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Tuesday, December 04, 2012

Cabrera, Trout Both Had MVP Cases But Triple Crown Means Something

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posted on December 04, 2012 at 07:18 PM by pep21 to cy young award, keith law, mvp | 12 comment(s)

DENVER—The biggest joke about the American League MVP vote was all the moaning and groaning about the results.

The Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera is the 2012 AL MVP. The Angels’ Mike Trout is the runner-up.

That’s no disgrace. Trout’s in high cotton, too. Cabrera, however, won the award. And the final tally was decisive, with Cabrera outpointing Trout 362-281.

Among the most vocal critics was Keith Law of ESPN, a one-time analyst in the Blue Jays front office who now is quick to proclaim his ...

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1. Weekly Journalist_ posted on October 02, 2012 at 06:36 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Shannon Stewart for mvp

2. The District Attorney posted on October 02, 2012 at 06:41 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I knew Stark would go Kimbrel; he loves unusual, unprecedented stats. Since there's only one of him, it's fine. Cool that he picked Verlander!

If you don’t feel like RingTFA, his other picks are Posey, Verlander, and Kimbrel(?!)

His other other picks are:

AL Least Valuable: Yunel Escobar
NL Least Valuable: Miami (as a team)
AL Cy Yuck: Ricky Romero
NL Cy Yuck: Heath Bell
AL Rookie: Trout
NL Rookie: Bryce Harper
AL Manager: Buck Showalter
NL Manager: Davey Johnson
AL GM: Billy Beane
NL GM: Mike Rizzo
AL Comeback: Adam Dunn
NL Comeback: Posey

3. cardsfanboy

posted on October 02, 2012 at 06:41 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

It would be nice if the link actually worked :(

Working link

4. cardsfanboy

posted on October 02, 2012 at 06:45 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Nitpicking his list, but I just don't see Jeter ahead of Cano.

5. Robert in Manhattan Beach posted on October 02, 2012 at 07:07 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Not sure what Stark is doing here, the Tigers would have surely missed the playoffs without Cabrera, the Angels missed the playoffs with Trout. So Cabrera wins. It's all spelled out in the Hack Baseball Writer 101 textbook.

6. JJ1986 posted on October 02, 2012 at 07:29 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Couldn't wait two days?

7. Tom Cervo, backup catcher posted on October 02, 2012 at 08:03 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Dunn is a fine choice for AL comeback considering that he put up one of the worst seasons of all time last year, but I'd go with Jeter there.

8. Yonder Alonso in misguided trousers (cardinal) posted on October 02, 2012 at 08:09 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Jeter for comeback player? What was there in his 2011 he was coming back from?

9. SoSH U at work posted on October 02, 2012 at 08:24 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Alex Rios is a much better choice. From Dunn-like depths of 2011 to legitimately excellent this year.

10. Loren F. posted on October 02, 2012 at 08:25 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I think Jeter will finish higher than Cano in the overall MVP voting, even though Cano has been three times as valuable. No knock on Jeter, but still.

11. Tom Cervo, backup catcher posted on October 02, 2012 at 08:49 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Jeter for comeback player? What was there in his 2011 he was coming back from?

I remembered him hitting much worse than he apparently did. Alex Rios would be a much better choice.

12. ShoeGrit posted on October 02, 2012 at 09:14 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Does anyone think Wade Miley has a shot at NL ROY ? Or are they going to hand it to Harper by default ?

13. Esoteric throws a 'hard slider' posted on October 02, 2012 at 09:57 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Does anyone think Wade Miley has a shot at NL ROY ? Or are they going to hand it to Harper by default ?

I read at least one other national baseball writer who, while voting for Harper, thought that Miley would win. So apparently there's some sentiment out there in favor of awarding it to him.

Would be a mistake, though.

14. Why Bloody Valdespin? posted on October 02, 2012 at 10:11 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Eh. I think it's hard to say with much confidence that Harper has been better than Miley this year. I'd be surprised if Miley won though.

15. PreservedFish posted on October 02, 2012 at 10:26 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I don't have a problem giving a boost to the guy that you expect to remain a star.

16. Why Bloody Valdespin? posted on October 02, 2012 at 10:35 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I also don't have a problem with giving a boost to the 19 year old over the 25 year old, but in terms of pure value they've been close.

17. Random Transaction Generator posted on October 02, 2012 at 11:51 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Hey, look!
The Blue Jays had two winners!

(reads it again)

Oh.

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