The 2008 Major League Baseball Thread

[Klout]

fire willie. bench delgado. Our offense is a dooze without church and alou in the line up.

[Wolfman]

Willie = secret Yankee saboteur!  What\'s next, Don Mattingly a coach on the Red Sox?  Get rid of that Yankee scum and bring in Mookie Wilson!

[Me!]

as of this morning:

2008 MLB All-Star Balloting : American League  
First Base  
RANK PLAYER NAME AL TEAM TOTAL VOTES
1. Youkilis, K. Red Sox 419,813
2. Morneau, J. Twins 217,956
3. Giambi, J. Yankees 168,185
4. Guillen, C. Tigers 134,338
5. Pena, C. Rays 117,065
Second Base  
RANK PLAYER NAME AL TEAM TOTAL VOTES
1. Pedroia, D. Red Sox 384,648
2. Cano, R. Yankees 219,778
3. Polanco, P. Tigers 159,729
4. Roberts, B. Orioles 113,774
5. Kinsler, I. Rangers 102,294
Third base  
RANK PLAYER NAME AL TEAM TOTAL VOTES
1. Rodriguez, A. Yankees 429,238
2. Lowell, M. Red Sox 250,664
3. Cabrera, M. Tigers 201,589
4. Crede, J. White Sox 138,143
5. Rolen, S. Blue Jays 92,217
Shortstop  
RANK PLAYER NAME AL TEAM TOTAL VOTES
1. Jeter, D. Yankees 523,187
2. Renteria, E. Tigers 190,244
3. Young, M. Rangers 144,095
4. Lugo, J. Red Sox 130,139
5. Cabrera, O. White Sox 99,580
Catcher  
RANK PLAYER NAME AL TEAM TOTAL VOTES
1. Varitek, J. Red Sox 288,464
2. Rodriguez, I. Tigers 236,788
3. Mauer, J. Twins 214,396
4. Posada, J. Yankees 201,607
5. Martinez, V. Indians 172,030
Designated hitter  
RANK PLAYER NAME AL TEAM TOTAL VOTES
1. Ortiz, D. Red Sox 556,567
2. Matsui, H. Yankees 259,234
3. Thome, J. White Sox 163,970
4. Sheffield, G. Tigers 106,705
5. Hafner, T. Indians 76,796
Outfield  
RANK PLAYER NAME AL TEAM TOTAL VOTES
1. Ramirez, M. Red Sox 539,122
2. Suzuki, I. Mariners 284,763
3. Guerrero, V. Angels 274,827
4. Ordonez, M. Tigers 236,890
5. Abreu, B. Yankees 233,147
6. Hamilton, J. Rangers 229,711
7. Cabrera, M. Yankees 200,248
8. Sizemore, G. Indians 193,508
9. Hunter, T. Angels 190,850
10. Damon, J. Yankees 189,844
11. Drew, J.D. Red Sox 185,673
12. Crisp, C. Red Sox 149,801
13. Crawford, C. Rays 149,732
14. Granderson, C. Tigers 145,490
15. Upton, B.J. Rays 102,623

[jocelyn]

Thanks Chris. Where do you find the current info on that? Every year I find myself unable to find it.

[Me!]

honestly I didn\'t go looking for it.  I just happened to happen while reading news on redsox.com

[bezerker]

congratulations manny !!!!!  500 and many many more to come

[DocEllis70]

mets are fine. willie is fine. lets kick some ass in california

[FrankZappa]

[booztravlr]

Go Padres!

[Klout]

boozey lets chill and watch some of these games. give me a call at some point.

[bezerker]

SER brawl last night after dude almost hit coco in the ribs.  coco charged the mound, dodged the shit out of a punch and then landed a good one to the pitcher\'s (shields) dome.  ended up with youkilis and manny somehow getting in a fight in the dugout afterwards.   sick brawl, but the clubhouse atmosphere doesnt seem too cool right now

http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/ivp/index?id=

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2008/06/06/no_dirt_on_ramrez_youkilis_dust_up/

[Klout]

saw it last night. great job charging, dodging, and counter punching by coco

looked like he got slammed to the ground and pummeled after that though

[jocelyn]

I wouldn\'t worry about the clubhouse atmosphere. These guys spend so much time together that that type of stuff is bound to happen from time to time. Everyone was all amped up and that probably exacerbated the situation.

Pretty glad at this point that we have so many damn outfielders...

[Wolfman]

I would talk smack about the Yankees, but they\'re so irrelevant that who even cares?

I would talk smack about the Rays, but I don\'t know what to say.  Besides, you gotta give them props for being the Red Sox\' biggest competition with 1/10th the payroll.

Looks like there\'s nothing to do but be the same no-trash-talking, friendly, huggable wolf that I was during last football season.  

Go Red Sox!  Yayyyyyyyyy!

[Drew_Kingsley]

I would talk smack about the Rays, but I don\'t know what to say.  Besides, you gotta give them props for being the Red Sox\' biggest competition with 1/10th the payroll.

I could be dead wrong, but I really don\'t see the Rays being relevant in the AL East race come September. The thing about young pitching and hitting is that, the first time around, nobody has seen it. Kazmir and Garza are good, but I don\'t see a guy like Andy Sonnanstine overpowering teams the second or third time he faces them. The Rays are a good, young team that will be a huge factor in the Wild Card race this season and will be a team to take seriously for years to come.

For the sake of baseball, I hope I\'m wrong. Even as a Red Sox fan, I would take the Wild Card spot if it meant that the Rays would win the AL East. The rivalry will never touch the history of the Red Sox/Yankees rivalry, but it\'s certainly on its way to creating 19 more must see games on the schedule every year.