2015 All-Star Ballot Updates...

[NewbieJr 541]

MLB Commish "open to change" voting process of all-star selection. Looks like fan voting won't mean as much after this year. Kudos to all the KC voters for ruining the process

Thanks Kansas City ass holes

[hoytdwow 202]

Looks like fan voting won't mean as much after this year.

It never should have HTH!

[NewbieJr 541]

It's one thing for a fanbase to rally together to try to get a star having a great season into the starting lineup. But when they are stuffing the boxes to get .200 hitters voted in, they've officially ruined the system. Jerk offs

[Vikings4ever 570]

Plot twist: 3 Royals get season ending injuries during the AS Game.

[crackattack 520]

It never should have HTH!

Yes it should've, but KC voters ruined it hth!

[ZeroTolerance 584]

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city-royals/article24530206.html

 

 

A viral movement carries consequences. It can spark outrage among a public apparently unable to conquer the All-Star Game system as Kansas City fans have. It could force the Royals to dole out $500,000 in incentives to a second baseman they may actively try to replace in the coming weeks...

The boomerang of unintended consequences could also affect Kansas City’s payroll. If Infante plays in the All-Star Game, it triggers a bonus clause in his contract. He would earn an extra $250,000 in both 2016 and 2017. The extra dollars would only salt the wound created by Infante’s four-year, $30.25 million deal.

KC 'fans' costing their team a nice chunk of money.

[cmh6476 1,154]

and Infante's been our worst player this year. Still, #voteroyals

 

You guys do realize this isn't like it's the Kansas city fans making this happen, but rather the buzz they have created across the country from last year's run and this season's success, right? There's only so many of us true fans out there, although I did already get my 30 votes in way before all this crap started.

[ZeroTolerance 584]

and Infante's been our worst player this year. Still, #voteroyals

 

You guys do realize this isn't like it's the Kansas city fans making this happen, but rather the buzz they have created across the country from last year's run and this season's success, right? There's only so many of us true fans out there, although I did already get my 30 votes in way before all this crap started.

 

You are on crack if you think that people all over America were voting all Royals for a month and a half before the media made a thing of it because they somehow won the hearts of the nation. If that kind of nonsense logic was legit, the 1992 All-Star Game would have been Twins vs Braves, and the Phillies and Rockies would have dominated lineups at different times in the past decade. This is a product of two things: an online voting system that has no validation requirements to restrict people from only using one e-mail address per person, and a ton of bandwagoner fans who couldn't be bothered to vote any of these guys from 'their' team in last year (assuming they could even NAME the players on their team before their World Series run).

[cmh6476 1,154]

In 1992 you voted by punching out holes on a little card when you went to the ballgame. KC, in one of the smaller markets in the country is not doing this on their own my frined.

[ZeroTolerance 584]

In 1992 you voted by punching out holes on a little card when you went to the ballgame. KC, in one of the smaller markets in the country is not doing this on their own my frined.

 

You don't seem to understand the whole concept of "you can vote an unlimited amount of times", do you? Are you really so conceited/delusional to believe that the Royals are obliterating voting records because they managed to convince all of America to vote for all of their players? C'mon, man. Royals' fans were working the system for well over a month, before it became a big media story. NOW there are people all over who are starting to vote Royals simply for the sake of trolling.

[Mungwater 601]

In 1992 you voted by punching out holes on a little card when you went to the ballgame. KC, in one of the smaller markets in the country is not doing this on their own my frined.

Uh, no they're not. i think its safe to say that most people filling out for the royals and trolling and trying to complete the joke. MLB should have recognized this and stopped the unlimited voting.

[Cruzer 1,996]

and Infante's been our worst player this year. Still, #voteroyals

 

You guys do realize this isn't like it's the Kansas city fans making this happen, but rather the buzz they have created across the country from last year's run and this season's success, right? There's only so many of us true fans out there, although I did already get my 30 votes in way before all this crap started.

You are retarded.

[Vikings4ever 570]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game

 

When fan voting to determine the game's starters was completed, seven Cincinnati Redlegs players (Ed Bailey, Johnny Temple, Roy McMillan, Don Hoak, Frank Robinson, Gus Bell and Wally Post) had been elected to start in the All-Star Game; the only non-Redleg elected to start for the National League was St. Louis Cardinal first baseman Stan Musial. Most baseball observers agreed that while the Redlegs were known to be a great offensive team with many outstanding position players, they did not deserve seven starters in the All-Star Game.

 

An investigation launched by Commissioner Ford Frick found that over half of the ballots cast came from Cincinnati, with the Cincinnati Enquirer printing up pre-marked ballots and distributing them with the Sunday edition of the newspaper to make it easy for Redlegs fans to vote often for their favorite players, while stories emerged of bars in Cincinnati refusing to serve alcohol to customers until they filled out a ballot.

