Bill Simmons on why Justin Verlander should win the MVP

Great read. Great argument. Backed up by history, passion, and sabermetrics. Read it now.

Bumped to the front page. One of the best write-ups I've seen from Simmons in a while. And yes, that previous statement is 1,000% biased.
--Rob

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As my brother used to say about soccer

But, it’s soccer. I have to say it, “But, it’s Simmons.” At least he did some research and wasn’t firing blanks. (When talking about firing blanks, we’re looking at you, Skip Bayless, and your creepy man-crush on Tim Tebow.) Hopefully, it will at least crease the crania of a few MVP voters.

by Uncle Omar on Sep 2, 2011 10:25 PM EDT reply actions

I hate this line of thought.

It’s silly to completely dismiss a writer because of his past work. This article is un-Simmons like for the majority. He’s breaking down research and backing things up; it’s more research than it is fan-fueled opinion. I’ve got nothing against Simmons on a typical day (unlike a growing number of folks, for some reason) but this was one of the best articles he’s written in some time.

by john.kmiecik on Sep 3, 2011 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions

I would just like to note I've disliked Simmons for years

Bless You Boys.com

by Kurt Mensching on Sep 3, 2011 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions

Me too

But this article..was actually… good..ish

You know…aside from the obvious glory that is JV praise.

Don't Panic!

by 42jeff on Sep 3, 2011 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions

Better Simmons than Simers

I don't care what the Chinese say, 2011 is the Year of the Tiger!

by Tigerdog1 on Sep 3, 2011 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions

so on our heirarchy we have

Simmons
Simers
…
…
…
Simonson

Bless You Boys.com

by Kurt Mensching on Sep 3, 2011 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions

I think that's more like a lowerarchy.

Rogo’s list of dislikes in his latest is freaking hilarious!

I don't care what the Chinese say, 2011 is the Year of the Tiger!

by Tigerdog1 on Sep 3, 2011 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions

My only problem with that article

is that he refers to Comerica as a pitchers park. It hasn’t been a pitchers park for a few years, it has been neutral (even slightly trending toward hitters park). I understand that when the first opened the doors to teh park it was a complete pitchers park…then they moved the fences in!

sorry a pet peeve of mine.

by wilsonm24 on Sep 3, 2011 1:45 PM EDT reply actions