Martinez elected as 'final man' - STLtoday.com
PITTSBURGH • Carlos Martinez on Friday became the third Cardinals pitcher named to the National League squad for the All-Star Game in Cincinnati next Tuesday. Martinez, 10-3 with a 2. 52 earned run average, won out in an internet vote over four other players for the 34th and final spot on the National League team. As the final day featured Twitter voting, Martinez beat out Cincinnati righthander Johnny Cueto and Los Angeles Dodgers lefthander Clayton Kershaw, the reigning Cy Young Award winner, among others. He tallied 14. 1 million votes as he joined Kansas City third baseman Mike Moustakas (19. 3 million votes) as final players selected, indicating that the Royals-Cardinals alliance to get both Martinez and Moutaskas on the respective National and... "That was a great idea," said Cardinals manager Mike Matheny. "I know we've got a whole bunch of guys with sore thumbs (from voting). While the Royals, who have the best record in the American League, have seven All-Stars, the NL pacesetting Cardinals will have six, although injured outfielder Matt Holliday won't be playing. "We've had guys who had some nice years," said Matheny. for the majority of the season, Matt Carpenter was one of the best players in the league. Martinez's promise long has been in play but the results hadn't really been there until this year. Source: www.stltoday.com
