Hawaii's mayors urge 'Vote for Shane'
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 11:52AM 
MLB.comHawaii’s four mayors—Bernard Carvalho, Jr., Mufi Hannemann, Billy Kenoi, and Charmaine Tavares—joined today to urge baseball fans to cast their ballots for Maui’s Shane Victorino to fill the last position on the National League’s All-Star Game roster.
Victorino is the son of Maui County Councilman Mike Victorino.
Victorino, an outfielder with the Philadelphia Phillies, finished fourth in the public balloting for the three starting outfield positions. He was not selected as a backup by the National League coaches.
The mayors stated, “Shane is a local boy who’s done a remarkable job with the world champion Phillies, and he deserves a spot on the All-Star team. We’re very proud of him, as all the people of Hawaii are, and we’re urging fans to cast their votes for Shane so he can have a well-deserved place on the roster of the National League.”
The public can vote from among five candidates for the last position on the National League roster at www.mlb.com or www.phillies.com, until Thursday, July 9, at 10:00 a.m. Hawaii time. Sprint and Nextel subscribers can text in their votes by following the instructions on either Web site.
