I just gave him 10 more votes
I just gave him 10 more votes
Voted a buttload of time, can't believe we have the third best record i the NL and only 1 All-Star rep.
T2TCampbell87 (07-10-2013)
A's only have one player as well. The All Star game is not about team accomplishments, it's about individual players having great years.
freeman has a lead in at least 1 county of every state except New Hampshire.
Would be something if he could beat Puig.
If Puig makes it in then MLB needs to figure out a way to get Freeman in too. It seems like without the unfair media hype Freeman would likely be the winner.
weso1 (07-09-2013)
If you believe that Puig would be getting the same amount of coverage and push, then I don't know what to say. I don't know if you've been paying attention to ESPN recently like I have, but they're actively trying to handicap Freeman and the other nominees by telling the fans who they should vote for. They might as well bring out the desk and telephones into the studio and start a door to door campaign.
There should be absolutely no bias like that at all from a world wide news network, and if they had any journalistic integrity they would be giving everyone on the ballot their due.
I guess my point is if you have put up the numbers Puig has and made the difference he has in the win/loss column then he should get the attention he's getting, regardless of where he's playing. It's not like they are hyping up someone that is hitting 240.
I saw how people were saying ff was leading the votes because of whats going on with his wife. I didnt catch that story. Is everything okay?
But, my point is that it has been completely overbearing on ESPN's part, and it shouldn't be that way.
I'm not trying to slight anything Puig has done, but I just don't care for the obvious bias because of where he plays. Having said that, he shouldn't be an All-Star.
I just enjoy watching him play so if he gets in it's not a big deal to me. It's just an exhibition game.
That said I've voted for Freeman.
Could probably have at least 1 more (besides Freddie if he wins the vote). Molina is pretty banged up at the moment. Cards may decide not to send him, in which case Mac most definitely should be the replacement. Pretty sad that Mac isn't there anyways. He's having an outstanding season.