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Hal McCoy: Votto’s MVP chances? Check the NL Central standings

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Q Seems to me the MVP is Joey Votto’s to lose. What does he and the Reds have to do for him to win it? – Pat, Troy

A It would help if the Reds won the division and not St. Louis, because then we all know who would win. All Votto has to do is to continue playing like a super hero. But you never know about voters. The year Steve Carlton won the Cy Young, I was the only voter who didn’t vote for him. I voted for LA’s Jerry Reuss. Well, he did beat the Reds five times that year.

Q Did you experience another lapse when you wrote about Joey Votto, saying there hasn’t been a Triple Crown winner since Carl Yastzremski in 1967. How about Secretariat in 1973? — Dave, Miamisburg/Centerville/Beavercreek

A Another lapse? You have two lapses in this one question. First, I’ve not yet mentioned Votto and Yastzremski (I can barely spell it) in the same sentence, not even in the same breath. Second, Secretariat was not the last Triple Crown winner. That would be Affirmed in 1978. But we all know you don’t have any horse sense. Or baseball sense.

Repoz Posted: August 28, 2010 at 09:16 PM | 5 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. Guapo Posted: August 28, 2010 at 10:11 PM (#3628800)

Yastzremski (I can barely spell it)

FAIL

2. sunnyday2 Posted: August 28, 2010 at 10:52 PM (#3628816)

Well, I'd say a Triple Crown trumps a pennant, but otherwise I would agree--Votto.

3. Eric J is Financed by a Rich Grandpa Posted: August 28, 2010 at 11:29 PM (#3628844)

The year Steve Carlton won the Cy Young, I was the only voter who didn’t vote for him. I voted for LA’s Jerry Reuss. Well, he did beat the Reds five times that year.

FWIW, he appears to be referring to 1980 here, not 1972, which was deservedly unanimous. (Also not 1977 or 1982. Carlton won a lot of these things.)

4. Greg (U)K Posted: August 28, 2010 at 11:43 PM (#3628859)

The year Steve Carlton won the Cy Young

I was about to say, isn't this like saying
"The year the Yankees won the World Series, I was living in Peoria..."

5. Srul Itza Posted: August 29, 2010 at 12:34 AM (#3628897)

If he wins it, Pujols is going to make him earn it -- over the last 28 days, he has been rocking a .411/.480/.856/1.336 line. What was looking like a lesser Pujols year is now more in line with what we have come to expect. Meanwhile, over that same period, Votto has been going at a none-too-shabby .333/.425/.573/.999 pace.

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