I’ll just get straight to this — Major League Baseball’s All-Star voting system sucks! The deadline for voting is today and some deserving players are getting screwed.
In a game that is supposed to have implications on the World Series, fans are given the right to select the starters of the All-Star Game, and the fans [...]
Aki Iwamura was injured on this “slide” by rookie Chris Coghlan. He had to be carted off the field following the play and is likely headed to the DL for an extended stay. (Photo: AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
In this “B-Ray-ves Report,” we discuss the Braves sweeping the Blue Jays thanks to a 7-run, 7th inning [...]
In this “B-Ray-ves Report,” we discuss the Rays’ wild and wacky victory over Cleveland that included pitcher Andy Sonnanstine batting third, Carl Crawford with a catch off the wall that wasn’t really a catch, and a benches clearing roar caused by Eric Wedge putting in his closer just to try to hit B.J. Upton while the Braves were rained out:
Current Series:
Atlanta -
Friday: Braves 4, Diamondbacks 3 (WP - Gonzalez, LP - Pena)
Saturday: Diamondbacks 12, Braves 0 (WP - Scherzer, LP - Kawakami)
Sunday: vs. Diamondbacks - 1:30 EST (Jon Garland - Derek Lowe) rain out
On Deck: Four game series vs. Colorado Rockies beginning Monday
Tampa Bay -
Thursday: Indians 11, Rays 7 (WP - Carmona, LP - Shields)
Friday: Rays 8, Indians 7 (WP - Wheeler, LP - Vizcaino)
Saturday: Rays 4, Indians 2 (WP - Garza, LP - Pavano, SV - Nelson)
Sunday: Rays 8, Indians 7 (WP - Sonnanstine, LP - Huff, SV - Percival)
On Deck: Four game series vs. Oakland Athletics beginning Monday
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Every year, while others blatantly either just vote for players that play on their favorite teams (yea, you, Cubs fans) or from their country (yea, you, Japanese fans voting for Hideki Matsui) or just straight up don’t know anything about baseball (yea, you, anyone who didn’t have a problem with Jason Varitek being an All-Star last year), I try to come as close to being unbiased as is possible of a big-time fan when making my MLB All-Star votes 20-30 times.
So while everyone else is getting it wrong, here’s who I’ll be voting into this season’s MLB All-Star Game in St. Louis (all stats as of Saturday):
Carl Crawford looks down at Boston catcher Jason Varitek after sliding in safely. Varitek got the final laugh as he caught Jonathan Papelbon’s final pitch — a strikeout of Crawford. (Photo: AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
In this “B-Ray-ves Report,” we discuss the Braves winning back-to-back games and series despite going homerless and stolen base-less. We also [...]
In this “B-Ray-ves Report,” we discuss the record setting for Carl Crawford and the Rays, and the possibility of setting records for Jordan Schafer of the Braves:
Series Scores:
Atlanta -
Friday: Atlanta 7, Houston 2 (WP - Lowe, LP - Hampton)
Saturday: Houston 5, Atlanta 1 (WP - Byrdak, LP - Carlyle)
Sunday: Houston 7, Atlanta 5 (WP - Geary, LP - Moylan)
On Deck: Two game series vs. New York Mets beginning Monday
Tampa Bay -
Thursday: Tampa Bay 13, Boston 0 (WP - Garza, LP - Beckett)
Friday: Tampa Bay 6, Boston 2 (WP - Sonnanstine, LP - Masterson)
Saturday: Boston 10, Tampa Bay 6 (WP - Wakefield, LP - Niemann)
Sunday: Tampa Bay 5, Boston 3 (WP - Shields, LP - Penny)
On Deck: Two game series vs. Baltimore Orioles beginning Monday
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In this “B-Ray-ves Report,” we discuss the Braves and Rays both losing, the Braves’ offensive and pitching nemeses, and the reasoning behind an AL squeeze play:
Series Scores:
Atlanta -
Friday: Atlanta 4, Cincinnati 3
Saturday: Atlanta 10, Cincinnati 2
Sunday: Cincinnati 8, Atlanta 2
On Deck: Three Game Series vs. St. Louis Cardinals Beginning Monday
Tampa Bay -
Friday: Tampa Bay 8, Oakland 2
Saturday: Oakland 5, Tampa Bay 2
Sunday: Oakland 7, Tampa Bay 1
On Deck: Three Game Series @ Minnesota Twins Beginning Monday
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In this “B-Ray-ves Report,” we discuss how the Braves bullpen solidification and the Rays’ continued trouble with left-handed starters:
Current Series Scores:
Atlanta -
Monday: Atlanta 4, Cincinnati 3
Tuesday: Atlanta 10, Cincinnati 2
Wednesday: @ Cincinnati - 1:05 EST
On Deck: Three Game Series vs. St. Louis Cardinals Beginning Monday
Tampa Bay -
Friday: Tampa Bay 8, Oakland 2
Saturday: Oakland 5, Tampa Bay 2
Sunday: @ Oakland - 4:05 EST
On Deck: Three Game Series @ Minnesota Twins Beginning Monday
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