I love baseball [I might have mentioned this before]. I know that people call football/soccer "the beautiful game" and okay - I mean it's a lovely game, but certainly baseball is also deserving of a title [I think it's still referred to as "America's Past-time" which sounds like some thinly veiled insult - like they watch/play it when there is nothing better to do - maybe I'm just being sensitive, but honestly it seems like Americans - and Canadians are way more into the NFL]. I love the pace of baseball [it's like zen meditation for me], I love the pointless and unending statistics, I love that even though most teams play almost daily fans/sportscasters can still recall one game decades/years ago that had no real importance - the sport has a quietness to it that I find peaceful. That being said, I am [and always have been since I was a wee one] a Yankees fan - which I suppose is traditionally anything but tranquil.
This year I'm not sure if I will get to a game until mid-July and therefore I wouldn't have the chance to vote for the All-Star Game. However, while watching the Jays game tonight they were promoting a vote early/vote often campaign for online voting so I voted online for the All-Star Game - including casting votes for National League players. Since I have loved baseball since way before internets I don't always connect the two even though I do most everything online these days. It was a lot easier this way than punching out wee holes when you do in real life voting. Also, I had to vote for National League players and I don't think I've ever had to do that before. There are few things more irrational in my life than my irrational hatred of the National League and all contained within. I had to root for a National League team last year for the World Series and it pained me greatly. My votes were no real surprise - mostly Yankees, with some Blue Jays and then Ivan Rodriguez wherever I found the Yankees players to be unappealing.
Go to www.mlb.com or your favourite team website and you can vote up to 25 times per email address. It will be more fun than voting in your state's primary - I promise. This time - *you're* the superdelegate!
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Feel free to cast some votes for Joe Mauer for catcher in the American League. Go Twins!
Yes, catcher is my most difficult position to vote for as Posada is out for the Yankees [well, you can still vote for him, but he's been injured so he's not playing] and I loathe the Blue Jays catcher. I will vote for your guy then.
I haven't even thought about the Twins - the Blue Jays haven't played them. I feel like they've been playing the Tampa Bay Rays since forever - locked in mortal combat.
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