So that's why the Yankees are top of the AL All-Star lists...

But if you win the tickets you can sell them on ebay. Don't forget to vote for Hidelki Matsui!

I hear Steinbrenner has a full-scale plan in place for 2010, to get Joe Torre voted in as a write-in outfield candidate.

Nice marketing move by the Ynaks. Other teams should do the same as well. Win free tickets, by voting for our players for the All-Star team. Just imagine a starting All-Star line-up full with Kansas City Royals! :)

I'm guessing there are at least a few other teams doing similiar things, if not all teams. I got an email about a sweepstakes the Indians are having where you could win the use of a Jacobs Field Suite for a game if you vote for Indians players.

And I thought we'd gotten past ballot stuffing. Major League Baseball continues to outdo itself as the running joke of the sports world.

Actually, I think Cano would have earned it. He has great numbers. And it's not just the Yankees. Look at every MLB website. Every site is encouraging its readers to vote for the team's players.

who cares. the all star game is a waste of 4 hours anyway

But let's address the real issue at hand. The author said this is the reason why the likes of Cano are leading on the ballot. Does anyone here think it has NOTHNG to do with his stats? He's second in AL second basemen in batting average with a .325. And I'm not stunned that he's getting more votes than Mark DeRosa of the Rangers, because he's not on the ballot as their second baseman, Ian Kinsler is. So, technically he's first against AL second basemen in average. He's sixth in slugging, but again, if you eliminate irregular second basemen like Cantu and DeRosa, he's fourth. He's fourth in on-base percentage, and third if you take out DeRosa. He's fifth in stolen bases, seventh in RBIs, 6th in homers, third in doubles, and fifth in runs. He's top ten in every major offensive category, and top five in most. Again - does anyone really think that doesn't merit being the starting second baseman at the All Star game? The only player that I can see that could possibly be more deserving would be Mark DeRosa, but again, he's not even on the ballot. I hate the Yankees as much as anyone, I'm just trying to be reasonable here. Can anyone actually point to any Yankee leading in All Star balloting and give a reason why they're not deserving of it?

After thinking about it for a little bit...why would the Yankees really want their players on the all-star team? Wouldn't they rather have them get the 3 day weekend to rest and relax? And wouldn't they rather have the best possible team out there? If the All-Star game determines home field advantage, the Yankees are one of the teams who want the AL to win. It makes sense from a promotional standpoint I guess, but it's not so smart from a baseball standpoint.

After thinking about it for a little bit...why would the Yankees really want their players on the all-star team? Wouldn't they rather have them get the 3 day weekend to rest and relax? And wouldn't they rather have the best possible team out there? If the All-Star game determines home field advantage, the Yankees are one of the teams who want the AL to win. It makes sense from a promotional standpoint I guess, but it's not so smart from a baseball standpoint.