[BuckeyeMike80]

Originally Posted by Dryden

Fans voting for Man-Ram isn't any worse than fans of <insert team here> stuffing the ballot box with their players. Anybody look at the first release of All-Star voting tallies? A Milwaukee Brewer was either first or second at every single IF position in the NL, and their starting OF occupied three of the top seven vote getters.

If the Brewers were the '27 Yankees, I wouldn't have a problem with this, but the fact is their lineup has as many holes as anybody elses.

[censored] the MLB All-Star game and fan voting.

When the game determines home field advantage for the World Series and likely a few contract bonuses for players, managers, and coaches, not to mention the obvious residual income from endorsements, its a pretty big deal that shouldn't be left to fan voting.

Just another big ball of fail spun by the Selig administration, like Interleague play, unbalanced divisions/scheduling, failure to negotiate national TV time for your small market franchises, steroids/PEDs, ownership collusion to rip franchises from "unworthy" cities, and failure to implement a salary cap and a salary floor.

If Bud Selig were on fire I wouldn't cross the street to [censored] on him.

If Manny playing highlights the absurdity of the All-Star Game, let him play. [censored], go ahead and write in Canseco, McGwire, Sosa, Daryl Kile, Adenhart, Caminiti, and a bunch of other dead/disgraced/suspended/retired players on your ballots and fill up both leagues' rosters with 'em.

You forgot Palmeiro.