just ask O_E (he's been sick of hearing about it for years)


>I go with Dawson being worse because there were like 5+
>better candidates that could have won the award.

I don't disagree. but there was no one clear-cut superior MVP candidate in the NL like Trammell was in the AL so I go with that being worse, or at least stands out more for the most deserving candidate getting robbed.


>Trammell was probably more deserving of the MVP than anybody
>in the NL though. Hit .343 with 28 HR and 21 SB while driving
>in 100 and scoring 100. All while playing a good defensive SS
>for a 1st place team. Cal Ripken had won the award in 1983
>with almost identical raw stats for a first place Orioles
>team. It's one of the more confusing MVP votes because he
>seems like such an obvious candidate. He had almost everything
>(except for RBI totals) working for him.

Yeah I knew as a kid that Trammell had an awesome season but I didn't quite realize just how great is was until looking back years later. But 1987 was the year of the home run (just heard Rusillo I think the other week say matter-of-factly that the ball was juiced and I laughed cuz I thought everyone had forgotten about that) so the MVP awards were gonna go to sluggers with big power numbers regardless.


>Looking at the narrative, the Blue Jays and Tigers were close
>the whole year (finished 2 games apart). On September 24th,
>the Tigers came to Toronto down 1.5 games in the standings. 7
>of the last 10 games that year were against each other. So
>it's some awesome showdown baseball. The Blue Jays went 3-7,
>the Tigers went 6-5 and the Tigers won the East.

yeah that AL East stretch run showdown was awesome. Sparky said they weren't going to let Bell beat them and Detroit pitched around him that last series and swept Toronto to win the division.


>Implicit racial bias? Major market for a historically great
>franchise? Reputation as a tough and gritty player? Cameo on
>Magnum PI? Good defensive shortstop? Won a World Series MVP
>three years earlier? Played better down the stretch? Playing
>for a team that finished first and took it straight out of the
>Blue Jays' hands?

whoa, Magnum PI? didn't know that.

>Plays in Canada? Faltered down the stretch as his team gave
>away the AL East crown? Unimpressive left fielder? Former Rule
>5 pick? Jheri curl?

Dominican who speaks broken English? surly reputation? throws water coolers on the field when he's pissed off? rushes the mound and fly-kicks pitchers? lazy eye that makes him look just that much more crazy?

yeah looking back at the narrative it's kinda surprising how that MVP vote went.