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General => RBI Baseball => Topic started by: dvldog on 08/31/04, 01:07:01 PM

Poll
Question: Who had the best year?
Option 1: Wade Boggs votes: 2
Option 2: Gary Carter votes: 0
Option 3: Roger Clemens votes: 6
Option 4: Gary Gaetti votes: 0
Option 5: Kirby Puckett votes: 2
Option 6: Jim Rice votes: 0
Option 7: Darryl Strawberry votes: 1
Option 8: Other - Who? votes: 1
Title: 1986 RBI MVP
Post by: dvldog on 08/31/04, 01:07:01 PM
I clearly have too much time on my hands...

Wade Boggs
.357, 207 hits, 107 runs, 47 doubles, 105 walks, .453 OBP, .939 OPS, 7th in MVP voting

Gary Carter
24 home runs, 105 RBI, 3rd in MVP voting

Roger Clemens
24-4, 238 Ks, 2.48, AL MVP, AL Cy Young

Gary Gaetti
34 home runs, 91 runs, 34 doubles, 108 RBI, Gold Glove 3B

Kirby Puckett
.328, 31 home runs, 119 runs, 37 doubles, 96 RBI, 223 hits, 20 SB, .537 slugging, .903 OPS, 365 total bases, Gold Glove OF, 6th in MVP voting

Jim Rice
.324, .874 OPS, 98 Runs, 20 home runs, 200 hits, 39 doubles, 110 RBI, 3rd in MVP voting

Darryl Strawberry
27 home runs, 28 SB, .507 slugging, .865 OPS, 93 RBI
Title: Re:1986 RBI MVP
Post by: japetus462 on 08/31/04, 01:12:15 PM
im going with Boggs..the hits and monster OBP.
Title: Re:1986 RBI MVP
Post by: dvldog on 08/31/04, 01:16:34 PM
I went with Puckett for similar reasons.  First of all, 223 hits is huge.  31 homers and 96 RBI are solid too.  Most of these guys are pretty even as far as the offensive numbers go, but Puckett also earned a Gold Glove.  All-Around, I'd say he had the best season.
Title: Re:1986 RBI MVP
Post by: BDawk on 08/31/04, 01:47:56 PM
MVP and Cy Young, pretty amazing. I'm going Rocket.
Title: Re:1986 RBI MVP
Post by: dvldog on 08/31/04, 01:57:37 PM
Pitchers rarely get the MVP, but when they do, they also get the CY Young Award.  The first Cy Young was awarded in 1956, and Don Newcombe won it and the MVP.

Bob Gibson and Denny McClain did it in 1968, and Sandy Koufax did it in 1963.  

Before 1956, 13 pitchers won their league's MVP.

All of this shows that it has become increasingly harder for a pitcher to win the MVP award.  It happened in Mickey Mantle's era, but Clemens is an anomoly when it comes to the post-1980 era of baseball.

Good Call, BDawk.
Title: Re:1986 RBI MVP
Post by: ultimate7 on 08/31/04, 02:01:29 PM
Between Puckett, Boggs, and Clemens, I could easily go with any of them
Title: Re:1986 RBI MVP
Post by: T Roogs on 08/31/04, 02:35:06 PM
no doubt rocket.
Title: Re:1986 RBI MVP
Post by: dvldog on 08/31/04, 02:37:47 PM
It'd be too easy to just give it to the guy that won the MVP.  :)
Title: Re:1986 RBI MVP
Post by: Dryden on 08/31/04, 02:43:22 PM
Boggs of these choices.  Tim Raines and Mike Schmidt, in the NL.
Title: Re:1986 RBI MVP
Post by: dvldog on 08/31/04, 02:47:12 PM
All-Stars are not real RBIers.  >:(
Title: Re:1986 RBI MVP
Post by: Mike D. on 08/31/04, 03:43:14 PM
I vote Tony Armas. :o
Title: Re:1986 RBI MVP
Post by: dvldog on 08/31/04, 06:18:09 PM
.264, 11 HR, 58 RBI.

I agree.
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