It was a rather disappointing afternoon when the 2008 All-Star rosters were announced, being that Chase Utley (starter) and Brad Lidge were the only Phillies named to the squad. I guess it’s understandable; there were a bunch of deserving first baseman and that below-.225 average for Ryan Howard ultimately did him in. Surely Cole Hamels couldn’t maneuver a spot instead of awarding one to another effing Cubs player, nor could Jimmy Rollins have a more dependable shortstop replace him than the venerable Christian Guzman. Seriously, congrats to all who made it.

Although, now that I think about it, perhaps the most egregious error was the omission of one Pat Burrell; he of the LF-leading 21 home runs and impressive .995 OPS.

Well, have no fear. For once, we as a fanbase, have a chance to correct this mistake…

Vote 4 Pat!!!

From now until 5 P.M. eastern standard time on Thursday, July 10th, YOU decide the final roster spot in the National League. The choices are: Pat Burrell and other people.

HOW TO VOTE: To vote for Pat Burrell, go to the MLB.com page that allows you to access the form. From there, a pop-up window will appear, and you’ll have to fill out the form and register your vote for Pat.

EVEN BETTER WAY TO VOTE: I know there’s some text-messagin’ mutherfuckers out there that live on your dumb phones. Well this is your perfect opportunity to put your addiction to good use:

Text message the code “N1″ to number 36197 on your fancy phone
Within a minute-or-so, you will receive a message stating,

You voted for Burrell in the Monster All-Star Final Vote. Vote Again. Ends 7/10 at 5 p.m. ET. Try All-Star Alerts, Text “Get ASG” to 65246. Std msg fees apply.

The two key phrases there were “Vote Again.” and “Std msg fees apply.” Unlike the MLB.com vote where you can vote a maximum 25 times per e-mail address (use a few!), the text message votes seem to be unlimited. Now folks like myself, who rarely use the text message and has a limit on his phone plan, will vote the maximum number of times until it starts to cost me money. For the rest of you with your unlimited plan — GET TO TEXTING. Text non-stop. Text when you get up (”N1″ to 36197), text when you’re on the train in the morning (”N1″ to 36197), text when you’re in the bathroom (”N1″ to 36197) text during your lunch break (”N1 to 36197), text whenever you get a chance.

TAKE 10 MINUTES OUT OF YOUR DAY AND JUST KEEP RE-SENDING THE SAME TEXT!

Pat Burrell deserves to make this year’s All-Star game.
Pat Burrell will make this year’s All-Star game. Do your part, dick.

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