AL MVP
jad22
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Will Yankee favoritism lead to Derek Jeter receiving the MVP? Ryan Howard wins the award when his team did not win a division or make the playoffs. Howard lead the national in homeruns and runs batted in. David Ortiz lead the AL in both of these as well but the Yankee bias will prevent him from winning again. Once again another Yankee player will join the list of those who did not deserve an MVP. Arod, Joe Gordon, DiMaggio (Gordon and DiMaggio won when Ted Williams won the triple crown), Phil Ruzzuto and the so forth.
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<< <i> David Ortiz lead the AL in both of these as well but the Yankee bias will prevent him from winning again. Once again another Yankee player will join the list of those who did not deserve an MVP. >>
I'm not sure it would be as much "Yankee bias" in this case as it would be "anti-DH bias."
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<< <i>Howard lead the national in homeruns and runs batted in. David Ortiz lead the AL in both of these as well but the Yankee bias will prevent him from winning again. >>
1. Howard led the league in HR and RBI; you appear to approve.
2. Ortiz led the league in HR and RBI; you state explicitly that it will be due to Yankee bias if he does not get the MVP.
3. (From 1. and 2.) A player who leads the league in HR and RBI who does not get the MVP is a victim of bias.
In 1984, Tony Armas led the league in HR and RBI. He did not win the MVP. Was that because he was a victim of anti-Red Sox bias, or was it because he was not among the 10 best players in the league? Same question for Cecil Fielder in 1991: anti-Tiger bias or recognition that he was not close to good enough that year? George Foster in 1978? Andres Gallaraga in 1996? The list, as one might imagine, goes on and on. Leading the league in HR and RBI means that a player hit more HR and drove in more runs than anyone else - it does not mean that they were better than anyone else.
As just about ANY MVP voting, EVERY year, there are other candidates that are deserving. If Jeter wins it, it will be well deserved. If Mauer, Dye, Morneau, or Ortiz win it, it will be well deserved.
Keep whining over Yankees bias if it makes you feel better but it wont change the decision.
Regardless of who wins it, there are some excellent AL candidates who ALL deserve it and the recognition that goes along with it.
Of course, if Ortiz wins it, I will be happy for him. I don't like Jeter, mostly because his uniform is the wrong color. Other than that, he's a great competitor.
Steve
You sure hit the nail on the head. Could not have been much closer.