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petegz28
06-02-2015, 09:31 AM
Fuck Fox Sports in the ear

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/mlb-all-star-game-voting-results-kansas-city-royals-dominate-all-others-052615

Three7s
06-02-2015, 09:52 AM
Q

Pablo
06-02-2015, 09:55 AM
How many ASG starters does your graph predict?

BigMeatballDave
06-02-2015, 10:00 AM
Someone should tell these cumguzzlers that Cain and Trout have the same batting average and similar WAR this season. Cain-2.8 Trout-3.3

Oh, and the Royals SWEPT the fucking Angels and Orioles to win the AL pennant.

Fuck these coastal shit eaters.

BigMeatballDave
06-02-2015, 10:11 AM
I suspect if this were about the Angels or Yankees, no one would give a shit.

Hosmer, Cain, Moose, Esky, Perez, and Gordon deserve to be at the ASG, maybe not starting.

petegz28
06-02-2015, 10:12 AM
How many ASG starters does your graph predict?

http://www.someecards.com/usercards/viewcard/3b81c747cfb63db8b8db43df984138e1fd#

BigMeatballDave
06-02-2015, 10:13 AM
I'd LOVE to see Hos in the HR Derby. I bet he'd hit some majestic shots.

ChiefsCountry
06-02-2015, 10:33 AM
Cardinals have 4 of the NL Starters right now as well.

People bitch about not having many African-American baseball players - you got Cain. You have Salvy who has a major personality and will be a big time tv star when he retires. Gordon is a stud. Esky has been great at shortstop. Moose has been playing at All-Star levels. Those guys are all legit all-stars.

BigMeatballDave
06-02-2015, 10:37 AM
Cardinals have 4 of the NL Starters right now as well.

People bitch about not having many African-American baseball players - you got Cain. You have Salvy who has a major personality and will be a big time tv star when he retires. Gordon is a stud. Esky has been great at shortstop. Moose has been playing at All-Star levels. Those guys are all legit all-stars.

Yep. This story is just coastal media bias. They hate talking about KC sports, but because the Royals are legit, they have to. And they fucking HATE it.

Pasta Little Brioni
06-02-2015, 10:38 AM
Those players all deserve the nomination. Fuck the media.

Why Not?
06-02-2015, 10:41 AM
The comments following the article are great! And so many chicks defending the Royals. Kinda hot.

cosmo20002
06-02-2015, 11:04 AM
**** Fox Sports in the ear

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/mlb-all-star-game-voting-results-kansas-city-royals-dominate-all-others-052615

Thanks for posting this old story.

Here's an update.
http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/mlb-all-star-game-voting-results-kansas-city-royals-dominating-american-league-060115
http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/visual/whatshot/ALASGvoting060115.jpg

KChiefs1
06-02-2015, 11:06 AM
If it was the Yankees or Red Sox they wouldn't be making an issue out of it.

Screw ESPN & Fox Sports!

Raiderhater
06-02-2015, 11:13 AM
Thanks for posting this old story.

Here's an update.
http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/mlb-all-star-game-voting-results-kansas-city-royals-dominating-american-league-060115
http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/visual/whatshot/ALASGvoting060115.jpg
Rios is in fifth place. LMAO

KChiefs1
06-02-2015, 11:14 AM
Last year's voting:

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/02/7b92392c2b2e576eec802703113d913b.jpg

alpha_omega
06-02-2015, 11:17 AM
Thanks for posting this old story.


May 26th? It isn't that old.
But...thanks for part 2.

Hog's Gone Fishin
06-02-2015, 11:38 AM
The voting is stupid. You're allowed to vote up to 35 times ! Whats up with that ??

I guess that means the Royals have more fans that don't have jobs.

SPchief
06-02-2015, 11:54 AM
Here's what I love about the butthurt. People whining that Royals fans are stuffing the ballot. No shit, you're allowed to. It's just that more Royals fans are voting than other teams'. If you don't like it, vote more, get other fans to vote more. Pretty simple to me.

petegz28
06-02-2015, 11:58 AM
If it was the Yankees or Red Sox they wouldn't be making an issue out of it.

Screw ESPN & Fox Sports!

Of course. If it were NY we would be hearing about how we have yet another great, Yankee dynsaty in the making. Just like all the fights and hit batters and what not would have been deemed entertainment and people just being competitive...not a bunch of young guys that need to learn how to play baseball in the ML

wazu
06-02-2015, 12:08 PM
I usually don't care about All Stars or Pro Bowls. Figure they just drive up the price on players I don't want to see leave. This time, however, I want the Royals to start at every position for the ultimate MLB troll job by Royals fans. Let's do this!

Three7s
06-02-2015, 02:20 PM
Seems like the Royals have some pretty good fans if you ask me.

Dragonocho
06-02-2015, 02:24 PM
Additionally - for the record - I want you to know that I am submitting Officer Costigan for the Medal of Merit.

ChiefsCountry
06-02-2015, 02:46 PM
I went ahead and voted and I can see why its getting guys like Infnate and Rios votes. You choose a option where it lets you just see Royals players if you come from a certain team page. Thus they just vote for Royals players. Blame MLB for how the poll is.

Bufkin
06-02-2015, 02:52 PM
Kinda takes the fun out of being a Royal fan when every bandwagoner from here to Muskogee is showing up to house parties with their freshly minted Eric Hosmer jerseys. And now these 5 month old Royal fans are showing up to the voting booths in giant herds.

Maybe it makes me a hipster. Hell, maybe it makes me a dick. With that said, I'm kinda wore out from all of the bandwagon fans who think Kevin Appier is a state senator and weren't even around for Gil Meche.

DMAC
06-02-2015, 02:54 PM
Kinda takes the fun out of being a Royal fan when every bandwagoner from here to Muskogee is showing up to house parties with their freshly minted Eric Hosmer jerseys. And now these 5 month old Royal fans are showing up to the voting booths in giant herds.

Maybe it makes me a hipster. Hell, maybe it makes me a dick. With that said, I'm kinda wore out from all of the bandwagon fans who think Kevin Appier is a state senator and weren't even around for Gil Meche.

You'd rather them lose. :thumb:

Molitoth
06-02-2015, 02:54 PM
Kinda takes the fun out of being a Royal fan when every bandwagoner from here to Muskogee is showing up to house parties with their freshly minted Eric Hosmer jerseys. And now these 5 month old Royal fans are showing up to the voting booths in giant herds.

Maybe it makes me a hipster. Hell, maybe it makes me a dick. With that said, I'm kinda wore out from all of the bandwagon fans who think Kevin Appier is a state senator and weren't even around for Gil Meche.

So this is similar to you just recently showing up to ChiefsPlanet and swinging your dick around? :p








I keed, I keed. /love

Pasta Little Brioni
06-02-2015, 03:05 PM
Jeter's previous nods were the joke

Bufkin
06-02-2015, 03:12 PM
You'd rather them lose. :thumb:
No, I'd rather not have every Cardinal fan in Southwest Missouri pre-ordering their custom Royal blue t-shirts, just in case the Deadbirds get knocked out before the Royals again.

Pablo
06-02-2015, 03:46 PM
I couldn't vote for Infante or Rios. Just couldn't do it. The rest of the guys have a legit-ish claim, so I didn't feel guilty.

Deberg_1990
06-02-2015, 04:13 PM
Kinda takes the fun out of being a Royal fan when every bandwagoner from here to Muskogee is showing up to house parties with their freshly minted Eric Hosmer jerseys. And now these 5 month old Royal fans are showing up to the voting booths in giant herds.

Maybe it makes me a hipster. Hell, maybe it makes me a dick. With that said, I'm kinda wore out from all of the bandwagon fans who think Kevin Appier is a state senator and weren't even around for Gil Meche.

I can tell you with certainty that most of the fans on here are far more knowledgeable about the Royals than alot of the fans out at the stadium. Especially 'cheap seat' fan who just wants to drink and be seen.

tmw4h5
06-02-2015, 04:15 PM
We need to make sure that Frenchy gets voted in for the NL.

C3HIEF3S
06-02-2015, 04:23 PM
I'll take bandwagoners all day. Who cares, I am just glad that we are getting solid attendance numbers. Those numbers wouldn't be reached if it wasn't for the bandwagoners. Yeah they're annoying, but a team with a lot of bandwagon fans means a team that is good. I'll take that trade.

C3HIEF3S
06-02-2015, 04:25 PM
We need to make sure that Frenchy gets voted in for the NL.

Is Yuniesky Betancourt still around? Can we write him in, too? ROFL
Fuck it, lets collectively rig this fucker on the NL side too to better our chances of winning.

Mr. Laz
06-02-2015, 04:51 PM
If it was the Yankees or Red Sox they wouldn't be making an issue out of it.

Screw ESPN & Fox Sports!

yep

Mr. Laz
06-02-2015, 04:54 PM
I think all the Cardinal and Royals' fans should call a truce for a month.


We vote for Cardinals in the NL
They vote for Royals in the AL

You don't have to fill roster out over and over again ... you do the security code part and hit submit 35 times.

fuck the East and West coast

cosmo20002
06-02-2015, 06:00 PM
More Royals love--Aoki is 4th in the NL

ROYC75
06-02-2015, 09:24 PM
Watch next week things will be close and the Royal dream will be over, media bias will have won.

Prison Bitch
06-02-2015, 09:29 PM
Deserve only 2. Perez and Davis. Moose as an alternate

Pablo
06-02-2015, 09:56 PM
I think all the Cardinal and Royals' fans should call a truce for a month.


We vote for Cardinals in the NL
They vote for Royals in the AL

You don't have to fill roster out over and over again ... you do the security code part and hit submit 35 times.

fuck the East and West coast
Never.

Nzoner
06-03-2015, 07:36 AM
Never.

Exactly,I'd rather vote for all Cubs just to piss them off.

Three7s
06-03-2015, 07:56 AM
Watch next week things will be close and the Royal dream will be over, media bias will have won.
They don't deserve any All Stars with the way they're playing right now.

RollChiefsRoll
06-03-2015, 07:56 AM
Just dropped 70 votes for the Royals. Git 'r dun.

ChiTown
06-03-2015, 08:13 AM
They don't deserve any All Stars with the way they're playing right now.

Yes, because the ASG is based on games played between May 24th and June 2nd......:spock:

I think we need to step away from the ledge a bit. The team is playing like shit in their last 7 games (1-6), but that doesn't diminish the 42 games they played prior to that. Come on........

WhawhaWhat
06-03-2015, 08:37 AM
I voted another 35 times for all Royals except I voted to Johnny Giavotella at 2B. The NL team was full of Brewers and D'backs.

