tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post6878057603099481528..comments2024-03-28T15:41:48.726-07:00Comments on Sons of Steve Garvey: MLB Conspiracy Sneaks Bonds Onto 2007 All-Star Game Starting LineupSteve Saxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00930320282262607468noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-11944072355392686182007-07-03T08:55:00.000-07:002007-07-03T08:55:00.000-07:00Giants fans never cease to amaze me--their blind s...Giants fans never cease to amaze me--their blind support for Bonds, against evidence and rational judgment, is sad. I can only hope for Barry's knees to blow out during the All-Star Game.Steve Saxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930320282262607468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-14607180236484095862007-07-02T17:27:00.000-07:002007-07-02T17:27:00.000-07:00A guy called into KNBR 680 AM on Monday afternoon ...A guy called into KNBR 680 AM on Monday afternoon and described how he and 40 of his friends rigged the online voting at MLB.com in favor of Bonds. He said they exploited the system and were able to cast about 600,000 votes for Bonds in the final couple of days. Can't say whether it's 100 percent true, but the guy sounded very, very believable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-50519014149355014402007-07-02T14:36:00.000-07:002007-07-02T14:36:00.000-07:00Mathew, good point on using the MSA rather than th...Mathew, good point on using the MSA rather than the city limits themselves. Fair.<BR/><BR/>I'd add that San Franciscans would have been too busy to vote for Barry while sipping on their Chardonnays and marching for the environment this past week. But even I would concede that SF's interent/broadband/wifi penetration probably would have yielded a healthy amount of voting.<BR/><BR/>Even for fans supporting a last-place team.Steve Saxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930320282262607468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-91256837512803346062007-07-02T11:38:00.000-07:002007-07-02T11:38:00.000-07:00>Chicago has a population of 2.8 million. San >Fra...>Chicago has a population of 2.8 million. San >Francisco has a population of 744 thousand, >roughly one-fourth the size of Chicago. And yet >Bonds outpolled Soriano. Uh-huh.<BR/><BR/>Not that I don't think there is a massive conspiracy going on...but the Bay Area has a population of ~7M while greater Chicagoland is ~10M. More than a quarter...<BR/><BR/>Still...I don't think MLB liked the idea of an all-star game in SF without Barry in left field.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07399643100924669986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-58779421180903964982007-07-02T09:09:00.000-07:002007-07-02T09:09:00.000-07:00those san francisco ballots and ballot boxes are j...those san francisco ballots and ballot boxes are juiced...just like BB himself.Pedro Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14250856691398939840noreply@blogger.com