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Article: Former Tiger makes All-Star team ; Kinsler a reserve in summer classic.
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- Columbia Daily Tribune
- Article date:
- July 7, 2008
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Over the last month, Ian Kinsler has almost nightly shown himself
to be a more charismatic campaigner than either Barack Obama or John
McCain. Just before the All-Star voting closed, he single-handedly
won a game at New York with a daring dash around the bases. It was
so charismatic that a Yankees blog urged fans to vote for Kinsler on
the final day of All-Star voting.
"I don't think I've been thinking, `I'm going to show them,' "
Kinsler said. "But I feel like I'm one of the best second basemen in
the league. That's how I think everyone should approach the game,
with confidence and determination. I want to be an elite type of
player, and not just for one year."
Kinsler, who played his ...