09-22-2009, 02:51 PM
<!--quoteo(post=64023:date=Sep 22 2009, 12:26 PM:name=jstraw)-->QUOTE (jstraw @ Sep 22 2009, 12:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I used to argue that MVP didn't mean simply "best." If you were the best...but on a loaded team...then your year may not have made a difference...and if you were the best but on a last place team...then it clearly made no difference. What was your VALUE? It should go to the player who's excellence made the most difference to his team.
I gave up. It always goes to the best player (in people's opinions) regardless of whether it added any value.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yeah that's why I've always though Baseball should do something like the NFL. Have the Cy Young for best pitcher, have a best offensive player award named after some hall of fame hitter and then have the MVP separately. Then you can give awards for the "best" and for the "most valuable"
Voters wouldn't feel obligated to vote for hitters only on the MVP ballot that way too.
I gave up. It always goes to the best player (in people's opinions) regardless of whether it added any value.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yeah that's why I've always though Baseball should do something like the NFL. Have the Cy Young for best pitcher, have a best offensive player award named after some hall of fame hitter and then have the MVP separately. Then you can give awards for the "best" and for the "most valuable"
Voters wouldn't feel obligated to vote for hitters only on the MVP ballot that way too.