 

Frick appointed Willie Mays of the New York Giants and Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves to substitute for Bell and Post, and to strip the fans of their voting rights; Bell was kept as a reserve, while Post was injured and would have been unable to play in any event. Managers, players, and coaches picked the entire team until 1970, when the vote again returned to the fans, and to avoid a repeat of this incident, MLB officials evenly distributed the 26 million ballots to 75,000 retail outlets and 150 minor and major league stadiums, while a special panel was also created to review the voting.

[Kanil 521]

At least it basically guarantees NL gets homefield advantage

 

I hope it costs KC homefield advantage and they lose in the bottom of the 10th of game 7.

[ZeroTolerance 584]

 

I hope it costs KC homefield advantage and they lose in the bottom of the 10th of game 7.

 

"We had home field advantage last year and still lost, so THERE!" - oft repeated response to that point by KC fans

[Mungwater 601]

 

"We had home field advantage last year and still lost, so THERE!" - oft repeated response to that point by KC fans

And according to toofy, America falls into a deep depression, often compared to the assassination of a president and 9/11. Pearl Harbor is bumped off the day of infamy list.

[cmh6476 1,154]

Anyway, Gordo, Cain, moose, esky, hos, morales and Perez are all deserving. Big focking deal people just went ahead and included the last two.

[cmh6476 1,154]

Mlb should release ip locations for the vote to either prove or disprove my theories

[Magnificent Bastard 192]

Meh. This stuff doesn't mean anything to me. I'm a Yankee fan. Only the World Series counts.

[posty 2,849]

Anyway, Gordo, Cain, moose, esky, hos, morales and Perez are all deserving. Big focking deal people just went ahead and included the last two.

Not to start though...

[ZeroTolerance 584]

Not to start though...

 

Seriously. There is a strong argument that Escobar isn't even a top two SS in the AL right now, and Morales is only a valid option if you think it is okay for an all-star team to carry two or three designated hitters.

[cmh6476 1,154]

waahhhh, wahhhhh, wahhhh

[ZeroTolerance 584]

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2015/6/17/8796149/mlb-all-star-game-voting-update-hacked?_ga=1.99316638.1271029498.1418605865

 

There you have it. MLB's system is as secure as Internet Explorer and someone spent all of twenty minutes figuring out how a person can spam votes without wasting time manually clicking on everything.

 

I will stick to me theory that MLB will "correct" the voting at the last minute to avoid embarrassment. They will get their media attention for a month, then alter the vote totals before the final count to counter-act the sheer retardedness of things like Omar Infante starting.

[Vikings4ever 570]

waahhhh, wahhhhh, wahhhh

Because god forbid people wanting to see stars in the All Star Game.

[jerryskids 7,195]

So if Infante earns a bonus for making it, and the commish boots him out, does he get the bonus? I smell a grievance coming.

[cmh6476 1,154]

I just bought cubs/ royals tix

[NewbieJr 541]

Anyway, Gordo, Cain, moose, esky, hos, morales and Perez are all deserving. Big focking deal people just went ahead and included the last two.

Kansas city is so head and shoulders above anyone else that all of those guys are the absolute best at their positions this year? lol Are you kidding me?

 

 

Because of your teams' retarded fanbase, the fans will lose the right to vote after this season. Way to go

[ZeroTolerance 584]

Don't question the knowledge and dedication of all those Day One Royals fans. It isn't like they were ranked 25th or lower in attendance every season between 2004 and 2014 (they went big in 2003 and ranked 22nd). They are a sleeping giant of people who are baseball savvy and just chose not to show it until their team reached the World Series.

[Chronic Husker 86]

cmh is wrong. There are a shizz ton of bandwagon fans in KC. They all jumped off the Chiefs bandwagon and onto the Royals last fall.

 

Can't really blame them. They have nothing else to root for. Denver is no better and neither are most cities. Shame on true baseball fans not voting the players in that deserve to be there.

[nzoner 939]

Kansas city is so head and shoulders above anyone else that all of those guys are the absolute best at their positions this year? lol Are you kidding me?

 

 

Because of your teams' retarded fanbase, the fans will lose the right to vote after this season. Way to go

Now wait just a focking minute,don't go lumping us all in together,besides myself I know of 3 other KC diehards that haven't cast one vote.

[nzoner 939]

One other thing about all the KC votes that I haven't seen mentioned is KC's fan base consists of no less than 5 states because of their location and the states Iowa,Nebraska,Kansas and Arkansas have no team in their state.

[Chronic Husker 86]

One other thing about all the KC votes that I haven't seen mentioned is KC's fan base consists of no less than 5 states because of their location and the states Iowa,Nebraska,Kansas and Arkansas have no team in their state.

You're starting to sound like toofy.

 

 

If I can make it out for the 4th, can I get a late fireworks hookup?

[LunaTick 30]

For ESPN and the NE US twats bitching about the all star ballot. ICON: Puke down and across the page.

 

I doubt is just Royals fans voting for the Royals this year.

 

1) Royals were in the World Series last year and have played well this year.

2) Media market wise, KC is a small market. So, it is indicative of poor teams in larger markets like New York and Los Angelos.

3) Ease of which to vote. Once you set your ballot, is fairly easy to vote in your allotment. I cannot recall if a daily limit or a season limit on voting.

