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Originally Posted by Big Orange
If Mantle has won the award before, give it to Branca. That way Maxwell keeps everyone happy. But if neither has won before, Mantle is the man.
And Maxwell should leave the award decision making to sportswriters so it doesn't come back to bite him in negotiations.
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Good points. Mantle hasn't won the award before, while Branca won it last year (along with the Outstanding Pitcher Award and the last three years it has gone to a pitcher). So Mantle should be given credit for his first superstar season, and being the first triple crown winner in league history. Granted getting back to back "Maxwell's" is not unprecedented since Vern Law did that before Branca's win last season.
But it's probably time to give it to a batter...