Ernie Clement tops AL All-Star voting in satirical look at sports media and fan voting
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Ray Ratto
Summary
A satirical sports piece about Ernie Clement, a relatively unknown baseball player, becoming the top vote-getter for the MLB All-Star Game among American League players. The article uses this "voting scandal" as a springboard to humorously critique sports media culture, the All-Star Game voting process, and how obscure players can suddenly capture public attention, while also touching on other major sports news being overshadowed.
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DefectorErnie Clement tops AL All-Star voting in satirical look at sports media and fan votingdefector.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledThe Ernie Clement Voting Scandal shoved all the rest of the news this week into the street—the World Cup, the NBA draft, the NHL draft, the NBA trades, the NHL trades, the Mets firing their manager for the sin of managing the Mets, the latest sports media meltdown around but not quite about Caitlin Clark, all of it.
It's quite possible that you didn't notice Ernie Clement at all. Maybe you're not noticing him right now. Such is the beauty of tha
The People Have Spoken: Ernie Clement Is The Best Player In The American League Now
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