The guy that put Nelson Cruz 6th.I'd like to find out who put Trout 7th. That's crazy.
Hopefully he's not the next Mike Greenwell in this regard.Here's hoping this is but the first of a great many years when Mookie will be at or near the top of this list.
If I had to guess, I'd put my money on someone who covers the Rangers. But isn't this the sort of thing that the BBWAA is trying to get out of the voting process?Okay so which asshat decided Adrian Beltre had a better season than Betts or Trout? I think Betts got snubbed and the writers felt Trout deserved more than 1 MVP on his resume and that the Angels were not going to get any better.
Sandy Koufax finished second in 1966.Roberto Clemente finished 13th in the vote his final year, as did Ted Williams. Bonds performed like a top-10 MVP vote-getter his final year, but the political climate was such that he didn't receive a single vote. The award weirdly wasn't given during Joe Jackson's prime. Stan Musial's last season was one of only 4 of his 21 seasons in which he didn't receive MVP votes.
Has anyone ever finished as high in this vote in his final year as Ortiz?
Mike Trout takes steroids??Hopefully he's not the next Mike Greenwell in this regard.
You threw an extra w in thatI'm anxiously awaiting Kate Upton's tweets.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/voted-david-ortiz-al-mvp-award-winner-mike-trout-article-1.2878145Voting for a designated hitter was not something I did without serious thought, but after examining all the numbers, talking to players, coaches and managers around the league and crunching the numbers some more, I felt Ortiz was the most impactful player in the AL this season.
That he did it at the age of 40 was just a bonus. ...
Another player told me, "There isn't a bigger weapon in the league than Papi's bat. Trout may be the best player, but Ortiz is the most dangerous."
I love Papi but this is just the kind of BS language people use to justify voting for the guy they want."There isn't a bigger weapon in the league than Papi's bat. Trout may be the best player, but Ortiz is the most dangerous."
In this thread? It doesn't really seem like it.Are people really upset that Mookie finished 2nd?
Not really. Take a look at their respective numbers with runners on base. When it came time to convert chances to runs, Ortiz put up an OPS of almost 1.200.I love Papi but this is just the kind of BS language people use to justify voting for the guy they want.
With RISP, which is probably a better look at your phrase "convert chances to runs",Trout and Ortiz had a near identical OPS (1.072 vs 1.090)Not really. Take a look at their respective numbers with runners on base. When it came time to convert chances to runs, Ortiz put up an OPS of almost 1.200.
And yet, Trout led the league in WPA with 6.5, 50% better than Ortiz's mark.Ortiz led baseball in extra base hits. A runner on first was in scoring position for him.
I'm not seeing anyone upset in this thread, but elsewhere, I've seen the old "Trout couldn't get his team to the playoffs, how valuable could he be?" chestnut getting trotted out.Are people really upset that Mookie finished 2nd?