He's knocked in more runs than anyone else, his HR numbers are up near the top, and he's the last person anyone wants to face in the ninth inning, particularly now that Barry Bonds has been de-roidified. Besides, there's not a particularly compelling alternate choice for the award. You can say A-Rod all you want, but typically it helps to have a penis to win the MVP. It's a well-known fact that each previous MVP winner had a penis at the time of the award, and as we all know, A-Rod sold his to the devil when he was traded to New York. Papi, meanwhile, would probably hit between 15-20 HR if he actually batted with his penis.
(Reminds me of the old joke: I think Ted Williams, the greatest hitter of all-time, would only hit about .260 if he were playing today, against modern pitchers... after all, he's dead.)
(Reminds me of the old joke: I think Ted Williams, the greatest hitter of all-time, would only hit about .260 if he were playing today, against modern pitchers... after all, he's dead.)
posted by Jeff at
3:27 PM
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I have to concur.
It's interesting, though, cause no one really made a massively compelling case for the MVP... Papi, Manny, and Captain Caveman have all been great, and I wonder if they'll split the votes.
Meanwhile, some jackass on a Yankees blog I check tried to make a case for Jeet as MVP. PuLeeze. And your argument against ARod is pretty airtight. The real Yankees MVP? Mr. Robinson Cano, simply for relegating Womack (YPOS) to the bench. Him and the bat boy who keeps Giambi in clean piss.
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Alex, at 3:37 PM
Has Giambi switched to urine? You can't get E.H. from pee, because it's sterile. No feces = no infections.
Ohhhh... you were talking about drug tests. I thought you were talking about his pre-game meal.
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Jeff, at 3:43 PM
y'know, as much as I hate to admit it... the MVP is going to ARod.
He leads Papi in every meaningful stat except RBI, which are team-dependent (though how the hell ARod doesn't have more RBI baffles me), and doubles, which are green monster-dependent.
Plus, he actually plays in the field, at a fairly premium position, even if his play at that position is, ahem, less than premium.
Fuck it, give it to Damon, so we can see what depths of shameless self-promotion he can sink to in the offseason.
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Alex, at 3:55 PM
No... you never put the winning run on base, and for all that Ortiz hits so dramatically, Manny is a little smarter when it comes to getting runs home. Manny really excels at getting an RBI single when the one run is all he needs. If you put Ortiz on base, Tito will pinch-run someone, meaning there's a chance that the tying/go-ahead run is in scoring position instead of at bat. And to make matters worse, the guy at the plate is just as dangerous as the guy you just effectively put on second base. That's the beauty of protecting your hitters... you force opponents to deal with them.
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Jeff, at 10:26 AM
Back to the original topic... any love for Hafner? I don't think he stands a chance in hell of actually getting elected, given that he's not making the playoff,s and isn't a household name yet, but the statheads at beyondtheboxscore.com love him.
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Alex, at 1:55 PM
If stathead love were the deciding factor in an awards race, then Erubiel Durazo would be a three-time MVP.
That said, Hafner is getting love from Gammons, which bodes well, but how anyone could argue Hafner over Ortiz is beyond me. If you're not the best at your own "position" (DH) then how can you possibly be the best player overall?
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Jeff, at 2:00 PM
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