Comments on Epic Carnival: NOBODY ELSE IS GOING TO SAY IT, SO I WILL

Yeah I talked about this a couple weeks ago. Jete...

2008-07-08T23:17:00.000-05:00

Yeah I talked about this a couple weeks ago. Jeter being in is kind of lousy but as a whole, the AL SS pool has been pretty lackluster this season. You could have Young, but it's not much of a difference.

As much as I absolutely abhor the guy, AJ Pierzynski should be in over Varitek. The guy has been having a pretty damn good year thus far.

Jeter is not having a good year, but there aren't ...

2008-07-08T16:10:00.000-05:00

Jeter is not having a good year, but there aren't really any better options. Michael Young has been a bit better offensively, but the advanced metrics show Jeter with a defensive edge. How about putting Mark Ellis over at short, his bat is solid and he's a hell of a fielder.

While I agree with your point regarding the fan vo...

2008-07-07T20:20:00.000-05:00

While I agree with your point regarding the fan voted Jeter - Varitek was voted in by the players, and I'm pretty sure they know a whole lot more about these things than we do.

Actually, I posted one today along these lines cal...

2008-07-07T10:19:00.000-05:00

Actually, I posted one today along these lines calling out voters for including Jeter too, along with Soriano and Fukodome.

Great minds think alike. Nice job with this.

By the numbers, you'd also be better off with Bobb...

2008-07-07T10:14:00.000-05:00

By the numbers, you'd also be better off with Bobby Crosby, Orlando Cabrera, and a bunch of other people that no one ever wanted to see on in an All-Star Game.

This is a lifetime achievement award that was a lead pipe cinch, since it's the last year of the Stadium. So long as Jeter didn't pull an Orenthal, he was getting this nod -- no matter what his stats were this year.