Mauer wins AL MVP

And the crowd... rejoiced.

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Poor Ben Zobrist.

by Teej on Nov 23, 2009 11:34 AM PST reply actions

No kidding.

by Sec 108 on Nov 23, 2009 11:57 AM PST up reply actions

I think it was asking too much to expect Zobrist to win it.

They’re finally getting over wins for pitchers. Let’s not get frustrated over progress!

Fans are typically idiots.

by The Typical Idiot Fan on Nov 23, 2009 9:49 PM PST up reply actions

Zobrist did not deserve to win it.

Don’t forget that WAR doesn’t include defense for catchers. It can be safely assumed due to everything we know about Mauer that he was probably a better than 4 run defender at catcher, and that was all he would need to have been to beat Zobrist’s 8.6 WAR. Mauer deserved to win MVP. The shame is that Zobrist didn’t get second, not that he was shafted from first.

...and now I'm here

by CapSea on Nov 23, 2009 10:43 PM PST up reply actions

Zobrist's UZR numbers are so cartoony I'm not quite sure what to do with them

by Poochie on Nov 24, 2009 12:49 AM PST up reply actions

But even if you take them at face value, Mauer still needs to get credit for catcher defense somehow, and thus still deserved MVP.

I’m inclined to believe Zobrist’s UZR numbers because I want a guy named Zobrist to be awesome. Zobrist is the last name I wish I had.

...and now I'm here

by CapSea on Nov 24, 2009 2:58 AM PST up reply actions

Sure you have to do something, but at a certain point that something shouldn't include a sample size too small to be useful.

by Aaron Campeau on Nov 25, 2009 7:02 PM PST up reply actions

Michael Cuddyer received an 8th and 10th place vote

Despite being less valuable than Jose Lopez (2.6 WAR to 2.0 WAR)

Ben Zobrist (he of the major league leading WAR) did not get higher than a 6th place vote. Jason Bay got a 3rd and a 4th. Guesses as to what would happen if they swapped teams?

by Gihyou on Nov 23, 2009 12:51 PM PST reply actions