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2011
Was Dillon Gee An All-Star Snub?
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This weekend, the rosters for the 82nd annual MLB All-Star Game were announced.
As we all know, Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran will be representing the Mets in this year’s game—played next Tuesday night at Chase Field in Arizona.
However, the lingering question is should Reyes and Beltran be joined by one of their teammates: Dillon Gee?
Despite his great start to this season, the answer to the preceding question is “No.”
Gee has been a very pleasant surprise for the Mets this season. He picked up right where he left off (and then some) from his strong September last season.
He currently is 8-2 with a 3.47 ERA through 13 starts. He is also tied for the league lead in winning percentage at .800.
However, only 13 starts are probably what hurt him the most when NL manager Bruce Bochy was selecting his staff. Gee was brought up when Chris Young went down for the season.
If Gee had made those five more starts with some success, he might have earned a spot on the team. But for now, let’s be content that he is pitching great and leave it at that. If he duplicates this performance in the coming years, he should definitely be an All-Star at some point.
While the non-selection of Gee seems to be justified, the same cannot be said for Bochy leaving off a few NL pitchers having even better seasons that Gee.
Bochy selected four pitchers from his own San Francisco Giants pitching staff: Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Ryan Vogelsong and Brian Wilson.
Wilson—the closer—should obviously be there. Even Vogelsong—who’s been a career journeyman—rightfully deserves his first All-Star selection after posting a 6-1 record with a 2.13 ERA.
However, the selections of Lincecum and Cain—normally two of the games top pitchers—might just be Bochy rewarding his own guys.
Lincecum has had an off year and sits at 6-7 with a 3.04 ERA. Cain meanwhile is just 7-4 with a 3.02 ERA. Though maybe one could have made the team, taking both over other deserving pitchers doesn’t seem too fair.
Braves starter Tommy Hanson was probably the biggest snub. He’s 10-4 with a 2.52 ERA and has the lowest batting average against in the league at .193. If those aren’t All-Star numbers, than seriously what are?
Even Pirates starter Kevin Correia could be considered a snub. At 11-6, he’s tied with Jair Jurrjens and Roy Halladay—both on the NL team—for the league lead in wins.
These snubs may get a chance, however, to make the team as last minute replacements. Cain and Cole Hamels are scheduled to pitch Sunday so won’t be available for Tuesday’s game.
Hanson, Correia or maybe even Gee may get the call to fill in those spots. Either way, hopefully Gee will continue this output in the second half.
About the Author: Jim Mancari
Jim Mancari hails from Massapequa, N.Y. He recently earned a Master's degree in Journalism at Hofstra University. He is a devout Mets fan and takes pride in his team, despite their lack of success over the last few years. Like all Mets fans, Jim has plenty of hope. He also writes as the sports reporter for the Brooklyn Tablet newspaper and the senior editor of metroBASEBALL Magazine. Click my name to view my personal website.
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let’s just hope he continues to pitch well for us, at least well enough to keep us in games… he wasn’t even a thought to be all star.. i like gee but no, he wasnt a snub or anything like that. hanson, sabathia, correia..
Yea… he wasn’t an All-Star… maybe if the break happened when he was 8-0. But it didn’t, so he isn’t
While I’m a big Gee fan. The ERA is more important than the Win/Loss (neither are that wonderful indicators of pitcher performance) so the Giants guys at least have an argument vs. Gee.
The ERA is more important than the Win/Loss”
ARE YOU SERIOUS??!!???!???!???
That’s true. You sound surprised.
http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp#statType=pitching§ionType=sp&playerType=QUALIFIER&page_type=SortablePlayer&season=2011&season_type=ANY&sportCode='mlb'&league_code='NL'&split=&team_id=&active_sw=&game_type='R'&position='1'&sortOrder='asc'&sortColumn=era&results=&page=1&perPage=50&timeframe=&extended=0&last_x_days=&ts=1309963580169&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching
check how many pitchers with LOSING RECORD are amongst the ERA leaders..
you will see 6 out of the first 15 pitchers with losing records!!!
as long as gee is winning i am fine with it. his 3.47 is not bad for a rookie. wins and losses do matter, ask dickey if he rather have 8 wins or an era of 2.50 right now.. god what is happening to this ppl here on MMO today??
With the Mets offense, if Dickey had a 2.50, he’d have 12 wins.
no he wouldnt..
Really?
Wins are a measure of team success. All Stars should be selected (in my opinion) based on individual achievement.
“as long as gee is winning i am fine with it.”
