I say Votto & Phillips. And Rhodes.
Also, all stats are from ESPN.
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1B- Joey Votto (.313/.414/.574/.988, 57 RBI, 19 HR, 7 SB, .997 FP)
2B- Brandon Phillips (.308/.368/.480/.848, 27 RBI, 10 HR, 10 SB, .995 FP)
3B- Scott Rolen (.302/.366/.576/.942, 56 RBI, 17 HR, 0 SB, .975 FP)
LF- Jonny Gomes (.290/.345/.486/.831, 54 RBI, 9 HR, 2 SB, 1.000 FP)
SP- Mike Leake (5-1, 3.30 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 62 K)
SP- Johnny Cueto (8-2, 3.56 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 76 K)
RP- Arthur Rhodes (14 HLD, 1.09 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 32 K)
Other (Please post who)
I say Votto & Phillips. And Rhodes.
Also, all stats are from ESPN.
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Last edited by Redsfan320; 07-03-2010 at 10:30 PM.
I'd rather listen to Kelch read the phone book than suffer through Thom Brennaman's attempt to make every instance on the field the most important event since the discovery of manned space flight. -westofyou
Votto, Phillips, Rhodes, & Cueto
Votto, Phillips, Rolen, Rhodes
Joey, Brandon, Scott, and Arthur (and if Joey isn't named tomorrow, you KNOW I will not be a happy camper )
"I tried to play golf, but I found out I wasn't very good." -Joey Votto on his offseason hobby search
An MLB.com reporter asked what one thing Votto couldn’t do. “I can’t skate or play hockey,” Votto said. “Well, I can skate ... but I can’t stop.”
IMO, there's no way Joey's not taken. It would be a crime. For Rhodes it wouldn't be fair either, but I understand the whole non-starter or closer thing (not that I like it). Phillips and Rolen really have to be in there too. They all very much deserve to be all-stars, but something tells me those making the team will not want 4 guys from a team with a decade like we've had.
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I'd rather listen to Kelch read the phone book than suffer through Thom Brennaman's attempt to make every instance on the field the most important event since the discovery of manned space flight. -westofyou
Only Scott Rolen. Not saying others don't deserve it.
Phillips, Votto, Rolen
2009 Attendance Record: 3-5 2010 Attendance Record: 2-9 2015 Attendance Record: 2-0
2011 Attendance Record: 3-4 2012 Attendance Record: 3-4
2013 Attendance Record: 5-2 2014 Attendance Record: 3-1
I'm sorry but if there is EVER a year when we finally deserve to have more than one All Star, it's this year. We can't control the starters because our fan base isn't huge but there is no reason for a first place team...a team that's playing well, that most folks had as a sleeper pick this year, that finally seems to be turning things around, that's also been getting much more media attention...there is absolutely no reason for them NOT to have more than one All Star named tomorrow. I think the players selections will be quite interesting this year (I can easily see the players voting for a few of our guys, mainly Joey and Scott with an outside shot for Arthur) and Charlie Manuel's decisions will be interesting as well. I will honestly be a little stunned and pretty upset if the Reds don't have at least three guys named to that team. That would be so disappointing for them although the players probably won't care as much as the fans. I think it would almost be a slap in the face for the Reds to only have one All Star this year when several of them have had such strong seasons so far and really deserve it.
/end rant and maybe I'm naive about the whole thing, but if the Orioles, who also haven't won for a long time, can get FOUR guys on the All Star team like they did five years ago when they were having a great first half (the four guys were Roberts, Mora, Tejada, and BJ Ryan), then certainly we can have three or four of our guys on the team this year too
"I tried to play golf, but I found out I wasn't very good." -Joey Votto on his offseason hobby search
An MLB.com reporter asked what one thing Votto couldn’t do. “I can’t skate or play hockey,” Votto said. “Well, I can skate ... but I can’t stop.”
Votto and Rhodes. The others deserve it, but won't get noticed.
Votto and Rolen should be locks....no brainers.
I think Phillips has a chance to squeek in there as well.
Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand
Utley's injury should get Phillips in.Votto and Rolen should be locks I agree.
Nothing written in stone yet but if those three do get in anyone know the last time the Reds had that many playing in the All-Stars game?
there really aren't a bunch of solid All Stars at SS this year, and an overabundance of 2B All Star candidates. Torre might go with one less SS and one more 2B because of that, especially a 2B who has played SS. That could help Phillips.
"Imagination is more important than knowledge." -- Albert Einstein
Charlie Manuel decides, not Torre.
With that said...I think without a doubt, based on numbers, it SHOULD be Votto, Rolen and Phillips.
I think Rolen (especially with Polanco out) and Votto stand a good chance. I didn't think Phillips did before, but with Utley going out he might get in now.
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