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brooklynite

(94,657 posts) Fri Jun 19, 2015, 03:39 PM Jun 2015

MLB Cancels More Than 60 Million All-Star Votes for Fear of Improper Voting

Source: Bleacher Report

Major League Baseball has wiped out more than 60 million votes for the 2015 All-Star Game amid fears of improper voting techniques.

Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reports the number of accepted votes is still greater than 300 million.

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The voting procedures have come under extra scrutiny this year with the Kansas City Royals completely dominating the projected American League lineup.

Members of the Royals occupied eight of the nine starting spots for hitters in the latest update, as noted by Aaron Gleeman of Hardball Talk. The only exception is Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout, who owned an advantage of around 2 million votes over Kansas City's Alex Rios.

Read more: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2500903-mlb-cancels-more-than-60-million-all-star-votes-for-fear-of-improper-voting?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial

Somehow, AMERICAN IDOL can figure this out...

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MLB Cancels More Than 60 Million All-Star Votes for Fear of Improper Voting (Original Post) brooklynite Jun 2015 OP

Pretty sure the source is Bleacher Report oberliner Jun 2015 #1

Let me whitewash that... brooklynite Jun 2015 #3

looks good to me tazkcmo Jun 2015 #2

They have to limit all star voting to 1 vote per person bluestateguy Jun 2015 #4

All-star balloting is the stupidest thing ever nichomachus Jun 2015 #5

Well they don't let you vote as many times as you want CreekDog Jun 2015 #8

35 per email address Major Nikon Jun 2015 #9

Florida all over again alboe Jun 2015 #6

Go back to having the players choose the All Star team. jalan48 Jun 2015 #7

I think they should put a code on the game ticket Major Nikon Jun 2015 #10

I like players voting myself. They know who deserves to be on the team. jalan48 Jun 2015 #11

The reason they abandoned that method was lack of fan interest in the All-Star game Major Nikon Jun 2015 #12

Being a long time fan I forget that. jalan48 Jun 2015 #13

The ASG really lost its mystique once interleage play became commonplace Blue_Tires Jun 2015 #15

Yeah, I really like the interleague games Major Nikon Jun 2015 #16

Must have used one of those GOP vote-counting servers. GOP votes multiply like bunnies valerief Jun 2015 #14

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

1. Pretty sure the source is Bleacher Report

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2015, 03:40 PM

Jun 2015

Though I would be curious to read the Bleach Report!

brooklynite

(94,657 posts)

3. Let me whitewash that...

Reply to oberliner (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 19, 2015, 03:46 PM

Jun 2015

tazkcmo

(7,300 posts)

2. looks good to me

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2015, 03:46 PM

Jun 2015

It looks like my ballot.

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)

4. They have to limit all star voting to 1 vote per person

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2015, 03:48 PM

Jun 2015

How they do that I know not, but that's why the commissioner makes the big bucks.

nichomachus

(12,754 posts)

5. All-star balloting is the stupidest thing ever

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2015, 03:57 PM

Jun 2015

To say that there is improper balloting is a joke. I've been at the ballpark when the ushers come by and just hand a fistful of ballots to anyone who comes anywhere near them. You're allowed to go online and vote as many times as you want. This has been going on for years.

CreekDog

(46,192 posts)

8. Well they don't let you vote as many times as you want

Reply to nichomachus (Reply #5)

Fri Jun 19, 2015, 04:44 PM

Jun 2015

After I voted, they said I could vote a total of 35 times.

So it's not unlimited.

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

9. 35 per email address

Reply to CreekDog (Reply #8)

Fri Jun 19, 2015, 05:14 PM

Jun 2015

Assuming one is smart enough to create an unlimited number of email addresses they can get an unlimited number of votes.

alboe

(192 posts)

6. Florida all over again

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2015, 04:18 PM

Jun 2015

jalan48

(13,876 posts)

7. Go back to having the players choose the All Star team.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2015, 04:29 PM

Jun 2015

This is how it used to be done. A player could vote for a specific number of all stars but could not vote for himself. It's turned into a carnival with undeserving players getting voted on the team because they are 'popular'.

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

10. I think they should put a code on the game ticket

Reply to jalan48 (Reply #7)

Fri Jun 19, 2015, 05:17 PM

Jun 2015

Each code entitles you to 1 vote for each position in the AL and NL.

That way the only people who can vote are those actually going to the games.

jalan48

(13,876 posts)

11. I like players voting myself. They know who deserves to be on the team.

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #10)

Fri Jun 19, 2015, 05:25 PM

Jun 2015

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

12. The reason they abandoned that method was lack of fan interest in the All-Star game

Reply to jalan48 (Reply #11)

Fri Jun 19, 2015, 05:34 PM

Jun 2015

The problem I have with the whole process is that the winner of the game gets home field advantage in the World Series, which was a rule also implemented to increase fan interest in the game. If that's the case, then they need to develop some method to make the process fair between leagues and not subject to ballot stuffing.

jalan48

(13,876 posts)

13. Being a long time fan I forget that.

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #12)

Fri Jun 19, 2015, 05:54 PM

Jun 2015

The baseball All Star game is the only one of the major sports that is actually a real game. The others are not played at full speed for fear of injury. I don't understand why people have to vote to be interested, the game itself is enough.