4) Yankees suck.or not competitive/dominate

5) Red Sox suck or not competitive/dominate

 

Most likely reason, is we are in a star transition period couple with older stars just not performing as they had in the past.

 

Last, who cares.

 

Don't take sports too seroiusly.

 

Enjoy the moment while it happens.

If you cannot do that, ignore it and enjoy that moment instead.

[nzoner 939]

You're starting to sound like toofy.

If I can make it out for the 4th, can I get a late fireworks hookup?

Except I didn't vote and think it's laughable that guys like Infante and Rios have a shot at going.

 

As for fireworks,no problem,just remember the earlier the better for selection because the 3rd and 4th here are pure madness.

[Vikings4ever 570]

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2015/6/19/8811347/mlb-all-star-game-royals-votes

On Thursday, MLB Advanced Media CEO Bob Bowman announced the cancellation of between 60 and 65 million ballots for the upcoming All-Star Game. The decision was made after Royals fans (and probably other fans looking to create chaos) exploited the online voting system earlier this week, putting a total of eight Kansas City players in line to start for the American League.

[cmh6476 1,154]

it's typical for them to remove votes as I've seen media members who follow the royals mention, so it likely won't have much impact on the position of royals players. Also, we've had a lot of fans like me and zoner who have followed the team, watching countless games during losing season. We aren't unlike many of you fans who follow other teams. There is a lot of excitement and "bandwagon" fans who have been more active and excited lately, but for many, many of us this wait has been a long time coming and it isn't like we just started showing up now because the royals are winning.

[posty 2,849]

American League - June 22

 

CATCHER

1. Salvador Perez, Royals: 10,199,151

2. Russell Martin, Blue Jays: 4,736,279

3. Stephen Vogt, A's: 4,368,609

4. Alex Avila, Tigers: 1,587,868

5. Brian McCann, Yankees: 1,548,747

 

FIRST BASE

1. Miguel Cabrera, Tigers: 9,342,149

2. Eric Hosmer, Royals: 8,013,745

3. Prince Fielder, Rangers: 2,391,736

4. Justin Smoak, Blue Jays: 1,769,661

5. Albert Pujols, Angels: 1,375,167

 

SECOND BASE

1. Omar Infante, Royals: 6,521,733

2. Jose Altuve, Astros: 6,086,193

3. Ian Kinsler, Tigers: 3,046,386

4. Jason Kipnis, Indians: 2,933,981

5. Devon Travis, Blue Jays: 2,157,286

 

THIRD BASE

1. Mike Moustakas, Royals: 9,037,844

2. Josh Donaldson, Blue Jays: 9,004,876

3. Nick Castellanos, Tigers: 1,789,921

4. Manny Machado, Orioles: 1,364,207

5. Adrian Beltre, Rangers: 1,239,508

 

SHORTSTOP

1. Alcides Escobar, Royals: 8,739,920

2. Jose Iglesias, Tigers: 6,122,972

3. Jose Reyes, Blue Jays: 3,499,760

4. Jed Lowrie, Astros: 1,367,386

4. Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox: 1,343,991

 

OUTFIELD

1. Mike Trout, Angels: 9,148,142

2. Lorenzo Cain, Royals: 9,079,146

3. Alex Gordon, Royals: 7,810,995

4. Yoenis Cespedes, Tigers: 5,929,670

5. Alex Rios, Royals: 5,658,024

6. Jose Bautista, Blue Jays: 5,299,960

7. Adam Jones, Orioles: 4,827,069

8. Michael Brantley, Indians: 2,840,820

9. J.D. Martinez, Tigers: 2,401,441

10. Josh Reddick, A's: 2,324,555

11. Jacoby Ellsbury, Yankees: 2,323,786

12. Rajai Davis, Tigers: 2,121,599

13. Hanley Ramirez, Red Sox: 1,429,619

14. Torii Hunter, Twins: 1,320,494

15. Carlos Beltran, Yankees: 1,272,963

 

DESIGNATED HITTER

1. Kendrys Morales, Royals: 7,584,560

2. Nelson Cruz, Mariners: 7,298,451

3. Edwin Encarnacion, Blue Jays: 3,010,436

4. Victor Martinez, Tigers: 2,195,284

5. Alex Rodriguez, Yankees: 1,590,342

[ZeroTolerance 584]

The "corrections" I predicted are happening a little earlier than I expected. There will still be a few awful joke starters, but not enough to completely humiliate the league. Surprise, surprise.

[WhiteWonder 3,000]

The "corrections" I predicted are happening a little earlier than I expected. There will still be a few awful joke starters, but not enough to completely humiliate the league. Surprise, surprise.

 

and those are?

 

i still see 7 royals starts...

 

 

cmmmmonnnn donaldson!, cmonnnnn altuve!

[ZeroTolerance 584]

 

and those are?

 

i still see 7 royals starts...

 

 

cmmmmonnnn donaldson!, cmonnnnn altuve!

 

Cabrera jumping Hosmer, Donaldson/Cruz gaining ground, Rios being caught by real players.