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From: mlt@mb2c.UUCP (Mark L. Tompkins)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: RE: AL MVP: My vote for...
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Date: Wed, 18-Sep-85 09:43:06 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 18 09:43:06 1985
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( Me )
> ...   
> 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.
				>>Malcolm MacPhail,
				>>Department of Computer Science,
				>>University of Toronto

  
OK, I give.  After this weekend, and after the shellacking they took from
the Tigers last night (9/17), I don't give the Yanks much of a chance.  And
I do agree that the Jays have put together a 'complete' team.  George Bell
has had a great season, but since NBC Game of the Week and Monday Night 
Baseball chose to ignore Toronto this season (!), he and his teammates did
not get the exposure they rightly deserved.  In fact, the networks are SO
National League biased, it makes me sick.  Why the H*LL should I want to 
watch the Cards-Cubs game on Saturday when I live in Michigan, and a very
important game in the AL East is taking place?
BTW, one year ago tonight, the Tigers clinched the AL East.  Tonight, if they
lose to New York or Toronto wins, they are mathematically eliminated.  How
ironic... ( cry, sob )
 
Mark Tompkins

P.S.  I still feel that Don Mattingly will get the MVP; he and George Brett
      will probably receive the most votes.