bjm676 Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 People finally realize a non-disabled, more deserving player needs to be voted in at SS. Izturis slides into first Dodgers shortstop leapfrogs Nomar, Eckstein in voting It iz a fact: Cesar Izturis of the Los Angeles Dodgers leads all National League shortstops in All-Star votes. According to balloting totals released on Tuesday by Major League Baseball, the 25-year-old Venezuelan polled more than 209,000 votes last week to vault into first place -- ahead of David Eckstein of the Cardinals and Nomar Garciaparra of the Cubs. Izturis leads Eckstein by just under 17,000 votes, while Garciaparra -- who led the first two weeks -- is in third place, some 37,000 votes behind Izturis. In the last 10 days, Izturis, out to make the All-Star team for the first time, has jumped from sixth place to the top of the shortstop balloting. The remainder of the NL leaders for the July 12 All-Star Game at Comerica Park in Detroit remains unchanged from last week, with St. Louis having three leaders in first baseman Albert Pujols, center fielder Jim Edmonds and third baseman Scott Rolen. New York Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran leads the outfield voting, and his teammate Mike Piazza is leading at catcher. Philadelphia's Bobby Abreu held down the third starting spot in the outfield for the second straight week, while Jeff Kent of the Dodgers remains solidly in first place at second base. Pujols leads all National Leaguers with 1,029,836 votes. Only Boston's David Ortiz (1,376,625), Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees (1,209,382) and Baltimore's Miguel Tejada (1,058,761), all in the American League, have received more votes than the Cardinal slugger. Pujols passed the one-million mark in votes, but his margin over Derrek Lee of the Chicago Cubs actually shrank by more than 100,000 votes. Lee, who has received 820,480 votes, trails Pujols by 209,356. A week ago Lee faced a deficit of nearly 315,000. Among National Leaguers, only Izturis and Chicago third baseman Aramis Ramirez enjoyed a bigger week at the ballot box than Florida outfielder Miguel Cabrera, who received 182,980 votes to surpass Ken Griffey Jr. of Cincinnati and slide into fourth place behind Abreu. Kent widened his lead at second base from approximately 184,000 to nearly 330,000 votes. Kent also has a different player chasing him, as Mark Grudzielanek of St. Louis has overtaken Houston's Craig Biggio for second place. Ramirez received 206,146 votes to jump from fourth to second place in the third base race while passing Troy Glaus of Arizona and Atlanta's Chipper Jones. Piazza maintained a commanding lead over Paul Lo Duca of the Marlins and Michael Barrett of the Cubs. Barrett jumped from sixth place to third. Should Izturis make the Midsummer Classic, he would immediately become the answer to a trivia question as the only All-Star position player with a last name starting with the letter I. Pitcher Jason Isringhausen was an All-Star with Oakland in 2000. Fans can cast their votes up to 25 times with the Ameriquest All-Star Online Ballot, which is available exclusively at MLB.com and all 30 club sites. Ballots also are being punched at each Major League ballpark. Online balloting ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on June 30. From July 3-6, fans will once again be able to participate in the Ameriquest All-Star Final Vote, which determines the final position player for each League's 32-man roster. Results as of June 13: 1st Base Player Name Team Total Votes 1. Pujols, A. Cardinals 1,029,836 2. Lee, D. Cubs 820,480 3. Mientkiewicz, D. Mets 284,718 4. Bagwell, J. Astros 193,710 5. Delgado, C. Marlins 180,227 2nd Base Player Name Team Total Votes 1. Kent, J. Dodgers 774,468 2. Grudzielanek, M. Cardinals 435,469 3. Biggio, C. Astros 404,778 4. Walker, T. Cubs 318,259 5. Giles, M. Braves 303,062 Shortstop Player Name Team Total Votes 1. Izturis, C. Dodgers 469,967 2. Eckstein, D. Cardinals 458,407 3. Garciaparra, N. Cubs 432,239 4. Barmes, C. Rockies 339,278 5. Furcal, R. Braves 335,326 3rd Base Player Name Team Total Votes 1. Rolen, S. Cardinals 752,471 2. Ramirez, A. Cubs 488,255 3. Jones, C. Braves 478,449 4. Glaus, T. Diamondbacks 438,810 5. Wright, D. Mets 316,073 Catcher Player Name Team Total Votes 1. Piazza, M. Mets 760,342 2. Lo Duca, P. Marlins 503,885 3. Barrett, M. Cubs 354,478 4. Hernandez, R. Padres 340,465 5. Molina, Y. Cardinals 318,210 Outfield Player Name Team Total Votes 1. Beltran, C. Mets 877,677 2. Edmonds, J. Cardinals 768,962 3. Abreu, B. Phillies 678,353 4. Cabrera, M. Marlins 519,614 5. Griffey Jr., K. Reds 491,641 6. Walker, L. Cardinals 419,733 7. Bradley, M. Dodgers 396,205 8. Floyd, C. Mets 365,005 9. Jones, A. Braves 358,581 10. Patterson, C. Cubs 318,317 11. Drew, J. Dodgers 313,164 12. Burrell, P. Phillies 307,988 13. Burnitz, J. Cubs 281,758 14. Sanders, R. Cardinals 270,779 15. Dunn, A. Reds 238,690 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Looks like things are starting to even up a little bit. Glad to see Nomar knocked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 I would like to head the "Official Mark Texiera and Ramon Hernandez should start at their respective positions in the 2005 All-Star Game in Detroit Club" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Felipe Lopez has the best stats at SS in the NL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangercal Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 It's almost all dodgers, cardinals and mets ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 QUOTE(knightni @ Jun 14, 2005 -> 04:03 PM) Felipe Lopez has the best stats at SS in the NL. Noone knows who he is. If you asked the average fan about Felipe Lopez they would have no clue who you were talking about. I for one bought his rookie card for $0.50 2 years ago when he was still a prospect in the Blue Jays organization. He should start at SS but he won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangercal Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 14, 2005 -> 04:42 PM) Noone knows who he is. If you asked the average fan about Felipe Lopez they would have no clue who you were talking about. I for one bought his rookie card for $0.50 2 years ago when he was still a prospect in the Blue Jays organization. He should start at SS but he won't. I wonder why barmes has more supporters than lopez. Since they are both new in this league . I agree with you guys, Lopez should start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 I did not see one player from the Nationals on there. Not surprising though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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