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baseball MVP & CY YOUNG: who do you like?

 
 
Region Philbis
 
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Reply Thu 13 Nov, 2014 08:00 pm
@fbaezer,
Quote:
Clayton Kershaw wins NL MVP

Clayton Kershaw became the first pitcher to win the National League Most Valuable Player award
in nearly a half-century, coasting to an easy victory Thursday.

Kershaw, who also took home the NL Cy Young award for the third time Wednesday, is the first NL
pitcher to sweep both awards since Bob Gibson in 1968.

The Dodgers ace beat out Miami slugger Giancarlo Stanton and Pittsburgh outfielder Andrew
McCutchen
for the honor announced Thursday. Kershaw got 18 of 30 first-place votes and 355
points in balloting by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
(espn)

Quote:
Mike Trout wins AL MVP

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout was named the unanimous 2014 American League MVP
on Thursday night.

Trout finished second in MVP voting both of his first two seasons, losing to Detroit's Miguel
Cabrera. He joins Mickey Mantle as the only players who finished as MVP runner-up in consecutive
seasons before winning in the following season.

Detroit Tigers slugger Victor Martinez and Cleveland Indians outfielder Michael Brantley finished
[a distant] second and third, respectively.
(espn)
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Region Philbis
 
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Reply Thu 13 Nov, 2014 08:10 pm
@fbaezer,

what pisses me off is them giving the MVP to a starting a pitcher.
a reliever i can almost understand, but a starter??

kershaw appeared in 27 regular season games.
granted, he won 21 of them... but he had absolutely nothing to do with LA's other 135 games...
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Region Philbis
 
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Reply Sat 26 Sep, 2015 01:59 pm

it's that time again...

AL MVP - Josh Donaldson (over Mike Trout)
AL CY - Dallas Keuchel (over David Price)

NL MVP - Bryce Harper (over Nolan Arenado)
NL CY - Jake Arrieta (over Zack Greinke)
fbaezer
 
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Reply Tue 29 Sep, 2015 07:11 pm
@Region Philbis,
AL MVP
1. Josh Donaldson
2. Mike Trout
3. Lorenzo Cain

NL MVP
1. Bryce Harper
2. Andrew McCutchen
3. Yoennis Céspedes

AL Cy Young
1. Dallas Keuchel
2. David Price
3. Sonny Gray

NL Cy Young
1. Zack Greinke
2. Jake Arrieta
3. Gerrit Cole

AL ROY
1. Carlos Correa
2. Roberto Osuna
3. Billy Burns

NL ROY
1. Kris Bryant
2. Noah Syndergaard
3. Jung Ho Kang

And... just to angry Region:
AL Comeback Player of the Year:
Alex Rodríguez
Region Philbis
 
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Reply Wed 30 Sep, 2015 06:43 am
@fbaezer,

i don't think anyone (including A-Rod himself) thought he would make it through the season without breaking down...
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Region Philbis
 
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Reply Mon 16 Nov, 2015 06:17 pm
@fbaezer,

you are two-fer-two on ROY's...
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Region Philbis
 
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Reply Wed 18 Nov, 2015 05:54 pm

as expected...

Quote:
Keuchel wins AL Cy Young Award

Dallas Keuchel won an American League-best 20 games and notched one last victory
in 2015 by collecting the AL Cy Young award.

Keuchel got 22 first-place votes for 186 points from the Baseball Writers' Association
of America in results announced Wednesday. Toronto's David Price finished second,
drawing eight first-place votes and 143 points. Oakland's Sonny Gray finished third.
(espn)
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Region Philbis
 
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Reply Wed 18 Nov, 2015 06:12 pm

... and it's Arrieta by a nose!

Quote:
Jake Arrieta beats out Dodgers' duo for NL Cy Young Award

Bolstered by a historic second half, Chicago Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta won the National League
Cy Young Award on Wednesday after going 22-6 with a 1.77 ERA in 2015.

Arrieta, 29, overtook early favorite Zack Greinke, winning his final 13 starts. His only post-All-Star
break defeat came when the Cubs were no-hit by the Philadelphia Phillies in late July. Arrieta
went 14-1 with a 0.75 ERA over the final three months, the lowest second-half ERA in history for
a starting pitcher (minimum 12 starts).
(espn)
fbaezer
 
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Reply Wed 18 Nov, 2015 06:33 pm
@Region Philbis,
I disagree, but heck. He did have a great season!

