al mvp Stories - Beyond the Box Score
Josh Hamilton Wins the 2010 AL MVP Award
It was a battle of troubled but freakishly talented sluggers for the AL MVP. In one corner was 29 year-old OF Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers, who battled drug addiction and other issues for several years. He came back as a Rule 5 pick (of the Reds, who traded him to the Rangers for Edinson...
Morning Prowl: More with FSD, Mid-Season Awards Galore, Fu-Te Ni Fitting In, and Roy Halladay Musings
Part 2 of Billfer's night with Fox Sports Detroit has now been posted at The Detroit Tigers Weblog. If you've ever wondered what happens behind the scenes during a Tigers broadcast, Bill sat in the FSD truck last Friday night and got to see and hear it all. It's pretty impressive to consider...
Like Stripes on the Fur Coat of a Tiger - 11/20
The Daily Fungo says the Tigers should steer clear of Jose Valverde, if the Astros shop him around. Valverde posted 44 saves, a 3.38 ERA, and 83 strikeouts in 72 innings this past season. Yahoo! Sports' Tim Brown thinks Detroit should have a paddle in the CC Sabathia auction. If, you know,...
Tom Gage is at It Again
Remember back in 2007, when the Detroit News' Tom Gage was one of two lone writers (the Oakland Press' Jim Hawkins being the other) who gave their first-place American League Most Valuable Player vote to Magglio Ordonez instead of Alex Rodriguez? Even Detroit Tigers fans acknowledged (perhaps...
Ok....Here is What I Don't Understand....
Quantum Physics...... No sorry, the AL MVP voting was announced today and Dustin Pedroia wins, which is fine, he is as deserving as anyone. Five voters put Cliff Lee on their ballots which is still fine. Now here is what I don't get, one voter listed Mike Mussina on the ballot but no one voted for...
Dustin Pedroia wins AL MVP
It's official: Dustin Pedroia is the the 2008 American League MVP! Just call him Mr. November. Or better yet, refer to Dustin Pedroia as the Most Valuable Player of the American League. The second baseman of the Boston Red Sox continued his rapid burst into the national spotlight on Tuesday,...
Approval Voting And The AL MVP
There were a few hundred people who cast their ballots for the NL MVP (voting is still open) so I figured it would be worthwhile to post a poll for the AL MVP. Once again, we're using approval voting because it's better than just voting for one player and a lot easier to set up than a full ranked...
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