Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ganehd.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!mcnc!akgua!gatech!ganehd!mp From: mp@ganehd.UUCP (Scott Barman @ Univ. of Ga.) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: Re: All-Star Selection Message-ID: <187@ganehd.UUCP> Date: Sat, 23-Jun-84 22:44:33 EDT Article-I.D.: ganehd.187 Posted: Sat Jun 23 22:44:33 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 27-Jun-84 03:43:37 EDT References: <263@houem.UUCP> <509@drutx.UUCP> Organization: NE Health District, Athens, Georgia Lines: 44 Do you people think Gillette will give up a promotion such as voting for the starting players for the all-star game? Yes, I agree, the game is a farce, but there are millions of Americans out there (even beyond netland) who enjoy watching the "stars" get together to play a "dream game". Between the fans and Gillette's promotion (you see their name and you're supposed to be reminded to buy their poduct), the vote is here to stay. One note on the voting: It is only for the starting eight (pitchers are picked by the managers/league offices). The other how-many players are selected in the same way the pitchers are. Reguardless, I still think it is a sin that Steve Sax would win a starting position this way! On to other Baseball: YAP (Yet Another Prognostication): By 1986, both leagues will be playing under the same rules (DH or no DH). I have never been a fan of the AL or the DH rule, so I hope it's the DH rule that is dropped! By 1987, both leagues will be expanded to 28 teams consisting of four divisions (With Atlanta still in the Western Division). By 1988, there will be, to the objection of many baseball traditional- ists (like me), inter-league play. How can I make this predictions? I met an advance scout for the NY Mets and he said that these are the general feeling comming from the upper management of baseball. He said that the Mets (now unofficial) position is to get the AL to drop the DH and expand the teams; they feel that inter-league play would hurt the game in the light of expansion. He also said that they are thinking about putting artificial-turf in Shea Stadium. I hate plastic grass and let him know I was very much against it! ?$%&$# radio stations in Athens, can't find out the scores to today's games except for the killing in Atlanta. I can't decide who I would like to see win, I hate LA as much as I hate the Braves! Still hating the Braves in Athens, Ga: -- Scott A. Barman USPS: Department of Computer Science UUCP: {akgua, gatech}!ganehd!mp The University of Georgia DDD: (404) 542-2911 415 Boyd Graduate Studies Research Ctr. Athens, Ga 30602