An All-Star WTF Moment

So I am sitting here on this hot summer day filling out my All-Star ballot. As I go to fill out the ballot, I realize some names are missing. Unless I am just so far off base, Milton Bradley and Carlos Quentin remain off the list. Am I just missing the names or did the league decide to simply not update the ballots?

Manny StilesMajor Leaguer

536 days ago

Score 7

The ballots are created in April... because that's how baseball does things. Did you check off Willy Aybar for your AL 3B? (for instance)

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Falcon02520Legend

536 days ago

Score 6

Well, the league needs to update them as the season moves along. And yes I did...

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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer

536 days ago

Score 8

You realize we are talking about MAJOR LEAGUE baseball, the same major league baseball that has a commissioner named "Bud"...

You can write in Evan Longoria, you know?

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KelsdadAll-Star

536 days ago

Score 1

The teams submit the names of their players to be on the ballot, league has nothing to do with it.

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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer

536 days ago

Score 5

But you know once MLB gets those names, there's no looking back.

Not trades, not injuries, not unconditional releases I bet a player could die and MLB would dare make a change to the ballot.

For instance: some samples from the ballot

F. Thomas, TOR

J. Edmonds, SD

T. Tulowitzki, COL

D. Ortmeier, SF

Why would you defend MLB?

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OvertheedgeVarsity

536 days ago

Score 2

it is still the best sport, even if they never update anything

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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer

535 days ago

Score 2

true. But they should still wait until at least the middle of May before voting begins. A month and a half is PLENTY of time for people to stuff ballots.

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AfraidofedhochuliDraft Pick

535 days ago

Score 1

I would argue with that...NFL is much more interesting, intriguing, fast paced, fun, good, well run... Plus, een though they kill detractors, they have a history of not hiring STUPID F*CKING COMMISSIONERS!!!

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KelsdadAll-Star

535 days ago

Score 4

Carlos Beltran gets elected to start as a Royal, gets traded to Houston, and ends up on the National League team.

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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer

535 days ago

Score 3

That's a fun one - still not as fun as Willie McGee winning the NL batting title when he was on the A's, but that's not all-star related...

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RomiezzoLegend

535 days ago

Score 2

Milton Bradley is on the list. Quentin isn't.

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