Wikipedia and peer editing

Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. I flipped on the MLB network and caught a few minutes of their coverage of the MLB All-Century. So I googled the All-Century team and, of course, checked out Wikipedia's entry. From there, I moved on to the Latino Legends team.

Now, it's likely been updated from what it was, but when I pulled the page up, an anti-steroids crusader had labeled the guilty with (STEROIDS = CHEATER). Now, the reason I say that it's likely that it's been updated is because in 2004, a University of Buffalo professor inserted 13 errors on various Wikipedia entries only to find all of them corrected within a couple hours.

So, evidently there are a great deal of people who watch this stuff like hawks, waiting to catch the possible dissemination of misinformation.

Anyway, the marred article is below.

Latino Legends Team
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The Latino Legends Team was an all-time all-star baseball team selected in 2005 to honor the history of Latin American players in Major League Baseball. The players were chosen by fan voting. Ballots were available both online at MLB.com and at Chevrolet dealerships, and over 1.6 million total votes were cast. The team was announced at a ceremony hosted by actor Edward James Olmos prior to Game Four of the 2005 World Series.

[edit] The team
Iván Rodríguez, catcher
Albert Pujols, first base
Rod Carew, second base
Edgar Martínez, third base
Alex Rodriguez, shortstop STERIODS = CHEATER
Roberto Clemente, outfield
Manny Ramírez, outfield STEROIDS = CHEATER
Vladimir Guerrero, outfield
Pedro Martínez, starting pitcher
Juan Marichal, starting pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela, starting pitcher
Mariano Rivera, relief pitcher

[edit] Controversy
Despite being the only native of South America in the Baseball Hall of Fame, Venezuela native Luis Aparicio was not selected. Another former White Sox star was snubbed - Cuban born outfielder Minnie Miñoso. In what was vindication for the organization, Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillén became the first Latin-born manager to win a World Series later that night.[citation needed]

Other significant snubs from this team were Puerto Ricans Orlando Cepeda and Roberto Alomar [[HIV]], Cuban-born Tony Perez and Negro League star Martín Dihigo.[citation needed] Dominican Sammy Sosa STEROIDS = CHEATER, a then still-active member of the 500 home run club was left off, as were Rafael Palmeiro STERPODS = CHEATER and José Canseco STEROIDS RAT= CHEATING RAT, renowned Cuban-born sluggers caught up in the steroid scandals of the time.