The genius of MLB.com (not)

[Edgartohof]

http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060605&content_id=1489204&vkey=allstar2006&fext=.jsp

"Griffey, bidding for a 13th All-Star appearance, has been elected to more Midsummer Classic appearances than any player except Hall of Famers Cal Ripken Jr. (17) and Rod Carew (15)."

Yeah, except for:

Hank Aaron - 21
Willie Mays - 20
Stan Musial - 20
*Cal Ripken Jr. - 19* Heck, he couldn't
*Rod Carew - 18* even get these guys right
Carew Yastrzemski - 18
Pete Rose - 17
Ted Williams - 17
Mickey Mantle - 16
Yogi Berra - 15
Tony Gwynn - 15
Al Kaline - 15
Brooks Robinson - 15
Ozzie Smith - 15
Johnny Bench - 14
Reggie Jackson - 14
Warren Spahn - 14
Barry Bonds - 13
Joe DiMaggio - 13

(1400th Post!!!)

[E.Banks#14]

HAHA! :D Nice catch.

You should send him that list, I bet you wouldn't get an e-mail back. :p

[Captain Cold Nose]

The key term is elected. While all those players did indeed get selected to those games, whether or not the fans voted them in is a different story. What mlb.com said very well could be accurate.

[Outta Here]

http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060605&content_id=1489204&vkey=allstar2006&fext=.jsp

"Griffey, bidding for a 13th All-Star appearance, has been elected to more Midsummer Classic appearances than any player except Hall of Famers Cal Ripken Jr. (17) and Rod Carew (15)."

Yeah, except for:

Hank Aaron - 21
Willie Mays - 20
Stan Musial - 20
*Cal Ripken Jr. - 19* Heck, he couldn't
*Rod Carew - 18* even get these guys right
Carew Yastrzemski - 18
Pete Rose - 17
Ted Williams - 17
Mickey Mantle - 16
Yogi Berra - 15
Tony Gwynn - 15
Al Kaline - 15
Brooks Robinson - 15
Ozzie Smith - 15
Johnny Bench - 14
Reggie Jackson - 14
Warren Spahn - 14
Barry Bonds - 13
Joe DiMaggio - 13

(1400th Post!!!)

:laugh Wat an idiot!!!

-btw: Congrats on ur 1400th post :clapping :gt

[The Dude]

Captain, that's exactly what I was thinking.

[Elvis]

When did they go back to letting the fans vote? Wasn't it around 1970?

[geezer]

It is a popularity contest bar none, now they even have a Red Carpet pre-show, have we sunk that low

[Captain Cold Nose]

When did they go back to letting the fans vote? Wasn't it around 1970?
That sounds about right. That was the year Rico Carty got in as a write-in vote.