“I want the voting in the hands of the fans, but not if they make a joke out of it.” –Frank Lane St Louis Cardinals General Manager 1957, Redszone.com
“I strongly object to our league making a burlesque out of the All-Star Game. I never want to see such an exhibition again.” –Commissioner Ford Frick, 1970, Sporting News
History goes in cycles. The newest mouse-trap is really just an updated version of an old mouse-trap. Unless you’ve been trapped in said mouse-trap, you likely know the controversy surrounding the online vote stuffing for the 2015 Kansas City Royals.