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Online All-Star Voting: Popularity Contest or "Balanced"?
Online All-Star Voting: Popularity Contest or "Balanced"?
Derek Jeter is hitting .280, has 4 HRs and 35 RBIs. Rankings? Jeter ranks tied for 36th in Avg., tied for 96th in HRs, and tied at 50th for RBIs. He’s also ranked #2 in American League All-Star voting with 2,507,534. There are other examples. Ichiro Suzuki, who is dazzling to watch, is currently having his worst season yet, but leads voting in the AL for outfielders. Most talented ...
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