Posts Tagged ‘All Star Game’
Bran-Torino Pulls Through
Phillies add a fourth All-Star. Shane Victorino has deservingly won the NL Final Vote and the hearts of the American voters. It was a close race all along between Victorino and Giants third basemen Pablo Sandoval. The race was so close, in fact, that MLB announced it as one of the tightest since its creation 7 years ago. There were many lead changes in both the AL and NL races and a record number of votes were submitted. The winner in the American League is Tiger’s Brandon Inge who was paired with Shane throughout the week.
In my opinion there were three main reasons Victorino won the competition. One is that the Phillies are the defending World Series champs so it seems like everywhere I go, there are Phillies fans. Another is his pairing with Inge. This gained him the support of all the excited Tigers fans who were motivated to vote because of their first place team. The final reason was his game winning double last night against the Reds. If anyone was doubting Shane as an All-Star that changed last night when he showed his skills to the world.
Some people will still say he does not deserve it but it will be harder to prove now. Hey, I am just glad he got voted in and not selected by Charlie Manual out of pitty. Here is the full story.
-Catch Ya Later, Bret
