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Meg Rowley
8:10
I don't have an MVP vote this year (I don't have a vote this year) but I think I'd give it to José Ramírez if I did.
Eric A Longenhagen
8:10
loup warming in rays pen
8:11
fairbanks goes 3-0 on teoscar
Appa Yip Yip
8:11
Why do I like baseball this is stressful not having a good time
Guest
8:12
So, Cole vs. Bieber is going to end up being the highest scoring game of the day, because baseball, right?
Eric A Longenhagen
8:14
rays win
which means I get to watch the statcast booth now...
Guest
8:15
The argument I always hear for MVP being a hitter is that pitchers already have an award. Why doesn't the Hank Aaron Award get any love?
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:15
Because MVP has a much longer history
And it's usually a hitter.
Also Ben
8:16
They Rays/Jays booth was good/fun
Eric A Longenhagen
8:16
you won't catch me saying a bad word about J-Roll.
Toronto Pinch Hitter
8:16
It's only the bottom of the 9th.  No need to Panik there
5 Run Homer
8:17
Not being able to watch the statcast booth is such a massive bummer after getting to listen to the regular Blue Jays broadcast team
Derek
8:18
Hitters/fielders also have Silver Slugger Awards AND Gold Glove Awards (sure, technically pitchers have one of those too, but only one, not eight!). I think the societal "pitchers can't win MVP" norm is weird and bad
Meg Rowley
8:19
Should just rename the name the damn thing so it is clear it is most outstanding position player as a complement to the Cy
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:19
I think that's the easiest.
Meg Rowley
8:19
plus then we might put the "not a winning team" thing to bed
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:20
What drives me especially nuts is the "not a winning team" people don't even apply that logic consistently.
Meg Rowley
8:20
They do not
Eric A Longenhagen
8:20
rbi double by the totally hairless Brett Gardner
Meg Rowley
8:21
Gardner of all people
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:21
"How can Trout be the MVP? He didn't play in a single meaningful game this year!"
<votes Trout 2nd>
Eric A Longenhagen
8:22
I wonder if the way this game is unfolding will impact how CLE deploys relievrs from here on out. Tough to blow high leverage arms if this lead extends.
John Le Carre
8:22
Constant Gardner
Not John Smoltz
8:22
Gotta zoom into his arms, Eric
Eric A Longenhagen
8:22
I prefer skype.
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:24
Just updated the postseason odds.
5 Run Homer
8:24
What is it that Bieber is missing tonight?
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:24
Outs!
Derek
Guest
8:25
Fried vs. Bauer tomorrow.  I say the latter wins the Cy Young and the game; what say you?
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:25
The Cy Young is already voted on.
But I think Reds win though ZiPS disagrees.
Jim
8:25
Eric, can you explain why people were so low on Randy Arozarena given the tools we see from him now?
8:27
And I am referencing general prospect rankers, not you specifically. You were first to have him in your top 100, I think
Eric A Longenhagen
8:27
Not really, I think it's a better question for the folks who didn't put him in their 100.
8:28
I didn't put that question into the queue, btw
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