2014 All Stars [Announced 7/6: Ramirez and Gomez start, Lucroy and K-Rod reserves]

[Bombers]

Kind of weird that each lineup has only one lefty.

and even odder is there being only 1 lefty (out of 10 contestants) in the HR derby tonight

[adamb100]

Odd that Kershaw isn't the SP for the NL.

[zzzmanwitz]

Odd that Kershaw isn't the SP for the NL.

 

Not really... Matheny is the manager.

[Daubs]

Matheny said he gave the CF starting nod to McCutchen due to him winning the MVP. (True, but Cargo won the gold glove award. Just saying.) Hopefully having the Brewers all batting together can have them score some runs together.

 

McCutchen won the GG in '12...when he posted a -0.2 dWAR (but his .953 OPS made up for it...)

[Pugger]

How long as it been since Ramirez and Lucroy batted 6 & 8 respectively?

[trwi7]

I love how a game that decides home field advantage in the World Series, the American League has a leadoff hitter that shouldn't be anywhere near the roster.

[brwrsfan]

Gomez is the reigning gold glove winner and I don't think it's even remotely close between him and McCutchen, yet Gomez is in LF? Really Matheny?

[Bombers]

How long as it been since Ramirez and Lucroy batted 6 & 8 respectively?

Last year

[PrinceEatMeat]

How long as it been since Ramirez and Lucroy batted 6 & 8 respectively?

Last year

 

Ramirez didn't start a single game last year in anywhere but the cleanup spot, and Lucroy never hit lower that 6th. Even that was only 6 games, and the rest he hit 3rd, 4th, or 5th.

[HiAndTight]

 

Ramirez didn't start a single game last year in anywhere but the cleanup spot, and Lucroy never hit lower that 6th. Even that was only 6 games, and the rest he hit 3rd, 4th, or 5th.

 

No, but both hit 6th and 8th respectively a couple times last year during games.