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Originally Posted by Kobie
Because even though the Angels finished with a better record than the Tigers, the fact that Oakland and Texas are good clearly makes Mike Trout less valuable, and the fact that the rest of Detroit's division absolutely sucks makes Miguel Cabrera more valuable.
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It's sports, "most valuable" or "champion" doesn't necessarily equal "best". Detroit might win the World Series and be crowned the world's champions (aka the most valuable team) despite winning less games than the Angels, which would be a greater "injustice" than whoever wins an individual award in a team sport like baseball. Maybe the pro-Trout guys here would prefer the small-sample size postseason was done away with and the team with the best pythagorean record (obviously, not actual wins) be named the champions. Cabrera had a monster season (yes, as evidenced by the Triple Crown) playing for a post-season team, so that's good enough for me to be MVP.