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Endrju
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The other issue has been the right balance between a good pitching performance versus a position player. Is 2 hits and a home run better than 6 inning, 4 K's and 1 ER??

That would be a close call and any result could be argued. So far I saw that balance is ok, first 2 games my starters went 8 innings, and both got the award. In game 2 starter beat a 2-4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI hitter, and I agree with this result.
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Player of the Game calculation will include whether the player is from the winning team, but players from the losing team will still be eligible for the award.

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This seems to favor pitching too heavily.
Yuri84
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Yeah, so far I've only seen the pitchers becoming MVP, including my reliever who only pitched 2 innings (he got the W though, I suppose that was the reason).
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Think Michael deserved it better, 2 doubles and 2 RBI, including the game-winning one.

Updated Tuesday, September 8 2015 @ 5:07:00 pm PDT
Seca
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I dunno about all the must-win stuff. We're not talking about a series MVP. Or a season MVP.. But a game MVP. 1 of 160. To my way of thinking, it should go to the player who performed the best. Little bonus if you win.

Game 3 of my season I had a guy who went 2/3 with a double, 2R HR, and a BB. I lost. The MVP went to a player on the winning team who went 1-5 with a 2R HR. Seems to me my guy was more valuable. (His team-mates tho are trash committing 3 errors for 6 unearned runs).
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Hmmm. Seca, I had one game where a guy on the winning team had the same line, but with 5 total bases instead of 6 (same runs and RBI). The player with 6 on the losing team got the MVP.

For the games I've looked at the balance/judging between pitchers and position players has been very good.

I'm not really concerned about it. It's a fun feature and nothing more. Still, since it is here, we might as well try to help with making it mirror how we would vote.

(Hmmm. Sounds like we have a winner for the next poll topic. If you have a game where you disagree with who was chosen as the MVP or simply think it's a tough call, please mail me a link to the game. I'll compile a few of the them for a fun poll.)


Updated Tuesday, September 8 2015 @ 9:52:56 pm PDT
Seca
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Ya. I'm not that worried about it either.

Most of my experience with "player of the game" comes from the NHL, so I may be off base.
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Agree...player of the game isn't something that's common in baseball, except for an All-Star MVP. Somebody requested it for the All-Star game....so I just figured it would be a fun thing for every game.

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Will game MVP awards contribute to Cy Young and MVP selection at the end of the season?
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Nope...just for fun.

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