All Star Game

by 4 Corners Fan on Apr 29, 2008 8:18 PM EDT

I see that we can already start voting for players for the All Star Game. Obviously, we'll vote the all-DBacks slate; but who do you think has the best chance of 1) going to the game and 2)starting? Given the mostly East Coast focus of MLB coverage; it will be hard for the DBacks to attract votes from fans who don't have a chance to see them or hear about them as often as they might hear about other teams. Which player, if anybody, has the best chance of catching on with fans of other teams? Enough to get a DBack starting in the game?

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I see that we can already start voting for players for the All Star Game.

Wow. This seems too early to start the voting. It may result in people voting based upon last year’s performance even more than it usually does and based on three weeks of games.

It just makes the All-Star game even more meaningless.

by foulpole on Apr 29, 2008 8:33 PM EDT 0 recs

As opposed to normally, where they vote by popularity?

"Hold on a minute, there are three important, brilliant, and complicated reasons why you should listen to me."

by kishi on Apr 29, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up 0 recs

...even more meaningless.

by foulpole on Apr 29, 2008 8:46 PM EDT up 0 recs

Wait! Meaningless???

Are you kidding – Home field for the WORLD SERIES – the pinnacle of the whole baseball season is riding on this meaningless, exhibition game.

FORGET the other 162 games….. What a JOKE – eh, commissioner?

by dstorm on Apr 29, 2008 9:34 PM EDT up 0 recs

Bud is a douche. With the idiotic DH the only fair way to do it is to alternate year to year. NL one year AL another etc.

by foulpole on Apr 30, 2008 12:58 AM EDT up 0 recs

IAWTC

"Juan Cruz has Freddy Krueger stuff. Welcome to Elm Street." -- Mark Grace

by DbacksSkins on Apr 30, 2008 1:09 AM EDT up 0 recs

ImostlyAWTC

I also wouldn’t mind if home field advantage went to the league that had the best over-all record in inter-league play.

by dahlian on Apr 30, 2008 5:53 AM EDT up 0 recs

How about this....

we play 162 games for a reason…. Team with the best record in either league gets home field advantage.

Not sure why baseball has complicated this one.

by dstorm on Apr 30, 2008 10:30 AM EDT up 0 recs

This time it counts!!11!one!!

Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.

by DbacksSkins on Apr 30, 2008 11:41 AM EDT up 0 recs

Well, since there are totally different rules involved (the only sport that I’m aware of that does) between the two leagues, it’s an entirely different game depending on the park that they are playing in (NL=real baseball .. AL=DH).

Since each league builds their roster with the rules in mind, I don’t think that it’s real fair to do it any other way than to alternate.

by foulpole on Apr 30, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up 0 recs

!!11one!!

...ought to be a really clear indication of snark. I like it and I am going to use it.

It's like living with a six-year old.

by 4 Corners Fan on Apr 30, 2008 10:56 PM EDT up 0 recs

Huh?

by foulpole on Apr 30, 2008 11:00 PM EDT up 0 recs

Many young and/or excitable and/or stupid internet users

follow emphatic statements with a long series of exclamation points. Because the exclamation point and the digit “1” share the same key, sloppy writing often results in 1’s getting mixed in with the punctuation. It’s become a bit of a nerdy online inside joke, like “teh”.

For example:

O MY GOD TEH PADRES WERE LOSING SO i TOTALY DESIDED 2 GO DO MYSPACE INSTEAD LOLZ!!!!!!!!!!!
—Possible post from GLB

I always insert the word “one” to make sure nobody thinks I’m a total idiot. If they wanna find that out, they can just read the content of my posts.

Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.

by DbacksSkins on May 1, 2008 1:56 PM EDT up 0 recs

Hmmm...... that should have said

“LOLZ!!!!!!!1111oneoneone”. It would seem that it autocorrected me.

Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.

by DbacksSkins on May 1, 2008 1:57 PM EDT up 0 recs

Feel free.

Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.

by DbacksSkins on May 1, 2008 9:17 AM EDT up 0 recs

“Skins, you can explain the reference of !!!11…and so on. But let me just say that it MIGHT be found on GLB in a non-snark reference.

It's like living with a six-year old.

by 4 Corners Fan on May 1, 2008 1:44 PM EDT up 0 recs

!!
...ought to be a really clear indication of snark. I like it and I am going to use it

I still don’t understand this???

by foulpole on May 1, 2008 4:31 PM EDT up 0 recs

What don’t you understand about it? We were using it to make fun of the sales pitch of “This time it counts!” ‘Skins was acting like an overenthusiastic poster about how important the All-Star game is.

