After widespread online ballot-box stuffing by New York and Japanese fans, baseball’s fraudulent “fan vote” for the final All-Star spot has been won by Hideki Matsui in the American League and Bobby Abreu in the National.
Even after their third consecutive shutout victory against Kansas City, the first-place team in the AL Central (the Twins) has one All Star (Joe Nathan) while the first-place team in the AL East (the Yankees) has seven. I think next year’s All Star ballot should just read “Yankees: Yes or No,” like those pretend elections Saddam used to have.
Honestly, I’m shocked the starting second baseman for the AL isn’t Enrique Wilson.
Posted by Stephen Silver at July 8, 2004 12:02 AM