BigMeatballDave
06-03-2015, 09:36 AM
They don't deserve any All Stars with the way they're playing right now.:spock:

BigMeatballDave
06-03-2015, 09:38 AM
Deserve only 2. Perez and Davis. Moose as an alternate

Esky, Hos, Gordon, and Cain aren't deserving?

Demonpenz
06-03-2015, 09:46 AM
I wouldn't put gordon out there. .260 6 homeruns 26 rbi's is pretty ho hum.

ChiTown
06-03-2015, 09:47 AM
I wouldn't put gordon out there. .260 6 homeruns 26 rbi's is pretty ho hum.

Gordon's glove alone gets him on the AL AST

Pasta Little Brioni
06-03-2015, 09:47 AM
Esky, Hos, Gordon, and Cain aren't deserving?

He wanted Christian Colon in

Pasta Little Brioni
06-03-2015, 09:48 AM
They don't deserve any All Stars with the way they're playing right now.

First time watching a baseball season?

Demonpenz
06-03-2015, 09:49 AM
Gordon's glove alone gets him on the AL AST

well....obviously.

Pasta Little Brioni
06-03-2015, 09:51 AM
Gordo vs. AirWolf?

ChiTown
06-03-2015, 09:55 AM
well....obviously.

Well, not so obvious to you if you are stating his offensive stats as to why you "wouldn't put gordon out there".

Demonpenz
06-03-2015, 10:02 AM
Well.....Obviously.

ChiTown
06-03-2015, 10:05 AM
Well.....Obviously.

:evil:

Demonpenz
06-03-2015, 10:07 AM
:) JUst want a bit more pop in my left fielder. IDK who else to put out there. So my point is a bunch of b.s. anyway.

cosmo20002
06-03-2015, 10:09 AM
Esky, Hos, Gordon, and Cain aren't deserving?

Esky - meh. Might be deserving only because there aren't really isn't an obvious SS out there.

Hos - Miggy and Prince Fielder are more deserving.

Gordon/Cain - Cain has a better case, Gordon borderline and gets consideration only because of defense.

Pasta Little Brioni
06-03-2015, 03:25 PM
Better than seeing Jeter's old ass playing pathetic defense getting a joke berth. Glad he's done.

CaliforniaChief
06-03-2015, 03:42 PM
I think it's fantastic.

And I'll take all the bandwagon fans we can get. Increased fan base = higher ratings/attendance, which leads to more money coming in.

It's fun to see the Royals at the top of the food chain. Lord knows we've been at the bottom long enough.

And if we can somehow get 5-6 starters into the ASG, or push MLB and the other teams to have to organize fan campaigns to stop it, then we're the top dog.

I should stop posting this before someone else registers royalsfan11111111111@gmail.com so I can hit it up 35 more times.

Mama Hip Rockets
06-03-2015, 09:36 PM
Better than seeing Jeter's old ass playing pathetic defense getting a joke berth. Glad he's done.

WORD.

big nasty kcnut
06-04-2015, 06:46 AM
I still miss mike mcdougal!

Dartgod
06-04-2015, 06:58 AM
I still miss mike mcdougal!

Meh. He was nasty when on, but too wild most of the time.

I did see him make Albert Pujols look silly on 3 pitches. 100 mph fastball, 100 mph fastball and then a breaking ball that buckled his knees for strike 3.

big nasty kcnut
06-04-2015, 06:58 AM
Voted for my royals cause fuck bud selig!

BigMeatballDave
06-04-2015, 07:13 AM
Esky - meh. Might be deserving only because there aren't really isn't an obvious SS out there.

Hos - Miggy and Prince Fielder are more deserving.

Gordon/Cain - Cain has a better case, Gordon borderline and gets consideration only because of defense.

Go find a fire, and die in it.

Why do you hate them so much?

BigMeatballDave
06-04-2015, 07:21 AM
Gordon gets consideration only because of defense. He is probably the best LF in League.

WTF is your problem?

BigMeatballDave
06-04-2015, 07:23 AM
Please put cosmo on miserable user.

She hasn't broken any rules, she's just a baseball moron.

Rudy tossed tigger's salad
06-04-2015, 07:24 AM
Gordon's glove alone gets him on the AL AST

Lol

He plays LF

Rudy tossed tigger's salad
06-04-2015, 07:28 AM
He is probably the best LF in League.

WTF is your problem?

Still LF

58-4ever
06-04-2015, 07:42 AM
Still LF

So the voters for the "Platinum Glove" didn't seem to mind it was "just Left Field". Your and idiot.

Mr. Laz
06-04-2015, 08:11 AM
They don't deserve any All Stars with the way they're playing right now.

How many big market players get into the All-Star game just because they have more people voting?


I voted all Royals and don't feel a bit guilty about it.

cosmo20002
06-04-2015, 08:19 AM
Go find a fire, and die in it.

Why do you hate them so much?

Who is "them" that I hate so much?
Just giving an honest assessment. What, I have to pretend they are the best just because they are on my team? I voted for all Royals, even Infante.

ChiTown
06-04-2015, 08:20 AM
Lol

He plays LF

Thankfully, you are not to be taken seriously.

Astros................LMAO

cosmo20002
06-04-2015, 08:20 AM
He is probably the best LF in League.

WTF is your problem?

Only probably? Why do you hate him so much?

Hootie
06-04-2015, 08:20 AM
Lol

He plays LF
I used to think the same thing, as a Royals fan .... And then you watch him play and see how many hits he takes away and how many runs he saves. No one can run on him so they don't even try. And you can't find a gap against him. He also covers the line better than any left fielder in history.

Mr. Laz
06-04-2015, 08:22 AM
Who is "them" that I hate so much?
Just giving an honest assessment. What, I have to pretend they are the best just because they are on my team? I voted for all Royals, even Infante.
I have to admit that i hesitated on Infante.

LMAO

ChiTown
06-04-2015, 08:24 AM
I used to think the same thing, as a Royals fan .... And then you watch him play and see how many hits he takes away and how many runs he saves. No one can run on him so they don't even try. And you can't find a gap against him. He also covers the line better than any left fielder in history.

Exactly. You look like a fucking idiot when you try and discount just how good AG is and how important that glove and arm are to this team.

Rudy tossed tigger's salad
06-04-2015, 08:48 AM
Who on the Royals is the best bunter in the league? I'm voting for that guy!

Rudy tossed tigger's salad
06-04-2015, 08:49 AM
Which Royal is the best defensive pitcher? Sign me up

Rudy tossed tigger's salad
06-04-2015, 08:59 AM
Thankfully, you are not to be taken seriously.

Astros................LMAO

Hard for me to get on the stros wagon too. Maybe if they trade for Cole Hamels and promote Carlos Correa in July. Though, I feel attached to a lot of their prospects and Hamels will require a load. Low A - AAA is a combined 131-78

Lance McCullers was awesome last night against the O's. 1 earned, 0 walks, and 11 Ks in his complete game win

loochy
06-04-2015, 08:59 AM
Which Royal is the best defensive pitcher? Sign me up

public doesnt vote for pitchers

ChiTown
06-04-2015, 09:02 AM
public doesnt vote for pitchers

or bunters. They do vote for Outfielders - which is a position in the Outfield, which fields balls, and throws them. LF is a position in the outfield.

Rudy tossed tigger's salad
06-04-2015, 09:05 AM
public doesnt vote for pitchers

Didn't mention voting.

BigMeatballDave
06-04-2015, 09:44 AM
Still LF

So, when you're not shitting on war veterans you post non-sense?

Nzoner
06-04-2015, 09:51 AM
Exactly. You look like a ****ing idiot when you try and discount just how good AG is and how important that glove and arm are to this team.

:thumb:

Royals fan or not if you can't enjoy watching AG play LF and the greatness he brings there you're a dipshit for sure.

Rudy tossed tigger's salad
06-04-2015, 11:28 AM
So, when you're not shitting on war veterans you post non-sense?

I've always supported vets. See: Eddie Ray Routh

ChiefsCountry
06-04-2015, 11:42 AM
:thumb:

Royals fan or not if you can't enjoy watching AG play LF and the greatness he brings there you're a dipshit for sure.

Gordon keeps winning top play on SportsCenter every night for his catch in Chicago.

Hootie
06-04-2015, 11:56 AM
Gordon keeps winning top play on SportsCenter every night for his catch in Chicago.

I've seen he's faced off a few times against himself, too LMAO

Dartgod
06-04-2015, 12:31 PM
Gordon keeps winning top play on SportsCenter every night for his catch in Chicago.

Which catch was that? What game?

Hootie
06-04-2015, 12:36 PM
Which catch was that? What game?

I was in Vegas. The Royals were at the Sox and Volquez was throwing an absolute gem and Gordon made that catch and it all fell apart after that.

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Dartgod
06-04-2015, 12:39 PM
OK, thanks. I thought it was referring to the Cubs series and I couldn't for the life of me think of any spectacular catches he made there.

Hootie
06-04-2015, 12:39 PM
In comparison, this is a catch by Jeter that has gone down as an all-time catch and will forever be remembered.

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The Gordon one is better and much more impressive. The only reason the Jeter one got pub was because there was no foul ground and he flew into the stands. He made a running catch that I could have made.

Hootie
06-04-2015, 12:41 PM
and for the record, we've seen Esky (while in a shift) make a better catch than the one Jeter is known for

I will say the Jeter flip play to home was amazing.

...and I do realize the only reason that play is talked about is because Jeter got his face torn up when he flew into the stands

Mama Hip Rockets
06-04-2015, 04:58 PM
In comparison, this is a catch by Jeter that has gone down as an all-time catch and will forever be remembered.

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The Gordon one is better and much more impressive. The only reason the Jeter one got pub was because there was no foul ground and he flew into the stands. He made a running catch that I could have made.

It makes me angry when people compare Gordon's catch to Jeter's catch (not you, Hootie, because I realize that you're comparing them to show how much better Gordon's is).

That Jeter catch was good. Good. Not great. Not insane. Not unbelievable. Not ridiculous. Just good. In most ballparks, like you said, there is more foul ground and going into the stands isn't even necessary to make that catch. If that's anybody besides media loverboy Jeter, that is probably not even the top web gem of the night on most nights.

The Gordon catch is on a completely different level of amazing. He was running full speed and leaving the air before making the catch, then making the catch in the stands while running into people and chairs. It is easily the best catch of the year and one of the best catches of all time.

OnTheWarpath15
06-04-2015, 05:07 PM
You guys certainly have a bunch of deserving players.

The good thing is that even if they don't win the vote, isnt Yost the manager? He could choose them anyway.

BigMeatballDave
06-04-2015, 05:16 PM
You guys certainly have a bunch of deserving players.

