BYB 2009 All-Star Selection Open Thread
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 5, 2009 11:10 AM EDT
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PrintThe rosters for baseball's 2009 All-Star Game will be announced this afternoon on TBS, at 1 p.m. EST. We won't be back at BYB HQ until this evening (when we'll surely write about which Detroit Tiger [or Tigers] were named to the American League roster, as well as recap this afternoon's game versus the Twins), but that doesn't mean there can't be a discussion - and reaction - to the selections as they occur.
It's been clear for weeks now that no Tigers player would be selected to the AL starting lineup. (At last count, I believe Miguel Cabrera had fallen to fifth in voting among first basemen.) Of course, every team gets one representative, so we know Detroit will have at least one player on the team. But could they have more than one? The Tigers have a handful of deserving candidates. Not to mention they're the first-place team in the AL Central.
Is Justin Verlander the most likely Tigers All-Star? Could Edwin Jackson somehow join him on the AL pitching staff? He's been one of the best pitchers in the league, despite what his won-loss record says. With the logjam at first base, might Brandon Inge be the Tigers' best bet among Detroit's position player candidates? Other than Tampa's Evan Longoria, has an AL third baseman had a better season?
(EDIT: ThaWalrus9 pointed out that Curtis Granderson should be among the possible candidates. Compared to his AL outfielder peers, Grandy stacks up very well. Bad oversight on my part, but it would mess up the poll to add him now. Sorry about that.)
Which Tiger(s) will make the team? Will one of them be among the Final Vote candidates? How do you feel about the selections? Who shouldn't have made the team? Who was robbed? An Open Thread awaits your input.
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I voted for "more than one of the above"
but I want to make it clear that I think INGE deserves a spot on that team. That boy is some kind of special
I too voted for "more than one of the above"
I think several of our guys deserve a spot on the roster. I think the official announcement is later on today.
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
Yep - glaring omission
If Grandy makes the team, that’s a bad oversight on my part.
Too late to change the poll, unfortunately.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 5, 2009 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
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Verlander is probably guaranteed. Jackson should join him as well. If there is one person that really deserves it, I have to go with the Notorious I.N.G.E. He has really stepped up this year. His defense has always been top notch, but he has really been a huge plus at the plate this year (what one would expect from a 3B with his home runs). Grandy has been good too, but I would love to see Brandon get some love.
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I think Verlander will go, he was so dominant in May and early June.
I think Inge should go to, but his history may prejudice the choice.
Granderson should go, but he just never gets any love.
Jackson should go (even over Verlander) but I don’t think he has the star power.
so few spots are truly up to the manager's discretion
that it will certainly not do the Tigers any favors. That said I expect Verlander and Jackson and hope for Inge. Granderson, I’d be thrilled to see go, but I don’t expect it.
Well. It’s more like an AL east/west game. At least we have Mauer repping the AL central in the fan votes.
classic overplay syndrome
OK during the Super Bowl, annoying in July
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 5, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
He's gotten a lot better
BP had him at +1 in their rating system last year, and he was +3 last year in The Fielding Bible.
http://oneifbylandsports.blogspot.com/2009/06/hanley-ramirezs-defense-is-underrated.html
is it really a tool when the stats show him in the middle third of shortstops and the author of that article sums him up as an “adequate” defender?
Like I said, not a great defender. But his batting tools are incredible so it really doesn’t matter.
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 5, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
He's fielding the toughest position on the field
That’s gotta count for something- it’s not like we’re saying a 1B is a five tool player.
I’m just comparing the position to position here. Maybe he’d be a 5-tool third baseman but I find it hard to call something you do average compared to others who play the position a tool. Maybe he’s a 4-tool shortstop and a 5-tool player. How’s that?
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 6, 2009 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll go with
“he’s the tigers MVP in the first half”
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 5, 2009 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions
that wasn't the point
I mean, it’s a one-hour show and they get to 2 without even talking to the AL manager!
Seems like you give 15 minutes to AL starters, 15 to NL, 15 to AL pitchers/reserves, 15 to NL pitchers/reserves and you have time to talk about who got left out who shoild have made it, etc.
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 5, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Inge didn't make it but made the short list...
for the 32nd member. I’d like to see him make it—he really deserves it, so please go to MLB.com and vote as much as possible.
by BarbaroGarbeyc1984 on Jul 5, 2009 2:47 PM EDT reply actions
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