Baseball All-Star voting ends tonight, post your choices

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[Charles Henrickson]

A few random comments: Gomez is as deserving as Stanton or Puig to be an NL OF starter, but I could only pick two of those three to go along with McCutcheon. For AL DH, Martinez is just as deserving as Encarnacion, so I think that one could go either way. Strongest position so far this year: NL 1B. Hardest team to find anyone All-Star worthy: New York Mets. And notice: No Jeter. I wouldn't mind if he is on the team, as sort of a whole-career tribute, but his performance this year is just so-so.

[NautiNurse]

Altuve is getting short shrift (no pun intended) because he is attached to a bottom tier team. He is an amazing ball player.

[SamAdams76]

I remember at Fenway Park during the 1970s, they'd hand out the All-Star ballots to all the people in the stands. By the 8th inning, thousands of these paper ballots would come cascading from the upper deck like a ticker-tape parade.

I miss those days. Hot dogs were only about 75 cents and they would sell you beer without checking for your ID. I think it was $1.25.

[darkangel82]

Altuve may be the only ballplayer shorter than me. I agree he is having a great year.

[FlJoePa]

McGehee deserves the nod as the backup at 3B. He’s leading the position in BA, hits, doubles, rbi’s, BA w/ RSP, and fielding percentage. He’s done a great job of making pitchers pay for pitching around Stanton.

[Charles Henrickson]

Altuve is having a fantastic year. But Cano is having about as good a year, and I give the nod to him for consistent excellence over many years.

Kinsler is also having an All-Star type year. Strong position for the AL.

[ConservativeStatement]

Todd Frazier is a great story.

[Charles Henrickson]

3B is a relatively weak position for the NL this year. In looking for a backup behind Frazier, there is really no one having a definite All-Star year. But I give the nod to Carpenter because he’s doing just as well as any of the other possibilities, and he had a very strong season last year.

[SECURE AMERICA]

All-Star games. The silliest invention known to man........
Waste of time and energy.

[Osage Orange]

Glad you picked Richards....he's deserving.

He's young..but pretty poised and polished. Knows what he's doing....He's got a good support system with Weave and Young around....

[Charles Henrickson]

And yet you took the time and energy to comment on how it is a waste of time and energy. ;^)

[cripplecreek]

Rajai Davis has been getting it done on both sides of the plate lately.

VIDEO: Rajai Davis hits walk-off grand slam against Athletics

[Osage Orange]

Not sure it qualifies as an “invention”...but it’s totally messed up that the common Sheeple get to decide who get’s to play. Heck....in a way reminds me of our elections.

[chae]

Yadi!

[cripplecreek]

Lots of worthy players out there.

[FlJoePa]

McGehee is leading MLB in RISP at .398 - I’d just like to see him get a nod for putting together a solid season. As for the outfield, anyone who doesn’t vote for Stanton hasn’t seen him play.

[Charles Henrickson]

Yadi is the gold standard at catcher. I get to see him play all the time, being here in St. Louis. However, Yadi’s offensive numbers are a little down this year, and Lucroy is having an incredible year. So I’ve got Lucroy as my starter and Yadi as a backup. But it wouldn’t be a disgrace if it ends up the other way around, as it probably will.

[Charles Henrickson]

Stanton definitely should be on the team. The only question is, as a starter or a backup? McCutcheon is the best all-around OF in the NL. The other two spots could equally go to Stanton, Puig, or Gomez, take your pick.

Stanton's tape-measure moonshots are impressive, of course. But the most impressive HR I've seen this year was a line-drive laser to right he hit a week or two ago that looked like it would be a single but kept carrying and went over the fence. Jaw-dropping. I couldn't believe my eyes.

[FlJoePa]

Last year I was at a game and watched him hit a ball that was head high - between the SS and second base - that hit the wall on one hop. It seemed to defy physics.

[Charles Henrickson]

I used to see Willie McCovey and Willie Stargell hit jaw-dropping bullets like that.