*** VD 9 Commentary Thread ***

[heyelander]

As is mine in PONY!!!!

My pony team is a juggernaut at this point. No way you are catching me. I just hope I can run down eric. Frae and jc might be out of reach though.

[johnnya24]

Can anyone do me a solid and post the code thingy for the picks in rounds 10 and 11? I am struggling with time and will be back from picking up a melting down child in just a few.

Was waiting for Jenkins BY before updating that list.

[Long John]

But it doesn't have enough rows for each team, right?

Correct. You have to unhide rows 13-17.

[hacko]

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no more quizy, no more quizy!!!!!

[frae]

Anyone definitely going to be around tonight? I am leaving around 7 and won't be back until late if anyone wants to take one pick from me I'll send it.

[DMT]

Anyone definitely going to be around tonight? I am leaving around 7 and won't be back until late if anyone wants to take one pick from me I'll send it.

I'll be around

[revo]

I'm at a wedding, but considering I'm the designated driver, I might be able to pick. If not, I'll pick in the morning.

[heyelander]

Hey Johnny, apparently I use to buy beer for the king of the Isle of Mann.

[mjl]

I was researching some players I didn't know much about and ran across this. I thought Lou Gehrig was a good guy but seeing this voting I think he must have f'ed a lot of sportswriters' wives.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1934.shtml#ALmvp

[johnnya24]

I was researching some players I didn't know much about and ran across this. I thought Lou Gehrig was a good guy but seeing this voting I think he must have f'ed a lot of sportswriters' wives.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/aw...34.shtml#ALmvp

They seem to value fielding a lot higher than today. If you look at the rosters from that era, there are always 1 or 2 regulars who have really poor numbers, but are in purely for their fielding ... hence Cochrane and Gehringer at the top.

Also, in the early days, you could only be awarded the MVP once in your career. Maybe some journalists were unhappy with the rule change and deliberately didn't vote for previous winners. Then again, Foxx won multiple AL MVP's before this.

Anti-Yankee bias?

Lefty Gomez split the pro-Yankee vote?

The little known Detroit ballot box stuffing conspiracy?

[johnnya24]

Hey Johnny, apparently I use to buy beer for the king of the Isle of Mann.

That's way too cryptic for me :shrug:

[hacko]

They seem to value fielding a lot higher than today. If you look at the rosters from that era, there are always 1 or 2 regulars who have really poor numbers, but are in purely for their fielding ... hence Cochrane and Gehringer at the top.

Also, in the early days, you could only be awarded the MVP once in your career. Maybe some journalists were unhappy with the rule change and deliberately didn't vote for previous winners. Then again, Foxx won multiple AL MVP's before this.

Anti-Yankee bias?

Lefty Gomez split the pro-Yankee vote?

The little know Detroit ballot box stuffing conspiracy?

Well Detroit did win the League that year.
They did seem to have a Cochrane fetish tho .

[revo]

I'm ready to pick, but Dropbox is F'ing up my morning by not allowing me into my files. I've tried on my chromebook through the web, and my phone and iPad through the app and nothing.


EDIT:
According to downdetector.com, it seems I'm not the only one who's having issues with Dropbox.

If it's not back soon, I'm going to be on the road until around 3pm and would hate to hold this up.

[johnnya24]

I'm ready to pick, but Dropbox is F'ing up my morning by not allowing me into my files. I've tried on my chromebook through the web, and my phone and iPad through the app and nothing.

I'm updating the History Thread now if that helps

Edit: done

[revo]

I'm updating the History Thread now if that helps

Edit: done

OK, I'm back in. Pick up soon.