My Baseball Fantasy: Trivia: MVP = Most Valuable Pitcher?

Monday, September 5, 2011

Trivia: MVP = Most Valuable Pitcher?

Some people consider Justin Verlander a contender for this season's AL MVP Award. If Verlander were to win the AL MVP this season, he'd be the first pitcher to accomplish the feat since Dennis Eckersley in 1992. Can you name the most recent pitcher to win AL MVP prior to Eckersley? Hint: This pitcher's career actually went well past the year 2000.

2 comments:

Chairman said...: I always get confused w/ Clemens and Gooden and the MVP. But if it's an AL, guy, then it's gotta be Clemens, right?

I'd figure that you were going to go for the McLain - Verlander Detroit link somehow.; September 6, 2011 at 2:13 AM
Greg McConnell said...: Yes, the answer is Roger Clemens.

I admittedly hadn't thought about the McLain-Verlander link, although, McLain's 1968 season with the Tigers was certainly historic. I believe it's also the only year that a pitcher in each league won the MVP (Bob Gibson won it in the NL).; September 6, 2011 at 7:11 AM

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My Baseball History

The first year that I really started paying attention to Major League Baseball was 1990. I was 10 living in Ohio and my favorite team was the Cincinnati Reds. As it turned out, the Reds started that season 9-0 and the excitement pulled this 10-year-old boy along for the ride. I remember quite a bit from that season, including the Reds' eventual sweep of the Oakland A's in the World Series.

The lesson I took from that season was that dreams can come true. Of course, given what's happened to the Reds in the many years that followed, I've learned that nightmares can come true too. ;-)

I've since moved to Chicagoland and now follow the White Sox, Cubs, and Reds. In general, I'm just a baseball fan who enjoys the beauty of the game no matter which teams are playing.