Ryan Braun and JJ Hardy Lead in NL All-Star Votes

But Albert Pujols is still the overall top vote getter. Seriously, we need to fix that.

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Hahaha

Brewers lead at two positions, sit second at every other

Yes, that includes third base and catcher:

• At third, three-time All-Star David Wright (454,449) of the Mets paces the Brewers’ Bill Hall (371,950).
• Behind the plate, Yadier Molina (451,368) is the Cardinals’ second positional leader. He is running nearly 67,600 votes ahead of Milwaukee’s Jason Kendall.

That’s hilarious. Mike Cameron is 5th in votes in the outfield.

"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.

by battlekow on May 26, 2009 3:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

also hilarious

Pujols’ total of 842,058 votes is about 167,000 more than anyone else has yet tallied in the league, and is nearly double the number recorded by the first-base runner-up, Milwaukee’s [b]Cecil Fielder[/b] (427,284).

by PagsBrewCrew on May 26, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's a good one

Does that mean that Prince is winning the DH vote?

Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, ""That’s all they need is another home run hitter".

by tcyoung on May 26, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Cameron

Cam is one of the only Brewers that I’ve voted for when I fill these ballots out at games. I put in my vote for Cam in OF, and Fielder at DH.

Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, ""That’s all they need is another home run hitter".

by tcyoung on May 26, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Braun

Oh yeah, him too.

Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, ""That’s all they need is another home run hitter".

by tcyoung on May 26, 2009 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You don't vote for all the Brewers?

I mean, the All-Star game is kind of a joke, might as well just vote all-Milwaukee

Ryan Braun: He loves it.

by SRB on May 26, 2009 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I generally vote for whoever the best players are

I like to vote for guys who haven’t been there yet and are having good years, also.

I agree that it’s “kind of a joke,” but I think it comes into play when you’re up for hall of fame voting. When a player retires, you’ll hear their stats as, “Career AVG, Career HR, Career SB, Gold Gloves, All-Star Games, Championships.”

Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, ""That’s all they need is another home run hitter".

by tcyoung on May 26, 2009 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

This is how I vote as well.

by Braunstalker on May 26, 2009 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yea

I generally vote all Milwaukee, with the exception of 2-3 players…

I dont think I voted for Hardy or Kendall, but pretty much every other postion player I did

The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.

by Kyguy922 on May 26, 2009 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Used up my votes over a month ago

time to make a new account

by hamburgular17 on May 26, 2009 4:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Look, I know the Reds pulled this stunt in the 50's, but this Milwaukee voting bloc is silly

At the very least, could you at least start referring to your third baseman as Bill “Tammany” Hall?

by Brendanukkah on May 26, 2009 4:54 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

Don't forget Teapot Dome orchestrator J.J. "Warren" Hardy

There’s a Rays minor league 2B named Jason Tweedy; if he makes the bigs and Upton gets shifted back to short, it would be the Bossman-Tweedy keystone combination.

"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.

by battlekow on May 26, 2009 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good for Hall, there's a confidence booster

But who’s voting in Kendall and Weeks in enough to where they’re second place? One is injured and the other…is Jason Kendall. How?

And I’d also like to take this time to campaign Casey McGehee’s write in candidacy at second base. Lets get this guy in there! Heh.

How far will this one fly?

by Rendezvous on May 26, 2009 5:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Well, most of Weeks' votes presumably came in before he got hurt.

The Kendall voting, though, is completely inexplicable.

"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."

by KLSnow on May 26, 2009 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'd like to see more GRIT in the All-Star game this year myself

"If lovin’ Braun is wrong, I want to be a repeat offender!"

RIP Nick Adenhart: Stop Drunk Driving

by kirbir on May 26, 2009 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, and those weeks votes were pretty deserved.

Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, ""That’s all they need is another home run hitter".

by tcyoung on May 26, 2009 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Speaking of deserving votes

Nice to see Man-Ram coming in 4th at this time. Good ole’ cheating indifferent fans.

How far will this one fly?

by Rendezvous on May 26, 2009 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Once again,

Most of those votes came before the steroid news came out

Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, ""That’s all they need is another home run hitter".

by tcyoung on May 26, 2009 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Brewers actually have four outfielders listed

Braun-Cameron-Hart-Gerut

Yet I can only vote for 3, sorry Jody…

Ryan Braun: He loves it.

by SRB on May 26, 2009 5:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

hart?

gah

by PagsBrewCrew on May 26, 2009 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Braun I can see, Hardy not so much

If we want to be taken seriously, I really don’t think getting Hardy a ridiculous number of All-Star votes (with the season he’s been having so far) is the way to do it.

by Brew Angel on May 26, 2009 7:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

There's something to be said for including recent past history in voting

And Hardy has been excellent the last two years.

"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.

by battlekow on May 26, 2009 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You also have to take into consideration

That I seem to be the only female Brewers fan not in love with Hardy.

"If lovin’ Braun is wrong, I want to be a repeat offender!"

RIP Nick Adenhart: Stop Drunk Driving

by kirbir on May 26, 2009 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's probably okay with JJ, you could still warm up with him anytime.

by Zeyes on May 27, 2009 9:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thats pretty awesome.

The Brewer fanbase must really be coming up big if all the Brewers are getting voted that high. Especially impressive with Hardy beating out so many good shortstops in the NL. Don’t the Brewers fans have a history of going crazy with the votes just before voting ends, as well?

:) + Suppan = :'(

by NoahJ on May 26, 2009 9:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

It's true

That’s how it was last year at least.

"If lovin’ Braun is wrong, I want to be a repeat offender!"

RIP Nick Adenhart: Stop Drunk Driving

by kirbir on May 26, 2009 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

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