The Cubs lone All-Star?

[EhDubya]

Last year we sent 8. This year, who will represent us?

 

Theriot?

[SouthSideRyan]

Probably Lilly.

[inari]

Definitely Lilly.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Sam Fuld. Seriosuly though, theres still a decent chance that Soriano will take the last fan voted outfield spot. His competition is Beltran whose on the DL.

[Positive Polly]

Randy Wells.

[GhostRunner]

Seriosuly though, theres still a decent chance that Soriano will take the last fan voted outfield spot.

Hopefully, the pure ridiculousness of that would put a stake in the heart of the fans' voting in the players.

[Careless]

Seriosuly though, theres still a decent chance that Soriano will take the last fan voted outfield spot.

Hopefully, the pure ridiculousness of that would put a stake in the heart of the fans' voting in the players.

Has the worst starting player on a team ever made the all-star game before?

Edited July 4, 2009 by Careless

[Little Slide Rooter]

Seriosuly though, theres still a decent chance that Soriano will take the last fan voted outfield spot.

Hopefully, the pure ridiculousness of that would put a stake in the heart of the fans' voting in the players.

 

this is true.

[BCVM22]

I think it's going to have a lot to do with the manager- and player-selected roster spots, given the 1-player-per-team rule. For example, Cristian Guzman's hitting .330 for the Nats, but Dunn's hitting reasonably well enough that he could theoretically be the Nats' representative, which would leave a potential reserve shortstop spot for Theriot, and MLB can also then use Dunn in the HR Derby. There are more machinations involved for the reserves than simply who's playing the best at each position.

[Butterscup1679666578]

I said this in the game thread the other day:

 

90% chance it's Lilly

8% chance it's Wells

2% chance it's Theriot

[SweetZombieJesus]

Sam Fuld

[CubbieBum]

I said this in the game thread the other day:

 

90% chance it's Lilly

8% chance it's Wells

2% chance it's Theriot

 

Lilly deserves it more but it could easily be Zambrano. He has the name and his stats aren't too bad and not a lot worse than Lilly.

[Old Style]

DLee is really the one who deserves to go, but there are too many good first basemen in the NL for that to happen.

[dew1679666265]

DLee is really the one who deserves to go, but there are too many good first basemen in the NL for that to happen.

 

Lilly deserves it as well.

[biittner77]

I said this in the game thread the other day:

 

90% chance it's Lilly

8% chance it's Wells

2% chance it's Theriot

 

I think you overestimate Wells' chances by 8%.

[ISUCubsFan]

I said this in the game thread the other day:

 

90% chance it's Lilly

8% chance it's Wells

2% chance it's Theriot

 

I think you overestimate Wells' chances by 8%.

 

He actually wouldn't be a bad pick, but you're right, he's not getting in through player voting and I doubt he gets selected as the Cubs only representative over Lilly.

[CUBZ99]

Lee is the only player on the team that is deserving of an all-star game appearance. Unfortunately, the NL is stacked with better 1b, so it will probably be Lilly.

[Sammy Sofa]

Thank God for the extra rest.

[dew1679666265]

I don't understand how a 131 ERA+ and an 88:23 K:BB ratio with a 1.127 WHIP is undeserving of the All-Star game.

 

Lilly definitely deserves to be there.

[MarthaT]

lilly really deserves it

[dew1679666265]

Lilly made the team.

[dew1679666265]

And Lilly is it for the Cubs.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

And only Lilly.

[dew1679666265]

Manuel said the 1st base decision was the toughest he had to make.

 

I'd say Lee was part of the reason it was a tough decision.

[haubrich91]

Soriano is probably going to make it. Beltran and Ibanez won't be playing. Ridiculous.