Aggie8587 said:

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Sorry if I missed it, but who is player 1? And Yordan is player 2 correct?

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Apparently the soon to be All Star starter at DH.

Yep.

11 LOB

What a crock of ****

yeah thats an absolute crock

MAROON said:

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OK - Dubon needs no more at bats for the immediate future. Give me anyone else on the roster batting in his spot.

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I like that Dubon puts the ball in play. I'll take putting the ball in play over strikeouts.

Anyone at the game today…does the team shop have kids city connect bregman jerseys? Lil Spadilly wants one for Christmas and I'm kicking myself since I can't find one online.

RED AG 98 said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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Player 1.
80 games
.259/.344/.495
18 HR, 48 R, 53 RBI
WRC+ 143, fWAR 1.6

Player 2.
72 games
.312/.408/.655
26HR, 55 R, 59 RBI
wRC+ 202, fWAR 3.6

Yeah. Everyone vote for player 1.

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I hate this for Yordan. He absolutely deserves to start but I am not expecting him to win the vote.

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You all keep saying this, but I don't think Ohtani has lead in any round or at any point.

baseballaficionado said:

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RED AG 98 said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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Player 1.
80 games
.259/.344/.495
18 HR, 48 R, 53 RBI
WRC+ 143, fWAR 1.6

Player 2.
72 games
.312/.408/.655
26HR, 55 R, 59 RBI
wRC+ 202, fWAR 3.6

Yeah. Everyone vote for player 1.

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I hate this for Yordan. He absolutely deserves to start but I am not expecting him to win the vote.

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You all keep saying this, but I don't think Ohtani has lead in any round or at any point.

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Well MLB posted the numbers on Facebook around noon and ohtani had 51% of the votes….

ETA:
https://instagr.am/p/CfuF8PyrkfQ

htxag09 said:

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baseballaficionado said:

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RED AG 98 said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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Player 1.
80 games
.259/.344/.495
18 HR, 48 R, 53 RBI
WRC+ 143, fWAR 1.6

Player 2.
72 games
.312/.408/.655
26HR, 55 R, 59 RBI
wRC+ 202, fWAR 3.6

Yeah. Everyone vote for player 1.

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I hate this for Yordan. He absolutely deserves to start but I am not expecting him to win the vote.

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You all keep saying this, but I don't think Ohtani has lead in any round or at any point.

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Well MLB posted the numbers on Facebook around noon and ohtani had 51% of the votes….

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Dang, don't have FB, so I have missed the last update.

baseballaficionado said:

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RED AG 98 said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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Player 1.
80 games
.259/.344/.495
18 HR, 48 R, 53 RBI
WRC+ 143, fWAR 1.6

Player 2.
72 games
.312/.408/.655
26HR, 55 R, 59 RBI
wRC+ 202, fWAR 3.6

Yeah. Everyone vote for player 1.

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I hate this for Yordan. He absolutely deserves to start but I am not expecting him to win the vote.

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You all keep saying this, but I don't think Ohtani has lead in any round or at any point.

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He's leading as go 5 hours ago.

They showed the graphic coming out of a break late in the game, which I believe prompted mathguy's post here …

I believe the teams are in control of who they submit and their position designation for the All-Star voting. It would have been much better for the Astros to classify Yordan as an OF.

I have multiple emails, so I have found multiple ways to vote today. Turn off the wi-fi on my phone, vote at the office, at home, etc.

Jeremy Peña will travel with the team to Oakland. Dusty Baker said he was sick.

— Julia Morales (@JuliaMorales) July 7, 2022

I'd also like to see the All Star game pushed back a few weeks. Too often the guy who wins the Cy Young or MVP aren't even on the team. Not disputing it's a popularity contest but giving fans more time to see emerging players can't hurt.

I don't mind that the ASG is a popularity contest. It's for the fans. But Yordan is the most dominant left handed hitter in MLB and only Goldy is in his class as a right handed one. Goldy has a higher average but a lower OPS. Better counting stats in R and RBI but he's also played 80 games.

Judge is having a very very good year. Ohtani is having a very good year at the plate and on the bump. Yordan is in another class right now as a hitter.

I bet $20 he finishes third in the MVP behind Judge and either Ohtani or Trout. Just because of who they are and where they play.

Mathguy64 said:

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I don't mind that the ASG is a popularity contest. It's for the fans. But Yordan is the most dominant left handed hitter in MLB and only Goldy is in his class as a right handed one. Goldy has a higher average but a lower OPS. Better counting stats in R and RBI but he's also played 80 games.

Judge is having a very very good year. Ohtani is having a very good year at the plate and on the bump. Yordan is in another class right now as a hitter.

I bet $20 he finishes third in the MVP behind Judge and either Ohtani or Trout. Just because of who they are and where they play.

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If Yordan and Judge continue to have the same second halves as they did firsts, I think it will come down to who's team finishes in first in the AL. Yordan does get a lot of love, and I do believe the voters do take into account numbers.

I personally think if Yordan has the same second half as first half that he will finish no worse than 2nd. Ohtani or Trout are not winning it this year.

Also in fairness, Yuli had a great season but he was a pretty good distance behind Vlad Jr & Matt Olson for third place among 1b… and Jared Walsh had 22 HR & 65 RBI at the break before cooling off…so at the All-Star break those were probably the three correct choices and even if they had an all MLB team at the end of the season Yuli is still a third team guy.