Ethier Finishes 6th, Kemp Gets 10th in NL MVP Voting
by Eric Stephen on Nov 24, 2009 11:06 AM PST
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For the first time in 18 years, the Dodgers had a pair of outfielders receive votes for Most Valuable Player. Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp, who each won Silver Slugger awards last week, finished 6th and 10th, respectively in the balloting, which was won by Albert Pujols of the Cardinals. Brett Butler (7th) and Darryl Strawberry (9th), in 1991, were the last Dodger outfield duo to receive MVP votes.
Ethier received two 2nd place votes, three 4th place votes, two 5th place votes, five 6th place votes, four 7th place votes, five 8th place votes, and three 9th place votes, appearing on 24 of 32 ballots.
Kemp received two 4th place votes, one 5th place vote, two 6th place votes, three 7th place votes, one 8th place vote, one 9th place vote, and two 10th place votes, appearing on 12 of 32 ballots.
Full results can be found at the Baseball Writers Association of America website.
| LA Dodger Outfield Duos in MVP Voting | |||||
| Year | Player | Player | |||
| 2009 |
Andre Ethier | 6th | Matt Kemp | 10th | |
| 1991 | Brett Butler | 7th | Darryl Strawberry |
9th | |
| 1985 | Pedro Guerrero |
3rd | Mike Marshall | t-14th | |
| 1974 | Jimmy Wynn | 5th | Bill Buckner | t-25th | |
| 1962 | Tommy Davis | 3rd | Frank Howard | 9th | |
| 1959 | Wally Moon | 4th | Duke Snider | t-22nd | |
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Happy for the Dodgers obviously
but Chase Utley finishing 8th is a joke.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 24, 2009 11:08 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
yeah seriously. If Mauer gets extra points for playing C, shouldn’t a 2B with power, speed, and impeccable defense get some extra points as well? A monster bat at 1B or RF is expected, but at 2B? Rare.
by LA Taco on Nov 24, 2009 11:15 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He Should Have Done Something During the World Series to Proove Himself
His efforts must of gone unnoticed.
by Cool Dudes on Nov 24, 2009 11:19 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
utley has really become to most unerappreciated player in the game today...
underapprciated and underratted it looks like too..
by matthewmafa on Nov 24, 2009 1:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
14 voters didn’t even think he was one of the ten most valuable players in the league, leaving him off their ballots entirely. What a crock.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Nov 24, 2009 2:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i really wonder if one was the giants guy
who probably put afeldt before him..
by matthewmafa on Nov 24, 2009 2:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
See the link below. That Giants’ guy did include Utley on his ballot.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Nov 25, 2009 12:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He’s also not the guy who gave the ridiculous third place vote to Sandoval.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Nov 25, 2009 12:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
How the fuck did Jeremy Affeldt get an MVP vote???
by silverwidow on Nov 24, 2009 11:23 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Not surprisingly that vote came from a Giants beat writer, from the San Jose Mercury news.
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by David Young on Nov 24, 2009 1:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
o wow...
wow just wow… he was really good at the end of games and getting DP to get em out of jams but come on…
by matthewmafa on Nov 24, 2009 1:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I find the BBWAA writeups on the awards quite non-compelling reading, which may qualify as irony given that they are the “Writer’s Association”. The voting table is good, but almost the entire article would be better represented as tables; you know, like a blog would do it.
At least their pages are no longer black text on retina-burning green backgrounds…..
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Nov 24, 2009 11:45 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
They should have numbered the table also. Quick, in what place did Jayson Werth finish?
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Nov 24, 2009 12:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Weakening the enemy?
Castro close to joining Phillies:
"We’re close to having a deal done," Suarez said by phone. "We’re just a physical away from getting this done. He’s excited about joining the Phillies. It’s tough to leave an organization like the Dodgers, but if you’re joining the Phillies, maybe it’s not as tough."
by Eric Stephen on Nov 24, 2009 12:31 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Not really weakening
When you’re replacing a guy with a career OPS+ of 64 (Bruntlett) with Castro. It’s probably just a lateral move for them.
by Sam PHL on Nov 24, 2009 12:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So Hu’s our utility IF ?
