SBNation 2007 MLB Awards: Most Valuable Player

by Randy Booth on Nov 8, 2007 1:35 PM EST in SBNation Awards Comment 9 comments

Without further ado, your 2007 SBNation American League Most Valuable Player is Alex Rodriguez. Ya'll are surprised, huh?

Here's how the voting went:

American League	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Points
Alex Rodriguez	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	266
Magglio Ordonez	-	13	3	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	160
David Ortiz	-	2	8	4	1	-	3	-	-	1	129
Jorge Posada	-	1	5	3	1	1	3	-	3	-	99
Vladimir Guerrero	-	1	1	3	5	5	-	1	1	1	99
Carlos Pena	-	-	-	4	3	2	5	-	2	2	82
Ichiro Suzuki	-	1	2	1	1	3	3	4	-	-	77
Curtis Granderson	-	1	-	1	4	2	1	2	2	3	67
Victor Martinez	-	-	-	-	4	1	1	5	5	-	58
Grady Sizemore	-	-	-	1	-	-	3	-	3	4	29
Mike Lowell	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	1	1	2	22
Derek Jeter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	8
Placido Polanco	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	6
C. C. Sabathia	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	5
Jim Thome	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	4
Josh Beckett	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	2
Carl Crawford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	2
J. J. Putz	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
Brian Roberts	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
Nick Markakis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
John Lackey	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
Chone Figgins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1

For the National League, the Rockies' slugger *Matt "I didn't show up for the World Series" Holliday. Here's the voting results for the NL:

National League	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Points
Matt Holliday	12	4	1	2	1	-	-	1	-	-	235
Prince Fielder	-	4	9	2	1	2	1	2	-	-	148
Jimmy Rollins	4	2	3	2	2	1	-	1	2	1	137
David Wright	1	2	1	3	5	1	2	4	-	1	117
Chipper Jones	-	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	1	1	95
Hanley Ramirez	2	-	-	3	2	1	2	2	5	-	90
Chase Utley	-	2	-	2	3	1	4	3	4	-	88
Albert Pujols	-	1	1	3	2	4	-	2	1	2	80
Ryan Howard	1	2	1	1	-	1	3	-	2	2	70
Jake Peavy	1	2	2	-	1	2	-	-	1	2	68
Miguel Cabrera	-	-	-	-	-	3	2	2	1	4	35
Brandon Webb	-	-	-	1	-	-	2	-	-	1	16
Aramis Ramirez	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	1	13
Eric Byrnes	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	1	-	-	13
Derrek Lee	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8
Ryan Braun	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	1	8
Brad Penny	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	6
Jose Reyes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	3
John Smoltz	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	2
Troy Tulowitzki	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
Adam Dunn	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
Roy Oswalt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Carlos Lee	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
Todd Helton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
Barry Bonds	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1

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Re: SBNation 2007 MLB Awards: MVP

Granderson and Lowell both got jobbed.

by RSNexile on Nov 8, 2007 1:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Re: SBNation 2007 MLB Awards: Most Valuable Player

"yawn" --- these post-season awards are boring compared to the Sox road to World Series victory.

by MassGal on Nov 8, 2007 2:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Re: SBNation 2007 MLB Awards: Most Valuable Player

Especially as the voters included people like me.

"Puh-leeze." Let's get some legitmacy here. :)

by Allen Chace on Nov 8, 2007 2:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: SBNation 2007 MLB Awards: Most Valuable Player

You know what, I think the bloggers have done a basically sound job. I'd like to see a GG award next year too.

Bottom 9th B:1 S:0 O:0 With Bill Mueller batting, Dave Roberts steals (1) 2nd base.

by britsoxfan on Nov 8, 2007 3:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: SBNation 2007 MLB Awards: Most Valuable Player

If you're interested, brit, my AL GG ballot would've been:

C: Kenji Johjima
1B: Casey Kotchman
2B: Mark Ellis
SS: Coco Crisp
3B: Coco Crisp
OF1: Coco Crisp
OF2: Coco Crisp
OF3: Curtis Granderson
P: Coco Crisp

by Allen Chace on Nov 8, 2007 4:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: SBNation 2007 MLB Awards: Most Valuable Player

See, Jon Daniels? Cost-controlled and versatile!

Bottom 9th B:1 S:0 O:0 With Bill Mueller batting, Dave Roberts steals (1) 2nd base.

by britsoxfan on Nov 8, 2007 4:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: SBNation 2007 MLB Awards: Most Valuable Player

1B: Bugs Bunny
2B: Bugs Bunny
SS: Bugs Bunny
3B: Bugs Bunny...
etc.

"You know you're having a bad day when the fifth inning rolls around and they drag the warning track." - Mike Flanagan, Baltimore Orioles pitcher, 1992.

by SoxDevil on Nov 8, 2007 5:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs