Aw come on now!

Surely reasonable minds can disagree on this Cabrera/Trout MVP thing!

That WAR stat is not supposed to be taken literally!

Thank the Lord we can say goodbye to these deceptive MVP ads!

 

 

I mean I don't see how you can blame Cabrera for Benghazi just because of that DUI arrest.

And Trout's birth certificate is probably legit. And if not, an affidavit from his birth mother and the delivery room nurse certainly should be enough!

SO glad this is over!

I see Cabrera won both the popular and Electoral College vote!

 

And he won all the swing states!

I guess that is enough to give him a mandate to govern.

I also think that Trout needs to broaden the base of his party. Latinos and Asians just didn't go for him.

Can't win a national election with just surfers and Disney people.

He's got four years to figure it out though.

Joe Torre

On this date in 1971, Joe Torre who hit .363 with 24 home runs and 137 rbis is named the NL MVP.

"Winning the MVP was one of the worst things to happen to me. I was trying to live up to what I had done the previous year. I expected too much of myself. I believe that nobody puts pressure on you but yourself and that is what I did."

.289/11/81 in 1972

I mailed off my MVP ballot

Voted for Verlander!

But I didn't have the correct postage, or the mailing address, or the ballot (just wrote him in on an unused All Star Game ballot) or even an "official" vote.

Every little bit helps though!

It is imperative that we determine the league MVPs with one month left to go in the season!

And passionately argue about it.

Pass.

Way to take a stand!

"I don't think a pitcher should be the Most Valuable Player."

"I will support Justin Verlander for the MVP to the hilt."

Both of 'em!

Joe Mauer enters the pantheon

From the St. Paul Pioneer Press who have an annoying habit of sometimes not crediting articles to particular writers:

"After being named the American League's most valuable player on Monday afternoon, Joe Mauer could have chosen any Twin Cities restaurant to celebrate with family and friends that evening and be royally received.

He chose Mancini's Char House in St. Paul."

"When proprietors Pat and John Mancini provided their high-end hors d'oeuvres of lobster ravioli and shrimp, Joe politely asked Pat if the Char House's regular meatballs and chicken wings appetizers were available.

And when the Mancinis provided a rich Italian tiramisu for dessert, Joe politely asked if there were any of their standard white-frosted cakes (available)...."

This guy is a god.*

(watches for stray lightning bolts)

*Yes I know that the bible says, "You shall have no other gods before me." but look at this guy!

Joe Mauer is the A.L. MVP for all but one

Congratulations to Joe Mauer who was elected the A. L. Most Valuable Player for 2009 gathering 27 of 28 first place votes.

Unfortunately, Joe will be unable to tell his grandkids that he was a unanimous winner because Keizo Konishi of the Kyodo News voted for a guy who showed up drunk, scratched and scarred for a crucial series game after spending the night in the pokey for....well nobody really knows but it couldn't have been good.

(shaking head in disgust)

I would say this to Mr. Konishi.

If you are going to try and "act out" like this, don't do it half-way. Heck, don't do anything half-way. Really go for it. Like REALLY REALLY go for it.

You see, Miguel Cabrera had a pretty good year but he was not nearly as good as Joe Mauer so due to the fact that Cabrera did have a nice year, some people might think that you seriously considered your ballot and then voted for Cabrera. We know that this is not what happened and frankly you left the wrong impression with your vote.

If you really truly wanted to "act out" and wear the clown suit here, you should have voted for Kyle Farnsworth, Jason Kendall or Brad Lidge. That I can appreciate but um....not what you did. You really need to refine your technique a bit so people are not confused as to what you are really trying to do.

Work on this next year, ok?