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From: malcolm@utcsri.UUCP (Malcolm MacPhail)
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Subject: Re: AL MVP: My vote for...
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Date: Tue, 10-Sep-85 20:08:16 EDT
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> ...   
> So you're probably wondering; what the **** has all this got to do with the
> AL MVP???? Well, I'm getting to that.  My choice at this point can only be...
> Don Mattingly.  Admittedly, the Yanks have many other players who are having
> great years ( Winfield, Henderson especially ), but in the last two weeks he
> has been the catalyst in the offense.  When the Yanks win the East, I predict
> the vote will be nearly unanimous ( sorry, Jays fans ).
>
   
*** REPLACE THIS LINE DRIVE WITH YOUR MVP VOTE ***

    I think you are right, Don Mattingly should (and just might) be chosen 
AL-MVP this year.  But this will also disprove your theory/opinion that the
MVP always goes to a player of a Pennant winner.  The Jays are going to
hold on to first, and by Sunday (when the Jays win 3 or 4 out of 4 in New York)
you will have to admit that the Yankees can't do it this year.  The reason that
no Blue Jay will be chosen is that the Jays are a 'complete' team.  A team made
up of a lot of very good/excellent players, not a team with a few stars and
some average players.  Very good/excellent players do not get chosen for MVP,
especially when they do not stand out from their own (very good/excellent) 
teammates.

I reserve the right to change my predictions at any time.
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				Malcolm MacPhail,
				Department of Computer Science,
				University of Toronto

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