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Monday, June 1, 2009

Latest All-Star results: Phillies making up ground (complete results inside)

The second round of All-Star voting results are in... and the Phillies are like George and Weezy.

They're movin' on up.

Raul Ibanez, who was sixth in the vote a week ago, is now second... meaning if the polls closed today, he'd be in the starting nine for the NL All-Star team next month.

Chase Utley continues to lead at his second base. With 1,111,963 votes, Utley trails only St. Louis Albert Pujols in votes for any player, regardless of position.

Pujols has 1,240,395 votes. He's well ahead of Milwaukee's Prince Fielder (527,165) and Ryan Howard (524,879).

Perhaps the best battle is at shortstop. A week ago, Milwaukee's J.J. Hardy was in the lead. This week, Florida's Hanley Ramirez is at the top, but holds a very slim lead over Jimmy Rollins.

Hanley has 586,300; Jimmy has 569,639. Rollins hasn't started an All-Star game since 2002.

Pedro Feliz's strong start to the season also hasn't gone unnoticed; he's fifth among NL third basemen.

If you're looking for a darkhorse, Shane Victorino's your man. The Flyin' Hawaiian climbed to seventh in the voting... but he's still a couple hundred thousand votes out of the third and final starting spot.

The top three outfielders are Milwaukee's Ryan Braun, Ibanez and Chicago's Alfonso Soriano.


COMPLETE VOTING (Phils players in italics):


1st base:

1. Albert Pujols Cardinals 1,240,395
2. Prince Fielder Brewers 527,165
3. Ryan Howard Phillies 524,879
4. Joey Votto Reds 240,383
5. Adrian Gonzalez Padres 220,080

2nd Base

1. Chase Utley Phillies 1,111,963
2. Orlando Hudson Dodgers 486,359
3. Rickie Weeks Brewers 465,812
4. Skip Schumaker Cardinals 308,867
5. Brandon Phillips Reds 210,938

3rd Base

1. David Wright Mets 685,972
2. Ryan Zimmerman Nationals 482,059
3. Bill Hall Brewers 440,159
4. Chipper Jones Braves 434,383
5. Pedro Feliz Phillies 349,818

Shortstop

1. Hanley Ramirez Marlins 586,300
2. Jimmy Rollins Phillies 569,639
3. J.J. Hardy Brewers 500,570
4. Jose Reyes Mets 389,416
5. Miguel Tejada Astros 279,851

Catcher

1. Yadier Molina Cardinals 629,007
2. Jason Kendall Brewers 471,557
3. Ivan Rodriguez Astros 423,369
4. Brian McCann Braves 416,149
5. Russell Martin Dodgers 385,532

Outfield

1. Ryan Braun Brewers 908,745
2. Raul Ibanez Phillies 817,849
3. Alfonso Soriano Cubs 775,319
4. Carlos Beltran Mets 741,875
5. Manny Ramirez Dodgers 635,530
6. Mike Cameron Brewers 533,923
7. Shane Victorino Phillies 517,760
8. Corey Hart Brewers 475,809
9. Ryan Ludwick Cardinals 463,350
10. Rick Ankiel Cardinals 455,525
11. Jayson Werth Phillies 389,275
12. Matt Kemp Dodgers 307,724
13. Andre Ethier Dodgers 307,003
14. Adam Dunn Nationals 305,831
15. Kosuke Fukudome Cubs 281,337

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