Comments on Epic Carnival: If the Season Ended Today: MLB Awards Voting

The idea of how your team does overall, and (as al...

2007-08-19T13:04:00.000-05:00

The idea of how your team does overall, and (as alluded to in the original post) a pitcher's win-loss record are ridiculous measures. You can't argue on one hand that Haren is the forerunner for the AL Cy Young, and then say Bedard probably won't get it because he plays for the Orioles.

Oakland is 60-64, 12 games out as I write this. Baltimore is 57-64, 16 games out in a much tougher division. Does that really matter? If Peavy played for the Reds, would voters be less inclined to vote for him? The answer is yes, and that's just sad.

i have never seen a more overwhelming endorsement ...

2007-08-17T18:49:00.000-05:00

i have never seen a more overwhelming endorsement of a player when the endorser couldn't even spell the player's name.

It's a shame Eric Bedard is wallowing away on the ...

2007-08-16T11:59:00.000-05:00

It's a shame Eric Bedard is wallowing away on the O's. He is running away with the K's and figures to post the highest K/9 in a long time (>12). Though he has fewer wins than the top candidates, he has the highest win perecntage out of all of them (tied with Beckett at .750). His 2.98 ERA is lower than any starter not named Haren or Santana, while his 1.08 is only bested by Santana.

In Bedard's whopping 10 no decisions this year, he has posted a 3.41 ERA, giving up more than 3 runs only twice. If you remove a 5.2 inning 6 run disaster from that equation, you see that he has 9 starts with a cumulative 2.67 ERA and no wins to show for it. If the O's had a halfway decent bullpen or offense, Bedard could feasibly already have won 20 games.

He turned in the most dominating performance of any pitcher this season with his 15 K, 2 H shutout of the Rangers in which he faced the minimum number of batters due to 2 double plays.

Batters are only hitting .210 against him.

I can go on, but it doesn't matter because he plays for the O's.

One good thing I take out of this is that the early season trade I made of BJ Upton and Jon Garland for Prince Fielder and Eric Bedard is looking real real good.

Jamie Walker just made Erik Bedard's chances a lit...

2007-08-15T15:18:00.000-05:00

Jamie Walker just made Erik Bedard's chances a little worse. He served up a dinger to Shelley Duncan to blow the game with two outs in the ninth with the Orioles up 3-0.

3 Observations:1. The N.L. MVP was the hardest to ...

2007-08-15T15:12:00.000-05:00

3 Observations:

1. The N.L. MVP was the hardest to choose. There really isn't one clear cut candidate, much less three this year.

2. You make a good point about Putz, Lozo.

3. I'm certain I'm one of the few who takes defense into account, but Braun needs to learn how to use that leather thingy on his hand before I would vote for him. He's atrocious defensively.

A-Rod is hitting the cover off the ball. With the...

2007-08-15T15:07:00.000-05:00

A-Rod is hitting the cover off the ball. With the talent the Yanks buy, it gives him potential RBIs on-base, as well as protects him in the hitting order.

Maggs is simply superb this year. It would be hard to vote for someone other than A-Rod, buts Maggs is a tempting vote.

Who will contribute the most valuable for their team to make the playoffs?

On the National League side, Fielder leads the Brewers with the HRs, however many Brewers contribute to their victories.

I think a case could have been made for Soriano before his injury. He was key to pulling the Cubs up to the 1st place tie.

Holliday is a good all-around hitter, however will he lead his team to the playoffs?

Give Magglio some MVP love. He had another monster...

2007-08-15T14:33:00.000-05:00

Give Magglio some MVP love. He had another monster game last night. He's on pace for 140+ RBI and a .350+ average.

Personally, I could never talk myself myself into voting for A-Rod, even though he's admittedly having a huge season, as he's been the antithesis of "Clutch" throughout his career. I can't get the image of Joel Zumaya making him look utterly foolish at the plate in the 06 ALDS out of my mind.

Plus, being a Detroiter, we have enough of an inferiority complex as it is...

It must be pretty lame when your name is Erik Beda...

2007-08-15T14:30:00.000-05:00

It must be pretty lame when your name is Erik Bedard and your team sucks ass.

Sure, that looks impressive, but he's hitting .218...

2007-08-15T14:00:00.000-05:00

Sure, that looks impressive, but he's hitting .218 in "Late & Close" situations...you can spin those "clutch" stats either way most of the time.

Wow no love for Ryan Howard... I understand he's ...

2007-08-15T13:48:00.000-05:00

Wow no love for Ryan Howard... I understand he's hitting .264 and that stinks but he's hitting .352 with RISP with two outs, which is arguably the most important stat for a hitter. Getting the job done when you're the last line of defense.

Matt Holliday is hitting .378-.439-.700 at Coors a...

2007-08-15T13:10:00.000-05:00

Matt Holliday is hitting .378-.439-.700 at Coors and a respectable (but not MVP-like) .299-.362-.470 on the road. I'd rule him out based on that. Fielder isn't a winning case either -- all his value is in his HRs and RBIs.

Neither of the Fla. guys have a realistic chance in the BBWAA vote but they're right up there. So is Eric Byrnes with the D-Backs. And if Eric Byrnes is a MVP candidate, maybe they just shouldn't award it this year.

(Don't laugh, check out this: http://www.hardballtimes.com/thtstats/main/index.php?view=winshares&linesToDisplay=50&season_filter[0]=2007&league_filter[0]=NL&pos_filter[0]=All&Submit=Submit&orderBy=total&direction=DESC&page=1 .)

i am really the only one to cast a vote for putz? ...

2007-08-15T12:50:00.000-05:00

i am really the only one to cast a vote for putz? you sons of bitches.