BY SCOTT LAUBERIf you're curious, here's the breakdown of first-place votes by division.
NL East: Pujols-6, Howard-4
NL Central: Howard-6, Pujols-5, Lidge-1
NL West: Pujols-7, Howard-2, Lidge-1
Very telling, I think, that Howard got fewer first-place votes among NL East voters than Pujols. Also, Howard was batting .163 on May 7 when the Phils were in Arizona. They went to San Francisco from there. I'll bet he didn't get first-place votes in those precincts.
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Scott, I lived in CA for 10 years. These folks can't see past the Rockies, so I'm surprised they have even heard of Howard or Pujols.
I do agree with the Pujols choice.
"Very telling, I think, that Howard got fewer first-place votes among NL East voters than Pujols"
Scott, I hope you read this. Why is it very telling? What is your point? Please tell me that you are NOT suggesting that the NL East voters purposely voted against (not for) Howard out of spite because he is from the NL East. Didnt the same thing happen in the NL Central? Isnt Pujols from the NL Central? Didnt Pujols get fewer 1st place votes among NL Central voters than Howard?
Let the whining continue
Captain Obvious: My point, quite simply, is that NL East writers get more of a chance to watch Howard than voters in the NL Central or the NL West. To me, voters who saw less of Howard this season had a higher opinion of him than voters who saw Howard more often. If you watched him every day, the slumps, the strikeouts and the defense were more evident. If you seldom saw him and relied more on the raw statistics, the homers and RBIs were more difficult to deny.
People can say (and have said) a lot of things about BBWAA members voting for these awards. But let me assure you that most writers I know don't take their votes lightly. There's often serious deliberation before the ballots are turned in. I know Rich Campbell from the Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance Star, and while I don't agree with him for leaving Howard off the ballot, I'm certain he didn't do it because he has any personal grudge against him. I don't think very many votes are cast (or not cast) out of spite.
Point taken. Thanks for the clarification.
I'm not sure I understand it though
You know you've hit it big when you been cloned. The above comment isnt from the original Capt
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