2016 MLB AWARDS (1 Viewer)

[the moops]

It is so dumb how they do this voting anyway. Shouldn't let home town writers vote for a player on their team or something. Both BAL guys voted for Britton

 

[Limp Ditka]

Is it safe to come back in here or is @Doctor Detroit still all moist?

 

[Doctor Detroit]

If this was Chris Sale, you'd be pissed too. This is like what scoring in Olympic events was like when the Soviet Union was around. Block voting. 

 

[Limp Ditka]

If this was Chris Sale, you'd be pissed too. This is like what scoring in Olympic events was like when the Soviet Union was around. Block voting. 

Only if I had a futures bet on a player winning an award would I be truly upset by something like this. Otherwise, I have no vested interest in what hardware these guys haul in.

 

[Eephus]

The non-votes from the Tampa writers were stupid but there have been worse CYA winners than Porcello.

 

[Dickie Dunn]

All the more reason the Rays need to pack their #### and bring baseball back to Montreal.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Porcello was deserving, that's not my issue. 

 

[Doctor Detroit]

The one writer said he turned his ballot in a week early, but if he had JA Happ 3rd he cashed his chips in August. Verlander had an amazing finish, but I guess they stopped watching baseball in August. Just gross. 

I can see Sanchez third but Happ? And ole Britton sucked up a lot of 2nd and 3rd place votes also. That didn't help JV. 

 

[Eephus]

The one writer said he turned his ballot in a week early, but if he had JA Happ 3rd he cashed his chips in August. Verlander had an amazing finish, but I guess they stopped watching baseball in August. Just gross. 

I can see Sanchez third but Happ? And ole Britton sucked up a lot of 2nd and 3rd place votes also. That didn't help JV. 

I wonder how many baseball writers get switched over to the football beat.

 

[Limp Ditka]

And now Porcello's not going to pitch for his country? Thanks, Trump

 

[Peyton Marino]

trout

 

[Doctor Detroit]

I would have voted Betts, but can't really go wrong with Trout. 

 

[pandora]

Bryant NL MVP

 

[pandora]

Ditka slow on the draw again.  Color me shocked.

 

[Da Guru]

Just heard that one writer who left Verlander off turned in his ballot with two weeks left in the season. So he missed JVs last 3 starts.

21 innings, 31Ks, 14 hits, 4 runs allowed.

 

[Eephus]

I would have voted Betts, but can't really go wrong with Trout. 

Verlander got more MVP votes than Porcello

 

[shadyridr]

I would have voted Betts, but can't really go wrong with Trout. 

Guess I'm not the only one ####### betts.

Oh wait

 

[Limp Ditka]

Ditka slow on the draw again.  Color me shocked.

Congrats on this, posty. There are not a lot of small things when it comes to you, but this victory helps fill that void.

 

[the moops]

nice to see Adrian Beltre getting a fist place vote 

 

[the moops]

Kris Bryant has had a heck of 4 year run.

College POY
Minor league POY
ROY
MVP

 

[Wrigley]

Kris Bryant has had a heck of 4 year run.

College POY
Minor league POY
ROY
MVP

He doesn't suck

 

[the moops]

Houston selected Appel first only to trade him and Velazquez to the Phillies for Ken Giles who proceeded to put up a 4.11 ERA

Think they want to redo that draft? 

 

[Dickie Dunn]

Sure, hindsight and all ... but I don't remember anyone that had Bryant ahead of Appel entering that draft.

 

[the moops]

Porcello was deserving, that's not my issue. 

Good read here. Joe Pos

 

[oso diablo]

that's an excellent article

 

[Anarchy99]

Thinking out loud, if wins for pitchers are considered less important in Cy Young balloting, in some ways that only goes to hurt pitchers with decent run support. For example, if a team jumps out to an 8-0 or 10-1 lead like the Red Sox did in a bunch of games, someone like Porcello has a lot less incentive to try to get every batter out. Just get the ball over the plate, don't walk people, give up a few runs, and call it a day. So winning 10-4 is good enough. In that case, the team wins the game but the starter may have just gone on cruise control. But for balloting purposes, the win doesn't cont for much but the 4 runs in 6 innings looks bad. 

 

[Koya]

Thinking out loud, if wins for pitchers are considered less important in Cy Young balloting, in some ways that only goes to hurt pitchers with decent run support. For example, if a team jumps out to an 8-0 or 10-1 lead like the Red Sox did in a bunch of games, someone like Porcello has a lot less incentive to try to get every batter out. Just get the ball over the plate, don't walk people, give up a few runs, and call it a day. So winning 10-4 is good enough. In that case, the team wins the game but the starter may have just gone on cruise control. But for balloting purposes, the win doesn't cont for much but the 4 runs in 6 innings looks bad. 

fair enough, but the pendulum swung far more the other way not that long ago... where the magical "20 win" season seemed to well overcompensate for pitching to the score.

That said, in tight races especially, it's a valid factor to consider.