Pat Burrell did not get voted into this year's All Star game at Yankee Stadium but that doesn't necessarily mean he won't get to play in the game. The Bat could either get voted into the final spot on the National League roster or he could get chosen to replace Alfonso Soriano who may not play in the game due to injury.
Some may argue that Pat isn't deserving of the final spot but I say fooey. The All Star game isn't always about who has the absolute best numbers (even though you can make a strong case for Burrell). I feel like after all the years of shit we gave Burrell for not living up to his contract the least we could do is vote a couple dozen hundred times for the guy to make the All Star game. He is having a pretty great year.
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For your penance hateful Philly fan please vote 50 Hail Pats online and 50 N1 texts.
You can vote online for Pat to get the final spot at the MLB website here.
Another, perhaps easier way, to vote is to simply text the following numbers put plainly by TheFightins.com:
Text message the code “N1″ to number 36197 on your fancy phone
Within a minute-or-so, you will receive a message stating,You voted for Burrell in the Monster All-Star Final
Vote. Vote Again. Ends 7/10 at 5 p.m. ET. Try All-Star Alerts, Text
“Get ASG” to 65246. Std msg fees apply.
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Supposedly there is no limit as to how many texts you can send.
Another argument for Burrell after the jump.
ESPN.com's Keith Law makes a strong case for Burrell getting the shaft.
But what's the better feel-good story: The journeyman, 4A player who
has two hot months and makes an All-Star team, or the perennially
underrated player who gets dumped on by his local media and finally
earns the national recognition of an All-Star nod? Burrell is currently
fifth in the NL in OBP and is over .400 in that category for the second
straight season, while he's sixth in slugging percentage. He's not a
strong defensive player, but neither is Ludwick.Alfonso Soriano
was a questionable selection by the fans, but probably won't play
anyway, so here's hoping National League manager Clint Hurdle replaces
him with Burrell, or perhaps Pittsburgh's Jason Bay,
who is bouncing back from an injury-wrecked 2007 and is currently in
the top 20 in the NL in both OBP and slugging. Bay, a former Rookie of
the Year winner and two-time All-Star, has both the current-year stats
and the resume to be in the Bronx next Tuesday.