Your comment of: “Since each league builds their roster with the rules in mind, I don’t think that it’s real fair to do it any other way than to alternate” is very obviously the truth of the matter. To make the All Star Game the deciding factor is mere marketing and a way to make us forget the year they tied. So by responding with the !!! 11 1!!!, ‘Skins denigrates Bud’s falseness in marketing and makes it seem like we totally believe him.

Does this help your understanding of it? We’re snarky about it, that’s the bottom line; and I liked the way “Skins made fun of the slogan.

It's like living with a six-year old.

by 4 Corners Fan on May 1, 2008 4:58 PM EDT up 0 recs

Now I get it. You were responding to two different posts. I thought that you were responding to mine only.

by foulpole on May 1, 2008 6:05 PM EDT up 0 recs

Our one represenative this year

will probably be Brandon Webb.

The boys in Sedona Red slugged it out with a pretty pesky poltergeist, then stayed on to dance the night away with some of the lovely ladies who witnessed the disturbance.

by soco on Apr 29, 2008 8:51 PM EDT 0 recs

I think that it’s way too early to pick an All-Star Team. maybe in a couple more months.

by foulpole on Apr 30, 2008 1:00 AM EDT up 0 recs

The ASG has no room for logic

The boys in Sedona Red slugged it out with a pretty pesky poltergeist, then stayed on to dance the night away with some of the lovely ladies who witnessed the disturbance.

by soco on Apr 30, 2008 1:23 AM EDT up 0 recs

After that goofy Bud rule, that’s probably more true now then ever.

by foulpole on Apr 30, 2008 1:38 AM EDT up 0 recs

Hurdle is the NL Manager. Perhaps he will add some DBacks to the team, since he is more familiar with them?

by SongBird on Apr 29, 2008 9:02 PM EDT 0 recs

Like that thought ...

It’s where I felt Byrnes got burned out of a appearance last year, because of LaRussa knowing Rowand from more games in division.

by Captain D Bag on Apr 29, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up 0 recs

It'll be all Rockies

Tool Man for backup SS, yeah!

The boys in Sedona Red slugged it out with a pretty pesky poltergeist, then stayed on to dance the night away with some of the lovely ladies who witnessed the disturbance.

by soco on Apr 30, 2008 12:46 AM EDT up 0 recs

Max Scherzer?

"Juan Cruz has Freddy Krueger stuff. Welcome to Elm Street." -- Mark Grace

by DbacksSkins on Apr 30, 2008 1:10 AM EDT 0 recs

Webb will be out there, and I think we’ll get at least one more. Maybe Upton?

If we only have Webb on the roster, I’ll be forced to go back to my signature from the start of the season.

"Hold on a minute, there are three important, brilliant, and complicated reasons why you should listen to me."

by kishi on Apr 30, 2008 12:24 PM EDT 0 recs

I wouldn't hold my breath on getting anymore than Webb

but it’s far too early to tell.

The boys in Sedona Red slugged it out with a pretty pesky poltergeist, then stayed on to dance the night away with some of the lovely ladies who witnessed the disturbance.

by soco on Apr 30, 2008 12:46 PM EDT up 0 recs

If we have the best record in the NL

there is no way we only have 1 All-Star. Hudson will probably be the backup 2B to Utley and I think we will get one more pitcher on the squad.

I’m saying we get three.

by Augie's Army on Apr 30, 2008 12:58 PM EDT up 0 recs

Reynolds

as backup 3B behind Wright.

by AZSEAfan on Apr 30, 2008 3:06 PM EDT up 0 recs

Chipper.

Should start.

by Frank Squishy on May 2, 2008 10:46 AM EDT up 0 recs

Eh,

if I never had to hear anything else about Larry Jones, I wouldn’t shed a tear.

Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.

by DbacksSkins on May 2, 2008 11:19 AM EDT up 0 recs

Damn

Chipper is so underrated that I forgot he even existed. Go Larry, Go!

by AZSEAfan on May 2, 2008 4:22 PM EDT up 0 recs

I think having Hurdle pick the backups gives us slightly better odds to have multiple players than we would get with someone from the NL Central or NL East.

"Hold on a minute, there are three important, brilliant, and complicated reasons why you should listen to me."

by kishi on Apr 30, 2008 3:27 PM EDT up 0 recs

I think we may have a few pitchers there

Webb will be there. If Haren continues to win I think he is there too. Then you also have to look at Qualls and Lyon. Qualls has an ERA of 0.00 right now and is unbeatable.

by DiamondbacksWIn on May 3, 2008 7:27 PM EDT up 0 recs

Hey.

We should vote to get an all-star game here or something.

Oh, wait.

by Azreous on Apr 30, 2008 7:00 PM EDT 0 recs

Micah Owings?

He’s getting lots of national media attention for his hitting exploits. If he can turn in some decent pitching numbers? Nah, the fans don’t vote for the pitchers…

by Craig from Az on May 1, 2008 2:13 PM EDT 0 recs