Ethier And Broxton Are All-Stars; Furcal Snubbed
by Eric Stephen on Jul 4, 2010 9:36 AM PDT
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The Dodgers got two All-Stars in Andre Ethier and Jonathan Broxton, but they should have had three.
Ethier is the first Dodger to start an All-Star Game since Russell Martin was behind the plate in 2007 in San Francisco. Ethier broke his right pinkie finger on May 15 in San Diego, and at that point was leading the National League in home runs, runs batted in, batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and OPS, the sextuple crown if you will.Since coming back from the disabled list, Ethier is hitting just .246/.290/.373, but he still leads all NL outfielders with a .940 OPS.
That last Dodgers outfielder to start an All-Star Game was Reggie Smith in the 1980 game at Dodger Stadium. Darryl Strawberry was elected to start in 1991, but was injured and did not play.
| Dodger Outfielders To Start All-Star Games | |
| Player | Years |
| Joe Medwick | 1940, 1942 |
| Pete Reiser | 1941-1942 |
| Augie Galan | 1944 |
| Dixie Walker | 1944, 1946-1947 |
| Jackie Robinson | 1954 |
| Duke Snider | 1954-1955 |
| Wally Moon | 1959 (twice) |
| Tommy Davis | 1962 (twice), 1963 |
| Jimmy Wynn | 1974-1975 |
| Rick Monday | 1978 |
| Reggie Smith | 1980 |
This is Broxton's second full season as closer, and second straight All-Star berth. Even though he has allowed five runs in the last week, Broxton still has a 2.08 ERA, and leads all major league relievers with a 1.32 FIP and a 2.01 x-FIP.
Rafael Furcal, despite missing 30 of 80 games this season, he leads all National League shortstops in Wins Above Replacement. Yet, Jose Reyes made the team instead. So did Omar Infante. What?
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I've loved him ever since the Dodgers went up against him last year...
nasty sinker.
My twitter = @neufaustcan
No Furcal option on MLB.com
No option to make Furcal the final option. Bell, Votto, Gonzalez, Wagner and Zimmerman
Fuck you, Charlie Manual
Are you ever not biased, you fuck?
Votto not making it is the 3rd worst call, behind Liriano and Weaver not making it. Just wow.
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
He will be replaced by one of the outfielders on the NL Player ballot
Corey Hart, Matt Holliday or Marlon Byrd.
With Bourn and SCY also on the roster as OF, my hunch is that someone like Furcal could fill that spot since Reyes is the only back up SS.
NL All-Star Starters schedule for next week - Seems Jiminez will probably be the starter
Ubaldo Jimenez of the Rockies, Thursday
Roy Halladay of the Phillies, Monday and Saturday
Josh Johnson of the Marlins, Wednesday
Tim Lincecum of the Giants, Wednesday
Adam Wainwright of the Cardinals, Today and Friday
Chris Carpenter of the Cardinals Thursday
Yovani Gallardo of the Brewers, Today and Friday
Tim Hudson of the Braves, Today and Saturday
From there, Manuel, in conjunction with MLB, filled out his roster with the following: first baseman Ryan Howard of the Phillies, second baseman Brandon Phillips of the Reds (replacing Utley), infielder/outfielder Omar Infante of the Braves, outfielders Michael Bourn of the Astros and Chris Young of the Padres, and pitchers Chris Carpenter of the Cardinals, Yovani Gallardo of the Brewers, Tim Hudson of the Braves, Evan Meek of the Pirates and Arthur Rhodes of the Reds.
Chris Young of the Padres
sheesh, I may not be able to spell but come on, that is a press release, get the facts straight.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
That is an uninspiring group of after thoughts
Hopefully this is the last time the Pirates have someone like Meek repping them. I’d have found a way to get McCutcheon on the team if I needed a Pirate. They put as much effort into building these teams as they do in winning them.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Agreed about McCutchen
no need for Michael Bourn on the team
by Eric Stephen on Jul 4, 2010 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh wait
Bourn is the lone Astro. Sheesh
by Eric Stephen on Jul 4, 2010 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Should’ve been McCutchen from the Pirates, Oswalt from the Astros
by overkill94DT on Jul 4, 2010 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Tough Fan Vote
between Votto and Zimmerman.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Zimm's defense is so sick. Did anyone see his catch yesterday against the Mets to stop at least the runner from getting to third?
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
Omar Infante being named to the All-Star game
may finally have killed my interest.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I don't have much of a problem with Reyes over Furcal
even though Furcal has been better. But Infante was a joke.
NL Players ballot had SS in the following order:
Hanley
Tulo (injured)
Reyes
No Polanco, Vizcaino, Werth?
I expected it to be worse.
by Little Blue Bicycle on Jul 4, 2010 10:05 AM PDT reply actions
Wow, I said "Vizcaino"
There’s a Freudian slip for you. You think Victerino still makes it due to Heyward?
by Little Blue Bicycle on Jul 4, 2010 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Jeff Passan:
“I still refuse to believe Omar Infante making the NL All-Star team isn’t a joke. C’mon, guys. It was really funny. Now, tell us he’s not on.”
by Little Blue Bicycle on Jul 4, 2010 10:06 AM PDT reply actions
Seems that Girardi was handcuffed a bit by the players voting in Buchholz who, while having a fine season, didn’t deserve it over someone like Weaver. Then again, since he’s probably about to go on the DL it might get rectified after all.
