Comments on: Miguel Cabrera is Your AL MVP: The Stats Guys Won Out In the End

By: ClownCollege

ClownCollege — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:01:47 +0000

Forget first and second place, I’m more interested in the guy who voted Raul Ibanez 10th. Raul Ibanez?! One writer had Jim Johnson 3rd, Ibanez 10th and left Cano, Jones, Verlander, and Price off the ballot.

By: ButtersBC

ButtersBC — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 05:22:20 +0000

I like how despite what Lisk wrote here the headline on the front page reads “Triple Crown Trumps Stats”

obvious choice

This is silly…it could have gone either way and to suggest otherwise just plays into the side I assumed you’d take (which doesn’t fit your style since Trout wins the eye test due to adding baserunning and defense to his hitting which is something Miggy’s not so good at)

By: roastbeast

roastbeast — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 03:05:09 +0000

best part of this debate is that there was a debate. folks are starting to migrate to advanced stats. might have been years where the TC stats would have negated any discussion

By: Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah!

Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah! — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 02:48:28 +0000

Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez congratulates the BBWAA on making the correct and obvious choice for AL MVP.

By: bstr0142

bstr0142 — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:39:36 +0000

Get rid of at least 2 teams to start.

Would be nice, and move a couple more. But it makes too much sense, so won’t happen.

By: knifeyspoony

knifeyspoony — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:39:26 +0000

Because I wanted him to win MVP

yeah but it’s not like a relief pitcher won it. Posey was damn good this year.

By: ButtersBC

ButtersBC — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:37:31 +0000

who got swept by the goddamned Oakland Athletics

Frank Thomas was really good at the baseball

By: starkweather

starkweather — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:35:43 +0000

how so?

Because I wanted him to win MVP

By: jbriaz

jbriaz — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:33:36 +0000

Trout should’ve won. He didn’t. I’m not losing sleep over this. But wait, can anyone tell me what the ratings were for the award show on MLB Network? TBL?

By: knifeyspoony

knifeyspoony — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:30:46 +0000

I guess nobody cares that Ryan Braun got shafted this year.

how so?

By: starkweather

starkweather — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:24:07 +0000

I guess nobody cares that Ryan Braun got shafted this year.

By: s1rweeze

s1rweeze — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:19:35 +0000

The sheer stupidity of this whole mess sometimes makes me wonder if this is some deliberate ploy to contract teams – drive some teams out of business. It makes as much sense as anything else that comes out of their mouths.

If any good comes from that fiasco, I REALLY hope that happens. Get rid of at least 2 teams to start.

By: s1rweeze

s1rweeze — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:17:41 +0000

So the voters got both the AL MVP and AL MoY completely wrong. Incredible.

Here's Danny Glover with his thorough analysis

By: bstr0142

bstr0142 — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:15:44 +0000

It’s the owners against the owners. Trying to make as much money as possible and wanting the league to save them from themselves.

I think they also expected the players to have caved by now. I know I’ve given up on it for the year, despite Geez’s optimism that they would be playing by Dec. 1.

By: s1rweeze

s1rweeze — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:14:39 +0000

If I were a Tigers fan, I’d still be pissed that my team that was a heavy favorite got it’s shit pushed in by the fucking Giants and wouldn’t give a damn about the MVP.

See also: the 2006 Twins, featuring Cy Young award winner Johan Santana, MVP Justin Morneau, and (would have been) AL ROY Francisco Liriano, who got swept by the goddamned Oakland Athletics.

By: QueeferSutherland

QueeferSutherland — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:13:53 +0000

So the voters got both the AL MVP and AL MoY completely wrong. Incredible.

By: scripty

scripty — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:04:30 +0000

That tiger muskie was beautiful vlad (pic 22)

By: starkweather

starkweather — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:04:06 +0000

and Cal Ripken (somehow) getting six apiece

A victory for defense! I think. Isn’t that the year he set the record for consecutive games at SS without an error?

By: VladimirCrouton

VladimirCrouton — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:55:01 +0000

The sheer stupidity of this whole mess sometimes makes me wonder if this is some deliberate ploy to contract teams – drive some teams out of business.

It’s the owners against the owners. Trying to make as much money as possible and wanting the league to save them from themselves.

By: bstr0142

bstr0142 — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:53:56 +0000

Just hire Cito Gaston again. You know you want to.

I hear Bobby Valentine is available.