The #FinalVote polls are closed. We will reveal the winners later this afternoon. Thanks for voting, you all rocked Twitter today.
— MLB (@MLB) July 10, 2014
That doesn’t tell the whole story. Braves fans absolutely smoked it. Check these numbers:
Final Votes from Twitter:
— ASGI Guy (@AsgiGuy) July 10, 2014
J Up 642,730
Rizzo 343,894
Morneau 330,787
McGehee 76,186
Rendon 74,914...lol "Natitude"#BravesFam
Now the disclaimer is that these numbers will not exactly match the actuals since topsy.com (the source of that data) does not allow one to specify time windows with a granularity of less than a day. But it does show the dominance that Braves Country voters put into the effort today.
Alas, The Effort Fell Short
Even as this was being typed, word has been received that it wasn’t enough to overcome the lead that Anthony Rizzo had:
A Windy City sweep! @ARizzo44 (8.8 million votes) and Chris Sale (6.7 million) win #FinalVote sponsored by Experian. pic.twitter.com/ioQwE5SKKK
— MLB (@MLB) July 10, 2014
So barring a late injury replacement, Justin Upton will not be an All-Star for 2014… hopefully he’ll take out his own disappointment on the Mets tonight, ‘cuz we need a ‘W’.
Well done, fans, but…. *sigh*