Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83 based; site houem.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!drutx!mtuxo!houxm!houem!jhr2 From: jhr2@houem.UUCP (J.ROSENBLUTH) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: All-Star teams Message-ID: <345@houem.UUCP> Date: Tue, 25-Jun-85 16:29:27 EDT Article-I.D.: houem.345 Posted: Tue Jun 25 16:29:27 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 26-Jun-85 07:17:40 EDT Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 41 > > Having the fans vote for the All-Star team is absurd!!! The result > > is that the All-Star team consists of players > > A. who are heading for the Hall of Fame - in 5 years (i.e. - Rod Carew), > > or > > B. play for teams in cities where ballot-stuffing for the locals is the > > tradition. "Vote early and often for the players on our team"... > > As opposed to the players who are playing like All-Stars this year. Also, > > with the ballots printed up so early, rookies and players who haven't done > > well in the past don't show up on the ballots and thus don't stand a chance > > of winning the vote. > > The All-Star teams should be elected by the players, so we have All-Star > > teams consisting of the best baseball players rather than the most > > popular. > > > > Mike Ryan > > ARPA: ryan%fremen.DEC@DECWRL.ARPA > > UUCP: {decvax,allegra,ihnp4,ucbvax,...}!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-fremen!ryan > This whole argument seems academic. Ueberroth wants to make the whole > game of baseball more of a fans' game (which in general appeals greatly), > but won't return the voting for the All-Star game to the players & > coaches, where it belongs. They alone really KNOW who is good. My two cents worth: First of all, it is the fans' game (or ought to be). I do not mind a great deal when the fans make mistakes (especially when they keep voting for Reggie and Rod, because I'm an NL fan). Let them see who they want to see. Second, I do not think the players and coaches are the only ones who KNOW. In fact, some of them would elect poor choices as well. Third, I agree that the All-Star Teams should consist of the best players. But let's not make it the All-Mediocre-But-Having-A-Great-First-Half Game. Josh Rosenbluth (houxm!houem!jhr2)