According to Mike Silva:

Joe Mauer is a great player. His overall numbers are slightly better than [Mark] Teixeira, especially when you look at OPS and OPS+. The fact that the Minnesota Twins are under .500 should disqualify him immediately [from the AL MVP discussion].

As brought up on BBTF, the rules for MVP voting include nothing about team quality:

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According to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, "[h]igh school cheerleading is a contact sport and therefore its participants cannot be sued for accidentally causing injuries."

And that’s real news.

Next, we’ll see this on ESPN.com:

Love it or hate it, the NFL playoffs are set. The San Diego Chargers’ 52-21 shellacking of the Denver Broncos last night solved the final piece to the playoff puzzle, as they became the fifth and final team to claim a playoff spot on Sunday.

It’s inevitable that there will be at least one playoff snub, and this year the New England Patriots were that unlucky team. At 11-5, the Patriots had a better record than four of the eight teams playing on Wild-card Weekend and were tied in record to three others. Read More »