The Hawk elected

[slotdirt]

Had to resurrect this thread now that Dawson is in the HOF. I still don't get how Dawson won the 1987 MVP award - his OBP that year was lower than the other 17 position players who received MVP votes in 1987 - and his career OBP is absolutely anemic. There's no other way to say it: Dawson was an absolute out machine during his career. Anyway, while he's not as poor a recent BBWAA selection as Jim Rice, a fair case can be made for dozens of other neglected guys now that the Hawk has earned HOF enshrinement.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

Had to resurrect this thread now that Dawson is in the HOF. I still don't get how Dawson won the 1987 MVP award - his OBP that year was lower than the other 17 position players who received MVP votes in 1987 - and his career OBP is absolutely anemic. There's no other way to say it: Dawson was an absolute out machine during his career. Anyway, while he's not as poor a recent BBWAA selection as Jim Rice, a fair case can be made for dozens of other neglected guys now that the Hawk has earned HOF enshrinement.

They didn't know what OBP was in 1987.

[clyde]

A lot of present Indians players still don't know.

[slotdirt]

How can a player really be "most valuable" when his team stinks anyway? There were probably a good half dozen players who legitimately deserved the MVP award over Dawson in 1987 anyway. Though Steve Bedrosian somehow won the NL Cy Young award that year, so what did the voters really know anyway.

[clyde]

When someone can produce the official MLB definition of what an MVP is.....why then we can argue.



It's a popularity/unpopularity contest.

And it's stupid....like you.

[slotdirt]

Well, that seemed unnecessary. But thanks.

[clyde]

It was...and you are most welcome.