tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post2931057558217252830..comments2024-02-19T07:12:32.248-06:00Comments on Baseball Outsider: Justin Verlander, Most Valuable PitcherEdward Thomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769979703606661737noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-45054449837819038602011-11-23T09:51:52.658-06:002011-11-23T09:51:52.658-06:00You lived through the Ron Davis era and still thin...You lived through the Ron Davis era and still think relievers do not deserve a vote for MVP? Maybe if it only based on stats, but otherwise they are about as important as they get in today's baseball. The Twins make the playoffs in 1984 with a real closer, much like Willie Hernandez that year for the Tigers. Sure, he may not have deserved that award that year due to the fact that the Tigers were so dominant, but much of the time they are the difference between a .500 team (like the 1984 Twins) and a team that wins the World Series (like the 1987 Twins with an okay after the first month Reardon). I would have voted Rivera over Jeter or any other Yankee during their run many times over as he was really the difference and their true MVP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com