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OK...it& #39;s common knowledge & taught in schools that Rickey should& #39;ve won *four* MVP awards. He won in 1990, but should& #39;ve won in 1981, 1985 & 1989. In 81, he finished 2nd to Rollie Fingers & in 85, he finished third behind Mattingly and Brett. So, we& #39;ve got a closer & corner IF!
In 80, Rickey was inarguably the 2nd best player in AL (.303/.420/.399 100 SB), but finished TENTH in voting. We& #39;ll put Eddie Murray at DH, Reggie Jackson in RF. Same BS in 82. Rickey again finished tenth, but probably 3rd best player that year. Go w/underrated Dewey Evans in LF.
1983 is a goddam disgrace. Rickey was a top 5 talent and finished 24th in AL MVP voting?! We can fill out most of the rest of the team here: Lou Whitaker at 2B, Alan Trammell at SS, Pudge Fisk at C and Jack Morris is the SP.
We need a criminal investigation into the 1984 AL MVP balloting. Rickey should not have won or anything, but he wasn& #39;t named on ANY BALLOTS?!
And, teammate Dave Kingman (.321 OBP) finished 13th in voting?!
I need to lie down.
And, teammate Dave Kingman (.321 OBP) finished 13th in voting?!
I need to lie down.
Okay...I& #39;m back. And, goddammit, the SAME THING happened to Rickey in 1986. Top 5 or 6 player in AL, but no MVP votes. But, we get our CF in Kirby Puckett.
Already have a SP, but can& #39;t argue too much with Frank Viola finishing ahead of Rickey in 1988 MVP voting. I can/will argue with Jeff Reardon and Doug Jones finishing ahead of him tho.
And, so...here& #39;s the lineup of players who undeservedly finished ahead of Rickey Henderson in AL MVP balloting and/or outright stole the award from him:
1B Mattingly
2B Whitaker
SS Trammell
3B Brett
RF Jackson
CF Puckett
LF Evans
C Fisk
DH Murray
SP Morris
RP Fingers
Fight me
1B Mattingly
2B Whitaker
SS Trammell
3B Brett
RF Jackson
CF Puckett
LF Evans
C Fisk
DH Murray
SP Morris
RP Fingers
Fight me
