re: How many SEC schools have a NFL, NBA & MLB MVP to their credit?

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Albert Belle probably should have won an MVP in the mid-90s but he was hated by the everyone.

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FIFY, Belle was pretty universally hated because he was a dick to basically everyone. getting caught corking his bat (and then trying to break into the umpire's locker room to try to steal the bat) also didn't help him. The Fernando Vina incident wasn't great either. If he wasn't such a dick, he'd have a decent argument for the HOF. His career OPS is ridiculous

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Albert Belle probably should have won an MVP in the mid-90s but he was hated by the voters.

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^^^This^^^
As an avid Cleveland Indians' fan, I know for a fact, as do millions of baseball fans, that Belle got screwed in '95. Up to that point he was only the second major leaguer to hit 50 homers and 50 doubles in the same season, had a .326 BA and was in the top 5 in walks and slugging percentage. Mo Vaughn did not deserve the award that year. But in the pros, it's all about big markets unfortunately and Boston, outside of NYC, is THE biggest baseball market in America.