Baseball fans are unhappy with how the Dodgers spend money, but many of those fans appear be casting All-Star votes for Dodgers.
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is the NL’s leading vote-getter at designated hitter. Never has this Dodgers dynasty had four players start an All-Star Game, but they’re poised to do so, powered by a deep, star-laden roster and a vast fan base clicking digital ballots.
Baseball fans say they’re tired of the Dodgers’ spending and success — then stuff the All-Star ballot box for them, with four Los Angeles stars leading National League voting. Never has this Dodgers dynasty had four players start an All-Star Game, but they’re poised to do so, powered by a deep, star-laden roster and a vast fan base clicking digital ballots.
The Dodgers win too much and spend too much, so offensive to so many outside Los Angeles that the league shutting down next season has somehow become an acceptable outcome if the Dodgers cannot be stripped of their payroll advantage. Apparently not. When Major League Baseball unveiled its initial batch of All-Star voting results Monday, four players from the team that so bothers the rest of America were in position to make the National League starting lineup.
“You look across the league, across baseball, and we have a lot of recognizable names,” Muncy said. “We have really talented players who have been playing really well this year. The hardest days are when calls don’t go through: Andy Pages opens up about family in Cuba In his third season with the Dodgers, rising star Andy Pages navigates the agonizing reality of being separated from his parents and sister as U.S.-Cuba relations face new flashpoints.
Maybe not all four hold their leads in voting. Or maybe the Dodgers get more, as they seem to do in everything:has assembled super teams here, never have the Dodgers had four players start an All-star Game. That has happened once in franchise history, in 1980: infielders Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes and Bill Russell and outfielder Reggie Smith.
“We’ve played well the last couple of years,” Freeman said. “We’re playing well again. Mookie Betts, throwing to first base after forcing out Tampa Bay’s Austin Slater at second on Monday, is second in NL voting at shortstop. In olden times, voting was conducted largely on paper ballots distributed at the stadium.
With digital ballots, you can vote from anywhere, to the delight of a team that has extended its fan base to Japan.
“There’s no question we have a very, very strong fan base, domestically and internationally,” Dodgers president Stan Kasten said. “There’s no question that’s an advantage. “But, in every case this year, the players that are up there this year certainly deserve it. It just speaks to the quality of the players we have.
”Kasten said.
“I’ve always said the opposite. I think we have been good for baseball, and I think everyone in baseball would agree. ”“To say we’re bad for baseball,” Freeman said, “I think that’s what Doc would say is a lazy statement. ”But, if the Dodgers give people what they want to see, how can they be ruining the game?
“That’s a great point,” Roberts said. “I think people still love talent. They love the way our guys play. And they should be showcased in the midsummer classic.
”Emmet Sheehan throws four hitless innings before giving up a home run, and Jack Dreyer fails to bail him out in the Dodgers’ 6-4 loss to the Chicago White Sox. This year’s All-Star Game is in Philadelphia, home to the most passionate of fan bases. The Dodgers and Phillies each represent the National League, but can you imagine what the Phillies fans might have to say about four — or more — Dodgers introduced in the, er, home team lineup?
“It would probably be a lot of fun,” Muncy said. “At the All-Star Game, you’re just there to celebrate the best players in baseball. “Obviously, there will be boos and cheers for everybody. You’re just there to celebrate the talent, and not necessarily what team they’re playing for. ”
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