The good thing is that even if they don't win the vote, isnt Yost the manager? He could choose them anyway.

Yep, even if they don't end up getting the most votes, they'll be in the game at some point.

BigMeatballDave
06-04-2015, 05:17 PM
Probably won't happen, but I'd love to see Moose and Hos in the HR Derby.

threebag
06-04-2015, 05:19 PM
35 votes for a ROYAL Allstar Game.

Pasta Little Brioni
06-04-2015, 05:24 PM
Better than chodes from NYC voting in their undeserving slap dicks year after year

threebag
06-04-2015, 05:27 PM
Our chodes are too busy on the Alex Smith hate wagon.

BigMeatballDave
06-04-2015, 05:34 PM
The Gordon catch is on a completely different level of amazing. He was running full speed and leaving the air before making the catch, then making the catch in the stands while running into people and chairs. It is easily the best catch of the year and one of the best catches of all time.

Gordon's catch is as good as Jim Edmonds' catch in KC.

Pasta Little Brioni
06-04-2015, 05:37 PM
Those Jeter plays are fucking jokes in comparison to the true great plays.

KChiefs1
06-04-2015, 05:52 PM
Ned choose McClendon over Molitor? I thought he'd pick the Houston & Minnesota managers.

Mama Hip Rockets
06-04-2015, 08:17 PM
Gordon's catch is as good as Jim Edmonds' catch in KC.

Yeah, I agree. And that Jim Edmonds catch is also one of the best ever.

cosmo20002
06-08-2015, 01:13 PM
LMAO

This week's update:
Royals now leading at SEVEN positionsLMAO

Salvy, Cain, Moose and Esky are the top 4 in the entire league.


CATCHER
1. Salvador Perez, Royals: 4,419,620
2. Stephen Vogt, A's: 2,198,780
3. Russell Martin, Blue Jays: 855,798
4. Brian McCann, Yankees: 750,605
5. Caleb Joseph, Orioles: 400,802

FIRST BASE
1. Eric Hosmer, Royals: 3,551,005
2. Miguel Cabrera, Tigers: 2,933,108
3. Prince Fielder, Rangers: 1,088,428
4. Mark Teixeira, Yankees: 705,886
5. Albert Pujols, Angels: 587,805

SECOND BASE
1. Jose Altuve, Astros: 2,809,731
2. Omar Infante, Royals: 2,650,416
3. Jason Kipnis, Indians: 1,104,667
4. Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox: 726,006
5. Ian Kinsler, Tigers: 702,907

THIRD BASE
1. Mike Moustakas, Royals: 4,046,726
2. Josh Donaldson, Blue Jays: 2,329,742
3. Pablo Sandoval, Red Sox: 620,193
4. Adrian Beltre, Rangers: 619,494
5. Manny Machado, Orioles: 562,311

SHORTSTOP
1. Alcides Escobar, Royals: 3,928,985
2. Jose Iglesias, Tigers: 1,819,764
3. Marcus Semien, A's: 910,707
4. Jed Lowrie, Astros: 713,703
5. Jose Reyes, Blue Jays: 464,104

OUTFIELD
1. Lorenzo Cain, Royals: 4,211,472
2. Mike Trout, Angels: 3,668,577
3. Alex Gordon, Royals: 3,393,134
4. Alex Rios, Royals: 2,311,122
5. Adam Jones, Orioles: 1,995,897
6. Michael Brantley, Indians: 1,466,472
7. Yoenis Cespedes, Tigers: 1,431,447
8. Jacoby Ellsbury, Yankees: 1,256,232
9. Jose Bautista, Blue Jays: 1,175,483
10. Josh Reddick, A's: 1,010,239
11. Hanley Ramirez, Red Sox: 857,182
12. Carlos Beltran, Yankees: 707,986
13. Torii Hunter, Twins: 672,479
14. Brett Gardner, Yankees: 602,804
15. J.D. Martinez, Tigers: 489,645

DESIGNATED HITTER
1. Kendrys Morales, Royals: 3,269,634
1. Nelson Cruz, Mariners: 3,128,121
3. Alex Rodriguez, Yankees: 788,538
4. David Ortiz, Red Sox: 690,977
5. Victor Martinez, Tigers: 504,983

cosmo20002
06-08-2015, 01:15 PM
Alex Rios is up to 4th and has almost caught up to Gordon.LMAO

BWillie
06-08-2015, 02:10 PM
I just voted 35 times. You can vote 35 times all in the same day. Come on people, lets show MLB how stupid their process is. Everyone vote 35 times, use fake names, and use other emails, and vote again and again. All Royals in ASG. How hilarious would that be

TomBarndtsTwin
06-08-2015, 02:16 PM
The only thing this will be good for is showing MLB what a flawed system they have and will force change so that this never happens again (nor should it).

Rios and Infante should not be sniffing an ASG. The rest of the players you can at least make a half-way intelligent argument for.


Rios and Infante in the All-Star game (if it were to happen) would be the biggest joke ever and frankly, I would hope the Commish would step in and do something about it.

Pasta Little Brioni
06-08-2015, 02:18 PM
Omar ROFL

BigMeatballDave
06-08-2015, 03:00 PM
The only thing this will be good for is showing MLB what a flawed system they have and will force change so that this never happens again (nor should it).

Rios and Infante should not be sniffing an ASG. The rest of the players you can at least make a half-way intelligent argument for.


Rios and Infante in the All-Star game (if it were to happen) would be the biggest joke ever and frankly, I would hope the Commish would step in and do something about it.

It's not a flawed system. Royals fans are just more dedicated than everyone else. :D

KChiefs1
06-08-2015, 03:03 PM
Salvy, Esky, Moose, Gordon & LoCain are locks.

BWillie
06-08-2015, 03:09 PM
I think this is funny, but it actually would hurt the Royals payroll and in the future. People who are not as deserving may get more in arbitration, and Glass has to pay everyone an ASG bonus.

KChiefs1
06-08-2015, 03:09 PM
http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2015/06/08/hosmer-passes-cabrera-on-latest-all-star-game-ballot/

gblowfish
06-08-2015, 03:10 PM
I think it's hilarious. Mike Trout and the Royals. Beautiful. And it would be even more hilarious if they won.

'Hamas' Jenkins
06-08-2015, 03:29 PM
So, Royals fans are to All-Star voting what Koreans are to StarCraft strategy.

Kekekeke

ChiliConCarnage
06-08-2015, 03:36 PM
The only thing this will be good for is showing MLB what a flawed system they have and will force change so that this never happens again (nor should it).

To be fair, whoever thought you could have something nice on the internet probably didn't think this process through very well. It could be worse like you said so far the list of guys who would be in has some merit. Infante is really close to Altuve though.

When the Royals had 5 starters last week I figured people would get bored and the results would fall off. The results this week are surprising. Perhaps, people who think it's funny and just want to troll are joining in? It's hard for me to believe KC fans are voting Infante. It would be funny but it would make it very difficult for Yost to pick any other deserving Royals like Wade Davis.

BigMeatballDave
06-08-2015, 03:37 PM
Salvy, Esky, Moose, Gordon & LoCain are locks.Hos?

Pasta Little Brioni
06-08-2015, 03:38 PM
Well maybe if they had this in the past, we wouldn't have bullshit like Jeters corpse trotted out there.

Lex Luthor
06-08-2015, 03:41 PM
Well maybe if they had this in the past, we wouldn't have bullshit like Jeters corpse trotted out there.
No, idiotic voting systems like this are EXACTLY why we had to see Jeter's corpse trotted out there.

sedated
06-08-2015, 03:41 PM
Well maybe if they had this in the past, we wouldn't have bullshit like Jeters corpse trotted out there.

The media will complain about all the Royals in it this year, and not touch on the fact that some guys (like Jeter) were consistently voted in as starters in years they didn't deserve a sniff of an all-star appearance.

Lex Luthor
06-08-2015, 03:52 PM
The media will complain about all the Royals in it this year, and not touch on the fact that some guys (like Jeter) were consistently voted in as starters in years they didn't deserve a sniff of an all-star appearance.
That's why I have never been in favor of fan voting. I'd rather see the players and coaches vote. That would hardly be perfect and it would still be a popularity contest to some degree, but I think we'd have a better chance of seeing the best players actually get to start in the All-Star game.

The current method sucks. It has sucked for decades.

Pasta Little Brioni
06-08-2015, 03:54 PM
Agree that this should be the end of fan voting. Especially since the game decides HFA. Do you guys really want Omar to.help decide that?

OnTheWarpath15
06-08-2015, 03:57 PM
Love Mellinger's tweet on this.

Paraphrasing, but "Royals fans, who would vote Omar Infante out of the starting lineup, almost have him voted into the ASG."

ChiliConCarnage
06-08-2015, 04:06 PM
That's why I have never been in favor of fan voting. I'd rather see the players and coaches vote. That would hardly be perfect and it would still be a popularity contest to some degree, but I think we'd have a better chance of seeing the best players actually get to start in the All-Star game.

The current method sucks. It has sucked for decades.

Your final two sentences are accurate but does it really matter? Other than MLB choosing to make it the deciding factor on who hosts the WS it's a pointless game. There was a time when an ASG was a great idea so fans from say Kansas City could get a chance to watch an amazing player like Mike Trout. We're so far past that kind of time that it's not even relevant. Things like the Home Run Derby are probably a bigger deal now

Lex Luthor
06-08-2015, 04:07 PM
Your final two sentences are accurate but does it really matter? Other than MLB choosing to make it the deciding factor on who hosts the WS it's a pointless game. There was a time when an ASG was a great idea so fans from say Kansas City could get a chance to watch an amazing player like Mike Trout. We're so far past that kind of time that it's not even relevant. Things like the Home Run Derby are probably a bigger deal now
You're right. The All-Star Game WAS meaningful a long time ago.

That was back when the best players played.

KChiefs1
06-08-2015, 04:24 PM
Hos?


I think Miggy overtakes him.

BWillie
06-08-2015, 04:26 PM
I think Miggy overtakes him.

People can afford a computer and internet in Detroit?

KChiefs1
06-08-2015, 04:27 PM
Love Mellinger's tweet on this.

Paraphrasing, but "Royals fans, who would vote Omar Infante out of the starting lineup, almost have him voted into the ASG."


It's crazy. I've voted a lot & not once voted Infante or Rios.

KChiefs1
06-08-2015, 04:53 PM
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/13038015/record-seven-kansas-city-royals-line-start-all-star-game?ex_cid=bbtnTwitter

BigMeatballDave
06-08-2015, 04:59 PM
I think Miggy overtakes him.

Do you really think he's going to make up over 600,000 votes?

