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From: evan@petfe.UUCP (Evan Marcus)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: '85 Cardinals/MVP
Message-ID: <461@petfe.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 29-Aug-85 11:30:10 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 29 11:30:10 1985
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In article <498@busch.UUCP>, Craig Miller writes:
> In article <255@drutx.UUCP> djvh@drutx.UUCP (VanHandelDJ) writes:
> >If Dwight Gooden doesn't win the National League MVP award following the
> >season he is having, something is seriously wrong with the system.
> 
> Considering how young Gooden is, I'd say he'll probably get it.  (another
> plus for him is that he's playing in New York...  the east and west coast
> teams usually get the most publicity)
> 
> But let's not forget who the first pitcher was to win 20 games this season?
> (hint: it wasn't Gooden)  Or how many Cardinals have been close to the top
> in batting (& base stealing?) most of the season?  But then again, St. Louis
> is no where near either coast, so, as usual, they probably won't get the
> recognition they deserve.  (who was the ding-dong on the net who called the
> Cardinals "pretenders" a few weeks back?  geeminity...  talk about space
> cadet...)

I am an avid Mets fan.  I hope that Dwight does not get the MVP.  I want
to see him get the Cy Young Award (and he almost certainly will, look at
the categories he leads the majors in!), but in my opinion, and here comes
another can of worms, MVP should go to an everyday player, not a pitcher.
(While I'm at it, the Cy Young should go to a starter.)

Who was the first major leaguer to win 20?  Sure it was Joaquin, but big
deal.  He pitches on 3 days rest, not 4.  Therefore, he has 20% more
starts than Dwight, and so lots more time to accumulate these stats.
Nevertheless, who leads in strikeouts?  Winning percentage?  Wins?
(sure they're tied, but that's ok)  ERA?  Dr. K, of
course.  I don't believe that his being in NYC has added anything to
any of these stats.  He is, quite simply, the best pitcher in baseball
today.  And he is (need I say it?) just 20 years old!  What a future he
will have!

I could continue ranting (my rants get raves!), but I'll let someone
else take over.

--Evan Marcus
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