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yep i think dempster is punching his ticket in, the bar for castro would be the non-fan voting for back ups..and while the NL SS crop,statistically, is piss poor he's not exactly standing out...likewise for LaHair..plus you almost have to expect his stats to negatively deviate
we'll see
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But really Dempster will be the Cubs rep at the ASG
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Demp might not even be a Cub by all star game lol
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If Dempster is still on the team, then it will definitely be him. If not, it'll be Castro or LaHair....probs not more than one player though
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The list is at the bottom. Looks like Dempster and LaHair for the Cubs, though again, LaHair is more of a "can't find anyone else" pick.
The list is at the bottom. Looks like Dempster and LaHair for the Cubs, though again, LaHair is more of a "can't find anyone else" pick.
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Was just looking at the SS leaderboards. If Tulo is still on the DL or not 100% by the time the ASG arrives I can definitely see Starlin Castro filling in as a backup. One of the better SS options to fill in for Tulo is Jed Lowrie of Houston. I don't know if it's the Crawford boxes or what (haven't checked the splits) but he's got 13 HR right now and walks a ton.
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This is very accurate. Castro won't go because Tulo/Reyes will win the voting and Jed Lowrie should be the backup.
If it were just top two shortstops be hard pressed to find a better second SS than Castro. Its not that Castro is playing well its the NL SS's are just awful.
LaHair should get in for the same reason, because NL 1B are horrible.
Dempster is a maybe for me. Great ERA, but been on the DL twice already, thought he could make it as a pinch runner.
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Trololol. I had forgotten about Reyes, I guess if you had a choice between Reyes and Castro you'd choose Reyes due to name recognition.
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Would you? I can't believe I am going to say this but I think Castro's name is out there in popularity amongst non Cub fans
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Currently: Melky Cabrera overtakes Ryan Braun in National League All-Star voting | MLB.com: News
SHORTSTOP
Rafael Furcal, Cardinals: 1,741,360
Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies: 1,647,235
Starlin Castro, Cubs: 1,006,333
Jimmy Rollins, Phillies: 983,520
Brandon Crawford, Giants: 935,216
Tulo is hurt and Jed Lowrie has been a better offensive shortstop (don't look at the BA) so I think Castro would need a final vote to get in.
SHORTSTOP
Rafael Furcal, Cardinals: 1,741,360
Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies: 1,647,235
Starlin Castro, Cubs: 1,006,333
Jimmy Rollins, Phillies: 983,520
Brandon Crawford, Giants: 935,216
Tulo is hurt and Jed Lowrie has been a better offensive shortstop (don't look at the BA) so I think Castro would need a final vote to get in.
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Look how powerful that STL block is.