MVC Update: May 30th, 2008

Just to remind you, here is a brief description of MVC and how the points system works:

For the 2008 season, I decided to come up with a way to decide who will be the Most Valuable Chicago Cub or MVC. Being the most valuable player is different from being the best player. You have to play great in key situations and be one of the main reasons your team won that day. The player with the best stats is not always MVP. For example, say Player A goes 3 for 4 with 2 doubles. Pretty good right? But what if he got all 3 hits with the bases empty and he never scored? Those 3 hits were a waste. Now how about Player B who goes 1 for 4 with a single but that single scores the final two runs and the team wins by one run? Player B in my mind is the MVP because his single won the game for the team. What I have done so far is pick a MVC for each Cubs game that the Cubs win. Occasionally I'll pick a MVC in an extra innings loss but not always. If the Cubs lose by 7 runs, obviously it is gonna be hard to pick a MVC so there will be game in which I don't pick a MVC. Because baseball is a team sport, here is how I will award points to players: 3 points for game’s MVC, 2 points for 2nd best impact, and 1 point for 3rd best impact.

Season Standings:

Carlos Zambrano +25
Derrek Lee +23
Ryan Dempster +20
Alfonso Soriano +20
Geovany Soto +16
Aramis Ramirez +15
Kosuke Fukudome +13
Ted Lilly +12
Reed Johnson +8
Jon Lieber +7
Ronny Cedeno +7
Mark DeRosa +7
Jason Marquis +6
Carlos Marmol +6
Sean Gallagher +5
Ryan Theriot +4
Rich Hill +4
Kerry Wood +3
Mike Fontenot +3
Daryle Ward +3
Felix Pie +2
Scott Eyre +1

Season Winners:

Zambrano +6
Soriano +5
Dempster +4
Soto +4
Lee +3
Fukudome +2
Lilly +2
Marquis +2
Lieber +1
Hill +1
Ramirez +1
Theriot +1
Fontenot +1
Ward +1
Gallagher +1

May 26--Dodgers @ Cubs: W 3-1
MVC: Ryan Dempster

1. Dempster +3
2. Lee +2
3. Ramirez +1

May 27--Dodgers @ Cubs: W 3-1
MVC: Sean Gallagher

1. Gallagher +3
2. Ramirez +2
3. Marmol +1

May 28—Dodgers @ Cubs: W 2-1
MVC: Alfonso Soriano

Soriano +3
Zambrano +2
Soto +1

May 29—Rockies @ Cubs: W 8-4
MVC: Geovany Soto

Soto +3
Marmol +2
Soriano +1