And so today I was looking over the stats and standings and thinking, if the season ended right now, I would vote Verlander BOTH Cy Young AND MVP. For most of the year, I've been thinking Adrian Gonzalez for MVP, but he's come back to the pack a bit, while Verlander has just been phenomenal! Without him, the Tigers are a losing team. With him, they're in the playoffs.
In the NL, BTW, right now I would vote either Braun or Fielder MVP--could go either way on that one--and Halladay for Cy Young.
You make good points..I'm not disputing that....it's just that for me...it's not the same thing..a pitcher vs an everyday player.
Usually, it doesn't come up, even when a pitcher's having a great season, if there's a position player having a dominant year. This year..not quite.
Former Tiger ( now Yankee) Curtis Grandison, is having an awesome season..HRs, hits, RBIs..SB...but can you win an MVP hitting .275? Also, his fielding is questionable.
My Red`Sox have an MVP troika..Gonzalez, Ellsbury, and Pedroia....each has had some awesome months, but also have tailed of late. They will divide votes.....
Unrelated question: What's your take on the extra wild card? and do you favor a one game, or best of 3, for the new round?
there are pros and cons...good points..for either.
What I would like to see..but will NEVER happen, is see them cut the regular season back to 156 games..shorten it a week.
We all know, because God is a baseball fan, and also has a sense of humor, that when the Cubbies finally make the WS, they will play the Twinkies..and we'll be treated to a WS, night games..freezing temps, and a game will be postponed/called because of heavy snowfall...maybe then they'll finally learn...