Funny but I find that with modern technology, recording a game to watch on delay is much easier and a far more successful trick to pull off than ever before.
It used to be that if you had to go out when the game was on, you’d still be forced to listen to the radio and even music stations would feel the need to give out the score. Today, you can load up with podcasts on your iPod, listen to what you want, even sports stuff and avoid everything.
Simply avoid Twitter, Facebook & sports sites when you get home and keep the TV on a non-sports station and you are good to go.
Tomorrow, the Yankees have a 1pm start and I have to run some errands and I’m going to Tivo the game and I’m not worried about it being spoiled. Once you know the tricks, it’s easier to accomplish than it ever was before.
1. I have no problem avoiding game updates. Just turn your crap off.
2. Whether you think the MVP should go to the best player, or the player that most helped his team, the idea of a co-co-MVPs, all on the same team, is completely contrary to the concept. Why not Granderson, Cano and Sabathia? Verlander and Cabrera? Would the Red Sox be where there are without those 3 players? Probably not, but where would ANY of the contending teams be if you took away their three best players?
That is a very fair point Mister D.
I think that trio has been OUTSTANDING.
If I had to rank their chances I think Pedroia, because of the media love affair, has the best chance, with Gonzalez next, and then Ellsbury. I think Ellsbury deserves it because he’s gotten a number of big hits and is having the best overall season. He is having a “Carlos Beltran” type season in CF. I know Chuck Johnson is going to chime in after I said that!!!
BTW much as I think its a bad idea to have a triple MVP, I always like it when writers throw out ideas like that. I’ve had plenty of odd notions that fell apart under scrutiny, but as an exercise it can still be informative.
Because there is not yet a player equivilent to the Cy Young, I always tend to lean towards the “best player” interpretation of the MVP, rather than the “valuable” side. and in that case I have to go for Bautista. If I were to pick one player who has most made the difference between his team competing and sitting home in October, it would have to be Verlander.
“I know Chuck Johnson is going to chime in after I said that!!!”
OK, you win.
“He is having a “Carlos Beltran” type season in CF.
It’s a felony in seven states to mention Ellsbury and Beltran in the same sentence.
I’m curious to what you’re basing that on, especially after watching the recent series.
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