tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10263720.post6188451353217407340..comments2023-10-21T07:24:46.918-04:00Comments on Straight Flushing: If there has to be an undeserving MVP...Brian Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652827640480365357noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10263720.post-20255584267519856622008-09-11T21:30:00.000-04:002008-09-11T21:30:00.000-04:00Yes, but does your WPA take into account drama? Be...Yes, but does your WPA take into account <I>drama</I>? Because you know the MVP voters will. <BR/><BR/>I kid of course. I'd also be happy to see Wright or Beltran get it, but that's just it: they don't qualify as unqualified candidates. I can't even come up with a topical reference that adequately expresses how unqualified Carlos Delgado is to be MVP, even though I just watched Sarah Palin answer questions on foreign policy.Brian Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01652827640480365357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10263720.post-49817189460625272752008-09-11T19:27:00.000-04:002008-09-11T19:27:00.000-04:00Thanks for the link.Even if you only consider play...Thanks for the link.<BR/><BR/>Even if you only consider players on playoff teams for the MVP, there are many better options than Delgado. On the Mets, there are at least three in Beltran, Wright, and Reyes.<BR/><BR/>In the comments at Beyond the Boxscore, I run through how much Beltran and Delgado have meant to the Mets (using WPA, which takes into account clutch performance, position, and fielding):<BR/><BR/>Beltran +7 wins; Delgado +2.5 wins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com