BWillie
06-08-2015, 05:04 PM
It's crazy. I've voted a lot & not once voted Infante or Rios.

If you are voting for Hosmer over Miguel Cabrera, Escobar over Igesias or Bogearts, you might as well just vote for Rios and Infante too.

If you were ACTUALLY voting based on production and how valuable a player is to their team it would be this:

C - Stephen Vogt or Russell Martin
1B - Miguel Cabrera or Mark Teixeira
2B - Jason Kipnis or Dustin Pedroia, argument could be made for Dozier and Kinsler
3B - Josh Donaldson, there's really not even an argument on how you could vote Moose ahead of him. Moose def 2nd though
SS - Jose Iglesias or Xander Bogaerts, Escobar quite a bit down the list even though there are no SS having amazing seasons this yr
OF - Mike Trout, Lorenzo Cain, Nelson Cruz, Yoenis Cespedes, Josh Reddick, Kevin Kiermaeir, Brett Gardner, Adam Jones, Alex Gordon. Except for Trout, Cruz, and Cain (just because of his defense alone) all the rest of the guys are all pretty close an an argument could be made.
DH - Jose Bautista, Prince Fielder or, yes, Alex Rodriguez.

What this all means is KC should have a maximum # of 2 or 3 All-Stars only.

cosmo20002
06-08-2015, 06:10 PM
The only thing this will be good for is showing MLB what a flawed system they have and will force change so that this never happens again (nor should it).

Rios and Infante should not be sniffing an ASG. The rest of the players you can at least make a half-way intelligent argument for.


Rios and Infante in the All-Star game (if it were to happen) would be the biggest joke ever and frankly, I would hope the Commish would step in and do something about it.

Even that is a bit of a stretch. Hosmer "should" be behind Miggy and Prince. Moose and Morales are having fine seasons, but "should" clearly be in 2nd place. Gordon's offense certainly isn't ASG starter-worthy. As good as his defense is, I'm not sure it makes up for it.

KChiefs1
06-08-2015, 06:21 PM
Do you really think he's going to make up over 600,000 votes?


Yeah I do.

KChiefs1
06-08-2015, 06:23 PM
http://www.blessyouboys.com/2015/6/8/8748635/mlb-all-star-game-2015-royals-twitter

KChiefs1
06-08-2015, 06:26 PM
http://www.sbnation.com/2015/6/8/8747735/2015-all-star-game-voting-updates-american-league-cut-that-out-royals

Mama Hip Rockets
06-09-2015, 12:02 AM
If you are voting for Hosmer over Miguel Cabrera, Escobar over Igesias or Bogearts, you might as well just vote for Rios and Infante too.

If you were ACTUALLY voting based on production and how valuable a player is to their team it would be this:

C - Stephen Vogt or Russell Martin
1B - Miguel Cabrera or Mark Teixeira
2B - Jason Kipnis or Dustin Pedroia, argument could be made for Dozier and Kinsler
3B - Josh Donaldson, there's really not even an argument on how you could vote Moose ahead of him. Moose def 2nd though
SS - Jose Iglesias or Xander Bogaerts, Escobar quite a bit down the list even though there are no SS having amazing seasons this yr
OF - Mike Trout, Lorenzo Cain, Nelson Cruz, Yoenis Cespedes, Josh Reddick, Kevin Kiermaeir, Brett Gardner, Adam Jones, Alex Gordon. Except for Trout, Cruz, and Cain (just because of his defense alone) all the rest of the guys are all pretty close an an argument could be made.
DH - Jose Bautista, Prince Fielder or, yes, Alex Rodriguez.

What this all means is KC should have a maximum # of 2 or 3 All-Stars only.

What?

007
06-09-2015, 12:06 AM
spent last week in Disneyworld and saw Royals gear all over the place. It was really odd. But I liked it. You could always tell the real fans because they would respond to me when I said Go Royals.

C3HIEF3S
06-09-2015, 12:09 AM
What?

.240/.282/.415 4 HR 12 RBI's...

Mama Hip Rockets
06-09-2015, 12:27 AM
If you are voting for Hosmer over Miguel Cabrera, Escobar over Igesias or Bogearts, you might as well just vote for Rios and Infante too.

If you were ACTUALLY voting based on production and how valuable a player is to their team it would be this:

C - Stephen Vogt or Russell Martin
1B - Miguel Cabrera or Mark Teixeira
2B - Jason Kipnis or Dustin Pedroia, argument could be made for Dozier and Kinsler
3B - Josh Donaldson, there's really not even an argument on how you could vote Moose ahead of him. Moose def 2nd though
SS - Jose Iglesias or Xander Bogaerts, Escobar quite a bit down the list even though there are no SS having amazing seasons this yr
OF - Mike Trout, Lorenzo Cain, Nelson Cruz, Yoenis Cespedes, Josh Reddick, Kevin Kiermaeir, Brett Gardner, Adam Jones, Alex Gordon. Except for Trout, Cruz, and Cain (just because of his defense alone) all the rest of the guys are all pretty close an an argument could be made.
DH - Jose Bautista, Prince Fielder or, yes, Alex Rodriguez.

What this all means is KC should have a maximum # of 2 or 3 All-Stars only.

I disagree with this.

C - Stephen Vogt started really hot and would typically get my vote, but he's really tailed off lately. He still has better offensive numbers than Perez, but I think people are taking Perez's defense into consideration.
1B - If you factor in defense, baserunning, etc. you could certainly make a legitimate case for Hosmer starting over Cabrera.
2B - Jose Altuve doesn't even make your top 4?
3B - I agree. I love Moustakas but Donaldson is having an elite year.
SS - I have no problem voting for Escobar. Nobody is having an overwhelmingly great season at this position. Iglesias is having a good year, but he's on the Tigers, so I'm not voting for him.
OF - This is a position where surprisingly few guys are putting up huge offensive numbers. Mike Trout has the best numbers, but other than him, the field is pretty much wide open. Again, legitimate cases can be made for Cain and Gordon based on defense alone. Some of the guys you mentioned (Reddick, Jones, Cespedes) are having solid years, but it's not like they are playing at such a high level that they absolutely have to be in the All-Star Game. I'm not sure why Brett Gardner would be any more deserving than Cain or Gordon. And I have no idea why you even mentioned Kevin Kiermaier.
DH - Fielder and Bautista are not even listed as DHs on the ballot, but Nelson Cruz is. Based on these simple facts, Cruz is obviously the most deserving player at this position. Morales deserves to go just as much as Rodriguez, though.

Mama Hip Rockets
06-09-2015, 12:31 AM
.240/.282/.415 4 HR 12 RBI's...

I had to look him up cause I had no idea who that even was.

C3HIEF3S
06-09-2015, 12:36 AM
I had to look him up cause I had no idea who that even was.

I remember his name from when we played the Rays last year.
When I saw that I thought, "wow, maybe he's having a breakout season."
Nope.

BigMeatballDave
06-09-2015, 10:14 AM
What this all means is KC should have a maximum # of 2 or 3 All-Stars only.This is fucking stupid.

Hos, Moose, Salvy, Esky, Cain, and Gordon are all deserving.

No, They all don't deserve to start, but certainly appear.

duncan_idaho
06-09-2015, 10:29 AM
If you are voting for Hosmer over Miguel Cabrera, Escobar over Igesias or Bogearts, you might as well just vote for Rios and Infante too.

If you were ACTUALLY voting based on production and how valuable a player is to their team it would be this:

C - Stephen Vogt or Russell Martin
1B - Miguel Cabrera or Mark Teixeira
2B - Jason Kipnis or Dustin Pedroia, argument could be made for Dozier and Kinsler
3B - Josh Donaldson, there's really not even an argument on how you could vote Moose ahead of him. Moose def 2nd though
SS - Jose Iglesias or Xander Bogaerts, Escobar quite a bit down the list even though there are no SS having amazing seasons this yr
OF - Mike Trout, Lorenzo Cain, Nelson Cruz, Yoenis Cespedes, Josh Reddick, Kevin Kiermaeir, Brett Gardner, Adam Jones, Alex Gordon. Except for Trout, Cruz, and Cain (just because of his defense alone) all the rest of the guys are all pretty close an an argument could be made.
DH - Jose Bautista, Prince Fielder or, yes, Alex Rodriguez.

What this all means is KC should have a maximum # of 2 or 3 All-Stars only.

C - I'll listen to Martin. He's having a strong offensive year (in a better hitter's park) and is good defensively. I don't buy Vogt at this point.

1B - Hosmer as an All-Star is not crazy if you take the whole package into play. He's a top 5 offensive 1B in the AL and the top defender. Teixeira has a lot of HR (Yankee Stadium). Cabrera is having a good but not unbelievable year with the bat and is bad defensively. You didn't mention the guy who has the best case: Prince Fielder

2B - This should be Altuve.

SS - Igelsias is a good alternative to Escobar, but Bogaerts has not been that great with the bat and isn't good defensively. It's a weak position.

3B - Definitely should be Donaldson.

OF - Trout is a lock. Cain, due to his defense and above-average offense, deserves to start. Beyond that, there are a lot of guys who are similar. Gordon's offensive profile is not that of an All-Star, but again, all-around player who deserves mention there.

DH - This should be Nelson Cruz.

Prison Bitch
06-09-2015, 10:30 AM
Here's the team by fWAR

C: Martin
1b. Cabrera
2b. Kipnis
SS. Bogarts
3b. Donaldson
Of. Trout
Of. Adam jones
Of. cespedes/Cain/Reddick/kiermeier/Joey Bats


Moose would be backup 3b and Hosmer the backup 1b. Gordon-sal-esky would not make the roster

Hootie
06-09-2015, 10:44 AM
This is pretty God damn funny. I think I'll actually cast my first votes today

gblowfish
06-09-2015, 11:03 AM
Guys who I think deserve to start are Cain and Salvy.
I think Moose, Esky, Gordon and Wade Davis deserve to be on the roster.


Hosmer and Morales deserve consideration, but other players would be as deserving.

Omar and Rios? Should be on the couch watching with the rest of us.

BWillie
06-09-2015, 11:41 AM
Here's the team by fWAR

C: Martin
1b. Cabrera
2b. Kipnis
SS. Bogarts
3b. Donaldson
Of. Trout
Of. Adam jones
Of. cespedes/Cain/Reddick/kiermeier/Joey Bats


Moose would be backup 3b and Hosmer the backup 1b. Gordon-sal-esky would not make the roster

Exactly, 2 or 3. That is just based on positional players. Surely big Wade and another reliever deserve to make it. Don't think any starters deserve it though unless Volquez goes on a tear.

Molitoth
06-09-2015, 11:45 AM
So, Royals fans are to All-Star voting what Koreans are to StarCraft strategy.

