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To: L`enn
your #116: "And also in 1949. That was even a bigger jobbing. And I am a Yankees fan."

You probably mean 1947 cause I think Ted won the MVP in 1949 (and I agree that he took a jobbing once again).

228 posted on 07/07/2002 8:01:17 AM PDT by spald
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To: spald
You are right. For some reason I thought they gave it to DiMag that year due to the fact the Yanks were struggling under Stengel and Joe D had a heel injury. He came back in July after missing the first half of the season and went like 8-10 with 3HR his first weekend back. Then Yanks turned their season around and barely beat out Williams and the Sox in perhaps Ted's greatest year numbers wise. Some reason I thought Joe got it that year but you were right, Ted did and deservedly so. Perhaps the best Red Sox team ever, and nothing to show for it.

The Red Sox of the 40's and Dodgers of the early 50's remind me of the Wilt Chamberlain teams of the 60's. All sorts of numbers on the board, in fact on paper the Yanks shouldn't have been able to compete, much like the Celtics in the 60's. But they play these games on solid ground, not paper.

230 posted on 07/07/2002 8:21:54 AM PDT by L`enn
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