Friday Filberts
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...at best) between now and the end of next week. I might drop in for a little MVP action, but won't return to full-time duties until a week from Monday
Blog | November 20, 2009Digging into Cy balloting
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotLet's dig into the Cy Young balloting, shall we? Two voters, Will Carroll of Baseball Prospectus and Keith Law of ESPN.com, did not include Chris...
Blog | November 19, 2009What's next for Ian Kinsler?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...average defense he displayed last season and Kinsler may very well be on his way to an MVP type season. Do not rule it out. I wouldn't rule anything out. Kinsler has played four...
Blog | November 18, 2009Rookie awards and soph slumps
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...that one year. That is, their choice is unanchored by past performance, as it surely is in MVP consideration. So they are perhaps more likely to incorporate those contingent factors outside a player's control...
Blog | November 16, 2009Trading Curtis Granderson
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...saw his very best in 2006 when he slashed .302/.361/.552 and showed up on some MVP ballots. But sure, he's still a fine player and easily worth the $26 million he's...
Blog | November 13, 2009Can we replace Gold Gloves?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotIn the wake of the latest round of atrocities, Friend of the Blog Rany Jazayerli shows up with a welcome and constructive idea: This annual trashi...
Blog | November 12, 2009More Gold Gloves, more head-scratching
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotStraight from the source, we've got your 2009 American League Gold Glovers. Shockingly, the voters selected MVP candidates Joe Mauer, Mark Teixeira, and Derek Jeter, all of whom were probably solid defensively but might...
Blog | November 10, 2009Another measure of Mo's brilliance
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Cy Young Award; he's finished twice once, and third three times. He's never won an MVP award, with his best finishes a couple of ninths (in both 2004 and '5). I won't...
Blog | November 06, 2009Wednesday Wangdoodles
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...than that. * If Chase Utley's team loses the World Series but he's named World Series MVP, it would be a big surprise ... but he wouldn't be the first! * Remember, friends: Guns don...
Blog | November 04, 2009And the winners are ...
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotWe don't know the Gold Glove winners yet, but do have the Fielding Bible winners: P: Mark Buehrle (8) C: Yadier Molina (9) 1B: Albert Pujols (9) ...
Blog | November 02, 2009Even Phillies underestimate Hamels
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...These ugly numbers came on the heels of a season in which last year's World Series MVP was inconsistent from start to finish. In his final three regular-season starts, Hamels was 0-2...
Blog | October 31, 2009Will Howard get a pitch he can hit?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotI read somewhere that the favorite in Las Vegas for World Series MVP is Ryan Howard, which is strange for two reasons. One, the Yankees are big favorites to win...
Blog | October 28, 2009The last time they played...
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...had me." --snip-- In Game 1, the Phillies turned to reliever Jim Konstanty, who won the NL Most Valuable Player award for winning 16 games and saving 22. He went eight innings in a 1...
Blog | October 27, 2009Yankees spend wisely, and win
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...do with it? When the Yankees got Giambi, he was 31. Nevertheless, he finished fifth in the MVP balloting in his first year with the club and enjoyed three more excellent seasons. Kevin Brown and...
Blog | October 22, 2009Smackdown: Damon vs. Abreu
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...among the very best players in his league. Abreu's never finished higher than 14th in the MVP balloting. He'll probably do better than that this year, but Hall of Fame voters don't...
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