MLB All Star Voting!
DFBB
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As some of you may be aware, the All Star Ballot is live. I'm not sure how many of you guys watch/care about actual baseball, but here were my votes:
AL:
1b:Vlad
2b:Semien
3b:Jram
SS:Bogaerts
OF:Adolis Garcia, Judge, Cedric Mullins
DH: Ohtani
NL:
1b:Freeman
2b:Albies
3b:Bryant
SS:Tatis
OF: Acuna, Jesse Winker, Castellanos
AL OF was tough because Trout has been hurt and it's just a real brutal position this year. On the flip side, the NL OF was fairly obvious. The NL 1b is tough. Muncy probably is more deserving, but I like Freddy more so he gets a biased vote. lol. I was real torn on the AL 3b because both Jram and Devers are deserving. I don't want to post a link, but if you guys want to vote, it's an easy google search.
AL:
1b:Vlad
2b:Semien
3b:Jram
SS:Bogaerts
OF:Adolis Garcia, Judge, Cedric Mullins
DH: Ohtani
NL:
1b:Freeman
2b:Albies
3b:Bryant
SS:Tatis
OF: Acuna, Jesse Winker, Castellanos
AL OF was tough because Trout has been hurt and it's just a real brutal position this year. On the flip side, the NL OF was fairly obvious. The NL 1b is tough. Muncy probably is more deserving, but I like Freddy more so he gets a biased vote. lol. I was real torn on the AL 3b because both Jram and Devers are deserving. I don't want to post a link, but if you guys want to vote, it's an easy google search.
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NL was the same, including Buster…but Muncy at 1B (he’s been one of the most valuable players in baseball this year, period), Chisholm at 2B (Albies will win anyway), and Tyler O’Neill over Acuna (because I can’t stand Acuna and he’ll be starting anyway).
I do try to be objective when I vote, as evidenced by me painfully voting for Posey and Tatis Jr. If Acuna could ever hit even one HR, without celebrating like he just hit a walk-off in Game 7 of the World Series, I’d consider voting for him 🤣
It is probably the most fun and most frustrating game I have ever played. But at least you don’t have to spend any money to play.
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I don’t mind personal celebration at all…as long as it’s actually a big moment in the game. For instance, you’re team is tied or down, late in the game and you hit a clutch home run…please celebrate at will. However, if you hit a home run that puts your team ahead 2-0 in the first inning, who gives a crap. There is still a lot of game left to be played and it likely that will not be even close to the most important play of that game. Lastly…funny how all these hitters started celebrating once it became super frowned upon to drill the next batter or drill that same batter the next time they’re up. It’s kind of like talking shit via the internet…no real chance of any retaliation or consequence. So I guess that’s why it really bothers me so much. I know if I were a pitcher in MLB, I’d get suspended the first time someone did a huge bat flip or admired their dinger for too long, as I would drill the next batter in the ribs immediately…maybe Don Drysdale is my spirit animal? 🤷♂️
After watching idiot Acuna get thrown out at third, when the extra base was meaningless — in the most clutch of times — I’d rather watch my player celebrate a dinger like an idiot, over them directly and negatively influencing the outcome of the game, lol. What a tool bag.
MLB doing a good job holding themselves back 👏
Also, the NBA is weak. College basketball is so much better, it’s not even close. I could give two shits what anyone does in the NBA…stopped watching that trash when they stopped playing defense and any contact started getting whistled.
Agree…I want glu devs in that batter box eating some heat 😂
And if that's your primary reason in arguing baseball is losing its popularity, you're missing an awful lot. No one would care about unwritten rules if the game was played in an exciting and action-filled way. Walks, strikeouts and home runs. That boils down the general strategy. Shift heavily, swing for the fences or don't swing at all. Don't take extra bases or steal because that will cost you a quarter run over 162 games, dont have your ace pitch more than 4 innings, etc.
Basically, why do we freak out over the unwritten rules when the written rules and philosophies that truly affect game play (and not the response to it) are causing the boredom?
IDGAF about dudes flipping bats, but please forgive me if I don't define "fun" as celebrating an achievement in a far more dramatic fashion than earning the achievement itself merits. And when that's all we have to talk about in a game that's been watered down to math on grass and agriline, we ignore the real issues.
Me, personally, I like athleticism. Outfielders make some utterly insane plays. Throwing the ball is awesome at the major league level. Finding ways to get guys to run to 2, 3 and home more often would make it much more entertaining. Home runs are fine, but when we're debating how they're celebrating a home run, it just seems like we don't have anything else to talk about with the game.
Now that I got that out of the way....SHOTIME!!!! Dude announces that he's going to enter the derby with a WWE style video...then goes yard. TWICE! I had insane luck this weekend with boxes and I spent most of my time watching/reading all things Ohtani. It's fun to be a fan.