fisch11
06-11-2007, 08:53 PM
The latest NL All-Star ballot has Brandon Phillips out of the top 5.
2nd Base
RANK PLAYER NAME NL TEAM TOTAL VOTES
1. Utley, C. Phillies 630,007
2. Kent, J. Dodgers 458,533
3. Biggio, C. Astros 425,320
4. Weeks, R. Brewers 351,897
5. Valentin, J. Mets 282,629
Brandon Phillips' 2007 rankings in NL Second-basemen
1st in SB
2nd in HR
2nd in H
3rd in 3B
3rd in Fielding %
4th in R
4th in SLG%
5th in BA
5th in OPS
5th in RBI
It is clear that Brandon is fully earning of a top 5 vote, it's just sad to see a young energetic and exciting player not reap the benefits of his hard-work and perfomance. Outside of Jr., Brandon has been my favorite Reds player to watch. Unfortunatley, he is falling victim to the "bad team, no media attention, no respect" treatment when it comes to All-Star voting. Everybody knows how the voting tends to turn into a popularity contest. I just hope that if Brandon doesn't make the vote that he will be picked by the NL coaching staff for a reserve.
2nd Base
RANK PLAYER NAME NL TEAM TOTAL VOTES
1. Utley, C. Phillies 630,007
2. Kent, J. Dodgers 458,533
3. Biggio, C. Astros 425,320
4. Weeks, R. Brewers 351,897
5. Valentin, J. Mets 282,629
Brandon Phillips' 2007 rankings in NL Second-basemen
1st in SB
2nd in HR
2nd in H
3rd in 3B
3rd in Fielding %
4th in R
4th in SLG%
5th in BA
5th in OPS
5th in RBI
It is clear that Brandon is fully earning of a top 5 vote, it's just sad to see a young energetic and exciting player not reap the benefits of his hard-work and perfomance. Outside of Jr., Brandon has been my favorite Reds player to watch. Unfortunatley, he is falling victim to the "bad team, no media attention, no respect" treatment when it comes to All-Star voting. Everybody knows how the voting tends to turn into a popularity contest. I just hope that if Brandon doesn't make the vote that he will be picked by the NL coaching staff for a reserve.