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by villageidiom
Should I have filed this under Primate Studies? Congrats to Mike on appearing in WaPo.
On a late July evening at Dodger Stadium last season, baseball’s best player stood near the visitors’ on-deck circle, preparing to face one of baseball’s best teams. After Mike Trout watched a Los Angeles ...
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Posted: October 04, 2020 at 12:36 PM
by DL from MN
Congratulations to 2019 Most Meritorious Player Alex Bregman!
Player Name pts ballots 1sts
Alex Bregman 114 8 4
Mike Trout 108 8 1
Cody Bellinger 106 8 2
Marcus Semien 92 8 1
Christian Yelich 73 8 0
Anthony Rendon 66 8 0
Justin Verlander 62 8 0
Gerrit Cole 61 7 0
Ketel Marte 44 6 0
Mookie ...
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Posted: December 04, 2019 at 04:02 PM
by DL from MN
Congratulations to Babe Ruth, our unanimous pick for 1920 Most Meritorious Player!
Player Name pts ballots 1sts
Babe Ruth 90 6 6
Rogers Hornsby 76 6 0
Pete Alexander 73 6 0
Tris Speaker 65 6 0
George Sisler 63 5 0
Eddie Collins 51 6 0
Stan Coveleski 39 5 0
Joe Jackson 34 4 0
Jim Bagby 31 4 0
Oscar ...
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Posted: October 03, 2019 at 01:14 PM
by DL from MN
For 1920 each voter should rank the top 10 players from all leagues combined.
Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EDT on 2 October 2019.
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 ...
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Posted: September 23, 2019 at 04:42 PM
by DL from MN
For 1919 each voter should rank the top 10 players from all leagues combined.
Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EDT on 4 September 2019.
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 ...
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Posted: August 26, 2019 at 10:15 AM
by DL from MN
Congratulations to Walter Johnson, our 1918 Most Meritorious Player!
Player Name pts ballots 1sts
Walter Johnson 102 7 5
Babe Ruth 95 7 2
Hippo Vaughn 80 7 0
Tyrus Cobb 79 7 0
Stan Coveleski 68 7 0
Joe Williams 50 5 0
George Sisler 49 5 0
Tris Speaker 34 4 0
Scott Perry 28 3 0
Cristobal ...
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Posted: August 13, 2019 at 10:11 AM
by DL from MN
Players returned from the war. Sunday baseball starts in New York. Ray Caldwell gets hit by lightning and finishes the game anyway. The Giants and Phillies played a 51 minute 9 inning game.
The White Sox threw the World Series to the Reds losing 5 games to 3 in a best of 9 contest.
The Atlantic ...
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Posted: August 06, 2019 at 04:36 PM
by DL from MN
Congratulations to Grover Cleveland “Pete” Alexander for winning the 1915 Most Meritorious Player award!
Player Name pts ballots 1sts
Pete Alexander 116 8 5
Ty Cobb 111 8 2
Eddie Collins 99 8 0
Walter Johnson 98 8 0
Tris Speaker 78 8 0
Gavy Cravath 77 7 0
Jack Fournier 59 7 0
John Henry ...
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Posted: May 02, 2019 at 12:05 PM
by DL from MN
For 1915 each voter should rank the top 10 players from all leagues combined.
Balloting is scheduled to close at 4pm EDT on 1 May 2019.
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 ...
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Posted: April 23, 2019 at 12:13 PM
by DL from MN
The Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies in 1915 which means Boston topped Philly in consecutive seasons with different teams.
The New York Lincoln Stars and Chicago American Giants met in Chicago for a championship series. After four wins apiece the final game of the series was called ...
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Posted: April 04, 2019 at 02:39 PM
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