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All-Star Idols: Wacky Voting Fills Final Slots

Posted Jul 11, 08 8:34 CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – With one spot left in each league after the All-Star rosters were populated last week, it was time for America to do what it does best: inspire local fans to vote dozens, even hundreds of times. Milwaukee plastered hearts everywhere, Yankees fans slapped on fake mustaches, and Philadelphia staged a voting marathon. The New York Times reveals what worked.

In the NL, the "I Hart New York" campaign gathered around 8 million votes for the Brewers' Corey Hart, boosting him above David Wright (with a lackluster "Vote Wright Now" slogan) and Pat Burrell (for whom die-hard Phillies fans spent three days tirelessly clicking). In the AL, Tama Bay's Evan Longoria won with 9 million votes; Longoria T-shirts proved more effective (though less awesome) than the faux 'staches donned by Jason Giambi fans.

Source New York Times

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Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria secured the last spot on the American League All-Star team by racking up 9 million votes in the online balloting.   (AP Photo)
Milwaukee Brewers' Corey Hart was the final National League player added to the All-Star roster, after he won the popular vote with around 8 million votes.   (AP Photo/Jeff Hanisch)
New York Yankees' Jason Giambi came in third in American League balloting, despite a recent hot streak and an extensive "Support the 'Stache" campaign.   (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte, left, stands beside Mike Mussina, who wears a fake mustache in support of teammate Jason Giambi, during the national anthem before the Yankees faced the Rays.   (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
The Mets' David Wright is beloved in New York, but apparently did not inspire enough of his fans to obsessively vote and re-vote for him in the balloting for the last place in the NL All-Star team.   (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)
Philadelphia Phillies fans stayed up for days, using computers at Citizens Bank Park to vote tens of thousands of times for Pat Burrell to go to the All-Star game. Their efforts were in vain.   (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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