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Nov 24, 2009 12:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Defensively
Guerrero and Marshall have to be the worst pair up there. Though Guerrero did make more of his starts in the OF, he also made more starts at 3B – 44 – than any other Dodger that year.
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by David Young on Nov 24, 2009 12:55 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
one 8th place vote, one 9th place vote, and two 9th place votes, appearing on 12 of 32 ballots.
i think he recieved 2 10th place votes…
by matthewmafa on Nov 24, 2009 1:41 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Fixed, thanks.
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by David Young on Nov 24, 2009 1:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Tommy Davis - Frank Howard
Had Davis not broken that ankle so badly maybe those two could have played together a few more years.
by 68elcamino427 on Nov 24, 2009 1:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I bet if there was a poll of who they’d rather trade, Billingsley or Brent Leach, more people at LA Times (non-DT) would choose Chad.
by silverwidow on Nov 24, 2009 2:14 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
That would be my thoughts too
that’s like saying that the same poll would find more people interested in trading Withrow instead of Pierre.
Because people know Pierre and don’t know Withrow, and guys like Plaschke believe prospects exist solely to be pieces in trades.
by Michael White on Nov 24, 2009 2:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So using that logic
More people would choose Leach because they don’t know him?
by silverwidow on Nov 24, 2009 2:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No, more people would choose billinglsey because they know him and already formed negative opinions about.
by Tripon on Nov 24, 2009 2:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
See, I think Joe Dodger Fan has such irrational Billingsley hate that they’d rather keep a LOOGY over someone who they’ve been brainwashed to think sucks.
by silverwidow on Nov 24, 2009 2:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Its a false choice though. They’re making the choice of what they know about Billingsley, not of what they know of Billingsley and Leach. In your informal poll, the choices are
- Keep Billingsley
-Trade Billingsley.
by Tripon on Nov 24, 2009 2:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Leach really isn’t an unknown, though. Torre was throwing him out there a lot. He was horrible at the end, but had enough good spots that some might think he’s good.
by silverwidow on Nov 24, 2009 3:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You’re comparing two months of Leach during the middle of the season to Chad’s 4 years in the league.
by Tripon on Nov 24, 2009 3:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not really. I’m just taking into account the attention span of the buffoons who want to trade Billingsley.
by silverwidow on Nov 24, 2009 3:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly, LAT makes it sound like the only way to get Holliday
would be to trade Bills.
And also that Holliday is the ONLY possible pitcher the Dodgers could get.
by Cool Dudes on Nov 24, 2009 3:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If Joe Dodger Fan Was Better Served by People Who Write
and theoretically know about baseball, he wouldn’t.
by Cool Dudes on Nov 24, 2009 3:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If Plachke ran the Dodgers, the payroll would be over $300 million, and they’re get about 85 wins each year. Basically a more expensive Astros team.
by Tripon on Nov 24, 2009 2:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
How the hell did Ethier get two 2nd place votes? =P
Seriously, though two people thought he was the 2nd best player in all of the NL?
by Tripon on Nov 24, 2009 2:25 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
It's ridiculous Matt Kemp did not Garnish more respect
Matt Kemp was the premier CF on a playoff team playing fantastic defense and was the most VALUABLE (WAR) OF in the National League. I’m glad Either got the “walk off” votes, but seriously, KEMP is a true MVP type candidate.
by sean8686 on Nov 24, 2009 3:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I like Garnish. It looks good with steak. :)
by silverwidow on Nov 24, 2009 3:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm confused
Are we bitching about Ethier being too high or Kemp too low?
I think players on teams who have more than one great player really suffer in the voting and rightfully so, there can only be one MVP per team by definition. Thus Howard got the nod over Utley and Ethier over Kemp.
It isn’t necessarily so, but just the way it went.
by Cool Dudes on Nov 24, 2009 4:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
ethier is not too high..
he deserves it.. but kemp you can say is a little low but i think i like his placement too…
by matthewmafa on Nov 24, 2009 7:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ethier was too high
Especially when Utley and Braun were below him.
by Ivdown on Nov 24, 2009 9:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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