Comments on: Were the Pirates Snubbed on the All-Star Rosters?

By: James S

James S — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:38:00 +0000

LaRussa can still make up for his hatred of the team that released him and helped end his playing career (his own weak hitting is really what ended it). He can name Cutch to start in place of the injured Matt Kemp, or pick him as the starting DH.

By: James S

James S — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:33:00 +0000

Yes they were snubbed. Rennie Stennett should have made the team in 1977 when he was battling Dave Parker all season for the batting title. He was hitting .327 as of today, 35 years ago. He was up at .342 in the middle of August.
He then broke his leg severely at the end of the month and never hit well again.

All-star selections never change. It’s always the media centers like New York & California that get all the attention, and it always will be that way.

By: John Lease

John Lease — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:03:00 +0000

Burnett should be an all star, as should McDonald. But it’s LaRussa getting to stick it to the Pirates one last time…

By: Scott BUCN Klima

Scott BUCN Klima — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 22:14:00 +0000

Chapman is a closer.

I do agree Grilli in no way deserves to make it. Evan Meek had a sub 1.00 ERA when he made it as a non-closer, and he may of been left off if the Pirates had another candidate that year. JMac is the only snub, he or Cueto should be on instead of Lynn/Hamels.

By: Thom Kay

Thom Kay — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 16:26:00 +0000

Of all the snubs this year, Burnett and Grilli are the least objectionable. Cueto, Greinke, Josh Johnson, and Bumgarner have each been better than Burnett and didn’t make the team either.

Aroldis Champman and his 15.9 K/9 and 1.93 ERA was the only middle reliever to make the team, so it’s not surprising that Grilli didn’t. If I were to replace anybody with Grilli, it’d probably be Hanrahan.

By: PiratesFan

PiratesFan — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:51:00 +0000

McDonald is more deserving than Hanrahan. He should have at least made the final vote.