Will is shutting down Deadspin unless Ankiel wins.

Voting for Salisbury. But can we please get rid of SSW if he wins?

1 vote for Ankiel so far. I wonder who?

my vote is for Seed Sean Salisbury

Anyone notice that Ankiel's eyes follow you no matter where you move? I'm too scared not to vote for him. He might find me and hurt me.

@BigTenObsession: Will is shutting down Deadspin if Ankiel wins.

Sean Taylor

@UkraineNotWeak: Will used his powers as editor to vote the other 20 times (currently 21 votes so this comment doesn't seem stupid when read later).

Will forgot to put quotation marks around the word "accidentally"

Absolutely nothing else happened whatsoever, nope...

And between 1939 and 1945, the entire population of Germany was on vacation.

this is one of those 11-6 matchups that kills me during NCAA tourney time.

I hear Salisbury is wise.

Salisbury is like the Deanna Troi of breadcasting.
Still gets my vote though.

@Hamster-Style: AMEN!

If it means Will doesn't run the photo, I'll vote for whoever he wishes.

I would only vote Ankiel if I had an awesome Starting Line Up of him as well.

Douchebag Salisbury it is!

Oh, I definitely smell voter fraud on this one. Vote early, vote often, hanging chads, the whole deal.

Ah, what the hell. I'll vote for "The Natural."

*broadcasting. crap.

So is a vote for Ankiel just like a vote for cancer?

If I vote for Salisbury, can we stop the camera phone jokes?

Did Will nominate Ankiel?

Horrible TV Dinner > Washed-up ex-pitcher

At some point Will's gonna offer to post a topless pic of himself if Ankiel advances.

Will, do you remember the time you hung about the tenderloin and tenderly Ankiel told you about the saddest book he ever read?

Salisbury.

We're still cracking him with cell phone jokes long after the fact.

I voted for Joey Chestnut again.

The Communications Workers of America (CWA) support Sean Salisbury's SHOTY bid.

Salisbury throws better.

A vote for Ankiel is a vote for Bonds, a vote for Canseco, a vote for Palmeiro, a vote for Giambi, a vote for McGwire.

Salisbury Steak FTW.

@Signal to Noise: sadly.

this one shouldn't be close. Salisbury is an a-hole, and that why he gets my vote.

@UkraineNotWeak:

To show their support, they're operating a phone bank for him.

Wow. Can I vote for neither?

I'm voting for Sean, only because we have yet to see photos of Rick Ankiel and The Balls.

Salisbury has been a bottomless well of comedy.

Salisbury.

His antics did wonders for my love life.

@J. Henry Waugh:

+1 (-100 for all those who don't know what you're talking about because they didn't get to see it)

Salisbury is a strong six seed.

I'll take Penis and Jew to win.

I'm struggling to see how this Ankiel guy is relevant in anyway to anyone not named Willy Fanboy.

Wow, this is a really underwhelming class so far.

I love Ankiel's mean face while holding the bat. It's as if that whole Nuke LaLoosh impersonation phase never happened.

My vote has been, and always will be, for Steely McBeam.

Didn't the Salisbury ESPN chat get shut down by Deadspin and its ilk? That oughta count for something.

@Dany Heatley Speedwagon: Just think of it as like the Make-A-Wish foundation, except Will isn't dying (hopefully).

Are we able to vote for Salisbury using ESPN Mobile?

@J. Henry Waugh: At some point Will's gonna offer to post a topless pic of himself if Ankiel doesn't advance.

/fixed

@J. Henry Waugh: oh dear god. That's enough for me to vote for Sean.

/threadjack

I swear I just saw on tWWL a
"Marathon" chat w/ Simmons on Wednesday.

I can't see any reason for them not to do it.......

/end tj

threadjack

Sean Taylor is listed as Day-to-Day. And to be fair, I think it's certainly more likely that he'll make an impact this week than James Thrash.

[sports.yahoo.com]

/threadjack

@bizzo5000*: This is like the NBA Eastern Conference of SHOTYs, with weak candidates beating up on each other (as evidenced by Kige being a favorite).

Vote for Ankiel. Ankiel is the best!
-dedspin4evr

@TopesWin: Bill Belichick must be filling in with the injury reports this week.