AL MVP vote: More proof voters don't stay up late enough to watch west coast games

Rob Dibble comments on AL MVP vote that Chone Figgins clearly should have ranked higher than Arod (they were tied for 10th).

• Dibs: It 'shows that people might have missed those west coast games.' Heard around 4:10pm.

On August 21 this year, Dibs expressed the same concern that west coast players may be slighted by voters who don't stay up late enough. As I posted that day:

• "Dibble says the Angels have better MVP candidates and

• hopes writers will stay up late enough to catch games on the west coast. Heard today between 5:07 and 5:16pm."

Assuming the argument were true, it presumes the overlooked player who has played mostly on the west coast is doing only good things and that voters would care about that. In New York city, some players get little attention during the regular season unless something bad happens. Then they get the back page. That's the reality. Even if more people see your games, it doesn't mean they'll think favorably of you. And, even if they do think favorably of you, they may very well not vote for you.

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