Mattingly was great, but...if the 1985 season had been played in a more sabermetrically-advanced time, George Brett would have two MVP awards and Mattingly wouldn't have any. But, you know, 145 RBIs. And doing so in New York. Maybe that's why I liked Hernandez better (that and a general disdain for the Yankees in general). Then again, if you believe pitchers shouldn't win MVP awards, Mattingly could easily have been the pick instead of Roger Clemens in 1986.
I say retroactively give the 85 award to Brett. And while I don't have a problem with pitchers winning MVPs, let's give it to Mattingly in 86 just because Clemens was a jerk. Mattingly was a Yankee, which is definitely a strike against him, but I've never heard much about him being otherwise unlikable.
Patrick, the 9 of us "Boys of Summer" had a great weekend in Ft Worth. Rangers won both games we attended. Rode electric bikes, visited John Wayne museum, very cool. Ate too much good food, beer was flowing and many laughs between us.
Mattingly was great, but...if the 1985 season had been played in a more sabermetrically-advanced time, George Brett would have two MVP awards and Mattingly wouldn't have any. But, you know, 145 RBIs. And doing so in New York. Maybe that's why I liked Hernandez better (that and a general disdain for the Yankees in general). Then again, if you believe pitchers shouldn't win MVP awards, Mattingly could easily have been the pick instead of Roger Clemens in 1986.
I say retroactively give the 85 award to Brett. And while I don't have a problem with pitchers winning MVPs, let's give it to Mattingly in 86 just because Clemens was a jerk. Mattingly was a Yankee, which is definitely a strike against him, but I've never heard much about him being otherwise unlikable.
Patrick, the 9 of us "Boys of Summer" had a great weekend in Ft Worth. Rangers won both games we attended. Rode electric bikes, visited John Wayne museum, very cool. Ate too much good food, beer was flowing and many laughs between us.