Kekekeke

lol

Molitoth
06-09-2015, 11:49 AM
If you are voting for Hosmer over Miguel Cabrera, Escobar over Igesias or Bogearts, you might as well just vote for Rios and Infante too.

If you were ACTUALLY voting based on production and how valuable a player is to their team it would be this:

C - Stephen Vogt or Russell Martin
1B - Miguel Cabrera or Mark Teixeira
2B - Jason Kipnis or Dustin Pedroia, argument could be made for Dozier and Kinsler
3B - Josh Donaldson, there's really not even an argument on how you could vote Moose ahead of him. Moose def 2nd though
SS - Jose Iglesias or Xander Bogaerts, Escobar quite a bit down the list even though there are no SS having amazing seasons this yr
OF - Mike Trout, Lorenzo Cain, Nelson Cruz, Yoenis Cespedes, Josh Reddick, Kevin Kiermaeir, Brett Gardner, Adam Jones, Alex Gordon. Except for Trout, Cruz, and Cain (just because of his defense alone) all the rest of the guys are all pretty close an an argument could be made.
DH - Jose Bautista, Prince Fielder or, yes, Alex Rodriguez.

What this all means is KC should have a maximum # of 2 or 3 All-Stars only.

The only issue with this is that most of the time, the last Post-Season is taken into consideration because why vote for an ALL STAR team only half way through the season? Lots of players don't start producing until the second half and in the playoffs.

This would be like having the NFL Pro Bowl at Week 8. WTF is the point?


Here-Ye, Here-Ye... Everyone vote on the best players in this tiny sample size... (in a sport known for being a marathon, not a race)
Very hypocritical of the MLB.

KevB
06-09-2015, 12:01 PM
To the victor go the spoils

AL Champs, best winning % in the league so far. If it's close (SS, OF, 1B), I have absolutely no problem with our guys getting selected. Donaldson belongs at 3B....that's the one position where it is painfully obvious who the starter should be outside of a Royal.

BWillie
06-09-2015, 12:05 PM
The only issue with this is that most of the time, the last Post-Season is taken into consideration because why vote for an ALL STAR team only half way through the season? Lots of players don't start producing until the second half and in the playoffs.

This would be like having the NFL Pro Bowl at Week 8. WTF is the point?


Here-Ye, Here-Ye... Everyone vote on the best players in this tiny sample size... (in a sport known for being a marathon, not a race)
Very hypocritical of the MLB.

Yeah, that's the whole point. To bring down the system. Royals were screwed tons of years by the Yankees and Red Sox etc where it was just a popularity contest. We had some guys very deserving to go to the ASG before, but were blackballed because they played in KC.

Bowser
06-09-2015, 12:12 PM
Can't wait for Infante to strike out on a slider in the dirt two feet out of the zone with the bases loaded in the ninth, giving the national league home field advantage for the Series.

KChiefs1
06-09-2015, 12:22 PM
http://www.si.com/mlb/2015/06/09/american-league-all-star-team-fan-vote-kansas-city-royals?xid=si_social

If this year’s All-Star voting had ended on Monday, seven of the nine members of the American League’s starting lineup would be Royals. I’ve previously encouraged fans to place their votes (each fan can submit up to 35 ballots on MLB.com) until as close to that final day as possible so as to get as full a picture as possible of each player’s season. But more than nine million ballots have already been cast, which means at least 2.5 million people have ignored my sage advice, and we’re only three weeks away from the conclusion of the voting. It seems the time has come issue a corrective to the AL’s Royal problem.

MLB
Kris Bryant, Joey Gallo, Bryce Harper, Joc Pederson, Giancarlo Stanton and Mike Trout

Six-pack of young sluggers powering long-sought return of offense by Tom Verducci

Look through the All-Star voting results, and you'll see nothing but Royals—most of whom don't deserve the support. Omar Infante, who has the lowest OPS+ this season among qualified players currently in the majors, is within 160,000 votes of Jose Altuve for the starting second base spot. Royals occupy two of the three starting spots in the outfield voting, with Alex Rios, who has spent most of the first half on the disabled list, in fourth. Mike Trout, the one current starter who unquestionably deserves to be there, isn’t even the top vote getter among outfielders, trailing Lorenzo Cain by more than a half-million votes.

What's happened to the AL team? This is clearly a ballot-stuffing issue. But for those seeking to correct this situation, here are the non-Royals players who deserve your support.

loochy
06-09-2015, 12:28 PM
This whole thing just cracks me up.

kysirsoze
06-09-2015, 12:40 PM
http://www.si.com/mlb/2015/06/09/american-league-all-star-team-fan-vote-kansas-city-royals?xid=si_social

I like how he thinks the other players can catch up because all the Royals fans MUST have cast all 35 of their votes.

Uh... I've cast 105 and I'm taking it really easy. Don't know if this writer knows how email addresses work.

Mr_Tomahawk
06-09-2015, 12:57 PM
I casted all 35 of my votes. #ALLROYALSGAME

Pasta Little Brioni
06-09-2015, 01:07 PM
I'm with you except for Omar and Rios. Never mind. Voting them in to give an even further advantage to the NL.

Pasta Little Brioni
06-09-2015, 01:09 PM
Next trend...Voting in shit players from the opposite league to help get your team a possible home field ROFL

Molitoth
06-09-2015, 01:13 PM
Next trend...Voting in shit players from the opposite league to help get your team a possible home field ROFL

lol

RockChalk
06-09-2015, 01:14 PM
I casted all 35 of my votes. #ALLROYALSGAME

I actually voted today, as well. Would be hilarious to have all Royals starting the AS game.

ChiefsCountry
06-09-2015, 01:28 PM
Next trend...Voting in shit players from the opposite league to help get your team a possible home field ROFL

Just wait until Aoki and Wil Myers are starting for the NL all stars. :D

BigMeatballDave
06-09-2015, 01:30 PM
LOL @ Royals fans trolling MLB.

cosmo20002
06-09-2015, 03:18 PM
Just wait until Aoki and Wil Myers are starting for the NL all stars. :D

I haven't even bothered voting for the NL--except for Aoki.

Sorce
06-09-2015, 03:20 PM
I cast one vote and not for all Royals a while ago. After all the national media butt hurt I cast the rest of my 34 for all Royals. Might use another e-mail address to cast more the more I hear them complain.

BWillie
06-09-2015, 03:28 PM
I haven't even bothered voting for the NL--except for Aoki.

I just leave it blank. Next 35 times I'm voting for tons of scrubs though.

KCrockaholic
06-09-2015, 03:29 PM
I had only done about 10 votes. After hearing all the bitching from media outlets, I just logged in again and did my other 25. The more they whine, the more I want to vote.

Pablo
06-09-2015, 03:36 PM
Got my votes in for the day. Might just do it five or six more times for shits and grins.

BWillie
06-09-2015, 03:44 PM
I just voted 105 times today for all Royals. Trick...pretty sure you can just add periods to a gmail address and it will still work. Like if your email is JohnDoe@gmail.com you can just add different variations like John.doe@gmail j.ohndoe@gmail.com, jo.hndoe@gmail.com etc.

Mama Hip Rockets
06-09-2015, 08:32 PM
C - I'll listen to Martin. He's having a strong offensive year (in a better hitter's park) and is good defensively. I don't buy Vogt at this point.

1B - Hosmer as an All-Star is not crazy if you take the whole package into play. He's a top 5 offensive 1B in the AL and the top defender. Teixeira has a lot of HR (Yankee Stadium). Cabrera is having a good but not unbelievable year with the bat and is bad defensively. You didn't mention the guy who has the best case: Prince Fielder

2B - This should be Altuve.

SS - Igelsias is a good alternative to Escobar, but Bogaerts has not been that great with the bat and isn't good defensively. It's a weak position.

3B - Definitely should be Donaldson.

OF - Trout is a lock. Cain, due to his defense and above-average offense, deserves to start. Beyond that, there are a lot of guys who are similar. Gordon's offensive profile is not that of an All-Star, but again, all-around player who deserves mention there.

DH - This should be Nelson Cruz.

This is pretty spot-on.

Rudy tossed tigger's salad
06-09-2015, 09:29 PM
Fuck it, Im voting for this guy. Beautiful swing. 20 years old.

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C3HIEF3S
06-09-2015, 09:30 PM
Fuck it, Im voting for this guy. Beautiful swing. 20 years old.

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Killed the 9th inning rally!

ReynardMuldrake
06-09-2015, 09:34 PM
I just voted 105 times today for all Royals. Trick...pretty sure you can just add periods to a gmail address and it will still work. Like if your email is JohnDoe@gmail.com you can just add different variations like John.doe@gmail j.ohndoe@gmail.com, jo.hndoe@gmail.com etc.

The nice thing is Gmail ignores periods in addresses. So if they sent a verification to any of those you would still get it.

KChiefs1
06-10-2015, 09:35 PM
Billy Ripken just went off on the MLBN. Travesty!

Demonpenz
06-10-2015, 09:39 PM
What a fuck face

KChiefs1
06-10-2015, 09:50 PM
What a fuck face


http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/10/8d2d33d47ae7e31001c79122be6dc474.jpg

BWillie
06-10-2015, 09:56 PM
Billy Ripken just went off on the MLBN. Travesty!

He should be pissed off about the MLB setup, not the Royals fans. The League also ShOULD not step in and change it. If they want to change it, wait until next year and have a half way intelligent way to do it.

cosmo20002
06-10-2015, 10:17 PM
What a **** face

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/10/8d2d33d47ae7e31001c79122be6dc474.jpg

Ha. I just referenced this in the game thread. I remember my brother buying one of those for $40 in 1989.

Prison Bitch
06-10-2015, 10:57 PM
Like anyone in your family ever had $40

cosmo20002
06-10-2015, 11:03 PM
Like anyone in your family ever had $40

burn
that stung

BWillie
06-10-2015, 11:03 PM
Like anyone in your family ever had $40

Lol PB haha

Demonpenz
06-10-2015, 11:35 PM
eh his mom prob made 40 off of bukakke vids.

007
06-10-2015, 11:54 PM
So do we have all positions filled yet?

kysirsoze
06-10-2015, 11:58 PM
Billy Ripken just went off on the MLBN. Travesty!

He's just pissed he wasn't around to get Infante'd in. Travesty, lol. It's a fucking fan vote.

KChiefs1
06-11-2015, 08:50 AM
Why do I feel like voting 1000 times for Royals when I hear this whine from the national media?

Mama Hip Rockets
06-11-2015, 01:43 PM
Why is no one complaining that Yadier Molina, who is slugging .330 and has zero home runs, is leading all NL catchers in voting? THIS IS A TRAVESTY!

