2014 ASG Selection Thread

[Season Over]

I guess I'll be turning the game off when they inevitably take Trout out in the 2nd inning.

[Chimi]

Is Cespedes worth an All Star spot?

[jsnpritchett]

Meanwhile, in the National League, someone named Josh Harrison was selected.  I'd honestly never heard of him until about 2 minutes ago.

[bloodbrother]

Chris Sale on final ballot so yeah no chance Richards wins that

[Ohtaniland]

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

That saying doesn't apply to pitchers. Fans don't vote for pitchers.

[OregonLAA]

So my 25 votes would have gotten Aybar in as a reserve? And I'm not allowed to vote for pitchers. So.....

[bloodbrother]

Good news for Richards and Aybar is that Encarnacion is probably out, Brandon Moss is currently nursing a sprained ankle so who knows if he can go, and Darvish isn't pitching in it right?

 

Wonder who else will start on Sunday to make them ineligible to pitch

[Chimi]

That's a stupid saying because the voting only applies to the starters and I don't think anyone is complaining about who is starting.

[Ludwig Von Mises]

At least we have Trout as a starter. In 2009 the first place Angels didn't even get a player into the game.

Thanks Maddon.

[Kenny]

I friggin knew Jeter would bump Aybar out of the game.

[ItzTacosYerrp]

I voted my ass off!!

This right here is absolutely unconstitutional

Edited July 7, 2014 by ItzTacosYerrp

[beatlesrule]

Dodgers get 4 players.

Edited July 7, 2014 by beatlesrule

[DW711]

Too bad most people don't know who Richards is.

 

Can't believe Bumgarner made it and Hudson didn't.

 

Chris Sale not making the roster to start with is a joke.

[2002_halos_II]

Richards for final vote

 

DO IT

[jsnpritchett]

Who runs the AngelsWin Twitter account?  I'm at a loss trying to figure out what their last Tweet to me is supposed to mean.    I said Boston had to have a representative, and that's why they took Lester, and they seem to be arguing against that in their response.

[bloodbrother]

Looks like Farrell's already got a replacement in mind for any starters who pitch Sunday and are ineligible for the game

 

Boston Red Sox ‏@RedSox 13m

Farrell indicated Koji is a strong candidate to be next up for AL All-Star squad in event that a Sunday starter elects not to pitch in #ASG.

[Kenny]

This sucks. Who knows if Aybar is going to have another all star quality season.

[bloodbrother]

Richards should have been in over Buehrle. Both have 10 wins, Buehrle's ERA is a shade lower...but the difference in strikeouts is too hard to ignore

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

The ASG trolls you guys so hard. Who cares? It's an exhibition.

[Kenny]

Looks like Farrell's already got a replacement in mind for any starters who pitch Sunday and are ineligible for the game

Boston Red Sox ‏@RedSox 13m

Farrell indicated Koji is a strong candidate to be next up for AL All-Star squad in event that a Sunday starter elects not to pitch in #ASG.

Frickin' nepotism.

[martinpa25]

Porcellos getting rocked so there's that

[2002_halos_II]

The rosters for the 2014 All-Star Game were officially announced during a live broadcast on Sunday night. As a reminder, the starting position players are selected by the fans while the rest of the rosters are voted on by players and selected by All-Star managers John Farrell (Red Sox) and Mike Matheny (Cardinals).

The All-Star rosters run 34 players deep, but only 33 players for each team were announced Sunday. The final spot is up for grabs via the Final Vote fan voting. Any starting pitchers who pitch Sunday, July 13, are not eligible to pitch in the All-Star Game itself, which will be played at Target Field in Minneapolis on Tuesday, July 15. The Home Run Derby will be played the day before, and the Futures Game the day before that.

All 30 teams get at least one representative in the All-Star Game. Keep in mind that injured players will be replaced on the rosters between now and then. Here is an update of the rosters as they are announced:

AL Starters (fan vote)

C Matt Wieters, Orioles
1B Miguel Cabrera, Tigers
2B Robinson Cano, Mariners
SS Derek Jeter, Yankees
3B Josh Donaldson, Athletics
DH Nelson Cruz, Orioles
OF Jose Bautista, Blue Jays (leading vote-getter overall)
OF Mike Trout, Angels
OF Adam Jones, Orioles

NL Starters (fan vote)

C Yadier Molina, Cardinals
1B Paul Goldschmidt, Diamondbacks
2B Chase Utley, Phillies
SS Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies
3B Aramis Ramirez, Brewers
OF Andrew McCutchen, Pirates
OF Carlos Gomez, Brewers
OF Yasiel Puig, Dodgers

AL Pitchers

RHP Yu Darvish, Rangers
RHP Max Scherzer, Tigers
RHP Felix Hernandez, Mariners
RHP Masahiro Tanaka, Yankees
LHP Jon Lester, Red Sox
LHP David Price, Rays
LHP Scott Kazmir, Athletics
LHP Mark Buehrle, Blue Jays
LHP Sean Doolittle, Athletics
RHP Greg Holland, Royals
LHP Glen Perkins, Twins
RHP Dellin Betances, Yankees

NL Pitchers

RHP Johnny Cueto, Reds
LHP Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers
RHP Zack Greinke, Dodgers
LHP Madison Bumgarner, Giants
RHP Adam Wainwright, Cardinals
RHP Tyson Ross, Padres
RHP Jordan Zimmermann, Nationals
RHP Julio Teheran, Braves*
RHP Craig Kimbrel, Braves
LHP Aroldis Chapman, Reds
RHP Francisco Rodriguez, Brewers
LHP Tony Watson, Pirates
RHP Pat Neshek, Cardinals

* Teheran replaces Jeff Samardzija, who was voted into the game but is ineligible to play following his trade from the Cubs to the Athletics.

AL Reserves

C Salvador Perez, Royals -- will replace Wieters (Tommy John surgery) in the starting lineup
C Derek Norris, Athletics
C Kurt Suzuki, Twins
1B Jose Abreu, White Sox
1B Victor Martinez, Tigers
1B Edwin Encarnacion, Blue Jays
1B/OF Brandon Moss, Athletics
2B Jose Altuve, Astros
SS Alexei Ramirez, White Sox
3B Adrian Beltre, Rangers
OF Yoenis Cespedes, Athletics
OF Alex Gordon, Royals
OF Michael Brantley, Indians

NL Reserves

C Jonathan Lucroy, Brewers
C Devin Mesoraco, Reds
1B Freddie Freeman, Braves
2B Dee Gordon, Dodgers
2B Daniel Murphy, Mets
SS Starlin Castro, Cubs
3B Todd Frazier, Reds
3B Matt Carpenter, Cardinals
IF/OF Josh Harrison, Pirates
OF Charlie Blackmon, Rockies
OF Hunter Pence, Giants
OF Giancarlo Stanton, Marlins -- will be in starting lineup at DH

 

[rageous]

I like that we are down to complaining about not enough Angels on the All star team rather than how shitty the team is doing.

[Turd Ferguson]

I'd rather have these guys get a long break then play on a meaningless game anyways. Sucks for guys like Richards and Aybar tho who definitely earned a spot.

Edited July 7, 2014 by Turd Ferguson