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Someone voted an Arizona Diamondback that isn't Goldschmidt? Do they know Brandon McCarthy doesn't play there anymore
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Oh my god I forgot to vote for A-Rod 
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Jul 2, 2015 21:42
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Rand alPaul posted:Oh my god I forgot to vote for A-Rod This whole thing is a sham.
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Harlock posted:Someone voted an Arizona Diamondback that isn't Goldschmidt? Do they know Brandon McCarthy doesn't play there anymore whoooops. Well, I updated the chart. It looks like the Arizona Diamondbacks were literally the only team to not receive a single vote. In other news the Cubs went up by one 
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Mornacale posted:This whole thing is a sham. 
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Jul 2, 2015 22:03
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I forgot to vote, but I assume Joaquin Benoit made the list anyway.
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Jul 3, 2015 02:54
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If Matt Garza is on this list I will poo poo a fart
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Jul 3, 2015 03:21
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This reveal is so slow 
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Jul 3, 2015 03:54
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With Wainwright and Votto, my number 1 and 3, respectively, have been revealed already. Well, I guess without me, they wouldn't be here at all. I have a feeling my number two will be a fair bit higher.
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#21, 25 pts.: Jose Abreu Team: Chicago White Sox Position: First Base/DH #1 votes: 0 #2 votes: 1 #3 votes: 0 What's to love? One of Cuba's greatest players, Abreu defected in 2013 and was signed by the White Sox to a 6-year deal for less than $9 million a year. He proceeded to win rookie of the year honors in 2014 with a unanimous vote, posting a monster .317/.383/.581 line. The first player on this list getting in on a volume of votes rather than a handful of top votes, he's also probably the beneficiary of an active White Sox fan base (no, I didn't vote) on these forums that didn't have many players worth voting for (goddammit).  after his first home run code:
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Ratedargh posted:With Wainwright and Votto, my number 1 and 3, respectively, have been revealed already. Well, I guess without me, they wouldn't be here at all. I was the one with Waino at #3. You and me, buddy. We made sure the Wagonmaker got his due. To be fair, the vast majority of my list was St. Louis-based.
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Jul 3, 2015 18:38
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I'm just hoping against hope I led SAS in the vaunted "players with only one vote" category.
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#20, 26 pts.: Madison BumgarnerBochy posted:This is a big stage, a loud crowd. But he just keeps that maniacal focus. He's as good as anybody I've seen at it.  Team: San Francisco Evenyears Position: Pitcher #1 votes: 0 #2 votes: 0 #3 votes: 1  What's to love? MadBum is five years younger than I am and has 3 World Series rings and over 1000 Major League strikeouts. You could call him Mr. October: In the 2010 World Series he pitched 8 shutout innings in Game 4; in the 2012 series he pitched 7 shutout innings in Game 2; in the 2014 series he was gobstoppingly heroic, giving up 1 run over 7 in Game 1, pitching a complete game shutout in game 5, and pitching 5 innings of shutout relief in game 7 on two days' rest to pick up the save. Royals fans probably did not vote for him. Nor is he just a pitching threat - he tied several records by hitting two grand slams last year and this dude is batting .235/.278/.412 in 2015.  code:Xenophon fucked around with this message at 20:00 on Jul 3, 2015 |
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#18, 2-way tie at 27 pts.: Miguel Cabrera and Nori Aoki Miggy Team: Detroit Tigers Position: First Base/Third Base that one funny season #1 votes: 1 #2 votes: 1 #3 votes: 1  What's to love? Probably the best hitter in MLB, Miggy has a career line of .321/.399/.551, collecting 405 home runs and 2283 hits since his debut in 2003. Think of it this way: 2014 was an off year for him, as he struggled to play through injuries (when he probably shouldn't have), and he still hit .313/.371/.524. He has a keen eye and a strong tendency to hit line drives rather than pop flies. Only 32 years old and signed by the Tigers through 2023, he has the potential to compile some staggering career numbers - if he can stay healthy.  that's right gently caress you little man  Nori Team: San Francisco Giants Position: Outfield #1 votes: 0 #2 votes: 0 #3 votes: 3  What's to love? Nori is probably the polar opposite of Miggy as a batter - short, slender, and hits for a high average and low slugging rate. His career line is .291/.358/.387, meaning his average is .030 less than Miggy but his slugging is .164 lower. Most of that is probably stretching singles into doubles rather than hitting balls deep. On defense, Nori is fast and throws accurately. But who cares? He also makes funny faces and got hit in the dick once when he failed to catch a pop up in foul territory. Plus this:  gat dang Yadi code:
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Haha Nori Aoki is as popular as a future Hall of Famer. They do have one thing in common though: we won't see either on the field for a long time 
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I didn't even vote for Nori. I feel like a bad person since that would possibly have pushed him up another spot. He is my favorite tweener in baseball.
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My bad, it was actually a three-way tie! #17, 3-way tie at 27 pts.: Miguel Cabrera and Nori Aoki but also Anthony Rizzo  sorry dude Anthony "Puttin' on the" Rizzo Team: Chicago Cubs Position: First Base #1 votes: 2 #2 votes: 0 #3 votes: 0  What's to love? Aside from the fact that I misread the danged chart and forgot him, Rizzo is one of the young exciting players making Cubs fans feel better about coming in second to St. Louis. The current season is his best yet, putting up an OPS of .948 and significantly cutting back on his strikeouts (a mere 12.0% this year, compared to last year's 18.8%). He's also - incredibly - a cancer survivor, beating Hodgkin's lymphoma while a minor leaguer in the Red Sox system. Signed by the Cubs through 2019, he also has team options in 2020 and 2021, making him one of the franchise's faces for the foreseeable future.  code:
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Xenophon posted:Anthony "Puttin' on the" Rizzo I prefer The RZO, but to each his own.
