All Star Crazy Team - Page 2

drprestwood · 07-02-2007, 03:31 PM

This thread needs more Albert Belle.

Dagrims · 07-02-2007, 04:44 PM

The next time that the voters (whether players, fans, coaches, etc.) get the All-Star selections correct will be the first time.

Andy · 07-02-2007, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by drprestwood

This thread needs more Albert Belle.

And John Rocker

jeheinz72 · 07-02-2007, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by mikev

You mean like the internal email sent to every employee at KNBR (the Giants flagship station) pleading for them to go and vote 25 times for Bonds, and then to also register a fake email address so they could vote 25 more times?

Those kind of shenangians?

Didn't Cincinnati stuff the ballot so bad one year that they actually took guys off the team?

This pales in comparison to that, IMO.

edrooney · 07-02-2007, 06:32 PM

There are tons of instances every year where ballot stuffing gets players in. There's also the homer picks for the game's venue and for the presiding managers. And the fact that every team gets a player. Gil Meche, indeed.

All of which makes the ASG silly. Diverting enough, and the traditions are sweet, but the game itself is a non-event in terms of competition.

Which makes (and this is my point) it fundamentally CRAZY that the winner gets homefield advantage in the WS. Absolutely ridiculous.

On a side note, Chris Berman's 'theatrics' during the Home Run Derby are also irritating.

yankeesrule · 07-02-2007, 07:59 PM

Didn't griffey get voted onto the team a few of those years that he missed most the season just because he was so popular fans would vote him on just because he was that popular?

edrooney · 07-02-2007, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by yankeesrule

Didn't griffey get voted onto the team a few of those years that he missed most the season just because he was so popular fans would vote him on just because he was that popular?

Undoubtedly. That happens for a lot of players, though. Griffey votes are borderline forgivable given he's been one of the greatest players of his generation.

Skipaway · 07-02-2007, 08:24 PM

Maybe next time they should pre-sell All Star game tickets, and only let those who bought the tickets vote! Probably also make it PPV on TV, and those who purchased the game could vote too. It's a festival for fans, and we should let those who pay decide who get to join!

07-02-2007, 04:44 PM	#22
Dagrims Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,827	The next time that the voters (whether players, fans, coaches, etc.) get the All-Star selections correct will be the first time. __________________ "Read books, get brain."

07-02-2007, 06:32 PM	#25
edrooney All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 688 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	There are tons of instances every year where ballot stuffing gets players in. There's also the homer picks for the game's venue and for the presiding managers. And the fact that every team gets a player. Gil Meche, indeed. All of which makes the ASG silly. Diverting enough, and the traditions are sweet, but the game itself is a non-event in terms of competition. Which makes (and this is my point) it fundamentally CRAZY that the winner gets homefield advantage in the WS. Absolutely ridiculous. On a side note, Chris Berman's 'theatrics' during the Home Run Derby are also irritating. __________________ I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore.

07-02-2007, 08:24 PM	#28
Skipaway Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Where you live Posts: 11,017	Maybe next time they should pre-sell All Star game tickets, and only let those who bought the tickets vote! Probably also make it PPV on TV, and those who purchased the game could vote too. It's a festival for fans, and we should let those who pay decide who get to join! __________________ Jonathan Haidt: Moral reasoning is really just a servant masquerading as a high priest.

07-02-2007, 03:31 PM	#21
drprestwood All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,501	This thread needs more Albert Belle.

07-02-2007, 07:59 PM	#26
yankeesrule All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,367	Didn't griffey get voted onto the team a few of those years that he missed most the season just because he was so popular fans would vote him on just because he was that popular?