BWillie
06-11-2015, 01:46 PM
Why do I feel like voting 1000 times for Royals when I hear this whine from the national media?

I'm just doing it because I can, and so that MLB will change this next year. Hopefully next year they will do away with fan voting, and only vote based on player and coaches vote or selected media members. But IT IS A FAN VOTE, which means it is A POPULARITY CONTEST, and as such, I'm going to vote my ass off. We had to put up with this for years with NY & Boston getting undeserving people in.

If you don't vote All-Royals, then f*** you

BigMeatballDave
06-11-2015, 02:03 PM
Billy Ripken just went off on the MLBN. Travesty!

LOL What did he say?

007
06-11-2015, 04:08 PM
I'm doing it just for the hell of it. I think its funny as hell.

Mr. Laz
06-11-2015, 04:58 PM
Email address doesn't even have to be valid as far as i know


just make up another email address and vote 35 more times


make the national media cry like the little bias bitches that they are

petegz28
06-11-2015, 05:01 PM
obligatory reminder..if we were looking at 8 Yankees or 8 Red Sox we would hear nothing but how much of a dynasty the teams are and how fans of every team recognize the history and greatness of those teams and why they deserved to have so many players starting....blah blah blah

petegz28
06-11-2015, 05:04 PM
on another note, the record is 6 starters in 1939 by the yankees

cosmo20002
06-11-2015, 06:59 PM
obligatory reminder..if we were looking at 8 Yankees or 8 Red Sox we would hear nothing but how much of a dynasty the teams are and how fans of every team recognize the history and greatness of those teams and why they deserved to have so many players starting....blah blah blah

That's really not true. There would be bitching. Especially if many of the players really weren't deserving.

I'm a Royals fan, voted many times for all Royals and think this situation is hilariously awesome. But I "get" why other people are saying it is BS. There's no reason to go overboard pretending the world is against us.

Raiderhater
06-11-2015, 07:00 PM
That's really likely not true. There would be bitching. Especially if many of the players really weren't deserving.

I'm a Royals fan, voted many times for all Royals and think this situation is hilariously awesome. But I "get" why other people are saying it is BS. There's no reason to go overboard pretending the world is against us.

Judging by the vote totals thus far I would suggest the world is quite with us. :)

cosmo20002
06-11-2015, 07:07 PM
Judging by the vote totals thus far I would suggest the world is quite with us. :)

While I'm sure there are more Royals fans across the world this year than there were last year, I have a feeling most of the votes have come from long-suffering, success-starved KC-area fans with renewed enthusiasm "stuffing" the online ballot box. And there's nothing wrong with that.

Raiderhater
06-11-2015, 07:14 PM
While I'm sure there are more Royals fans across the world this year than there were last year, I have a feeling most of the votes have come from long-suffering, success-starved KC-area fans with renewed enthusiasm "stuffing" the online ballot box. And there's nothing wrong with that.

There was a smilie face at the end of sentence for a reason. ;)

Though I would not discount just how many baseball fans the Royals won over last post season. I think we might be surprised to learn how many people now have a soft spot in their heart for them and the way the play (including the enthusiasm despite what the media would suggest). But yes, over all I would agree that shenanigans are afoot.

petegz28
06-12-2015, 05:54 AM
That's really not true. There would be bitching. Especially if many of the players really weren't deserving.

I'm a Royals fan, voted many times for all Royals and think this situation is hilariously awesome. But I "get" why other people are saying it is BS. There's no reason to go overboard pretending the world is against us.

the world is not against us....the media is...

ChiTown
06-12-2015, 06:18 AM
the world is not against us....the media is...

Jesus Christ. Now you are starting to sound like a K-State fan. o:-)

Jerm
06-12-2015, 06:36 AM
Man the outrage over this is hilarious...just shows the complete bias and double standard in sports media. If you swap out Royals fans and inserted Red Sox fans for instance we'd be getting hit over the head ad nauseum about how they're such great fans and so passionate.

Has any rational media member actually come at this from the right angle...that would be killing other fanbase said for not supporting their players instead of going off about a fanbase actually supporting their own? I doubt it....

Let the troll job continue...so damn good....

cosmo20002
06-12-2015, 01:53 PM
the world is not against us....the media is...

Right. :rolleyes:
So, this is the first time "the media" has complained about undeserving players being voted in?

You want to say that it is more complaining than usual? Well, it is also a literally unprecedented situation--7 players currently set to be starters with a possibility of 8. Some questionable, some VERY questionable. I don't think it is out of line to say, "WTF?"

sedated
06-12-2015, 02:05 PM
Man the outrage over this is hilarious...just shows the complete bias and double standard in sports media. If you swap out Royals fans and inserted Red Sox fans for instance we'd be getting hit over the head ad nauseum about how they're such great fans and so passionate.


You mean like when Royals fans "ruined the integrity" of the home run derby by booing Cano? Nevermind that it happened the year before in Arizona and the year after in New York. In Arizona, no one said anything. In New York, they just chuckled about the Mets/Yankees rivalry.

The thing that pissed me off about that is a good friend and big baseball fan who lives in another state bought into the national perspective and texted me about how classless it was. I lost respect for him that day.

Deberg_1990
06-12-2015, 02:15 PM
So no one in the media has picked up on the fact that its Royals fans trolling MLB and their idiotic voting system?? Or realizing that they are only fueling Royals fans to vote more???
Posted via Mobile Device

BigMeatballDave
06-12-2015, 02:19 PM
So no one in the media has picked up on the fact that its Royals fans trolling MLB and their idiotic voting system?? Or realizing that they are only fueling Royals fans to vote more???
Posted via Mobile Device

I guess not, or they're too embarrassed to admit it.

DMAC
06-12-2015, 02:37 PM
I love it! What a troll job HAHAHAHAHA

Hog's Gone Fishin
06-12-2015, 06:58 PM
Right. :rolleyes:
So, this is the first time "the media" has complained about undeserving players being voted in?

You want to say that it is more complaining than usual? Well, it is also a literally unprecedented situation--7 players currently set to be starters with a possibility of 8. Some questionable, some VERY questionable. I don't think it is out of line to say, "WTF?"

The voting system is retarded. You can vote 35 times ! Why ???

eDave
06-12-2015, 06:59 PM
The voting system is retarded. You can vote 35 times ! Why ???

American Idol. It's a freaking parasite.

Halfcan
06-12-2015, 07:09 PM
Get voting people-lol

cosmo20002
06-12-2015, 08:12 PM
The voting system is retarded. You can vote 35 times ! Why ???

Yeah...but that's nothing new.

Pasta Little Brioni
06-13-2015, 06:49 AM
So no one in the media has picked up on the fact that its Royals fans trolling MLB and their idiotic voting system?? Or realizing that they are only fueling Royals fans to vote more???
Posted via Mobile Device

Fans of National League teams are doing so as well. Omar at second??? You betcha!!!

Deberg_1990
06-13-2015, 07:40 AM
The voting system is retarded. You can vote 35 times ! Why ???

Don't really get that either.


Although, you could have still stuffed the ballot by just changing your email addres anyways.


Or under the old system with the cards at the stadiums, there was nothing to stop you from voting countless times.

Pasta Little Brioni
06-13-2015, 07:44 AM
I would rather vote for Omar Infante a thousand times than read a de berg thread

KChiefs1
06-13-2015, 11:41 AM
http://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2015/06/13/jamie-samuelsen-blog-baseball-all-star-game/71165752/


Does the All-Star Game voting that has seven Kansas City Royals starting right now bug you? Should it?

Baseball has had many dark chapters – the Black Sox scandal, the Pittsburgh drug trials, the steroids era, the 2003 Tigers. So it would be silly for me to sit here and argue that fewer events in the history of the game have done more damage than the 2002 All-Star Game, but bear with me for a second.

In 2002, the AL and the NL took the game into extra innings. At that point, AL manager Joe Torre and NL manager Bob Brenly held an impromptu meeting with commissioner Bud Selig. The teams were out of pitchers. Players were getting tired. This was, after all, an exhibition game and nobody should get hurt in a game where the result doesn't matter. So the three men decided to end the game in a 7-7 tie.

No harm done. Both sides walk ways happy and healthy.

However, there was such an absurd outcry over this result that Selig felt the need to ensure that it never happened again. As a result, he pushed through his "this time it counts" rule and from then on, the All-Star Game has decided home field advantage in the World Series. It's a stupid rule. It's slightly better than the previous rule that alternated home field advantage. But it's still not nearly as good as the obvious choice – whatever team has the better record hosts Game 7. Pretty simple.

But no, instead of that, we've been subjected to this silly rule for more than a decade. During that time, there have been two Game 7s in the World Series (2011 and 2014) and the home team is just 1-1 in those two games, so the effect hasn't been too dramatic.

DETROIT FREE PRESS
Tigers' Price: All-Star voting broken; vote for Miggy!

Still, the game counts for something, which it shouldn't. As a result, the fact that the Kansas City Royals fans have found a glitch in the system and are stuffing the online ballot boxes to the tune of seven starters is a joke.

It's not a joke what the Royals fans are doing, that's completely respectable and understandable. It's a joke that Major League Baseball has allowed this to happen. The All-Star Game is supposed to be the best against the best.

These aren't unchartered waters. In 1988, long before fans could vote online, Oakland A's fans punched holes in thousands and thousands of the old paper ballots. As a result, catcher Terry Steinbach earned the starting nod in the midsummer classic in Cincinnati. There was a certain level of outrage just because the All-Star Game happens in the middle of the summer and there is nothing else for the fans to be outraged about at that time of the year. But it was a cute, funny gimmick and Steinbach made it memorable by homering in the game and earning the MVP. It was harmless. It ended up working like a charm. And that was the end of it.

But this is actually harmful to the game and the potential championship. The game will end up pitting the best of the National League against, essentially, the Royals. Miguel Cabrera will be watching from the bench as Eric Hosmer digs in. Nelson Cruz will be watching while Kendrys Morales takes his hacks. That's not what the fans want. That's certainly not what the game is for.

The irony of course is that the Royals hope to return to the World Series and finish the job that they couldn't finish last season. Their best chance to do it is to host as many games as possible at Kauffman Stadium. Their only chance to do that is for the American League to win the All-Star Game. The chances of that happening are diminished by pitting the Royals against the NL as opposed to the best of the AL against the NL.

Who knows? Maybe it will all work out for them. After all, most of the NL's best players will be on the bench by the end of the game while the AL's best will just be getting started.

