Where did the term “Vote for Pablo” originate?
Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain were obviously ecstatic about being named to the National League All-Star team Sunday, but they seemed even more excited about the prospects of getting Pablo Sandoval a trip to St. Louis. Sources: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/05/SPEK18J2S9.DTL Less than two hours after hearing of their selections, Lincecum and Cain were planning the campaign for Sandoval, who is one of five candidates for the final spot on the roster. “It will be mandatory texting on the bus,” Cain said. “In between at-bats, we’ll probably be voting. Any way we can get him in there, we’re going to do it.” Sandoval is running against Los Angeles’ Matt Kemp, Philadelphia’s Shane Victorino, Washington’s Cristian Guzman and Arizona’s Mark Reynolds in an online and text vote that lasts through 1 p.m. Thursday. Sandoval, the league’s fourth-leading hitter (.333), ranks
Everyone who takes the time to read this should take the 30 seconds it takes to vote for Pablo Sandoval as an all-star. You can vote an unlimited number of times, and the way it’s set up one could easily vote 50 times in 5 minutes. There are two reasons to do this. The first and most obvious is that the guy deserves it. He’s one of the NL leaders in batting, and he’s the Giants hands-down best hitter. Second, Giants fans need to show that they have some presence. For the normal all-star voting, cities like Milwaukee, St. Louis, New York, and Boston all had the fan support to get their players selected. Giants fans rarely have any presence on the national scene, so we should put the minimal effort it takes to get this deserving guy to St. Louis. Sources: http://san-francisco-giants.groups.cbssports.
