Why is there no more MVP Baseball?
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989 bought exclusive rights for third party games in responce to EA buying exclusive football rights for their Madden franchise. This means that only first party game makers (owners of the actual console like Microsoft and Sony) and 989 can make baseball games for the next I think 5 years. \n\nUnfortunately, I agree MVP was awesome and its going to hurt to not have it. I suggest buying the PC version of the game and downloading 2006 updates on www.mvpmods.com
292864
I can't find anyone by that name having every played in the majors.  So the answer is "no".
889571
Finally a voice of reason !! Yankees buy everything oh so sorry the MVP award was the one thing the BOSS couldn't buy.
213898
Why does everyone care so much?  I'm getting tired of hearing and watching and reading Bonds, Bonds, Bonds.   Let's not forget that at 30 teams at a 25 man roster, minus Bonds there are 749 other people playing MLB.  Just once,\n can we focus on the good things?
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Apparently no one, they had one of the top three most disappointing off-seasons of any MLB team. I will be surprised to see them contend this year or, for that matter, see Clemens come back -- why should he? The team basically sat on their thumbs.
659632
There is always an open agenda for a star pitcher. It's just not always visible to the current roster.
859448
It was Derek Jeter, who did it in the 2000 contest:\n\nhttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_mvpa.shtml
1125946
In the MLB schedule, there are no such things as guaranteed games against a certain opponent any more.\n\nAll there is now is guaranteed number of games against a particular division (or league in the case of inter-league play).
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There are quite a few reasons actually. It might be a long time if ever anybody comes up like Ruth. The guy was an outstanding pitcher and one of the greatest hitters of all time. Ruth was hitting 30-40 HRs back when the baseball was more like a mush ball and HR titles were won in single digits. Ruth's career HR was a record many people thought would never fall. It was also set with over 4,500 fewer At bats and Ruth lost several years of HR hitting to being a pitcher. So Ruth's mark is still a feat of legend. Being surpassed will never change that. Nor will Aaron's record be forgoten when somebody finally passes him. \n\nAaron was more complete ball player than Ruth. Aaron played great defense and stole bases. Aaron played against an almost different game. \n\nBoth Ruth and Aaron hit for good average for their time. Ruth was the Babe. He loved the attention. Aaron just played awesome baseball every year and did the best he could. Both Ruth and Aaron earned their records. \n\nBonds may not even make the hall of fame. For him to soil records like Ruth's and Aaron's is really sad. Bonds did not need steroids but used them anyway and lied about it after somebody blew the whistle on him.
897910
Simple Because the MVP award is the One thing  That "THE BOSS" can't buy !
890928
Good to see Paul O'Neil's name come up. He and Mattingly were my favorites and remain among my favorites to this day. O'Neil was one of those players that brought an intangible to the games he played - a determined grit... a never surrender quality to every at bat. He carried this with him for every game he played.\n\nHe wouldn't give up and wouldn't let anyone else around him give up - a true warrior of the diamond.\n\nThis quality is seldom reflected in stats - a shame... On numbers alone, he wouldn't make the hall. In the minds and hearts of those who saw him play and witnessed his daily contributions - it matters not.
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I, too, was very surprised that Murphy did not make the Hall of Fame. It's unusual for a two time MVP to have that long a career and not make it.  I figured he'd go in easily once he was eligible.\n\nA couple of things might have hurt his chances... first, he didn't have a lot of post-season exposure, having made the playoffs only once, in 1982.  \n\nThe other thing that hurt him, I'm guessing, is that his career went downhill pretty quickly, and he was unable to do what a lot of people (myself included) THOUGHT he would do, in terms of career numbers.\n\nHe played in what was probably the best 'hitters' park in baseball, so I'm sure some HOF voters probably discounted his career numbers because of that.\n\nOf the ten most similar players, Duke Snider (#2) is the only one who is in the HOF, although Ron Santo (#4) and Gil Hodges (#5) should probably be in the HOF as well,  Joe Carter is the most similar. But Snider himself has only one HOF in HIS top ten comps, that being Johnny Mize).\n\n2,111 hits is not, in itself, a HOF number. Murphy  ranked 183rd after the 2004 season...since then, he might have dropped a spot or two)\n\nSnider played in six World Series (winning two) and hit 11 World Series Home Runs, so that might give him an edge over Murphy in terms of his HOF chances.\n\nIt's true that many players with lesser numbers are in the HOF, but if a selection is later shown to be a mistake (as many have), I don't think we can really use that to say that everyone who's better than 'this guy X' has to be inducted.\n\nIn the end, to me, it's not Murphy's 'fault' that he didn't do what a lot of us thought he would do in terms of career numbers... he played as well as he could, and played hard every day, from his first major league game right up to his last.  And whle it doesn't seem right, I think that if he had reached 400 HRs instead of 398, that actually might have put him over...\n\nHe still might eventually make it, especially when voters start re-evaluating some pre-steroids players in light of the common use of steroids over the last 10-15 years...\n\nLet's hope that he eventually makes it, because I think he does deserve the honor... he certainly would not be lowering any standards if he were to be selected, that's for sure.
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First of all let's kill the idea that a DH could ever be an MVP.  One must play a complete game to worthy of such an award.  And to those of you who hate Derek Jeter just for general principle, you all need to get over it.  You may hate the Yankees and hate Jeter but there is not one person out there who wouldn't want the success that the Yankees have had and will continue to have over the years.  This also applies to Derek Jeter.  If Jeter was wearing your teams uniform you would feel very different I'm sure.  Admit it or not Jeter in the captain of a team that lives in the biggest market and hottest pressure pot in all of sports.  Great players have come and gone in NY because they can't deal with the media hype.  A-Rod is the latest example of one who is having great difficulty.  Having said that I remind you all that the Yankees went into the season with questionable pitching and still ended up with the best record in baseball (tied with the Mets at 97 wins).  And while the Yankees fought their own injury demons, Jeter was the one player who kept the ship from sinking.  Also 97 RBI's for a number two hitter is, in a word, remarkable!  You can spin doctor all you want but Jeter should have won the award.  If not Jeter, Santana for sure, but not Morneau.  I'm out!
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I sort off agree with you, witout saying anyone sucks Morneau should have been the mvp (or Mauer)\n\nYankees would still have been a playoff team without Jeter\n\nThe Twins would have been nowhere without Morneau.\n\nLook at how the divisions played out, AL Central went to the last day.\n\n\nJeter might well be a better player, and had a better season, (debatable) but the award is Most VALUABLE Player.\n\nNo one was more valuable to his team that Morneau.
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It's not that he is an amazing pitcher now. The reason that people are still riding his jock is that he is still dominating opposing batters after 22 years on the job.\n\nRemember, his first year in the Majors was 1984. Now he is 43 and still shows that he has good stuff. The last person to show that they could still pitch at an older age was Nolan Ryan. Both will be in the Hall of Fame together some day.
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An outfielder has thrown out 4 base runners in the same game only 8 times in baseball history and none since 1928.  So no its never been done.
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Gwynn and Ripkin are shoe-ins for the hall.  McGwire will not make it for at least for a few years if ever.  When he faced congress a couple of years ago he really hurt himself when confronted about his possible use of steroid.  Of course he admitted to the use of a certain steroid in 1998 when he "broke" Maris record.\n\nOne of my biggest concerns is that there are players that should be in the hall and for whatever reason have yet to be voted in.  Among my own personal list are players like, Jice Rice, Dave Parker, Don Mattingly, Dwight Evans, Lee Smith, Alan Trammell, Jack Morris, and of course the "Goose" Rich Gossage.\n\nSomebody please tell me why these guys are not hall of famers????