The 2002 game was a disaster because it so radically changed the All-Star Game. Maybe this K.C. stunt will have a similar effect in the opposite direction. New commissioner Rob Manfred is open to all sorts of new ideas for the sport and perhaps this is one of them. The game is for the fans. The fans should continue to decide who starts. That's the spirit of the game.

Some will argue that the fans are turning this game into a mockery. That's unfair. The game was a mockery ever since MLB decided to make it count for anything.

007
06-13-2015, 01:30 PM
Pretty accurate article about the game but still too much whining about the Royals fans.

lewdog
06-13-2015, 05:23 PM
VOTE OMAR

KC_Connection
06-13-2015, 07:15 PM
Look out, Donaldson just got the hockey vote.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CHbEnseUsAA_vwX.jpg

KChiefs1
06-15-2015, 10:32 AM
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/06/14/kansas-city-royals-seven-all-stars-online-balloting/71219472/


ST. LOUIS -- The country fell in love with these adorable Kansas City Royals last year, stealing our hearts with their improbable run to the World Series, ending that ugly 29-year playoff drought.

Now, eight months later, destiny's darlings have a country outraged, wondering how they could callously infiltrate our democracy.

Where are these votes being counted, in Florida? Have we gone back in time to 1957?

Fans once again are stuffing the All-Star ballot box, only in the technological age of balloting, using computers and smart phones, with no paper ballots.

And this time, it's in Kansas City and not Cincinnati that has Major League Baseball officials scrambling to make sure no computer geniuses have hacked the system. This isn't 1957, when the good folks of Cincinnati elected seven Reds to the All-Star Game, thanks to pre-marked ballots that were distributed in the Sunday editions of the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Commissioner Ford Frick stepped in and declared that a couple of guys named Willie Mays and Hank Aaron would replace the Reds' Gus Bell and Wally Post. He was so incensed that he stripped fans of the vote until 1970.

USA TODAY
Pete Rose: The boy from Braddock Street

Well, if the voting ended today, the starting American League lineup for the All-Star Game on July 14 in Cincinnati would consist of seven Royals players, the most by any team in history.
Only outfielder Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels and second baseman Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros are preventing it from being the Royals' everyday lineup.

"If we get seven guys voted in,'' reserve outfielder Jarrod Dyson says, "I'm sure they'll change the rule next year. But hey, I think it's great. People used to get voted in whether they had a good time or not.

"It's time for a change. This is good for the game.''

Yeah, if you don't happen to live on the Kansas-Missouri border.
Or you don't mind the top four hitters, nine of the top 10 home-run hitters, and nine of the top 10 leading RBI hitters sitting on the bench at the All-Star Game, or worse, left at home.

"There's nothing wrong,'' Royals manager Ned Yost told USA TODAY Sports. "Vote! The votes are the votes. If you don't like it, go out there and vote. Our fans have gotten out and voted.
"Does seven starters surprise you? Yeah. But once you sit back and think about it, it's really not that surprising.''

Major League Baseball, which has verified that there has been no computer hacking or digital hanky-panky in Kansas City, is scheduled Monday to announce the latest American League balloting, so maybe things will change.

Then again, considering the way the All-Star balloting has been trending, the Royals could actually have eight or nine players leading the balloting.

Second baseman Omar Infante may be hitting .204, but he ranks second behind Altuve in the latest poll with 2.65 million votes - less than 200,000 behind Altuve. And Alex Rios is fourth among outfielders, receiving 2.3 million votes, despite playing just 18 games this year.

"I don't know what people want us to do,'' first baseman Eric Hosmer said, "Are we supposed to tell people to stop voting for us?"

USA TODAY
Mason Williams, young Yankees earning their pinstripes

If you count the three or four deserving Royals relievers who also could be going, the Royals may have to charter a Boeing Dreamliner to haul their players and 11 coaches and staff members to the game.

"Look, I could see if it was just Kansas City people filling out random ballots and voting for just us,'' Hosmer said, "but when you're looking at (three)guys getting 4 million votes, that can't be just coming from Kansas City.''

Still, the last we checked, the Royals aren't exactly littered with future Hall of Famers. They've had only seven starters in the last 31 years, and none since 2000.

"To be honest with you, I've never agreed with the All-Star voting,'' All-Star left fielder Alex Gordon told USA TODAY Sports. "I always thought that guys most deserving, and having the best years, should go, especially now that the All-Star Game decide who wins home field advantage. But it's a popularity thing now, and after getting to the World Series, we got popular.

"But we get seven guys starting at the All-Star game, they'll change the rule. They'll have to. It will be like a home game. Nobody wants to see one team playing against the other All-Star team.

"It kind of ruins the point of an All-Star Game.''

No wonder why Detroit Tigers ace David Price, who shuddered at the idea of being swarmed by a sea of blue in that All-Star clubhouse, vented on Twitter last week, calling it "a joke.''

Still, if you're looking for apologies or sympathy from the Royals, you're wasting your time.

They won the AL pennant last year, fair and square, and have the league's finest record this season. They've become household names outside the 816 area code for the first time since their glory days of George Brett, Frank White, Willie Wilson and Hal McRae.

"I can't even go out anywhere anymore,'' said catcher Salvador Perez, who has received more votes, 4.4 million, than player in the American League. "None of us can. It's too crazy out there.

"Everybody knows us. But that's a good thing.''

It was being on baseball's center stage a year ago, and fans falling in love with their style of play, Yost said, that has inspired the influx of All-Star voting more than overzealous Royals fans.

Then again, it was a little difficult to hear Yost speak on the visiting bench at Busch Stadium considering the swarm of Royals fans that invaded St. Louis during the weekend.

Jeff Roberson, AP
Even in Cardinals country, Royals fans make themselves seen - and heard - as a fan greets Alex Gordon after a solo home run at Busch Stadium.

The normal sea of red at Busch Stadium was suddenly littered with a whole lot of blue jerseys, with fans standing behind the visiting dugout, screaming and cheering every time a Royal wandered onto the field.

"That's the biggest difference we've seen this year,'' Hosmer said.

"You didn't realize how many Royals fans there are throughout the country. They really didn't have any reason to put their Royals shirt on and go watch us before. Now, it's almost like a sense of pride.''

It was no different at Wrigley Field in Chicago two weeks ago when the Royals walked onto the field to the bullpen and batting cage, heard a thunderous applause, and realized it was for them.

"It almost felt like a home game,'' said third baseman Mike Moustakas, who has drawn 1.7 million more votes than MVP candidate Josh Donaldson of the Toronto Blue Jays. "It was incredible.''

The Royals, whose passionate fan base reminds relieve Ryan Madson of the Philadelphia Phillies' glory days last decade, have taken the country by storm. Their local TV ratings of 12.3 are the highest in the country, Fox Sports Midwest spokesman Geoffrey Goldman said. It's the highest by any team through May since the 2007 Boston Red Sox. Kansas City, despite being only the 38th biggest market, has 113,000 households watching every night, fifth-most in the country.

USA TODAY
Rays' Chris Archer emerges and goes on historic run

"Kansas City has fallen in love with the Royals again,'' said former Royals closer Jeff Montgomery, now a Fox Sports analyst. "And I think the way they played in the postseason, with so many people looking at them as the underdogs, they've adopted them as their team.''

"If teams could vote for their fans to the All-Star Game,'' Royals pitcher Jeremy Guthrie said, "our fans would probably get the most votes. I think it's really cool what our fans are doing. They're not only at our games (averaging 32,255, an increase of 8,100 a game from last year) but turning on in their homes, and going online to vote for us.

"I don't think this voting thing is a bad thing at all. Like the old adage, if you don't like it, player better. And if you don't like it, vote more.''

The truth is the Royals don't really care what you think. They're just playing their game in their style, performing, and winning.
"We hear so much about this,'' Moustakas said, "but honestly, all we're concerned about is trying to win ball games. All of the other stuff, is completely out of our control.

"We're not focused on trying to make an All-Star team. Were focused on trying to win baseball games.

"So don't blame us.''

Maybe we can revel with them instead.

You can find them in Cincinnati.

Old Dog
06-15-2015, 10:37 AM
Look out, Donaldson just got the hockey vote.


Damn, all seven of them?

Mama Hip Rockets
06-15-2015, 10:46 AM
"I don't know what people want us to do,'' first baseman Eric Hosmer said, "Are we supposed to tell people to stop voting for us?"

:LOL:

BWillie
06-15-2015, 11:13 AM
Any update yet on the ASG voting?

KChiefs1
06-15-2015, 11:45 AM
Any update yet on the ASG voting?


Should be around 1pm CT.

KChiefs1
06-15-2015, 12:12 PM
I'm surprised nothing is out yet.

TomBarndtsTwin
06-15-2015, 12:38 PM
Yup. Update was suppose to be out at 1 pm.


Perhaps MLB is "re-calculating" the votes, just to make sure . . . . . . . ?

BWillie
06-15-2015, 12:39 PM
Cliffs: MLB is pissed that the worst 2B in the league is leading in ASG votes. They are quickly re tabulating and seeing if hanging chads were an issue.

C3HIEF3S
06-15-2015, 01:12 PM
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Omar Infante has passed Jose Altuve for the most votes for the A.L. All-Star team. Mike Trout is the only non-<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Royals?src=hash">#Royals</a> in starting 9.</p>&mdash; Josh Vernier (@JoshVernier610) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshVernier610/status/610524723324289024">June 15, 2015</a></blockquote>
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C3HIEF3S
06-15-2015, 01:13 PM
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I&#39;ll stick up for you guys on <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork">@MLBNetwork</a> in a bit. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Royals?src=hash">#Royals</a></p>&mdash; Josh Vernier (@JoshVernier610) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshVernier610/status/610525355292643328">June 15, 2015</a></blockquote>
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BWillie
06-15-2015, 01:15 PM
I told you guys Omar would pass Altuve. The amount of momentum in the last week has been astounding. Now lets get Rios in there, bump out Trout lol

cabletech94
06-15-2015, 01:17 PM
awesome

BWillie
06-15-2015, 01:17 PM
This isn't about Omar sucking. This is about destroying all the trolls on teh coasts. Lets get Rios in there, one more and ALL ROYALS!!!

alnorth
06-15-2015, 01:19 PM
I wonder how many fans who don't care about the Royals have jumped aboard to troll the all star game?

BWillie
06-15-2015, 01:20 PM
Early numbers....

Moose 6.5M, Donaldson 4.8M
Hosmer 5.7M, Cabrera 5.3M
Morales 5.4M, Cruz 4.8M
Cain 6.6M, Trout 5.9M, Gordon 5.6M.....Rios 3.9M, Adam Jones 3.2M
Infante apparently has a 300k lead over Altuve

BWillie
06-15-2015, 01:21 PM
The 3 Royals fans really need to keep on voting is Hosmer, Omar and Kendrys. Those are kind of close. Salvy has like a 4M lead, he's in the bag. It looks like OF is all set, unless we can push Rios ahead of Trout.

