Example: note the disclaimer next to fourth place finisher in the NL Rookie of the year voting:
* [Edinson] Volquez received votes despite being ineligible as a rookie.
And it wasn't just one vote, it was three. For a guy who made his Major League debut in 2005.
Great votin' there, fellas.
(thanks to reader Jay Gargiulo for the heads up)
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James Loney got a vote, too.
Perhaps I'm misremembering, but I believe Law mentioned that he's not really interested. In fact he regularly insults the BBWA (which he calls the BBRA) in his espn.com chats
You're right, Grant. And I'm pretty sure Rob feels the same way. I just like symmetry when it comes to dumb moves by BBWAA members, thus the call-back to the Neyer-Law thing.
jeff j. snider: The Loney "vote" was an error by MLB.com. They took the table from last year, where Loney got one third place vote, and replaced the top 6 guys with the real NL votes, and mistakingly left Loney on it. He did not receive any vote this year.
The NL MVP vote could be the real barn-burner this year. It's not hard imagining a Howard win and the articles that will follow. Call it morbid curiosity but I'm looking forward to it.- Max
N.L. MVP Vote will likely look like this:
1. Ryan Howard
2. C.C. Sabathia
3. Derek Jeter
4. Captain Kirk
5. Jerry Rice
Kirk is a defensible choice.
I think this should have been McCoy's year. Yeah, his counting stats weren't great, but look at those rates!
Kirk wins every year, and he really had a down year. The advanced metrics don't like him at all. If you're picking an Enterprise team member go with Lenny this year.
David Eckstein over Jerry Rice, IMO. Grittier.
Hey, he was new to the National League. It was his first year after 3 with Texas.
If it works for the guys coming over from Japan, makes perfect sense he was eligible in the National League in his first year there.
After all, it is the "National League" rookie of the year, not the "MLB" rookie of the year.
How dare you point out the inconsistencies in the voting of the BBWAA? They say its right, so it must be.
Next thing you'll be telling me the Electoral College is outdated and archaic!
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