You mean as long as the Mets are winning. Or, as long as Gee puts the Mets in the best possible position to win.
“his 3.47 is not bad for a rookie”
True, let’s send him to the Not Bad for a Rookie Game.
“wins and losses do matter,”
For the team.
“ask dickey if he rather have 8 wins or an era of 2.50 right now”
Ask Dickey if he’d rather be bailed out by the offense or be the reason the Mets win those games.
“god what is happening to this ppl here on MMO today??”
We’re living in 2011. Come join us.
Right. And look at their run support and the teams they play for. I see two Padres, a Pirate, a Dodger, and a Lincecum.
and what’s your point?????? they do play in a pitchers park, therefore there won’t be any offense, so if you’re gonna put the teams they play for in perspective, then use the stadium where they pitch as a factor as well.. is only fair.
Ok, we’ll use their park factors. And where does Gee pitch? Oh, right…
You’re the one complaining about the team those pitchers play for, we too play in a pitcher’s park, yet he’s got a higher ERA but more wins. i don’t care, his ERA could be 4.5 for all i care, as long as he’s 8-2 it shows the team plays well when he’s on the mound, wouldn’t you agree??
Yes, the offense scores more runs when he pitches. But that doesn’t mean he pitches well, or that he’s a better pitcher than a guy with fewer wins, but a better ERA, hits, Ks, BBs. It just means he’s got a better offense.
Gee’s been good. Kuroda and lots of others with fewer wins have been better, and credit the hitters for giving Gee a run support average of 6.94
If you’re only going to rely on W-L, ERA to judge a starter than why are you surprised by this?
Doug Fister 3-9 with a 3.02 ERA isn’t pitching better than Max Scherzer 9-4 with a 4.90 ERA?
huh?? kuroda is pitching better than gee?? 6-9 2.60 Era??
He’s pitching much better than Gee.
lmao!!! you guys are just hillarious..
Hilariously right?
lol are you kidding me?
Kuroda: 17 starts 108 innings, 102 hits, 41 Runs, 29 BB, 81 K, 6-9 2.90 ERA
Gee: 16G, 83IP, 67H, 34R, 33BB, 58K, 8-2, 3.47K
Yes, Kuroda is by far pitching better than Gee for the season.
When Gee wins, the Mets score an average of 5.6 runs a game. When Kuroda LOSES, the Dodgers average 2.1 runs a game.
The Win/Loss record has more to the pitcher’s team offense, not the pitcher.
you see how much of a LOSER you are?? stats? that’s what you are fixated on.. wins is what i like. LOSER!!!!
you rather win second place, be the A’s of the 2000 or the braves of the 1990′s.. have a lower ERA but a LOSING RECORD than have a .800 winning % and higher ERA!!!!!!!!!!
LOSER!
if W-L is all you care about then why do you want King Felix so bad for the Mets?
Pop quiz hot shot
2010 Felix Hernandez 13-12 2.27 ERA
2010 Phil Hughes 18-8 4.19
Who do you want on your team? By your post above it sounds like you want Phil Hughes because Felix is a “loser”
again, you’re compering felix to hughes, how about:
2010 felix hernandez 13-12 2.27 ERA
2010 CC sabathia 21-7 3.18 ERA
come on loser, you wanna go ahead and say felix right????? i LOVE felix hernandez, but how convenient you wanna throw hughes, we’re compering kuroda and gee, yet you wanna come up with an Ace to a #4 starter on a yankees team..
even bucholtz at 17-7 2.33 ERA was BETTER than hernandez!!
LOSER!
Yes, most knowledgeable people would take Felix. W-L record means even less to an AL pitcher since he doesn’t bat, meaning he is completely irrelevant for half the game.
4.1 Mets runs scored per decision for Gee
3.1 Dodgers runs scored per decision for Kuroda
When Gee wins, the Mets score an average of 5.6 runs a game.
When Kuroda LOSES, the Dodgers average 2.1 runs a game.
Dillon Gee at Citi Field: 2.89 ERA.
Dillon Gee on the road: 4.89 ERA
Kuroda at Dodger Stadium: 3.34 ERA
Kuroda on the road: 2.42 ERA
when Gee LOSES mets average 2.5 runs a game..
Ah, so the W-L record involves more than the pitcher’s performance.
CC Sabathia didn’t make the All Stars either so while it may appear he got snubbed he certainly is in good snubbing company!
If Gee continues to pitch well there will be plenty of opportunitites to see him pitch in an All Star game….
Maybe even be the starter in one of them. The kid has really impressed me!