Keep The Mvp In The D!

[Calzone Lord]

What are the 5 greatest rookie seasons in MLB history?

I saw the NFL network did the top 10 best rookie seasons in NFL history -- the top five on the list was as follows:

#1: Randy Moss
#2: Eric Dickerson
#3: Lawrence Taylor
#4: Gale Sayers
#5: Dan Marino

[jms62]

Gale Sayers 867 yards rushing was rated one of the best rookie seasons ever?

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by jms62

Gale Sayers 867 yards rushing was rated one of the best rookie seasons ever?

That's how the voting went.

Gale Sayers was drafted by the Chicago Bears of the NFL, and the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League, but signed with Chicago. In his rookie year, he scored an NFL record 22 touchdowns (14 rushing, 6 receiving, and one each on punt and kickoff returns). He gained 1,374 yards from scrimmage and had 2,272 all-purpose yards (also a record, later broken by Tim Brown, who played two more games than Sayers). He tied Ernie Nevers' and Dub Jones' record for touchdowns in a single game, with six in a 61-20 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on December 12.

Sayers averaged 5.2 yards per rush and 17.5 yards per reception. His return averages were 14.9 yards per punt return and 31.4 yards per kickoff return. He was the unanimous choice for NFL Rookie of the Year honors.

Should poor fielding yield to great hitting in the mvp award? Historically ,I guess it does.It's kind of a glitzy thing .It's like the Queen of England:It doesn't really matter.

If there were no such award, players would be just as valuable.


There should be a Most Expendable Award.You know, "we could have done it without you". I like the Indians first baseperson for that one. I don't even remember his name, thus underlining his nonvalue.He would also get an Aluminum Slugger award.

I would express no extreme unction should M.Cabrerra get a HoleInTheGlove award.

The Cy Old award to Ubaldo Jiminez.



So easy.

[Port Conway Lane]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

What are the 5 greatest rookie seasons in MLB history?

I saw the NFL network did the top 10 best rookie seasons in NFL history -- the top five on the list was as follows:

#1: Randy Moss
#2: Eric Dickerson
#3: Lawrence Taylor
#4: Gale Sayers
#5: Dan Marino

I stopped following baseball 30 years ago but Johnny Bench had a great rookie year up to then.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by Port Conway Lane

I stopped following baseball 30 years ago but Johnny Bench had a great rookie year up to then.

Only 2 guys have been ROY and MVP...Fred Lynn and Ichiro..although he was sorta' a rookie. I do remember Lynn's rookie year and it was something else though

[Port Conway Lane]

Originally Posted by GBBob

Only 2 guys have been ROY and MVP...Fred Lynn and Ichiro..although he was sorta' a rookie. I do remember Lynn's rookie year and it was something else though

Yeah, Lynn and "the other guy", can't remember his teamates name.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by Port Conway Lane

Yeah, Lynn and "the other guy", can't remember his teamates name.

Jim Rice

[Port Conway Lane]

Right, salt and pepper.

[MaTH716]

Miggy's in the lineup and Trout is already 0-1.