Make the Cubs Monroe, LA's Home Team- We're in a run-off!!!!

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Well, I've decided to use the comment section on the online article to piss off whatever Astro fans I can.

 

If you check the one on Wandy that they posted this morning, I've already begun.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Vance.... you call yourself "cubfan" over there ??

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Vance.... you call yourself "cubfan" over there ??

 

yep

[Fred Hornkohl]

There has to be a just retribution for these shameful election antics by The News-Star..... and you're just the man to come up with a plan. I got faith in ya, Vance.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

The best thing that could happen is for the Cubs to win the WS and then we could flood their office with mail, email, and faxes laughing about it.

[treebird]

in fairness, isn't all of the whole "have all of your internet friends vote 35 times each" a way of rigging the vote too?

[soccer10k]

OK Vance, now that this mission is over, now its time for your next project, getting Henry Blanco voted into the All Star Game

 

Once All-Star ballots are out, we will formulate proper strategy. I'm thinking Lee, Ramirez, and Barrett should be our focus this year. :D

 

I'm in as long as the Cubs are competitive. DLee's injury plus the Cubs sucking immediately after (losing 12 of 13 in early May) eliminated any desire I had to vote for any Cubs players.

[soccer10k]

in fairness, isn't all of the whole "have all of your internet friends vote 35 times each" a way of rigging the vote too?

 

It's not as bad if Cubs fans vote a bunch to rig the vote as it is for the newspaper itself to rig the vote. If you're the newspaper and you're going to rig the vote for one of the teams, why even have the vote in the first place.

[VanceJergins]

in fairness, isn't all of the whole "have all of your internet friends vote 35 times each" a way of rigging the vote too?

 

Vance didn't break any rules.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

in fairness, isn't all of the whole "have all of your internet friends vote 35 times each" a way of rigging the vote too?

 

Vance didn't break any rules.

 

Correct. The newspaper set no standard as to who could vote. If so, then we could debate. Asking for people outside the area to vote may violate the spirit of the contest, but it isn't prohibited. At least not by any statement made online or in print.

 

I agree with Chris's statement. If they set the rules, they should follow them. There's a lot of ways they could deal with abuses. They could set the circulation area as the realm from which they will accept votes. They could require all votes to have a name and valid address included whether mailed, faxed, or emailed. They've done none of this, and I know why. They want to be able to make advertisers and the public believe there is a great interest in who they cover. The first year they held the vote, it had less than 150 votes total for all teams. Last year, when we all got involved it doubled. And now you see what happens. They like the interest it generates, but they still want a certain outcome.

[Fred Hornkohl]

in fairness, isn't all of the whole "have all of your internet friends vote 35 times each" a way of rigging the vote too?

 

Vance didn't break any rules.

 

Correct. The newspaper set no standard as to who could vote. If so, then we could debate. Asking for people outside the area to vote may violate the spirit of the contest, but it isn't prohibited. At least not by any statement made online or in print.

 

I agree with Chris's statement. If they set the rules, they should follow them. There's a lot of ways they could deal with abuses. They could set the circulation area as the realm from which they will accept votes. They could require all votes to have a name and valid address included whether mailed, faxed, or emailed. They've done none of this, and I know why. They want to be able to make advertisers and the public believe there is a great interest in who they cover. The first year they held the vote, it had less than 150 votes total for all teams. Last year, when we all got involved it doubled. And now you see what happens. They like the interest it generates, but they still want a certain outcome.

 

Dealing with abuses is clearly not part of their agenda.... since they're so good at creating abuses of their own !!!

[Rob]

I couldn't resist dropping in one last tongue lashing.