Summary[]
With All-Star voting officially underway, Ben and Sam make their incredibly premature picks, with Jason Wojciechowski joining them to settle any disputes.
Topics[]
- All-Star predictions
- All-Star voting philosophy
Banter[]
The first R-rated movie Sam saw was Pump Up the Volume. Jason's was Under Siege.
Notes[]
- Jason, on All-Star voting philosophy: "The correct philosophy is to vote for whoever the hell you want to see in an exhibition game...your philosophy is wrong if it's based on actual talent."
- Ben's AL Team: Carlos Santana, Chris Davis, Robinson Cano, Jed Lowrie, Miguel Cabrera, David Ortiz, Mike Trout, Adam Jones, Lorenzo Cain
- Sam's AL Team: Carlos Santana, Prince Fielder, Robinson Cano, Elvis Andrus, Manny Machado, David Ortiz, Mike Trout, Yoenis Cespedes, Coco Crisp
- Ben's NL Team: Buster Posey, Joey Votto, Chase Utley, Troy Tulowitzki, David Wright, Justin Upton, Bryce Harper, Carlos Gomez
- Sam's NL Team: Buster Posey, Joey Votto, Chase Utley, Troy Tulowitzki, David Wright, Justin Upton, Bryce Harper, Carlos Gomez
- Ben's tiebreaker pitchers are Kevin Correia and Adam Wainwright
- Sam's tiebreaker pitchers are Yu Darvish and Matt Harvey
- What would have happened if baseball had made the All-Star game a less serious affair?