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Title: Last day to Vote Springer for MiLB POY
Post by: OregonStrosFan on August 21, 2013, 05:22:07 pm: The USA Today MiLB Player of the Year voting closes today. Springer had a 10ish% lead on Archie Bradley yesterday, but its down to 2% or so currently. So... If you're so inclined... Go cast a few votes for Springer. It'd be a shame to see a kid approaching 40/40 not get that honor. Voting LINK (http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2013/08/13/minor-league-player-of-the-year-finalists-xander-bogaerts-archie-bradley-byron-buxton-miguel-sano-george-springer/2646791/”)
Title: Re: Last day to Vote Springer for MiLB POY
Post by: OregonStrosFan on August 21, 2013, 05:29:18 pm: Make that a 1% lead now... Time to get off y'all's asses and vote!
Title: Re: Last day to Vote Springer for MiLB POY
Post by: OregonStrosFan on August 21, 2013, 07:29:44 pm: And now Springer is behind Archie Bradley. Y'all really going to let those "shoulda been forced into the AL Diamondbacks" rig the vote?!? Seriously, no excuse folks...
Title: Re: Last day to Vote Springer for MiLB POY
Post by: austro on August 21, 2013, 07:32:11 pm: Quote from: OregonStrosFan on August 21, 2013, 07:29:44 pm
And now Springer is behind Archie Bradley. Y'all really going to let those "shoulda been forced into the AL Diamondbacks" rig the vote?!? Seriously, no excuse folks...

I've tried twice, but nothing happens when I hit the "Vote" link. I don't think it likes my Chrome browser.
Title: Re: Last day to Vote Springer for MiLB POY
Post by: OregonStrosFan on August 21, 2013, 07:37:16 pm: It works fine on the PC. I haven't been able to get it to work on the iPad though...
Title: Re: Last day to Vote Springer for MiLB POY
Post by: Reuben on August 21, 2013, 08:33:14 pm: Quote from: austro on August 21, 2013, 07:32:11 pm
I've tried twice, but nothing happens when I hit the "Vote" link. I don't think it likes my Chrome browser.
Yeah, I've tried Firefox and Safari, doesn't work in either. I can't even click the "view results" button.

Fortunately (maybe...):
" Each member of the USA TODAY Sports baseball staff, the group that whittled a strong field down to five finalists, gets one vote and online fan balloting counts as two votes."
Title: Re: Last day to Vote Springer for MiLB POY
Post by: austro on August 21, 2013, 08:43:01 pm: Quote from: Reuben on August 21, 2013, 08:33:14 pm
Yeah, I've tried Firefox and Safari, doesn't work in either. I can't even click the "view results" button.

Same for me, and I even suppressed a gag reflex and tried IE, too. My guess is that they're using some illicit javascript to look for astros.com cookies on your machine and suppressing your vote if they find any.
Title: Re: Last day to Vote Springer for MiLB POY
Post by: Reuben on August 21, 2013, 11:27:14 pm: Quote from: austro on August 21, 2013, 08:43:01 pm
Same for me, and I even suppressed a gag reflex and tried IE, too. My guess is that they're using some illicit javascript to look for astros.com cookies on your machine and suppressing your vote if they find any.
Selig got to 'em, then. Damn.
Title: Re: Last day to Vote Springer for MiLB POY
Post by: Ty in Tampa on August 22, 2013, 05:47:54 am: Take the quotation mark (") off of the end of the link. It works in all three browsers if you do. Afraid it's too late, though. Bradley has a 20-point lead.
Title: Re: Last day to Vote Springer for MiLB POY
Post by: pots on August 22, 2013, 08:48:17 am: If that poll means anything to anyone then something is wrong. Buxton, Bogaerts, and Sano garnered a whole 2% of the vote. Only way that happens is due to bots.
Title: Re: Last day to Vote Springer for MiLB POY
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on August 22, 2013, 08:50:49 am: Quote from: Ty in Tampa on August 22, 2013, 05:47:54 am
Take the quotation mark (") off of the end of the link. It works in all three browsers if you do. Afraid it's too late, though. Bradley has a 20-point lead.

Dang it.
Title: Re: Last day to Vote Springer for MiLB POY
Post by: OregonStrosFan on September 04, 2013, 01:47:05 pm: This just in: USA Today, Idiots!

Bogaerts wins MiLB POY... LINK (http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/redsox/2013/09/03/usa-today-minor-league-player-of-the-year-xander-bogaerts-boston-red-sox/2760091/)
Title: Re: Last day to Vote Springer for MiLB POY
Post by: Lefty on September 04, 2013, 09:43:44 pm: Quote from: OregonStrosFan on September 04, 2013, 01:47:05 pm
This just in: USA Today

That would have summed it up nicely.
Title: Re: Last day to Vote Springer for MiLB POY
Post by: OregonStrosFan on September 04, 2013, 10:44:26 pm: Quote from: Lefty on September 04, 2013, 09:43:44 pm
That would have summed it up nicely.

But why use just two words when you can think of thirty-two to put in their place?!? #OccupationalHazard
Title: Re: Last day to Vote Springer for MiLB POY
Post by: Duman on September 05, 2013, 11:00:08 am: Astros County came up with a very USA Today way of telling USA Today they were wrong - USA Today Is Completely Full of Crap - Infographic (http://www.astroscounty.com/2013/09/usa-today-is-completely-full-of-crap.html)
Title: Re: Last day to Vote Springer for MiLB POY
Post by: astrosfan76 on September 11, 2013, 11:46:42 am: BA goes with Buxton as "Player" of the Year. Certainly, he had a good season, but they spend most of their time playing up his potential (while also downplaying Springer's) rather than isolating his production this season. They talk about picking a 23-year old in Jeremy Hellickson (same age as Springer, gasp) over Trout a few years ago and boy, they don't want to make that mistake again. Which is fine, if you want to make this about who's the better prospect. But, if you want to make it about who had the best season, leave the other stuff out.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/2013-minor-league-player-of-the-year-byron-buxton/ (http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/2013-minor-league-player-of-the-year-byron-buxton/)