2010 MLB All-Star Game: American League vs National League

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Andy Pettitte replaces Buchholz on All-Star roster

HomeZell’s Pinstripe ForumSponsorLinksAboutContact UsZell's Pinstripe BlogA blog about the best franchise in all of sportsFeeds:PostsCommentsAndy Pettitte replaces Buchholz on All-Star rosterJuly 6, 2010 by Kevin Rozell

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Jeter and Cano remain in front of all-star voting

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Here’s the final American League all-star voting update before the rosters are announced on Sunday.

Two veteran American League All-Stars, first baseman Justin Morneau of the Minnesota Twins and outfielder Carl Crawford of the Tampa Bay Rays, are trying to hang on to their first fan-elected starting assignments in the sixth and final set of balloting figures for the 81st All-Star Game, to be played on Tuesday, July 13th at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The sixth and final National League All-Star balloting update will be released tomorrow, Tuesday, June 29th.

Morneau, a three-time A.L. All-Star, leads a tight three-way race with 2,118,654 votes, ahead of the 1,863,235 for Mark Teixeira of the New York Yankees and the 1,832,782 for Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers. Crawford, last year’s Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player presented by Chevrolet, currently holds the third starting position in the outfield with 1,782,035 votes, ahead of the 1,621,771 for 2009 A.L. All-Star Nelson Cruz of the Texas Rangers.

For the third straight year, Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners and Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers are on track to start in the outfield for the American League. Ichiro, an All-Star in all nine of his Major League seasons and a fan-elected starter in eight of them, has drawn 1,924,904 votes. Hamilton, behind an historic June performance (.470, 9 HR, 30 RBI), has surged to 1,906,350 votes. Twins catcher Joe Mauer remains the most popular choice in all of Major League Baseball with 3,968,039 votes. Following Mauer among American League players are Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter (3,350,155); Rays third baseman Evan Longoria (3,118,600); New York second baseman Robinson Cano (2,948,269); and Rangers designated hitter Vladimir Guerrero (2,889,243).

TBS will unveil the 2010 American League and National League All-Stars on the 2010 All-Star Selection Show Presented by Taco Bell, set to air on Sunday, July 4th from 12:00-1:00 p.m. (EDT), immediately preceding TBS coverage of the 1:00 p.m. game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.

Tags: Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira, Robinson Cano

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All-star outfielder: Gardner or Swisher?

At this point, Derek Jeter and Robinson Cano seem to be locks for the All-Star Game. We’ve spent plenty of time discussing the merits of Phil Hughes and Andy Pettitte as starting pitcher options, and Mariano Rivera might be having the best season of his career.

But two Yankees outfielders have somewhat quietly put up all-star caliber numbers.

Brett Gardner might be a real dark horse candidate, especially given Joe Girardi’s stated preference for players he knows can help him win the game. As an email from Robert pointed out: “A player who can get on base, get into scoring position, and come home on any ball put in play could easily make the difference between winning and losing.”

Gardner leads all American League outfielders in on-base percentage. He’s third in runs, fourth in stolen bases and fourth in batting average.

Swisher is beating Gardner in the fan voting — no real surprise there — and he has the 10th-most home runs and the eighth-most RBI of any AL outfielder. He’s seventh in slugging percentage and 10th in on-base percentage.

If you were Joe Girardi and you had room on the roster for two outfielders, would you take the Yankees? If you could take only one, which would it be?

Associated Press photo of Swisher trying to vote twice.

Tags: Brett Gardner, Nick Swisher

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AL All-Star Voting Update - One Day of Voting to Go

With just one day left to vote, here are the current American League voting results. Few races are close so it looks like Justin Morneau, Robinson Cano, Derek Jeter, Evan Longoria, Joe Mauer, Vladimir Guerrero , Ichiro, Josh Hamilton and Carl Crawford will be the starting lineup for the AL

