My Guy Was Robbed … The True MVP League MLB116977

The Baseball Writers Association of America is really something. Every year they get together to pick two MVPs. Far too often they get them wrong, sometimes pathetically wrong. 1960 Dick Groat over Willie Mays? 1958 Jackie Jensen over Mickey Mantle? 1992 Dennis Eckersley over … half the guys in the AL? There have been some real stinkers over the years, you’ll probably be surprised how many. This league is about finding the true MVPs who have been robbed by the BWAA. Here’s how it works:

1. $90 Million Team Salary cap.
2. Pick an exclusive year and league (1924 to present) and select one player who had a better WAR (as determined by Baseball Reference.com) than the actual MVP selected by the BWAA. He will be your True MVP
3. Add your True MVP to the roster of any team from that league/year that did not make the playoffs. That team roster will make up the bulk of your team.
4. Add another 4 players from other teams from that league/year (maximum salary of $6,000,000 per player) to round out your roster.
5. Pick the stadium your team or True MVP played in that year.
6. No trades, twists, waiver wire, DH, AAA, or clones. 16 teams random alignment with interleague. 4/4 and 4/4
7. Claim your exclusive True MVP here in the forum.
8. Have fun.

Example team:. True MVP for 1988 Wade Boggs added to players from 1988 Minnesota Twins. Round out team with 1988 Ripken jr, J. Franco, D. Steib, and Jack Morris (all sub 6 mil). Play at Fenway or Metrodome.

Selected True MVPs

1. Zdedalus 1973 NL Darrell Evans
2. drichar138 2007 NL Chase Utley
3. liambrady 1976 AL Mark Fidrych
4. stengelese 2002 AL Jim Thome
5. cyclonejim 1977 NL Big Daddy Reuschel
6. dcmatcheck 1961 AL Mickey Mantle
7. elmerk 1962 NL Bob Gibson
8. zephyr1949 1975 AL Jim Palmer
9. tonystark 2013 AL Mike Trout
10. pmacuski 1994 AL Kenny Lofton
11. Gyrene 1964 AL Dean Chance
12. BlackSox 1979 AL Fred Lynn
13. Ledfoot 1985 NL John Tudor
14.specsman 1982 NL Gary Carter
15. davidhahn 1978 AL Ron Guidry
16. midknight 1969 AL Reggie Jackson

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I'll kick it off with true nl MVP 1973 Darrell Evans and the 1973 Dodgers.

Bump

If this gets off the ground, I'll go with 1989 Will Clark as my true MVP and the 1989 Mets.

Excellent, welcome drichar138

Bump

I'll give this a go with 1976 Mark Fidrych as my true MVP and the 1976 Minnesota Twins. We won't win but I have fond memories of that season for my hometown Twins and Bird-mania.

Couldn't make it work with the Twins. Changed to 1972 Chicago White Sox and added True MVP Gaylord Perry.

I'll try Rick Reuschel as my true MVP and take the '77 Reds with the actual MVP, George Foster

Welcome guys. We are filling up nicely.

Do we have a league number?

Yes MLB116977

This looks fun...will take 1962 NL, and name MVP later. Thanks

That's 1962 Dodgers, MVP later

Welcome elmerk.