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[MFS62]

I heard on the radio the other day that one of the Chicago voters, Joe Cowely (it could have been Crowley, so I'm not sure if it is the ex-MLB pitcher), is an admitted "homer" and has an admitted anti- New York bias.
So, when it came time for him to vote, he put Jeter as his #6.

Later

[Frayed Knot]

The guy who put Jeter 6th was one of the Chicago writers but it's not the ex-pitcher.
Also, I'd love to hear the basis for the claim that he's "an admitted homer" - as if a writer who's given a vote then goes and publicly states that he makes a regular habit of tainting his ballot.

[metsmarathon]

its also the same guy who had pierzynski at #10.

[MFS62]

="Frayed Knot"] Also, I'd love to hear the basis for the claim that he's "an admitted homer" - as if a writer who's given a vote then goes and publicly states that he makes a regular habit of tainting his ballot.

That was the comment by the ESPN radio personality who says he has known the writer for a long time.

Later

[Frayed Knot]

Well that's kinda the point.
Someone saying he's a homer, or that his votes tend to indicate he is, is one thing.
Having the guy come out and say; 'oh yeah, I rearrange my votes according to what city the guy plays in ... do it all the time!', is quite another.


Look, I can't justify voting Jeter 6th either, but with approx 200 ballots cast over the course of 'awards season' (ROY, MOY, CY, MVP x 2 leagues) it would be a miracle if there weren't a handful of votes you or I disagreed with. Doesn't necc follow that those were dishonest.


It's also worth noting that the only way this guy's ballot could have given us a different winner is if he not only moved Jeter up to 1st but also dropped Morneau down to 5th or 6th (just moving Jeter up wouldn't have been enough) which would have put his ballot just as out of whack with the rest of his bretheren.

[Frayed Knot]

A discussion about whether writers should continue to vote
Seems that a few papers - Los Angeles Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Baltimore Sun, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Palm Beach Post - have, in the last few years, joined long-time boycotters NYTimes & Washington Post in dropping out of the process.