We were discussing Willie Mays the other day, and in looking at his stats, I realized that Willie got jobbed on a regular basis in the MVP voting, which led me to search for the all time hose jobs at the hands of the BBWAA.  To start, I'm going to use B-R exclusively, so if FG or somewhere else has some slightly conflicting numbers, sorry. I'll be using WAR heavily in this post. There wasn't really any rhyme or reason to who I picked, I just looked for obviously great seasons that weren't rewarded. I'm sure I've missed some, so feel free to add others in the comments.

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Game 28, tags to be added. 
No tasers tonight.  Everyone step back and take a deep breath, or drink more.  Your choice. Tomorrow we get Roy.

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Well, after doing a preliminary poll in the previous Fanpost, the top 3 dates are offered for us to finalize a gathering this year.  It has been suggested that we go for a block of tickets in the bleachers, and indakind has volunteered (sucker) to do the leg work for this.  There is a minimum of 25 tickets to get a group rate, so we will need to finalize a date, and then figure out the logistics for getting the tickets reserved.

That's really all I have for right now.

I am by no means trying to become the organizer of said day, however It may be a good time to begin to discuss it since some from out of town may need to do some planning.   Add your suggestions and let's figure this out.  I vote for June 19th against Oakland, since I'm coming to the Lou for the Mariners and Athletics series.   If anyone else is already planning a trip, or has a different suggestion for dates, let me know and I will add a poll.

            I am a member of Viva El Birdos as well, and even though the Birds lost out this year, we have had a great season long and game to game discussion.

           SBN offers some great auto update features that aren't available elsewhere, and I think it would be a great chance to discuss the team while it's happening, so to speak.

Is there any interest in this other than me?

Thanks for reading.