That was the line of your 2008 NL All Star Last Vote Winner… Corey Hart. Those are appalling numbers. Not only that.. but he failed to throw out Justin Morneau at home plate in the bottom of the 15th inning.

How about the other final vote contestant who replaced Soriano?

1 for 3 with a strikeout and 3 men left on base. Slightly better.. but still shows how much Wright is a fraud.

Without a doubt.. Pat Burrell would have hit better then either of them. He would at least have had a walk for gods sakes!

So as we deal with Lidge’s first lost… and the NL’s ineptitude at winning the midsummer classic.. we can just imagine what if… What if the NL MVP would have been playing instead of those two bums.. What if Utley would have stayed at 2nd and not allowed Uggla to make 3 errors and cost the NL the win! What if Wagner stayed home and didnt blow the save! So many what if’s that we cant answer.. but we can answer one… Burrell would have brought home the win!

More evidence that Burrell is a shoe in for MVP and was the biggest snub of this years all-star game!

Case and Point:

The kind folks over at Beerleaguer voted our very own Mr. Pat Burrell the first half MVP!!!

They obviously can see the way Pat has turned his game around and turned into the dominiant batter in the phillies lineup. They make mention of his 1.000 Fielding Percentage and his career high 151 park adjusted OPS+.

Way to see the ligh guys! Go Pat!

As a licensed hetero, I’m very willing to admit that Pat is quite attractive himself. The problem is that he is a real man’s man. It is well known that firemen and lumberjacks, the core of Pat’s fans, do not have solid Internet connections. Meanwhile, teenage girls with posters of Abercrombie models David Wright and Corey Hart have broadband Internet, tons of time to lol and omg, and a rich daddy to pay for their text message votes. The only chance Pat had was if Major League Baseball had approved his request to play this week’s games without his shirt on. Those damned purists obviously did not.

Pat does still have one last gasp in his All-Star bid. He can be chosen to replace the injured Alfonso Soriano by NL Manager Clint Hurdle.

Pat the Bat has been nominated as one of the 2008 Monster Final Vote. Along with the following bums.

Looking at this list i think it’s obvious that Pat is the clear choice for the final vote player.

So my friends.. it falls to you to correct the mistake of the general public. No you cant vote for any red sox.. but you can vote for pat burrell.. Get it done.

Help Pat from your mobile phone!!

Rock the Mobile Vote

You can vote directly from your mobile phone.

Text the word “N1″ to 36197 to cast your All-Star Final Vote for Pat Burrell.

In Canada, fans should text the word “N1″ to 88555.

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* Jimmy Rollins in 2007 and Justin Morneau in 2006, look it up!

When I claim that Pat can not spell Q-U-I-T, I’m not referring to his decision to pursue his academic studies at the “University” of Miami, but to his famous work ethic that has made him so popular with Philadelphia fans. It has never been more evident that in yesterday’s afternoon game against the Philadelphia A’s (who traditionally play their home games in Oakland). Losing 5-0, no baserunners on, down to the final out in the 9th, nursing a bad hangover (assumedly since it was a day game), having lost 5 of the previous 6, Pat steps in and crushes an offering and hustles for his second triple of the week. A meaningless at-bat in a lost game can become meaningful when you have an MVP-in-waiting ready to inspire his team. I anxiously await the repercussions of this inspirational act as the Phils head down deep in the heart of Texas.