not referencing any particular group of fans.

Those are the same people who will complain about not having home field advantage in a championship due to the ASG result.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Heard all about that on the morning show today as I battled sleep. From Hanley as a long suffering fan, I can accept it. But coming from that knee pad wearing ass-clown that is Zaidman, it stirs the Cubbie hatred in me.

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Then we will hear "he is a ___ time All Star" as an argument for why a person should be considered a good player in the future.

I find it difficult as an adult to generate sufficient interest for me to even fill out a ballot. It was cool as a kid and my son likes it.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

I've hated the fan vote since the 80s ... it seemed stupid to me then, it seems 6 weeks past stupid now.

At most, let the unwashed masses vote on a reserve for the OF, IF, and two pitchers.

Let players and managers vote on the starters, let the AS manager flesh out the reserves (other than the aforementioned token voted-in spots).

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

The funny part is the amount of celebration about it.

It's like the Republicans celebrating in 2000 or Saddam celebrating when he would get 99.9% of the votes.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Yup. I thought it was cool to do in jr high. I couldn't imagine caring enough now to fill one out.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

I don't know... I thought Sale was deserving.

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Haha, you accidentally admitted the White Sox have fans.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Worked out for Royals fans

Despite Kirkwood's wishes, there are old rules for World Series winners.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

It would be like the 7th game of the Crosstown Classic if the Sox had anybody in the game.

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You know me like that.

who was their most undeserving representative?

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

always worried about the Sox when there was no mention of a Chicago team

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Maybe I'm just sleep-deprived and power-deprived and punchy, but are you feeling OK?

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We are looking at the whole performance of the half season.

I really can't see which of the Cubs 7 doesn't deserve it.

For most of the first half,Zobrist and Fowler were the best players on the Cubs.

Lester & Arrieta really deserve it too.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

Really? You think Russell is an All-Star?

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Ecclesiastes 5:8

It's not just about hitting.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

Well, he sure isn't better at short than Crawford.

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Ecclesiastes 5:8

Russell is the undeserving one. I can't argue that one.

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Yeah,he is the weak link. Still,he's looking real good.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

He's a good player. Not an all star IMO.

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Honestly? No.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Not honestly? Maybe.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Tell that to Jose Reyes ...

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Russell is undeserving, but I think it kind of makes up for Bryant not also getting voted in for Left Field.

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I'll be honest. I'm not digging this luke-warm vodka at 2 in the afternoon after running around and not sleeping for 3 days.

That shit will catch up to you, I'm told.

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You know me like that.

Escobar. Maybe Hosmer when you comsider competition

Well, I'm sure they have a few (5 or 6?). I'll put it this way: they could be the second most successful media message board in Chicago immediately if they wanted to.

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The only thing that makes this stupid is that the game gives home field advantage I the most important series of them all. How dumb is that? Fucking baseball overreact to a tie game in a meaningless exhibition and this is the bullshit we get.
Fan voting is fine. It's a game just for the fans. But the dumbass home field thing is just ridiculous and unnatural and it needs to be stopped.

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