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[rokimar]

75 more votes for Quentin from girlfriend, brother, and myself

[Pants Rowland]

Some should email Brooks Boyer.

 

I just sent this to Brooks at bboyer@chisox.com and copied my rep:

 

Dear Brooks-

 

I am a season ticket holder and a White Sox fan for over 25 years. It has been some time since I

saw as exciting a young talent in a White Sox uniform as Carlos Quentin. His performance has been

integral to the team's success thus far in 2008. Seeing as he is among the league leaders in

several key offensive categories, it is a shame that he is not on the All Star ballot.

 

I frequent a chat site, Soxtalk.com, where my sentiment is overwhelmingly echoed. We have started

an earnest write-in campaign to put Carlos on the ballot. However, even if we all vote the maximum

25 times on line it will be difficult to overcome the odds against him making it.

 

With that said, I ask that you start a massive get-out-the-vote campaign at the ballpark (and

outside via radio and TV broadcasts) encouraging fans to not only vote for their favorite Sox

players, but to specifically make sure to fill in Carlos Quentin's name, substituting him for one

of the three outfield slots. I think a "Write Carlos" campaign encouraged by Sox players and

personnel is merited with the way Carlos has performed and handled himself.

 

If MLB allows it, the Sox could even go so far as to set up tables in the concourse with ballots

that either already have Carlos Quentin printed in the space for write-in candidates or at least

have Carlos Quentin rubber stamps that fans can use to save time voting as many times as possible.

 

Please let me know if there is anything I can do to assist in the process. Thank you for your time.

Edited May 23, 2008 by Pants Rowland

[BigEdWalsh]

I've voted 50 times.

[Pants Rowland]

I just sent this to Brooks at bboyer@chisox.com and copied my rep:

 

Brooks' response:

 

Thanks for your note.

 

Quentin certainly has played his way into the All-Star game (at least thru Memorial Day). Unfortunately, he was not on the ballot. In my opinion, any "write in" campaign we do won't produce the outcome we want. There is just no way we could ever generate enough votes.

 

So, there are two ways he could get in. Either placed on the team by the Manager or the 25th man public vote. If Carlos gets in to the 25th man vote, you know from past experience that we are very aggressive in our get out the vote campaigns.

 

We all know he is currently deserving. Let's hope that he keeps up his level of play and ends up in the ASG.

 

All the best,

 

Brooks

 

[BigEdWalsh]

Bump. I think without a doubt he's making the All Star team but it would be nice if he were voted a starter. He's deserving.

[chitownsportsfan]

Yea, I couple more weeks of hot hitting and there is no way he won't make it as a reserve. Still though, it would be great to vote him in! He's unreal!

[Kalapse]

CQ Update:

G     AB     R     H     2B     3B     HR     RBI     BB     SO     SB     CS     AVG     OBP     SLG     OPS

48    166    35    50     7     1      14     43      25     29      4      2    .301    .415    .608    1.023

 

The goal doesn't even have to be getting him voted in as a starter, if we could somehow get Carlos into the top 10 in voting for AL outfielders it'd be a huge success (and a point of pride for CQ) considering he's not even on the f***ing ballot.

[DaTank]

BTW, CQ is leading in HBP in the AL, with 8. It'll be so un-American if he doesn't make the All-Star team. He's the 2nd most deserving AL hitter for the team, behind Josh Hamilton.

[SoxFan1]

Quentin deserves to be the starting left fielder in the ASG for the AL, no doubt.

[knightni]

[joejoesox]

 

omg lol, awesome.

 

ROCK & ROLL DON'T WEAR A UNIFORM, SON.

[Reddy]

Brooks has a good point tho - he'll be on the 25th man vote. and we all know how damn good we sox fans are at that one... heh heh.

[the People's Champ]

That has got to be one of the best comic strips I have ever seen. It couldn't be more perfect

[Heads22]

Brooks has a good point tho - he'll be on the 25th man vote. and we all know how damn good we sox fans are at that one... heh heh.

 

I would hope he makes the AL bench. If not, Francona is a jerk.

[daa84]

I would hope he makes the AL bench. If not, Francona is a jerk.

yeah that or the players are idiots for not voting him in as a player nominee...

 

either way, no chance he makes it to the final man vote...francona has to take someone from the sox even if hes not a players nominee...maybe one of our pitchers would make it first but i doubt it

[southsider2k5]

Even if a write in campaign doesn't win it for CQ, getting him on the standing generates a buzz and pretty much forces MLB to put him on the final man balloting at teh very least.