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Originally Posted by uruguru
I'm sure they are the default settings, which are probably "High" but I don't think that's the problem. Here's why:
Popularity affects vote totals (I assume) and only the top vote-getter is guaranteed a selection. In this case, that was a different pitcher: Sandy Koufax.
But most importantly, Dick Ellsworth is not that popular, so setting popularity to "High" should work against him!
Do you want to know who, in this league, is popular?
Ken Johnson is "Extremely Popular" both nationally and locally, and he LEADS the majors with 15 wins. Pick a metric. His WAR, FIP, ERA, and W-L record are all substantially superior to Ellsworth. His vote total was just under Ellsworth's.
But he's watching the game on TV.
And it's not an issue with "home team ballot stuffing" (if that exists in OOTP) because I just counted and both teams (Reds & Cubs) have played 25 home games since ASG voting started.
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Like I said I haven't looked closely at any of the all-star players and how they make the team. It's just that in another post the question came up about popularity. First line in your response was "great question". Since nothing was said about it having a setting I thought maybe you had never seen it buried in all of those settings pages, and it would at least be something else to look into.