tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650264859764006366.post1885210369038694240..comments2023-10-29T08:25:54.951-05:00Comments on The Daily Something: Hanley being HanleyBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07840958382433052735noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650264859764006366.post-91317417017091350422009-08-30T15:48:13.923-05:002009-08-30T15:48:13.923-05:00"Most valuable" has many potential defin..."Most valuable" has many potential definitions, one of which definitely is "best player." When you consider that we're talking about the terms in the context of an award to recognize individual performance, and that any other definition ties the award in some way to the performance of <i>other</i> players on the individual's team, it's the only definition that makes sense to me. <br />So I'm still waiting for someone to explain to me how you can justify defining "most valuable" as anything other than "best." Usually the answer you get is "It's called the most VALUABLE player" or "because how valuable can you be if you don't make the playoffs?," neither of which is even marginally coherent.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840958382433052735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650264859764006366.post-11979568899753426042009-08-29T23:49:59.340-05:002009-08-29T23:49:59.340-05:00Well, again, is the MVP for the 'player of the...Well, again, is the MVP for the 'player of the year' or the 'most valuable'?<br /><br />Best player doesn't mean most valuable. You have to define what the award is intended for.<br /><br />If it's best player, then statistics can deciede it. <br /><br />If it's for the most valuable player, the one who does the most to make his team successful, then that's a different set of criteria.Ron Rollinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16852012772573977515noreply@blogger.com