MVP thread

[Captain 97]

It’s unfortunate that one of them won’t be the MVP, since both had historic seasons. I suppose it’s similar to 1941, when Ted Williams hit .406 but lost out to DiMaggio‘s 56 game hitting streak.

A big deal gets made out of that but in 1941 Williams had a 10.4 WAR while DiMaggio had a 9.3, so they were actually close. Williams' surface stats look better but DiMaggio played his home games in a park where it was 402 to straightaway left field and about 460 to left-center field. Put DiMaggio in Boston in 1941 and his numbers jump off the page.

Where Williams got ripped off was in 1947 when he had a WAR of 9.5 but lost to DiMaggio's 4.7

I realize OPS wasn't really a thing back then but he led the League 10 times in OPS and only won 2 MVPs.

[Captain 97]

It’s unfortunate that one of them won’t be the MVP, since both had historic seasons. I suppose it’s similar to 1941, when Ted Williams hit .406 but lost out to DiMaggio‘s 56 game hitting streak.

Here is an interesting way to think about it. If Cal Raleigh had been traded for Aaron Judge on opening Day and Cal had put up these exact same numbers for the Yankees while Judge put up the his exact same numbers for the M's, Which team do you think would have benefited more.

I think the Yankees probably win 5 more games and the M's probably lose 5 more games.

[Hy Feiber]

Cal deserves it, by virtue of his being a catcher.

[Donn Beach]

I thought they would just release the names at 7pm, like a SMS message. Shows how simple minded I am

[harmony]

Apparently catchers aren't valued as much as they were in the 1950s when Yogi Berra and Roy Campanella each won three MVP awards without leading a hitting category.

[Donn Beach]

And Cal is robbed

[acctingman]

There was never really any doubt. East coast bias bullshit

[D-train]

So will whoever leaked the results be arrested like Clase was???

[Mesully11]

Boo..... The award should be renamed MVY.
Most Valuable Yankee.

[D-train]

If 2 of the 4 would have voted for Cal it would have been a CO MVP