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Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera is the best shot Detroit has at getting a starter in the All-Star game, but he's still a long shot.
Cabrera is still a healthy 392,764 votes behind the Minnesota Twins' Justin Morneau at first base, and 211,365 behind the New York Yankees' Mark Teixeira. Gerald Laird, he of the .160 batting average, is fifth amongst catchers but is more than 2 million votes off leader Joe Mauer.
Outfielders Magglio Ordonez and Austin Jackson are 12th and 15th, respectively, at their positions.
The full voting results as of today are listed after the jump.
First Base
Second Base
1. Robinson Cano, Yankees, 1,784,896
2. Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox, 983,716
3. Ian Kinsler, Rangers, 827,920
4. Orlando Hudson, Twins, 718,183
5. Ben Zobrist, Rays, 472,755
Third Base
1. Evan Longoria, Rays, 1,958,855
2. Alex Rodriguez, Yankees, 1,271,831
3. Michael Young, Rangers, 762,266
4. Adrian Beltre, Red Sox, 462,136
5. Nick Punto, Twins, 412,268
Shortstop
1. Derek Jeter, Yankees, 2,108,659
2. Elvis Andrus, Rangers, 999,455
3. J.J. Hardy, Twins, 647,891
4. Jason Bartlett, Rays, 483,383
5. Alex Gonzalez, Blue Jays, 446,570
Catcher
1. Joe Mauer, Twins, 2,617,822
2. Jorge Posada, Yankees, 822,865
3. Victor Martinez, Red Sox, 518,608
4. Taylor Teagarden, Rangers, 341,492
5. Gerald Laird, Tigers, 258,112
Designated hitter
1. Vladimir Guerrero, Rangers, 1,743,946
2. Hideki Matsui, Angels, 825,752
3. Ken Griffey Jr., Mariners, 603,820
4. David Ortiz, Red Sox, 583,852
5. Jason Kubel, Twins, 543,115
Outfield
1. Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners, 1,231,950
2. Carl Crawford, Rays, 1,123,132
3. Nelson Cruz, Rangers, 1,093,099
4. Josh Hamilton, Rangers, 1,006,364
5. Nick Swisher, Yankees, 808,871
6. Curtis Granderson, Yankees, 766,088
7. Torii Hunter, Angels, 765,023
8. Brett Gardner, Yankees, 743,795
9. Vernon Wells, Blue Jays, 681,795
10. Michael Cuddyer, Twins, 644,679
11. B.J. Upton, Rays, 639,606
12. Magglio Ordonez, Tigers, 627,433
13. Denard Span, Twins, 590,205
14. Bobby Abreu, Angels, 567,326
15. Austin Jackson, Tigers, 554,046
Comments
Laird?
Anybody who even thought of voting for him should be beheaded at a public execution. I mean, seriously…Laird?!?!?!
by The Rake on Jun 14, 2010 8:08 PM EDT reply actions
I think it's an even bigger crime
That Teixeira is ahead of Cabrera. Yeah Laird is awful, but he’s still 2 million off the lead. Teixeira is batting .229 with 37 RBIs…it’s criminal. They need to come up with a weighted vote or something.
Back off man, I'm a scientist
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by Ryan Weiss on Jun 14, 2010 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
We all know...
that the All Star vote is a popularity contest which further frustrates….how can Laird be popular with more than a quarter of a million people!!?!!? Come on!!! Haha.
by The Rake on Jun 14, 2010 11:24 PM EDT reply actions
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