The All-star selection strategy has to change. There were so many snubs and so many non-deserving selections. I will focus on the White Sox snubs.
CATCHER:AJ Pierzysnki should be a reserve over Jason Varitek. Varitek is at the bottom of statistics for most categories for AL catchers.
COMPARISON:
AJ is batting .299 with 32 RBI and a .784 OPS.
Jason is batting .219 with 27 RBI and a .661 OPS.
Varitek in no way deserves to be an all-star. Navarro didn't get snubbed thankfully because he definitely deserves to be there.
OUTFIELD: Jermaine Dye should have been a dead-on choice, not a fifth man selection. Dye has better statistics than JD Drew in the three major categories.
Jermaine has 52 RBI, 19 HR, and batting .308 whereas JD .304, 16 HR, 51 RBI. Jermaine has better statistics but Drew got the nod because he is from Boston.
PITCHING:The White Sox have the best ERA in the MLB, but they do not have one pitcher on the staff. Either Jon Danks or Gavin Floyd should have been selected. Jon Danks has a 2.50 era and Floyd has 10 wins with a 3.22 ERA. Scott Kazmir is my favorite pitcher in the MLB, but he definitely shouldn't be an all-star.
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about 1 month ago
Hey, I understand your feeling snubbed by having only 2 all-stars onthe team, but the title of your article is "Why the White sox Got Snubbed..." yet you never erally answer the question. Other than saying Drew was selected because he's from Boston (what?), you don't tell us why it happened. Not enough Sox fans voted becuase they can't figure out how to use the internet? Players on other teams don't like the Sox for some reason? I agree that Dye and AJ should have been all-stars, and I admit it's curious that no pitchers from one of the league's best pitching staffs was selected. But I leave your article still not knowing why.
from about 1 month ago
Because JD Drew is on the Boston team, he was able to go (the manager Francona chose him). I guess it turned out well for the AL all-star team (so I won't complain now).
My point is that the All-Star selection system needs major changing.
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