baseballprospectus.com - 11/18/2008
—
Separating out the coulds and the mights from the probably shoulds in the league that often can`t seem to get it right.
mlb.mlb.com - 11/18/2008
—
mlb.mlb.com —
Just call him Mr. November. Or better yet,
refer to Dustin Pedroia as the Most Valuable Player...
of the American League.
(more)
Pedroia named AL MVP
boston.com - 11/18/2008
—
boston.com —
Dustin Pedroia has collected his share of trophies
and accolades this offseason, and this afternoon, the Red...
Sox' little second baseman claimed the biggest individual honor of all. Pedroia was named the American League Most Valuable Player today, ...
(more)
Most Valuable: Pedroia
rangersblog.dallasnews.com - 11/18/2008
—
rangersblog.dallasnews.com —
I'm sorry it's taken me so long to
actually post this, but I've been trying to answer...
e-mails and respond to phone calls about why I left Dustin Pedroia off the AL ballot. Let me first say this to the...
(more)
My MVP vote
Comments
Blog Reactions
AL MVP - Who Should Win, Who Should Not
Sports Cards Uncensored —
... they are complete ASSHATS. Ill tell you, I wish FJM were still around because my stat knowledge is so minimal that I can only say so much, they say it much better than I could. Pedroia is a top candidate, dont get me wrong, but they make the decision for the wrong reason. A hitter is not about how many HRs or RBIs he can produce, its about factoring into a winning situation the most times, being a good defender, and putting up mammoth hitting stats in ones that matter. Why cant Baseball Prospectus choose who wins the award? UPDATE (Or further proof that the voters ...
Related Content
A look at my MVP ballot
nydailynews.com 11/18/2008 — This is my second year in the BBWAA, but my first with a vote in the American League MVP award. I had the Cy Young last year and took a lot of heat for leaving Josh Beckett off the ballot (I ended up not being the only one) in favor of CC Sabathia, ...
My AL MVP Pick: Cliff Lee
jonahkeri.com 11/19/2008 — As the site has done for every MLB awards pick, ESPN.com has its survey of 27 baseball writers up for AL MVP. The real award will be announced at 2 p.m. ET, so I wanted to comment on the picks now, before the news comes out.
First, here’s the ...
Evan Grant on leaving off Pedroia
boston.com 11/18/2008 — In winning the MVP award, Dustin Pedroia was named on 27 of the 28 American League MVP ballots. The one writer to leave Pedroia off? That was Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News, a well-respected member of the Baseball...
AL MVP
phanamanda.blogspot.com 11/18/2008 — Dustin Pedroia of the Red Sox won the 2008 American League MVP. But did he deserve it?
Pedroia named AL MVP | redsox.com: News
boston.redsox.mlb.com 11/19/2008 — BOSTON -- Where was Dustin Pedroia when he learned that he was the Most Valuable Player of the American League? Most fittingly, the second baseman of the Boston Red Sox was on his way to the gym. A player whose talent had been largely influenced by ...
Take your pick -- Pedroia or Youk for MVP?
boston.com 11/18/2008 — Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis are both worthy candidates for the AL MVP award, but whose name is more likely to be called when the winner is announced today? The Globe's Tony Massarotti makes a case for both, and asks: Whom would you pick?
AL MVP candidates span spectrum | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 11/18/2008 — With the leading candidates seemingly equal, for better or for worse, the results of the voting for the American League Most Valuable Player Award could be one of the most intriguing in years. The guy with the monster numbers put them up for a team ...
What's your American League MVP ballot?
soxmachine.com 11/19/2008 — I know shouldn't care about the MVP award, considering how tenuous the standards are and how little thought some voters actually put into it....( read more )
Meet Evan Grant, your resident MVP-voting moron
bugsandcranks.com 11/19/2008 — As I’ve said on numerous occasions, I think individual awards like the MVP are crap, because every sportswriter comes up with their own definition of “most valuable.” That’s fine, really. I have no problem if someone doesn’t think that Dustin Pedroia is one of the 10 most valuable players in the Ame
Dustin Pedroia Wins 2008 AL MVP —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/18/2008
The unbelievable season of Boston second baseman Dustin Pedroia came to a close Tuesday as he was named American League MVP for the 2008 season. Pedroia hit .326 (second in AL) with 17 homers and 83 RBI. He ranked first in the league with 118 ...
