6.02.2006

Special Edition: Vote for the All-Star Game for pete's sake!

The early results of the All-Star ballots are in and NO ONE FROM THE OAKLAND A'S IS ON THERE! Instead, there are a bunch of Yankees, Red Sox, and Braves Cardinals players.

I voted a while back and I urge you to vote as well.


In fact, here's exactly what you need to do to put in 25 votes, the maximum number of votes per email address.

1. Go to this link and click on Vote Now.

2. Fill in a First Name, Last Name, Zip Code, Email Address, and Birthdate. When I did it, I put in one of my Gmail addresses specifically for junk mail and I reduced my birthday by 5 years or something.

3. Enter the Validation Key.

4. Unclick the two boxes to opt OUT of receiving emails from MLB.com or Monster.com. Another precaution, but if they do sell my email address, it's a junk one anyway.

5. Select "Athletics" from the dropdown menu for My Favorite Clubs.

6. Click on Vote Now.

7. For the American League All-Star Team, please consider voting for:
  • D. Johnson, OAK for 1B
  • M. Ellis, OAK for 2B
  • B. Crosby, OAK for SS
  • E. Chavez, OAK for 3B
  • J. Kendall, OAK for C
  • M. Bradley, OAK for OF
  • M. Kotsay, OAK for OF
  • J. Payton, OAK for OF
If you want to write-in Nick Swisher, see below and remove one of the above outfielders.

8. In the write-in area, please consider entering this info:
First Name: Nick
Last Name: Swisher
Select "Athletics" from the dropdown menu
Select "Outfield" from the dropdown menu
However, if you do so you'll have too many outfielder votes.

9. Click Submit and then select your choices for the National League All-Star Team.

10. Click Submit and you're done. You now have the option to Vote Again. Click on the Vote Again button and you'll be back at Step 1, above. However this time you only need to enter the new Validation Key and uncheck the options to receive emails. From here on in, you can quickly Vote Now, Go, Submit, and Vote Again over and over until you've voted 25 times. A pop-up window will tell you so.

Yes, I voted 25 times. Hee hee.

I know this isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I did my part to get out the vote. Thanks for your time.

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