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Bautista top vote-getter for All-Star spots

Sports Jul. 04, 2011 - 12:25PM JST ( 9 )

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namabiru4meJul. 04, 2011 - 01:05PM JST

No Ichiro...
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justadudeJul. 04, 2011 - 03:22PM JST

Yeah Vogelsong! Way to represent for Japan. Ichiro who?
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some14someJul. 04, 2011 - 09:42PM JST

No Ichiro...

this is about top players at present, not those "once upon a time....!"
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TorafusuTorasanJul. 04, 2011 - 10:03PM JST

Wow, I didn't realize the NL lost 14 years in a row until last year. Hoping the Brewers players make it a repeat 'cause I'm not that thrilled with the AL selection of the injured Derek Jeter and the admitted steroid user Alex Rodriguez. Good reminder in the article that among Yankees players Sabbathia and Teixeria are more deserving of All Star status this year than Jeter and A-Rod.
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malfupeteJul. 05, 2011 - 03:16AM JST

Bautista is a beast! Good on him.. Can't wait to see him in the Home Run Derby
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mikeinhachJul. 05, 2011 - 08:41PM JST

Errr, some14ssome, if we are talking about top players in the present then what the hell is Jeter doing on the team! The all star game balloting is a joke, it has become a popularity contest, not a true example of the best players. While I am glad that Bautista is going, if you look at the team, they are mostly Yankees or Red Son players, and that is because their fans vote more often than anyone else.
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paulinusaJul. 06, 2011 - 09:43AM JST

Bautista HR statistics:

2006: 16 2007: 15 2008: 15 2009: 13 2010: 54 2011: 27 (half-way thru season)

Make your own judgement.
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mrmiyagiJul. 06, 2011 - 08:50PM JST

mikeinhach... with the exception of when players voted for All-Stars, it has always been a popularity contest for position starters... come on, Cal RIpken started the 2001 game, did he deserve it?
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BreitbartVictoriousJul. 11, 2011 - 01:54PM JST

What about Charlie Sheen.