Sox Therapy: ALDS by CFBPS on PEDs

The ALDS begins Thursday for the Red Sox. After a season of renoobulation and a secret workout that makes Tom Brady look like Tom Arnold, the Crazy Fan-Boy Projection System is in the best shape of its life. What better test of its fitness than to have it project the ALDS? Let’s see what it says.

Hall of Merit: Most Meritorious Player: 2008 Ballot

For 2008 each voter should rank the top 15 players from all leagues combined.

Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EDT on 4 October 2017.

Anyone can vote, even if you do not normally participate in Hall of Merit discussions. If you have never participated in an MMP election, just post a preliminary ballot in the discussion thread by 3 October 2017.

For detailed rules see one of our previous ballots.

Gonfalon Cubs: 15 To Go

Cubs:  6 vs. STL (2 home/4 road) + 2 vs. TBR (road) + 4 vs. MIL (road) + 3 vs. CIN (home). After this weekend’s series, the Cubs are done at Wrigley until the final series hosting Cincinnati.

Brewers (3.0 GB): 2 vs. MIA (road) + 3 vs. PIT (road) + 4 vs. CHC (home) + 3 vs. CIN (home) + 3 vs. STL (road).

Cardinals (4.0 GB): 6 vs. CHC (4 home/2 road) + 3 vs. CIN (road) + 3 vs. PIT (road) + 3 vs. MIL (home).

Hall of Merit: Most Meritorious Player: 2008 Discussion

The Phillies beat the Rays in the World Series. Vote for 15.

Player Name		SH WS		rWAR
Albert Pujols		34.5		7.3
Chase Utley		31.5		6.9
Chipper Jones		26.2		7.3
Mark Teixeira		30.5		7.8
Nick Markakis		23.8		7.4
Carlos Beltran		29.2		6.9
Hanley Ramirez		33.8		6.7
Dustin Pedroia		27.3		6.9
Joe Mauer		30.6		5.6
Brian McCann		20.3		5.5
David Wright		30.6		6.8
Alex Rodriguez		27.3		6.8
Lance Berkman		35.2		6.8
Kevin Youkilis		23.8		6.3
Grady Sizemore		28.7		5.9
Alex Rios		20.4		5.9
Matt ...

Hall of Merit: Most Meritorious Player: 2007 Results

Congratulations to Alex Rodriguez on being unanimously elected the 2007 Most Meritorious Player!

Player Name	pts	ballots	1sts
Alex Rodriguez	135	9	9
David Wright	117	9	0
Albert Pujols	92	8	0
Chipper Jones	89	9	0
Magglio Ordonez	88	9	0
Chase Utley	84	8	0
Crts Granderson	69	8	0
Carlos Pena	65	8	0
David Ortiz	62	8	0
Matt Holliday	43	8	0
Jake Peavy	32	7	0
Jorge Posada	29	5	0
Jimmy Rollins	28	7	0
Hanley Ramirez	23	3	0
Troy Tulowitzki	20	3	0
Russell Martin	20	2	0
C.C. Sabathia	17	7	0
Josh ...

Hall of Merit: Most Meritorious Player: 2007 Results

Congratulations to Alex Rodriguez on being unanimously elected the 2007 Most Meritorious Player!

Player Name	pts	ballots	1sts
Alex Rodriguez	135	9	9
David Wright	117	9	0
Albert Pujols	92	8	0
Chipper Jones	89	9	0
Magglio Ordonez	88	9	0
Chase Utley	84	8	0
Crts Granderson	69	8	0
Carlos Pena	65	8	0
David Ortiz	62	8	0
Matt Holliday	43	8	0
Jake Peavy	32	7	0
Jorge Posada	29	5	0
Jimmy Rollins	28	7	0
Hanley Ramirez	23	3	0
Troy Tulowitzki	20	3	0
Russell Martin	20	2	0
C.C. Sabathia	17	7	0
Josh ...

Hall of Merit: Most Meritorious Player: 2007 Ballot

For 2007 each voter should rank the top 15 players from all leagues combined.

Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EDT on 6 September 2017.

Anyone can vote, even if you do not normally participate in Hall of Merit discussions. If you have never participated in an MMP election, just post a preliminary ballot in the discussion thread by 5 September 2017.

For detailed rules see one of our previous ballots.

Gonfalon Cubs: A Crucial Time

We are two series into a stretch of five that should tell us a lot about this team.

The just completed series against Milwaukee and Arizona were the first against winning teams since the All Star Break, and the Cubs split the six games. It would have been nice to come out ahead, but the overall picture was not bad. Four of the games were pitchers’ duels with six or fewer total runs, and the Cubs were not blown out in any of them—in fact, there has only been one blowout against the Cubs since ...

Hall of Merit: Most Meritorious Player: 2007 Discussion

The Red Sox defeated the Rockies in the World Series. Vote for 15.

Player Name		SH WS		rWAR
Alex Rodriguez		35.0		9.4
David Wright		34.7		8.3
Albert Pujols		32.4		8.7
Chase Utley		29.0		7.8
Curtis Granderson	29.6		7.6
Magglio Ordonez		31.5		7.3
Chipper Jones		26.7		7.6
Carlos Pena		28.7		7.2
Robinson Cano		22.6		6.7
Troy Tulowitzki		25.0		6.8
Jimmy Rollins		28.2		6.1
Jose Reyes		25.5		5.1
Matt Holliday		27.9		6.0
Ichiro Suzuki		29.7		5.8
Grady Sizemore		28.6		5.5
Carlos ...

Hall of Merit: Most Meritorious Player: 2006 Results

Congratulations to Albert Pujols. After three consecutive runner-up finishes he has his first MMP victory!

Player Name	pts	ballots	1sts
Albert Pujols	143	10	6
Carlos Beltran	135	10	4
Chase Utley	87	9	0
Johan Santana	86	9	0
Joe Mauer	86	9	0
Ryan Howard	78	9	0
Grady Sizemore	75	8	0
Lance Berkman	70	9	0
Miguel Cabrera	65	8	0
Travis Hafner	62	7	0
Derek Jeter	54	9	0
David Ortiz	51	8	0
Brandon Webb	46	8	0
Carlos Guillen	34	6	0
Bronson Arroyo	25	5	0
Alfonso Soriano	23	4	0
Jered Weaver	14	2	0
Vernon ...