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Thursday, July 06, 2006

The 6 of 28 'voters' who left Mariano Rivera's name off their 2005 AL Cy Young ballot

  1. Corey Brock--Tacoma News Tribune & MLB.com
  2. Sheldon Ocker-- Akron Beacon Journal
  3. Joe Gross-- Annapolis Capital (Md.)
  4. Tom Powers--St. Paul Pioneer Press
  5. Matt Hurst--Riverside Press Enterprise
  6. Gabe Lacques--San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Many newspapers no longer allow their employees to vote on baseball awards. This process obviously needs to be accelerated. Managers should cast the vote. Don't you think Ozzie Guillen's or JP Ricciardi's knowledge of Mariano Rivera might be a little more unbiased & maybe even accurate than the above listed individuals? Assuming you care about accuracy.

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posted by susan at 7/06/2006 04:36:00 PM

3 Comments:

  • Ozzie Guillen unbiased? Ask Travis Hafner what he thinks about that.

    Maybe he's unbiased about Rivera...

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 2:29 AM  

  • Agreed--I don't single Ozzie out to be
    a poster boy for flawless character or
    even someone I could work for. My main
    purpose is to expose the names of the
    voters & their ballots, have the current voting system scrapped & have the vote done by managers. I've been
    researching 1 of the 6 voters I mentioned in my post, Matt Hurst, & from what I find, he was unqualified to vote on that award. In cases like this, Guillen or any AL manager is much more qualified to vote.

    By Blogger susan, at 3:23 AM  

  • Also, all the headlines mentioned Guillen had chosen K. Rogers to start the All Star game. None mentioned he'd
    named Mariano as the closer. My point is the constant brush-off of Rivera by
    the mass media. If Guillen had named
    any other closer, it would've made
    headlines. I want all players to get the recognition they deserve, but this
    particular case is the biggest & worst. It takes time to do this, but it's almost a crime in my opinion.

    By Blogger susan, at 3:30 AM  

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