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2015 ASG Voting Thread (65 Million Ballots Cancelled for Fraud)

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So if you have a gmail,yahoo,verizon and other accounts you can vote 35 times on each?
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To vote on MLB.com, your email address must be valid and you will receive limited email about ballot participation during this year's All-Star Game Balloting Program. You may vote in the All-Star Balloting Program 35 times between 4/29/15 and 7/2/15.
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The voting process is flawed. The players should vote for the starters and players cannot vote for a fellow team member. Let the fans vote for the subs. So, yeah, the process is broken but it is what it is.

What I don?t get the outrage aimed at the Royals fans. It seems to me that they are doing the same thing that I have seen advocated on this board each year. Posts reminding fans to get every one of their 35 ballots cast. Suggestions that multiple e-mail accounts be created to get even more opportunities to cast additional ballots. See if a friend will let a fan use his/her e-mail address to send in ballots. Heck, even the Orioles official web site is urging fans to give the Orioles a ?big boost? in voting. Last year the team offered a chance to win team merchandise for voting for the ?last man?. And now comes a request for anybody with a CS degree to create a program that will automate the required code to allow easier voting.

Fire at will.

I was completely joking when I said to write a code for it. I'd actually like to see every Royal make it just to see how the new commish handles it.

Also, they have programs that can read and fill in captcha, etc.

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The Royals continue to have all the starting spot minus Trout in the outfield. It's horrifying that they're going to have a heavy influence on home field advantage. Please step in MLB

I want Rios to push Trouty out. I do.

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Buck Says it is a Virus.

"What, do they have a virus in the computer or something?" Showalter asked. "It's got to be, right? There's got to be a virus in the computer. Really?"

Infante is batting .204 /.213/.283 in 53 games.

"Infante's the one who made the eighth?" Showalter said. "What's he hitting now, .204? He must be having a heck of a defensive year."

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The internet voting has been around for a while, this is the first time it's gotten truly ridiculous. It can't just be KC fans there aren't enough of them. I think Buck's right, some computer hacker is having fun? Alex Rios?

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I signed up with 5 different addresses the other day and threw 175 votes each, solely for every Royals and Cardinals starter. I truly believe an example needs to be made of how broken this system has become.

As much as I agree with you, I couldn't bring myself to vote for a Royal.

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The internet voting has been around for a while, this is the first time it's gotten truly ridiculous. It can't just be KC fans there aren't enough of them. I think Buck's right, some computer hacker is having fun? Alex Rios?

MLB should have stepped in by now.

Don't forget about the Cardinals.

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The internet voting has been around for a while, this is the first time it's gotten truly ridiculous. It can't just be KC fans there aren't enough of them. I think Buck's right, some computer hacker is having fun? Alex Rios?

A group of Kansas City fans have figured out a way to delete and restore their e-mails and vote up to 1000 times daily. Looks like they're trending.

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