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My AL MVP Ballot
My AL MVP Ballot
Today is the deadline for submission of MVP ballots at the Baseball Bloggers Alliance . I had hoped to spend more time on this, but that didn't happen. So all I have is a list, with a few notes. Have at it. 1. Joe Mauer, Twins 2. Ben Zobrist, Rays 3. Zack Greinke, Royals 4. Mark Teixeira, ...
BBA 2009 AL MVP Ballot
BBA 2009 AL MVP Ballot
baseballreflections.com — Image by Getty Images via Daylife Warning: most of this ballot is going to surprise you. How do I know, because it surprised me! You see, I didn’t just use my eyes or even the traditional method/statistics to make up this ballot. I used 11 statistical categories ... (more) BBA 2009 AL MVP Ballot
The Tao's AL MVP Ballot
The Tao's AL MVP Ballot
taoofstieb.blogspot.com — Hey kids! It's the last in our series of ballots for the Baseball Bloggers Alliance posteason awards. We've always had some trouble with the whole "valuable" aspect of MVP awards. Mostly because when people start talking about a player's relative value, they point to a whole host of things ... (more) The Tao's AL MVP Ballot
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