I hope people can look at the fact that if the Twins had a better offense in May and June he would have won 3 more games
2006-11-16 07:52:54 · 9 answers · asked by Existentialist_Guru 5 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Ice,
The award you're talking about is Cy Young
2006-11-16 08:00:25 · update #1
He could and arguably should, but will not. Very rarely do pitchers win MVP. Unfair I think. I can think of Pedro with Montreal I believe, and I thought Dennis Eckersly for some reason. It's like the Heisman, why don't more defensive players win it?
2006-11-16 09:49:53 · answer #1 · answered by thor2168 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is very doubtful that he will win MVP, although deserving. Pitchers are usually designated CY Young awards which is basically their MVP. It is very difficult to compare a player that plays everyday, to a player that plays every 5 games. It also goes back to the whole debate, whether it is most valuable player to that team, or it is the best player, or who puts up the best numbers. I think the MVP should get eliminated and their should be the CY Young and another similiar award such as the Willie Mays award to the best player thats not a pitcher. To me there is nothing wrong with having seperate awards, because as I said before it is so difficult to compare the two.
2006-11-16 16:02:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Writers HATE giving Pitchers the MVP.. they feelthey Have their Award with the Cy Young.. But if a pitcher is by far the best pitcher in the league, that by definition makes him the most valueable player in league too i would think, since anyone you ask will tell you if it came down to having Walter Johnson and Bob Gibson and Sandy Koufax as yer 1 and 2 and 3 starters, or Babe Ruth and Lou Gherig and Rogers Hornsby as yer 2, 3 and 4 hitters, people who know baseball will take Johnson and Gibson and Koufax ... so pitchers are more important to winning. So the best pitcher in a league in any given year IS the Most Valuable Player... but they hate giving MVP t pitchers.. so no, i dont think he will win MVP, i think it belongs to Derek Jeter this year
2006-11-16 16:50:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very tough for a pitcher to win the MVP anymore, since they only play every 4 or 5 days vs the everyday guys. Look for Jeter to win the AL MVP.
2006-11-16 16:46:25 · answer #4 · answered by DON S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely not since he'll win the Cy Young easily. Johan would've had to have a monster season to win both the Cy Young and MVP.
Don't get me wrong, Johan is my favorite player in MLB but he didn't have a monster season. He just had the best season for any pitcher.
2006-11-16 16:14:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's not going to win both the Cy Young and MVP. It's very rare for someone to win both.
2006-11-16 16:04:59 · answer #6 · answered by dundalk1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although he's deserving, he probably won't win it because he's a pitcher. Many think the Cy Young is a separate but equal award.
2006-11-16 15:55:43 · answer #7 · answered by Albert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly, but not likely. MVP generally goes to a position player.
2006-11-16 16:00:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He did win it. They announced that he was a unanimous winner a couple of hours ago.
2006-11-16 15:59:05 · answer #9 · answered by Ice4444 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