Paul Konerko is in the final vote to fill the last All-Star spot in the 2011 All-Star game in Arizona. Konerko has been having one of the best years of his career. He being in the final vote and not on the team already is a travesty. At least the people can do the right thing and send Paulie to Arizona, his home state. If you have doubts about Paulie or want to see the numbers, here are some reasons why Konerko should be tagging along with Carlos Quentin to the All-Star Game.
Konerko has the 10th best average in the majors and the 6th best in the American League at .319. He is tied to 6th in the majors in RBIs with 64 and that is good for 4th best in the A.L. Paulie has the 4th most homeruns in the A.L. and is tied for 5th in all of baseball. He is on pace for 200 hits, he sits at 100 as of this writing. 100 hits is good for 8th in the American League and tied for 14th in the MLB. With a .389 OBP Paulie is 8th in the A.L. and 16th in the majors. His slugging percentage is 4th best...
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