The fans have spoken. On-line voters -- a record 68.6 million -- have chosen to send Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino and Detroit Tigers third baseman Brandon Inge (not Miguel Cabrera...ahem) to the 80th annual All-Star game in St. Louis.
Victorino beat out Pablo Sandoval, Mark Reynolds, Matt Kemp and Cristian Guzman to earn a spot on the National League roster. Meanwhile, Inge overcame fans of Ian Kinsler, Chone Figgins, Carlos Pena and Adam Lind to become the final American League All-Star.
Finally, two players whose stats speak for their popularity. Inge has 19 bombs on the season with 54 runs batted in and Victorino is batting .308 with 15 stolen bases.
Congratulations guys!
[Big League Stew] | [Detroit Tiger Weblog] | [Phillies Nation]
8 comments:
Brandon Inge? Ugh.
Never gonna happen.
Um, it already did. That's what the entire post was about.
You tell em Megs.
I was hoping for Kinsler.
INNNNNNGE! I think I developed carpal tunnel as a result of voting. Great player, great humanitarian, plays with heart, plays well. Isn't the greatest... but he's having a career year.
On a side note.. it is a shame the big cat didn't make it.
Last night I heard the term "Bran-Torino" and thought not only is that LAME but totally gay. Makes them sound as if they're dating like Brangelina.
I guess whoever thought of it was upset about Cabrera too?
I've known Brandon Inge since he was a little kid(he also went to my old high school), so I'm thrilled he made it. That said, I'm also a Cardinals fan, so I'm hoping he doesn't have anything to do with an AL win.
Post a Comment