Lastings Milledge is Counting On Us

Lastings looks like an All-Star to me

Lastings Milledge is a baseball player… I guess.  He’s better than me and I’m guessing he’s better than you unless you are a major league player.  If you are, can I have your autograph and an interview?  If you aren’t, haha, you are worse than Lastings Milledge. 

Despite his obvious deficiencies on the diamond, however, the man who got his name because he was his mother’s last child (seriously) could be an All-Star.  The name though, not All-Star material.  C’mon, he couldnt’ have been Ultimate Milledge or at least DeLast? 

Since Milledge managed to be a starter in the bigs for a couple weeks, even though it was with the Nats, he was placed on the All-Star ballot as an option in the outfield.  Now, the campaigning has begun to get a player who has been demoted to triple-A ball into a game with baseball’s best and brightest. 

Does Lastings really have the pedigree to be receive a joke election to the All-Star game?  Let’s check the bio. 

This year in 7 games he hit .167 with a stolen base, an RBI and no extra-basehits.  Checks out so far. 

His career highlights include being the youngest player in the NL during the 2006 season, appearing in a rap song called ‘Bend Ya Knees’ by Manny D and giving his number 44 to Adam Dunn.  Combined with the name issue, I think he’s a perfect candidate. 

Lastings ‘Ultimate’ Milledge has already gotten one of my votes, but I get 24 more.  Combine that with your 25 and the 25 of the person you tell and the 25 of the person they tell and so on and we could realistically make Bud Selig come to my house to murder me.

You can vote here until July 2nd, so no rush.  There’s still plenty of time for you to do that “research” you planned on using the Internet for.

Tags: All-Star, baseball, Lastings Milledge, MLB, Washington Nationals

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