1.   A-Rod has started three times and Garciaparra narrowly won the fan vote for the Fenway game last summer.

2.   Few surprises are expected when the final totals in the fan vote for the starters are announced.

3.   Given that the starters will be via fan vote, we will simply list the players who deserve to be there.

4.   However, the fan vote will be the tiebreaker if there is a deadlock at any position.

5.   Maybe the players will vote Wednesday the same way the fans vote for the NBA All-Star Game.

6.   That kind of economic calculation shows how closely owners will be watching the results of what might be considered a kind of fan vote.

7.   He finished sixth among NL outfielders in the fan vote, but was placed on the team by Leyland.

8.   One reason could be the fan vote, which comprises a third of the voting pool.

9.   The other, for now, is being called the Tampa Bay Devil Rays -- but the nickname is being put to a fan vote.