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Handicapping the AL MVP Race

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:04:17 +1900

Last year, I wrote an article for The Hardball Times about a formula that attempts to predict who will win the MVP award. Basically, the three more important things are the Triple Crown stats, and you get some bonus points for RBIs if your team makes the playoffs. There's also a runs scored component for guys who hit at the top of the lineup, and adjustments for both fielding quality and ...

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 17 hours ago on vegaswatch.net [link]

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Twins work both sides of plate

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:00:00 +1900

Marlin Levison, Star Tribune Twins slugger Justin Morneau kept the glasses filled during his bartending stint at Morton’s Steakhouse Sunday. Morneau and several of his teammates left the field after Sunday’s victory and moonlighted as the wait staff for a benefit dinner.

Walkoff Walk found this 39 hours ago on www.startribune.com [link]

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Carlos Quentin Should Be The AL MVP

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:33:00 +1900

I was at U.S. Cellular Field last night sitting behind home plate when Carlos Quentin hit his Major League leading 35th home run of the season into the left field seats. Seeing Carlos go deep this season was nothing new, but there was something different about his blast on Monday night. It didn't mean anything. The White Sox were already sporting a 12-5 lead on the Mariners, so his solo shot ...

Foul Balls found this 37 hours ago on mlb.fanhouse.com [link]

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THT Live:What makes an MVP?

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:10:06 +1900

Tim Marchman reviews how MVP candidates are typically chosen and concludes that Carlos Quentin and Justin Morneau are the only two legitimate candidates in the American League right now.

The Hardball Times found this 7 days ago on www.hardballtimes.com [link]

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Quentin, Morneau Alone Fit Criteria for AL MVP

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:29:28 +1900

By this point in a season, nothing is easier to predict than a race for the Most Valuable Player award, which goes not to the best player but to the best player who fulfills a variety of arbitrary criteria. Once you admit that the award is what it actually is, rather than what you think it should be, everything falls right into line. To see how this works, just look at the American League this ...

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 7 days ago on www.nysun.com [link]

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Charley Walters: Minnesota Twins' Justin Morneau doesn't envy Alex Rodriguez

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:42:53 +1900

The New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez, with his record $275 million contract, is hitting .313, eight points higher than the Twins' Justin Morneau. Rodriguez has 116 hits in 100 games, 21 fewer hits than Morneau, who has played in 119 games. Rodriguez has 27 home runs, nine more than Morneau, and 71 runs batted in, 21 fewer than Morneau. Put Morneau in a Yankees uniform and he, too, would be ...

FanHouse found this 7 days ago on www.twincities.com [link]

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Justin Morneau Prefers Anonymity

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:33:00 +1900

In 2006 Twins first baseman Justin Morneau won the American League MVP award, hitting .321 with 34 homers and 131 runs driven in for the division winning Minnesota Twins. At the time there was plenty of uproar coming from the east coast where a lot of Yankees fans thought that Derek Jeter deserved the award. Personally, if I'd have had a vote that year (I didn't, though that didn't stop me ...

Foul Balls found this 7 days ago on mlb.fanhouse.com [link]

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N.Y. Sun: Marchman: Quentin, Morneau Alone Fit Criteria for AL MVP

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:30:00 +1900

Taking a break from ripping through his bopless Whittall Anglo-Persians collection...Bill Madden reads and applauds. By this point in a season, nothing is easier to predict than a race for the Most Valuable Player award, which goes not to the best player but to the best player who fulfills a variety of arbitrary criteria. Once you admit that the award is what it actually is, rather than what ...

Walkoff Walk found this 7 days ago on www.baseballthinkfactory.org [link]

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THT Live:Updated Win Shares

Thu, 7 Aug 2008 16:22:48 +1900

Win Shares are updated through yesterday's games (August 6) . In the American League, Justin Morneau is now tied with Ian Kinsler for the American League lead in WSAB. In the National, the leaders are Berkman and Pujols, followed by four pitchers: Lincecum, Zambrano, Webb and Haren. Over the past two weeks, Torii Hunter racked up the most WSAB (five), followed by Jason Michaels , Matt Cain ...

The Hardball Times found this 13 days ago on www.hardballtimes.com [link]

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Twins vs. Royals - Box Score - August 10, 2008

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:10:00 +1900

Minnesota Twins Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG D Span CF-RF 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .316 N Punto 2B 5 0 0 0 1 4 4 .260 J Mauer C 4 0 1 1 2 0 2 .315 J Morneau DH 3 0 1 1 3 2 1 .308 J Kubel RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 9 .264 C Gomez CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 D Young LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .287 M Lamb 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .236 B Buscher 3B 5 2 2 0 0 2 1 .313 A Everett SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .209 a- B Harris PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 ...

AaronGleeman.com found this 9 days ago on scores.espn.go.com [link]

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Twins vs. Royals - Box Score - August 10, 2008

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:01:00 +1900

ShysterBall found this 10 days ago on sports.espn.go.com [link]

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Michael Cuddyer's Year Has Sucked

Sat, 9 Aug 2008 23:32:00 +1900

I've often felt that Minnesota Twins outfielder Michael Cuddyer has been unappreciated. His teammates Justin Morneau and Joe Mauer get all the attention (well, as much attention as the Twins get anyway), while he puts up solid numbers every season and gets no real fanfare. Plus, besides his bat, the guy is pretty good out there in the field and he has a cannon for an arm. It's got to be ...

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