As of June 8th, according to MLB.com, Manny Ramirez was the fifth highest vote getter among National League outfielders.
Seriously?
Yes, Manny was only trailing the MLB HR leader Raul Ibanez, Ryan Braun, and perennial all-star candidates Carlos Beltran and Alfonso Soriano for a starting job in this years summer classic in St. Louis on July 14th.
I understand that the voting for the All-Star game is one big popularity contest, but do intelligence and ethics go out the window when the voters have the chance to pick the game's starters?
Manny Ramirez has played in 27 games in 2009, as of June 14th, and has a .348 batting average with 6 HR and 20 RBI. Not bad numbers but by no means Manny-esque for half of a season. I have no problem with Manny's fans voting for him to make the All-Star game, despite a sub-par season. I do, however, have a problem with Manny's fans voting for him this year!
Nearly 860,000 votes have been tallied for quite possibly the biggest the biggest name in baseball to be suspended for violating the performance-enhancing drug policy. That's right, more than three quarters of a million people have voted to have a drug user start the All-Star game. Now I'm not about to get on my soapbox to discuss the drug use in baseball. In fact, I wouldn't doubt that there are more than a few players on the all star roster that have used recreational drugs once before. My beef is the fact that the popularity contest, known as the MLB All-Star Game, is being voted on by not the baseball enthusiast but the baseball oblivious.
Manny Ramirez has NOT BEEN ALLOWED to play almost twice as many as he has played this season. Man Ram, as some call him, has not just been 'Manny being Manny' or hurt for 50 games. Major League Baseball suspended him! Plain and simple, he can't play because he had a banned substance in his bloodstream. How does that make him All-Star material?
Seriously?
Yes, Manny was only trailing the MLB HR leader Raul Ibanez, Ryan Braun, and perennial all-star candidates Carlos Beltran and Alfonso Soriano for a starting job in this years summer classic in St. Louis on July 14th.
I understand that the voting for the All-Star game is one big popularity contest, but do intelligence and ethics go out the window when the voters have the chance to pick the game's starters?
Manny Ramirez has played in 27 games in 2009, as of June 14th, and has a .348 batting average with 6 HR and 20 RBI. Not bad numbers but by no means Manny-esque for half of a season. I have no problem with Manny's fans voting for him to make the All-Star game, despite a sub-par season. I do, however, have a problem with Manny's fans voting for him this year!
Nearly 860,000 votes have been tallied for quite possibly the biggest the biggest name in baseball to be suspended for violating the performance-enhancing drug policy. That's right, more than three quarters of a million people have voted to have a drug user start the All-Star game. Now I'm not about to get on my soapbox to discuss the drug use in baseball. In fact, I wouldn't doubt that there are more than a few players on the all star roster that have used recreational drugs once before. My beef is the fact that the popularity contest, known as the MLB All-Star Game, is being voted on by not the baseball enthusiast but the baseball oblivious.
Manny Ramirez has NOT BEEN ALLOWED to play almost twice as many as he has played this season. Man Ram, as some call him, has not just been 'Manny being Manny' or hurt for 50 games. Major League Baseball suspended him! Plain and simple, he can't play because he had a banned substance in his bloodstream. How does that make him All-Star material?
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