The Dodgers are happy to have saved a million dollar bonus due to Greinke, had he won the Cy Young Award.

Anad now you're 2/2 in the Cy Young predictions.
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Region Philbis
 
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Reply Thu 19 Nov, 2015 05:55 pm
Quote:
Donaldson named American League MVP

Josh Donaldson was named the American League's Most Valuable Player on Thursday,
becoming the first member of the Toronto Blue Jays to win the MVP in nearly 30 years.

Acquired in an offseason trade with the Oakland Athletics, Donaldson was a spark plug
for Toronto's potent offensive attack. The Blue Jays led the majors in a myriad of
offensive categories including runs scored (891), home runs (232), doubles (308), total
bases (2,518) and RBIs (852).

A fifth-year third baseman, Donaldson led the AL in RBIs with 123 and was third in the
AL in home runs (41). His 8.8 WAR was the third-best in the majors.
(espn)
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Region Philbis
 
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Reply Thu 19 Nov, 2015 05:57 pm
Quote:
Harper reels in NL MVP

Bryce Harper's monster regular season has made him the youngest unanimous
MVP in baseball history.

Harper beat out fellow finalists Paul Goldschmidt of the Arizona Diamondbacks
and Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds for the award. He tallied 420 points to
finish 186 points ahead of Goldschmidt, who finished second.

In garnering all 30 first-place votes, Harper became just the seventh unanimous
MVP in National League history.
(espn)
fbaezer
 
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Reply Thu 19 Nov, 2015 06:31 pm
@Region Philbis,
I guess both winners were a cinch, as we both predicted.

(And I still think McCutchen is the MLB player who makes the most difference in his team).
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Region Philbis
 
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Reply Fri 30 Sep, 2016 10:10 am

(almost forgot to do this before the season ended...)

***

AL MVP: Mookie Betts (although i wish they would give it to David Ortiz)
AL CY: Rick Porcello (over J.A. Happ)

NL MVP: Kris Bryant (over Daniel Murphy)
NL CY: Jon Lester (over Max Scherzer)
fbaezer
 
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Reply Fri 30 Sep, 2016 05:03 pm
@Region Philbis,
AL MVP:
1. David Ortiz
(Not only because of his numbers, but because of his leadership and example)
2. José Altuve
3. Zach Britton

(I think Mike Trout is going to get a lot of votes, just because he's Mike Trout)

AL CY:
1. Rick Porcello
2. J.A. Happ
3. Zach Britton

NL MVP:
1. Kris Bryant
2. Daniel Murphy
3. Anthony Rizzo

NL CY:
1. Max Scherzer
2. Jon Lester
3. Kyle Hendricks

(I think Bryant is a cinch: good season + a press crush on him; but for the Cy Young, the two Cubs pitchers will get into the other's way... I'd personally give it to Hendricks)

AL ROY
1. Gary Sánchez
2. Michael Fulmer
3. Max Kepler

Fulmer was more impressive, but Gary Sánchez plays for the NYY.

NL ROY
1. Corey Seager
2. Seung Oh
3. Kenta Maeda

This is a no contest, really.
panzade
 
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Reply Fri 30 Sep, 2016 05:18 pm
@fbaezer,
Quote:
I'd personally give it to Hendricks)

Agreed
Region Philbis
 
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Reply Fri 30 Sep, 2016 07:17 pm
@panzade,

not feelin' ya...

http://i65.tinypic.com/6gwqyb.jpg
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fbaezer
 
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Reply Mon 14 Nov, 2016 07:01 pm
The Yankees factor didn't count so much, after all.

AL ROY
1. Michael Fulmer
2. Gary Sánchez
3. Tyler Naquin


NL ROY
1. Corey Seager
2. Trea Turner
3. Kenta Maeda

I am 1/2
Region Philbis
 
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Reply Wed 16 Nov, 2016 05:27 pm
@fbaezer,

MLB Network 5 minutes ago
Max Scherzer is the 2016 NL Cy Young Award Winner


per ESPN --
Quote:
Scherzer was named NL Cy Young Award winner on Wednesday, garnering 25 of the 30 first-place votes.
McGentrix
 
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Reply Wed 16 Nov, 2016 05:49 pm
@Region Philbis,
I remember when he was just a weekly streamer. Now look at him.
Region Philbis
 
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Reply Wed 16 Nov, 2016 05:54 pm

MLB Network 36 seconds ago
Congratulations to Rick Porcello, the 2016 AL Cy Young Award Winner
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