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Originally Posted by Amazin69
Well, if you didn't point out that another M"V"P from a last-place team was unlikely to happen, you weren't too harsh. Andre Dawson was probably a once-off; the Cub fans may have been spoiled.
Swanson's a reasonably-productive hitter who plays shortstop. If the Cubs win 100 games, he'll get some votes. But "favorite" is stretching it quite a bit. JMO.
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Google is your friend...players who won the MVP on crap teams:
Ripken, 1991 Baltimore, 67-95, 6th place
ARod, 2003 Rangers, 71-91, 4th place
Ernie Banks, 1958 Cubs, 72-92, 5th place
Andre Dawson, 1987 Cubs, 76-85, 6th place
Ernie Banks, 1959 Cubs, 74-80, 5th place
Banks is the one I feel bad for. Cubbies were 266 games below .500 for his career. Has to be some sort of a record there.