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In response to "Yeesh. Why do I think he wasn't as well respected by the press as he should have been. I don't know much about the attitudes -- (edited)" by Krusty

I'm looking at baseball-reference --- it's not so much like they're ignoring him -- just others were brilliant as well.

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Sep 3 '23, 07:50

like, I'm seeing a fair # of cases where he's 3rd-4th in WAR even if the leader in WAR didn't win the award.

Mays was Mays. He basically was Trout with WAR in that era. Aaron was putting up 8 WAR a year. Guys were putting up 9-11...

I think you could make the argument he could have won up to 3, but he also might have lost his only 1 (2nd in WAR to Willie).

You had guys like Willie, Bench, Koufax, Clemente, Stargell, (shit Fergie Jenkins had an 11.4 WAR year and finished like 9th)...that's a whole bunch of all-time talents.

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True, they had some absolutely amazing players at that time and then you have to account for career years where guys destroy the league. -- nm - Krusty Sep 3, 07:56
For giggles to see how voting has changed, look up the 1984 AL MVP award. Note where the WAR leader finished. -- (link) - Will Hunting Sep 3, 07:55 3
- Wow, dead last for Cal. -- nm - Krusty Sep 3, 07:58 2
  - Think nowadays how much money a 23yr old Ripken would be offered after WAR of 4.7, 8+, 10+...a ROY, MVP, and WS title - Will Hunting Sep 3, 08:05 1
    - Plus defense and at a premium position as well. He'd get all the monies. -- nm - Krusty Sep 3, 08:09

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