Unsmooth-Moment
06-15-2015, 01:25 PM
The 3 Royals fans really need to keep on voting is Hosmer, Omar and Kendrys. Those are kind of close. Salvy has like a 4M lead, he's in the bag. It looks like OF is all set, unless we can push Rios ahead of Trout.

I'd prefer Trout help us secure home field advantage for the World Series.

alnorth
06-15-2015, 01:30 PM
Omar Infante could be the first player in history to lose his job due to merit not injury, in the same year that he is voted into the all-star game.

BWillie
06-15-2015, 01:33 PM
I'd prefer Trout help us secure home field advantage for the World Series.

Who gives a shit, this is more than about winning

penbrook
06-15-2015, 01:33 PM
We got to keep voting. Make sure rios gets in as well. So the whole lineup will be royals

KC native
06-15-2015, 01:34 PM
Omar Infante could be the first player in history to lose his job due to merit not injury, in the same year that he is voted into the all-star game.

LMAO

That's awesome.

KChiefs1
06-15-2015, 01:46 PM
Hosmer losing ground to Miggy.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/15/9411c10126ba0c8ab9a8a008009929f7.jpg

TomBarndtsTwin
06-15-2015, 01:47 PM
Lol.

Somebody cue the "It's Happening" gif.

BWillie
06-15-2015, 01:59 PM
If the Royals get 8 All-Stars, how are they going to get every AL team represented?

alnorth
06-15-2015, 02:00 PM
OK, going down the list and comparing to last week:

1B: Hosmer's lead over Cabrera narrowed by about 140k. Very heavy voting, over 2MM votes cast for both of them in a week. If that pace continued, it would be almost a tie at the deadline.

2B: Infante gained about 470k on Altuve to pass him and now leads by about 310k. We'll see if Houston wakes up.

3B: Moose's lead held mostly steady. Donaldson gained about 100k votes, but thats nowhere near enough, he needs to make up about 1.65MM

SS: This race is over. Escobar gained another million on his lead.

DH: Morales gained about 500k votes. Its still close, but its over unless Seattle wakes up.

C: This race is completely over. Salvy gained almost 2 million votes on his lead.

OF: This race is over. Cain, Trout, and Gordon, in some order, are now locks. All three extended their substantial leads over Rios. There's no reason to believe in a multi-million vote surge for Rios, and they are all way up on 5th place. Trout's relative position in 2nd between Cain and Gordon is mostly unchanged.

Only 3 races are close: 1B, 2B, and DH.

alnorth
06-15-2015, 02:02 PM
If the Royals get 8 All-Stars, how are they going to get every AL team represented?

The roster size for the all-star game is 34 per league. We're gonna end up pushing out a couple deserving players (including maybe a Royal reliever or two), but they'll figure it out.

BWillie
06-15-2015, 02:03 PM
OK, going down the list and comparing to last week:

1B: Hosmer's lead over Fielder narrowed by about 140k. Very heavy voting, over 2MM votes cast for both of them in a week. If that pace continued, it would be almost a tie at the deadline.

2B: Infante gained about 470k on Altuve to pass him and now leads by about 310k. We'll see if Houston wakes up.

3B: Moose's lead held mostly steady. Donaldson gained about 100k votes, but thats nowhere near enough, he needs to make up about 1.65MM

SS: This race is over. Escobar gained another million on his lead.

DH: Morales gained about 500k votes. Its still close, but its over unless Seattle wakes up.

C: This race is completely over. Salvy gained almost 2 million votes on his lead.

OF: This race is completely over. Cain, Trout, and Gordon, in some order, are now locks. All three extended their substantial leads over Rios. There's no reason to believe in a multi-million vote surge for Rios, and they are all way up on 5th place. Trout's relative position in 2nd between Cain and Gordon is mostly unchanged.

Only 3 races are close: 1B, 2B, and DH.

It's possible. If Infante gained 470K in one week, Rios might be able to gain 2M in 3.5 weeks?

ChiTown
06-15-2015, 02:03 PM
Lol.

Somebody cue the "It's Happening" gif.

http://i.imgur.com/7drHiqr.gif

KChiefs1
06-15-2015, 02:07 PM
http://mweb.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/25215208/mlb-has-a-royal-problem-with-al-all-star-game-voting


The All-Star voting system has worked for years, with fans generally taking the process seriously and either very good and deserving or at least reasonably acceptable starting lineups have been elected year after year, without incident.

But this year, MLB may finally have a problem.

The American League lineup, as it currently stands, will be cheered in Overland Park, Kans., Lee's Summit, Mo. and at Oklahoma Joe's and at very few other places anyone one could name outside the Kansas and Missouri state line.

The AL lineup, as it stands, is almost entirely colored Royal blue.

While it's a great thing that baseball is apparently so alive and well in Kansas City (both of them), it's a shame that the American League team has a very good chance to look almost exactly like Ned Yost's starting lineup.

The Royals have a very fine team built around defense and their bullpen, and they have several excellent everyday players, too. But this isn't right. Nor is it fair, either.

And for the record, no, Omar Infante isn't better than Jose Altuve at second base. Nor is he better than Jason Kipnis. Or Dustin Pedroia.

Or, in reality anyone else currently starting as a second baseman in the American League.

Yet, as things stand now, he is your American League All-Star second baseman.

In fact, Infante, of the .496 OPS, is one of eight Royals currently in position to start for the AL team. That's everyone but one player, the entire starting lineup of positional players save for Alex Rios, who's missed most of the first half with an injury and has done virtually nothing to this point.

Rios, though, currently stands fourth among outfielders. If he can somehow get enough votes to beat out Angels superstar Mike Trout for third place among outfielders, the entire lineup except for the pitcher will be Royals.

I'd say that would seem highly unlikely. But nothing would seem more unlikely than Infante leading all second basemen. Infante has a -0.1 WAR to go with zero home runs and zero stolen bases to this point. He is, in fact, the only qualifying major leaguer yet to hit a homer or steal a bag this year.

I don't say this unkindly, but by any statistical measure, Infante's been about a zero this year.

Yet, Infante somehow has amassed 4.5 million votes to lead in voting Altuve, Kipnis, Pedroia and several other second basemen having fine seasons.

In fact, statistically speaking, a strong case could be made that Infante has been the worst starting second baseman in the American League. Not the best.

He's bad enough that many Royals fans want him out of the Royals lineup.

Yet, somehow, they or someone wants him in Cincinnati representing the AL.

This is obviously not what baseball had in mind when it empowered fans to select the starting lineups. And this is not good for the game, quite obviously.

It's not the end of the world, of course. And congrats to the Royals fans for the unbridled enthusiasm of their fans, assuming some computer savant didn't find a way to hack into the system.

But all their enthusiasm may deprive several deserving players from their rightful place in the starting lineup – Josh Donaldson. Nelson Cruz, Jose Iglesias, plus Prince Fielder or Miguel Cabrera, and of course Kipnis or Altuve, and others -- and ultimately will cost others a chance to make the team.

MLB has looked into what's going on here and so far nothing untoward has been found. The hope is that Royals fans are just outworking everyone else, and that may be the cast. The belief for now is that a bunch of dummy emails or certainly something else more complex that isn't behind this.

The next question becomes: Can anything be done about it?

Well, there seems to be no movement for commissioner Rob Manfred to rewrite the lineup, as then-commissioner Ford Frick did in 1957, when over-enthusiastic Reds fans stuffed All-Star ballot boxes (in those days, they did it the hard way, actually stuffing real boxes with paper ballots).

The best remedy at the moment may be to encourage Astros fans to get out and vote for Altuve, who still have a chance to beat out Infante, Mariners fans to get out and vote for DH Nelson Cruz and Tigers fans to get out and vote for Cabrera, so Trout isn't the only Royal in the starting lineup. The other positions look fairly hopeless for non-Royals at this point.

If the Royals wind up with eight All-Star starters, while this isn't exactly a disaster (at least it's not a last-place team), this isn't necessarily good for baseball, either.

And while we can laugh this off as a quirk in the system this year, something will need to be done about this next year so we don't see in San Diego in 2016 a team full of Phillies.

alnorth
06-15-2015, 02:09 PM
It's possible. If Infante gained 470K in one week, Rios might be able to gain 2M in 3.5 weeks?

Infante had been steadily gaining for 2 or 3 weeks, to the point where this hilarious Infante freight train was a train wreck everyone was anticipating this week.

Rios stalled out a while ago, has a massive deficit, and SoCal fans seem to be heavily supporting their man.

ChiTown
06-15-2015, 02:10 PM
http://mweb.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/25215208/mlb-has-a-royal-problem-with-al-all-star-game-voting

The more media hand-wrenching I see the better this gets for me.

In short, the rest of baseball can kindly go fuck itself.

BWillie
06-15-2015, 02:12 PM
http://mweb.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/25215208/mlb-has-a-royal-problem-with-al-all-star-game-voting

Anybody know Jon Heyman's email address? I have a feeling he is going to be voting All-Royals for ASG very soon.

KChiefs1
06-15-2015, 02:15 PM
The more media hand-wrenching I see the better this gets for me.



In short, the rest of baseball can kindly go fuck itself.


http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/15/ec1a75f929c43dd8ec7a10004eb35431.jpg

Rudy tossed tigger's salad
06-15-2015, 02:34 PM
The roster size for the all-star game is 34 per league. We're gonna end up pushing out a couple deserving players (including maybe a Royal reliever or two), but they'll figure it out.

If Wade Davis got snubbed, it'd all be worth it

C3HIEF3S
06-15-2015, 02:35 PM
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Infante&#39;s numbers aren&#39;t great this year, but he&#39;s being honored for career achievements (over 1300 hits), much like Jeter was last year.</p>&mdash; Royals Review (@royalsreview) <a href="https://twitter.com/royalsreview/status/610534536607174656">June 15, 2015</a></blockquote>
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BWillie
06-15-2015, 02:36 PM
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Infante&#39;s numbers aren&#39;t great this year, but he&#39;s being honored for career achievements (over 1300 hits), much like Jeter was last year.</p>&mdash; Royals Review (@royalsreview) <a href="https://twitter.com/royalsreview/status/610534536607174656">June 15, 2015</a></blockquote>
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I say we write in Dyson, since Gordon doesn't like that we are doing this. Funhater.

C3HIEF3S
06-15-2015, 02:39 PM
hahhaha no he's not.

It's just people voting because they fucking can. Lets not sugar coat it here. And, I'm fine with that.

That was clear sarcasm.