Don't forget to vote for the All-Star Game.
My ballot (with the assistance of ESPN.com's sortable statistics) has, on the AL side, two Red Sox, two Blue Jays, one Ranger, one Mariner, one Athletic, one Oriole, one White Sox and no Yankees; on the NL side, I've got two Marlins, two Cardinals, one Rocky, one Expo, one Brave, and one Giant.
And speaking of baseball, howzabout Greg Maddox and the Season of Doom? Back at the beginning of the season, I noted that Maddox had gotten off to a rough start, but he apparently bounced back after that.
Well.... after getting roughed up by the Marlins last night, Maddox is 6-8 with a (for him) astronomical 4.84 ERA. He's only throwing 82.5 pitches per start, but the flip side is that he's averaging less than 6 innings per start. About the only really positive thing you can say about this season is that he's on track to start 38 games this year, which would be a personal best.
In case you were wondering, my full All-Star ballot:
AL:
1B C. DELGADO
2B B. BOONE
SS N. GARCIAPARRA
3B H. BLALOCK
C G. MYERS
OF M. RAMIREZ
OF E. BYRNES
OF M. MORA
DH F. THOMAS
NL:
1B T. HELTON
2B J. VIDRO
SS A . GONZALEZ
3B M. LOWELL
C J. LOPEZ
OF B. BONDS
OF J. EDMONDS
OF A. PUJOLS
Greg Myers? Eric Byrnes? Are you freaking high?!?!?
1st Base C. DELGADO
2nd Base B. BOONE
Shortstop A RODRIGUEZ
3rd Base A. HUFF
Catcher J. VARITEK
Outfield M. RAMIREZ
Outfield I. SUZUKI
Outfield V. WELLS
DH E. MARTINEZ
1st Base D. LEE
2nd Base A. BOONE
Shortstop A . GONZALEZ
3rd Base M. LOWELL
Catcher J. LOPEZ
Outfield B. BONDS
Outfield J. EDMONDS
Outfield A. PUJOLS