Jealous Ones Envy

ESPN conducted another one of its infamous AS polls yesterday, and the results are pretty ridiculous. While I agree with some of the results (Jermaine Dye was snubbed), fans voted Derek Jeter the least deserving of a starting AS spot (despite being voted in by the fans). Jeter received 52.1% of the vote and Alex Rodriguez was actually in second place with 39% of the vote. OK, I guess I can understand the Derek Jeter vote since Michael Young could be seen as a better SS this year, BUT, to say Alex Rodriguez doesn’t deserve to be a starter is simply ridiculous. Even after spending a few weeks on the DL, A-Rod is absolutely raking. He’s got a .323 AVG, 18 HR, 50 RBI, 52 R and 13 SB. Manny Ramirez only received 0.5% of the vote and his numbers are virtually identical and, for the most part, aren’t as good as A-Rod’s (.281 AVG, 16 HR, 54 RBI, 52 R, 1 SB). In terms of OPS, Manny’s got an .872 and A-Rod’s got an otherworldly 1.014.

These ESPN polls are so very humorous. The poll also states, according to the fans that voted, that Tim Hudson deserved a spot in the AS Game over Cole Hamels (wow, seriously?).