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#16, at 29 pts.: Mark Buehrle Mark Buehrle Team: Toronto Blue Jays Position: Crafty Pitcher #1 votes: 1 #2 votes: 1 #3 votes: 0  What's to love? Quick, can you name a player who threw a no-hitter (in which he faced the minimum number of batters, picking off the one guy he walked), tossed MLB's 18th perfect game, threw a complete game in an ALCS, started a World Series game and got the save in the next game, has pitched 200+ innings every year from 2001-2014, and has three Gold Gloves, all with a career fastball average of about 85.4 mph? If you said "Motherfucking Mark Buehrle," a favorite among Blue Jays and White Sox fanbases on these forums, you'd be correct. If you said "Motherfucking Mark Buehrle, who's on a one-man crusade to shorten baseball games," you'd also be correct (one game against Seattle in 2005 lasted only 1 hour and 39 minutes). If you said "that motherfucking guy that got in trouble for sliding on tarps and owns a huge fuckoff truck," well, you'd also be correct. Mark Buehrle rules and it's a shame that none of this will get him into the Hall of Fame.     code:
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Mark Buehrle is awesome and I miss him being on my team. He'll be going up against Chris Sale in an hour, but they're predicting thundershowers moving in around 9:00. Don't worry though, the game should be long over by then.
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Jul 7, 2015 00:11
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How was I the only person to give Miguel Cabrera a #1 vote? There's like 10 Tigers Homers on this forum.
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Jul 7, 2015 00:25
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I really wonder how many more of my list will make it into the top 25. I assume Joe Kelly, Randal Grichuk and Kolten Wong won't have gotten enough other votes but I'd be surprised if the rest of my list got omitted.
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Jul 7, 2015 01:15
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I couldn't think of enough players I really like to vote, but after hearing about Trevor Bauer's baseball spergin and imitating teammates' batting stances during a game, I hope he's on here.
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Xenophon posted:threw a complete game in an ALCS, started a World Series game and got the save in the next game, The Buehrle Legend continues to grow quote:In Game 3 of the 2005 World Series, Mark Buehrle thought he had the day off after pitching a complete game two days prior in Game 2.
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Rand alPaul posted:How was I the only person to give Miguel Cabrera a #1 vote? There's like 10 Tigers Homers on this forum. Could have something to do with the drunk driving and domestic abuse idk
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Jul 7, 2015 02:24
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Mornacale posted:Could have something to do with the drunk driving and domestic abuse idk He hasn't done that in years, also who can forget the lovable moments like telling the police officer to kill him while taking a tug on James Buchanan Scotch Whisky?
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Jul 7, 2015 04:09
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I think you'll find he said "I will kill all of you and blow this place up."
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Jul 7, 2015 04:19
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Ice To Meet You posted:I think you'll find he said "I will kill all of you and blow this place up." I believe that was directed toward a steakhouse? He also threatened someone's family.
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Jul 7, 2015 04:23
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That's just miggy being miggy
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Jul 7, 2015 07:33
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I fully regret not participating in this but if I can't vote Nick Punto why the gently caress bother in the first place
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a nigga who smoke posted:I fully regret not participating in this but if I can't vote Nick Punto why the gently caress bother in the first place When I saw the thread I didn't have time to fill out a ballot, and then forgot about it until after the deadline. If I had sent something in, Goldschmidt would have at least gotten one vote. He would get way more press if he played for a more popular club.
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Jul 7, 2015 10:29
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Twenty Four posted:He would get way more press if he played for a more popular club. Well, he did get voted in to start the all-star game ahead of some players that get plenty of media coverage so I'm pretty sure people know how good he is. Unlike super unappreciated Brian Dozier 
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Not including Buehrle is my greatest regret.
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Jul 7, 2015 14:32
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Ratedargh posted:Not including Buehrle is my greatest regret.  He'll be okay.
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Jul 7, 2015 14:42
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Ratedargh posted:Not including Buehrle is my greatest regret. Yeah, seriously. I always forget what a freaking iron horse he is. also sorry fellow Cub fans but I didn't include Rizzo. He's a beast but I voted for two Cubs who decidedly are not going to make this list instead.
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Jul 7, 2015 15:02
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Ratedargh posted:Not including Buehrle is my greatest regret. I was the #1 vote for Buehrle. No regrets. Last night goesCG (8 IP), gives up 0 ER, loses 4-2. 7th straight start of 2ER or fewer. 4 hits, 0 BB, 2 K. Game time: 1 hour, 54 minutes. Goddamn it was great to have Mark pitch in Chicago again.
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#15, at 30 pts.: Munenori Kawasaki Munenori Kawasaki Team: Toronto Blue Jays Position: Dancing Shortstop #1 votes: 1 #2 votes: 0 #3 votes: 1  What's to love? Another slap hitter from Japan, Munenori Kawasaki is a versatile defensive player, earning 2 Gold Gloves in Japan and playing 4 positions in MLB. But frankly, nobody was voting for Munenori on the basis of his admittedly poor play. It was because the man is a hilarious goofball who sticks around despite all odds. I'll let the .gifs do the talking on this one.    code:
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Mune post incomplete. 
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I didn't vote for any of these people. Y'all a bunch of weirdos.
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Poque posted:also sorry fellow Cub fans but I didn't include Rizzo. He's a beast but I voted for two Cubs who decidedly are not going to make this list instead. Now I feel less bad about not voting for Montero. Seriously, Anthony Rizzo owns and was my number one pick. He crushes literal meatballs. Mune was also on my list. Hopefully my other eight are even higher on the list!!! Probably not!!!!
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