Girardi was really screwed by the fact that 5 of his 7 “choices” were players on teams that needed a representative.
by overkill94DT on Jul 4, 2010 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
He still chose C.C over the two other pitchers, which is wrong. I used to care a lot more about AS snubs, but now I just feel badly for the deserving players. I’m resigned to the fact that the NL will never win, so I do like to see the best players rewarded for both sides.
by UCLADodger32 on Jul 4, 2010 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
I can see CC over Liriano considering the divisions they play in as well as past years’ performance. Weaver definitely had a better case, but either way I don’t think it’s egregious.
by overkill94DT on Jul 4, 2010 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
D-Backs Lineup
Johnson 2B
Drew SS
Upton RF
Montero C
All-Star CF
LaRoche 1B
Reynolds 3B
Parra LF
Haren P
OT
Less than six months after Jay Leno returned to hosting The Tonight Show, the show’s ratings are the lowest they’ve been since 1992, Variety reports.
In the second quarter of this year, the average total audience declined from 5 million viewers last year to 4 million viewers. This time last year featured a number of high-profile episodes, including an interview with President Barack Obama, Leno’s final night and Conan O’Brien’s debut as host.
Never found him funny
Of course I don’t watch Late Night hardly ever.
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
The full story also cites that viewers overall are not watching as much Late Night TV
The Tonight Show still beat David Letterman in the adults-18-to-49 demo, as well as in total audience. Late Show with David Letterman also dropped to its lowest audience totals since the show’s first year on the air (1993), averaging 3.3 million viewers in the second quarter this year. Late Show was also topped by Nightline in total viewers for the first time since 2000, with Nightline averaging 3.7 million viewers.
These selections are just one big mess.
by UCLADodger32 on Jul 4, 2010 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Un...believable...
How the fuck does a .915 OPS CF not make the AS team?
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
You mean
“Boomer”
I found it funny that both Eckersley and Wells had to introduce themselves as “Eck” and “Boomer.”
19 pitchers from 1969-1993 (Division play)
Had 3 seasons or more with 20 wins.
Since 1994 only 3 pitchers have had exactly 3 seasons with 20 or more wins.
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I think CK deserved to get in over Carpenter as well.
CK has 1 fewer win, but has a better ERA and more K’s than Carpenter.
He's scheduled to pitch Sunday
Perhaps they just didn’t want to go through the formality of naming him and then having to replace him. Yes, he would have gotten to go but he wasn’t going to pitch.
Except Hughes is also pitching on Sunday and has worst stats. Giradi would do that courtesy for Hughes, but not for Weaver?
He is pitching today
so unless he is skipping some starts, I don’t know why people think he is pitching next Sunday too.
2 things
Is the game on at 1 or 7 today?
Who will DH for the NL?
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 4, 2010 10:39 AM PDT reply actions
youd think the dbacks would get that fireworks 4th of july money, but that involves opening the roof to the 115 degrees heat I guess..
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 4, 2010 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Let's bring some joy to this thread
by Julio Nievas on Jul 4, 2010 10:44 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
For the record
I didn’t make this, Chad (Kensai) did.
by Julio Nievas on Jul 4, 2010 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Julio
you know anything about Kelvin Fisher Jr from Gilbert AZ?
He came for a visit to Arkansas a couple of weeks ago. Wonder if he is any good.
Haven't heard of him
But when you have 12 offers and counting, plus schools like ND, USC, WVU looking at you, you have to be special.
by Julio Nievas on Jul 4, 2010 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Infante vs Furcal
Infante .311 /.343 /.378 /.721 1HR 23 RBI 3SB 176 PA
Furcal .338 /.384 /.500 /.884 4HR 28 RBI 12SB 230 PA
All you can really do is laugh at that. Furcal was on the DL and on the bereavement at different points of the season and still had 55 more PAs than Infante. Sad.
by UCLADodger32 on Jul 4, 2010 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I also think they need to do away with that rule that every team needs an all star. That gives a lot of undeserving players a chance.
I don't
It is a way for every team to be represented.
What they ought to do is just change the stupid Home Field part of it.
Whatever they do
they need to change one of the rules. If it’s going to be allowed to decide HF advantage in the WS then they need to do away with every team gets a rep. But if they do away with the HF advantage part then yes I’m with you bhsportsguy.
It will be interesting to see if
they replace CC with Liriano (who is scheduled to pitch on Friday), I suppose he could pitch an inning but Minnesota might prefer that he not be selected
and by “recap” I mean “preview”.
It’s a holiday, people
by Eric Stephen on Jul 4, 2010 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Is it totally un-American of me to say that I hate the All-Star game? I still watch it every year, but I really loathe every minute of it.
I can't watch the home run derby
Too many commercials, and too much time wasted by the batters when they are actually at bat. Its just not fun to me anymore.
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
I wouldn't mind if it dried up and blew away
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
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