difficult. Not on merit, not on ability, not on value. It’s a popularity contest with ballot stuffing initiatives.

By: ThatGuy

ThatGuy — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:56:54 +0000

Apparently no one realizes that Mauer is back to doing what he always did. How is Napoli killing him in the vote is beyond me

By: stlouis1baseball

stlouis1baseball — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:16:31 +0000

I would reconsider who is “delusional” after calling Kinsler a clown.

By: lionsfan415

lionsfan415 — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:36:19 +0000

Austin Jackson should be in there, he’s been great and Billy Butler should be voted in as the DH

By: cogitobaseballergosum

cogitobaseballergosum — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 09:13:25 +0000

Exactly what do you consider “most”? Among AL second basemen Kipnis ranks:

BA: 2nd
OBP: 4th
SLG: 3rd
OPS: 3rd
H: 3rd
R: t2nd
2B: 13th
3B: t2nd
HR: 2nd
RBI: 1st
BB: t6th
SB: 1st
oWAR: t1st

By: baseballisboring

baseballisboring — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 07:10:24 +0000

Especially since it counts…

By: yankeehatersaredelusional

yankeehatersaredelusional — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 02:51:39 +0000

Glad Robbie’s about to complete the comeback over that clown kinsler
No offense but he’s not on Cano’s level and it’s stupid that he’s been leading

By: 1943mrmojorisin1971

1943mrmojorisin1971 — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 02:32:31 +0000

Agreed. Let’s just see the best of the best in the starting lineup.

By: 1943mrmojorisin1971

1943mrmojorisin1971 — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 02:30:30 +0000

…or grammar or spelling.

By: proudlycanadian

proudlycanadian — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 02:27:48 +0000

Harry has a cognitive problem. Bautista’s 3 run homer tonight was his 20th. He has 50 RBI’s.

By: jengibre23

jengibre23 — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 02:16:13 +0000

Brett gardner and David Murphy but no mike trout or mark trumbo?

By: hbdbrowns33

hbdbrowns33 — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 01:23:58 +0000

Not having Asdrubal Cabrera or Jason Kipnis in the top 3 at their spots is ridiculous especially Kipnis considering he leads all AL second basemen in most offensive categories.

By: dirtyharry1971

dirtyharry1971 — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 01:04:28 +0000

Jose is starting to remind me of Dave Kingman, its either a HR or strikeout and he is lucky to hit his weight. Glad the jays have that guy locked up

By: dirtyharry1971

dirtyharry1971 — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 01:01:58 +0000

Yankee fans dont even bother to vote, we dont concern ourselves about exhabition games

By: rgledz

rgledz — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:46:28 +0000

I can’t believe that Josh Willingham is not on the list of outfielders! C’mon fans, let’s get Gardner and Swisher off of that list. They don’t deserve to be on there. Gardner has barely even played for crying out loud.

By: SteelyMcBeam6

SteelyMcBeam6 — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:18:38 +0000

It’s a popularity contest, has absolutely nothing to do with who’s having a better season. Take the vote away from the fans. all emotion no perspective biased morons.

By: jlovenotjlo

jlovenotjlo — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 23:40:17 +0000

Ugh. Well, that’s better than, like, 6th, I guess.

By: yankees177

yankees177 — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 23:37:17 +0000

Brett gardners on the OF list? As a yankees fan thats just a joke. Jeter, grandy, and cano are all legit though. I wouldn’t call it stuffing the ballots.

By: approvenothing

approvenothing — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 23:29:49 +0000

The votes he are getting are based off of last years numbers and him being on the Rangers which are catching lots of votes this season whether deserving or not. I love the guy but he is not producing.

By: Matthew Pouliot

Matthew Pouliot — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 23:29:22 +0000

Nope, he’s the No. 4 DH behind Ibanez.

By: jlovenotjlo

jlovenotjlo — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 23:23:57 +0000

Adam Dunn and his 23 HR’s don’t crack top 3? Prince Fielder way ahead of Konerko?

You suck ,”fans”

By: paperlions

paperlions — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 22:34:26 +0000

MY is the worst everyday DH in the AL (.303 OBP and .357 SLG)…and somehow he may make the AS team. Must be he grittly leaderyness.

By: proudlycanadian

proudlycanadian — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 22:26:38 +0000

A cynic might think that Yankees fans are stuffing the ballot. However, since the voters are leaving Arod alone, I can’t be cynical. Why in the name of “Len” is he not getting more support?

By: angrycorgi

angrycorgi — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 22:26:32 +0000

Could Hamilton be any more of a lock?? Good grief!