1st Base
PLAYER
TEAMVOTES 1.Justin MorneauTwins2,118,654 2.Mark TeixeiraYankees1,863,235 3.Miguel CabreraTigers1,832,782 4.Kevin YoukilisRed Sox1,006,805 5.Carlos PenaRays767,275
2nd Base
PLAYERTEAMVOTES 1.Robinson CanoYankees2,948,269 2.Dustin PedroiaRed Sox1,518,334 3.Ian KinslerRangers1,302,245 4.Orlando HudsonTwins978,044 5.Ben ZobristRays806,407
3rd Base
PLAYERTEAMVOTES 1.Evan LongoriaRays3,118,600 2.Alex RodriguezYankees1,921,325 3.Michael YoungRangers1,230,264 4.Adrian BeltreRed Sox805,300 5.Brandon IngeTigers673,273
Shortstop
PLAYERTEAMVOTES 1.Derek JeterYankees3,350,155 2.Elvis AndrusRangers1,607,165 3.J.J. HardyTwins897,710 4.Jason BartlettRays789,833 5.Alex GonzalezBlue Jays683,135
Catcher
PLAYERTEAMVOTES 1.Joe MauerTwins3,968,039 2.Jorge PosadaYankees1,304,978 3.Victor MartinezRed Sox896,413 4.Taylor TeagardenRangers507,859 5.Gerald LairdTigers456,283
Designated Hitter
PLAYERTEAMVOTES 1.Vladimir GuerreroRangers2,889,243 2.Hideki MatsuiAngels1,224,976 3.David OrtizRed Sox969,291 4.Ken Griffey Jr.Mariners870,644 5.Jason KubelTwins763,409
Outfield
PLAYERTEAMVOTES 1.Ichiro SuzukiMariners1,924,904 2.Josh HamiltonRangers1,906,350 3.Carl CrawfordRays1,782,035 4.Nelson CruzRangers1,621,771 5.Nick SwisherYankees1,346,148 6.Curtis GrandersonYankees1,214,412 7.Brett GardnerYankees1,189,995 8.Torii HunterAngels1,161,623 9.Magglio OrdonezTigers1,117,038 10.B.J. UptonRays1,021,022 11.Vernon WellsBlue Jays942,950 12.Austin JacksonTigers939,970 13.Michael CuddyerTwins888,976 14.Bobby AbreuAngels849,257 15.Denard SpanTwins789,831
Results updated: Monday, June 28, 2010

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All-Star Voting Update: Morneau Increases Lead On Tex

Here's an update on the American League All-Star voting via MLB.com. Tex fell further behind Morneau in at first, Jeter and Cano still hold big leads in the middle infield spots, and A-Rod and Posada are both a distant second at their respective positions.

1st Base
PLAYERTEAMVOTES 1.Justin MorneauTwins1,402,496 2.Mark TeixeiraYankees1,221,457 3.Miguel CabreraTigers1,009,822 4.Kevin YoukilisRed Sox642,407 5.Carlos PenaRays457,476
2nd Base
PLAYER
TEAMVOTES 1.Robinson CanoYankees1,784,896 2.Dustin PedroiaRed Sox983,716 3.Ian KinslerRangers827,920 4.Orlando HudsonTwins718,183 5.Ben ZobristRays472,755
3rd Base
PLAYER
TEAMVOTES 1.Evan LongoriaRays1,958,855 2.Alex RodriguezYankees1,271,831 3.Michael YoungRangers762,266 4.Adrian BeltreRed Sox462,136 5.Nick PuntoTwins412,268
Shortstop
PLAYERTEAMVOTES 1.Derek JeterYankees2,108,659 2.Elvis AndrusRangers999,455 3.J.J. HardyTwins647,891 4.Jason BartlettRays483,383 5.Alex GonzalezBlue Jays446,570
Catcher
PLAYERTEAMVOTES 1.Joe MauerTwins2,617,822 2.Jorge PosadaYankees822,865 3.Victor MartinezRed Sox518,608 4.Taylor TeagardenRangers341,492 5.Gerald LairdTigers258,112
Designated Hitter
PLAYERTEAMVOTES 1.Vladimir GuerreroRangers1,743,946 2.Hideki MatsuiAngels825,752 3.Ken Griffey Jr.Mariners603,820 4.David OrtizRed Sox583,852 5.Jason KubelTwins543,115
Outfield
PLAYER
TEAMVOTES 1.Ichiro SuzukiMariners1,231,950 2.Carl CrawfordRays1,123,132 3.Nelson CruzRangers1,093,099 4.Josh HamiltonRangers1,006,364 5.Nick SwisherYankees808,871 6.Curtis GrandersonYankees766,088 7.Torii HunterAngels765,023 8.Brett GardnerYankees743,795 9.Vernon WellsBlue Jays681,795 10.Michael CuddyerTwins644,679 11.B.J. UptonRays639,606 12.Magglio OrdonezTigers627,433 13.Denard SpanTwins590,205 14.Bobby AbreuAngels567,326 15.Austin JacksonTigers554,046 Results updated: Monday, June 14, 2010

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Joe Girardi's 2010 All-Star Game Coaching Staff

Joe Girardi announced his coaching stuff for the upcoming 2010 All-Star Game. According to Chad Jennings, Girardi named Angels manager Mike Scioscia and Oakland Athletics skipper Bob Geren as the A.L. coaches. He will also be bringing Yankees coaches Dave Eiland, Mike Harkey, Mick Kelleher, Kevin Long, Tony Peña and Rob Thomson. Angels head certified athletic trainer Ned Bergert and Seattle Mariners head athletic trainer Rick Griffin will round out the staff.

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American League All-Star Ballot Update

HomeZell’s Pinstripe ForumSponsorLinksAboutContact UsZell's Pinstripe BlogA blog about the best franchise in all of sportsFeeds:PostsCommentsAmerican League All-Star Ballot UpdateJune 6, 2010 by M. B. Rozell

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