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The Oscars aren't so different from baseball awards

By Jim Caple
Page 2

Friday, February 22, 2008

I love the Academy Awards, but you know what would make them better? Accountability. I'm a Baseball Hall of Fame voter and have often voted on the major season awards as well, and I take those votes as seriously as I do a presidential ballot. For one thing, there are so few voters, my ballot really does count (unlike, say, Democrats voting in the Michigan, Florida or Washington primaries). Just as importantly, if my vote costs someone the MVP or the Hall of Fame, you'll hear about it because ...

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