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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
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Posted: Tue Jun 25 16:29:27 1985
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> > 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)