Tracking MVP races as the break nears

The purpose of this column is to rank players according to how likely they are to win a given award, not by who is most deserving of that award. As a result, the rankings below bow to the conventional wisdom that Adrian Gonzalez and Prince Fielder have been the most valuable players in their respective leagues through the first half of the 2011 season, despite the fact that they quite clearly have not been. While Gonzalez and Fielder are indeed enjoying outstanding seasons, both are first basemen playing in hitter-friendly ballparks. If one adjusts their production to account for the offensive standard of their position and the tendencies of their home ballparks, both are slightly diminished. More significantly, even without any adjustments, each plays in a league with a player who has been clearly more productive in terms of raw numbers.

Source: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/cliff_corcoran/07/04/gonzalez.fielder/index.html?xid=si_topstories

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Experts not yet writing off ailing Auburn oaks

The ailing oaks at Toomer's Corner are a mottled mix of yellow and brown these days, but experts say there's still a chance the trees will be in good enough shape for Auburn football fans to roll them with toilet paper after wins this fall.

Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6737122&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines

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PHT: Heatley-Havlat deal a shocking blockbuster

PHT: The Sharks trade Dany Heatley to the Wild for Martin Havlat in a startling deal. When combined with the Burns trade, it should make San Jose-Minnesota games awfully interesting next season. Don?t be surprised if these teams decide which side really ?won? their two big trades during a seven-game playoff series in 2012, either.PHT: The Sharks trade Dany Heatley to the Wild for Martin Havlat in a startling deal. When combined with the Burns trade, it should make San Jose-Minnesota games awfully interesting next season. Don?t be surprised if these teams decide which side really ?won? their two big trades during a seven-game playoff series in 2012, either.


Source: http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/03/another-wild-trade-sharks-deal-dany-heatley-to-minnesota-for-martin-havlat/related/

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Bailey hopes for bounce-back season with Isles

Ever since that night in Ottawa back in 2008 when New York Islanders GM Garth Snow traded down at the Entry Draft to select Josh Bailey at No. 9, the latter has carried with him some lofty expectations. Perhaps they were unfair. Or perhaps he ...

Source: http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=567640&cmpid=rss-compton

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