Comments on Vegas Watch: The NL MVP Race

You serious, Anon?I said they were unlikely to mak...

2007-10-02T19:55:31.106-04:00

You serious, Anon?

I said they were unlikely to make the playoffs. BP had them at an 11% chance of making it when I wrote this. I feel like that was pretty reasonable.

Hey Vegas Watch, nice call on those rockies not ma...

2007-10-02T19:50:00.000-04:00

Hey Vegas Watch, nice call on those rockies not making the play-offs, and yes, Holliday WILL win the NL MVP

J-Roll's numbers are pretty even home and away. I ...

2007-10-01T20:20:00.000-04:00

J-Roll's numbers are pretty even home and away. I could understand if his home numbers were significantly better, but that's not the case.

I am one of the people that doesn't think pitchers...

2007-09-14T14:30:50.027-04:00

I am one of the people that doesn't think pitchers should get MVPs. There is an MVP award for the pitcher called the Cy Young award. I would rather the MVP be given to a player that contributes every day. The NL though doesn't seem to have any "for sure" guys like A-Rod, but I do like David Wright if he continues to play like he is and has a 30-30 season.

"j roll" isn't the best hitter on his team, and al...

2007-09-13T22:01:00.000-04:00

"j roll" isn't the best hitter on his team, and although the Phills have one of the best offenses, their stadium helps enormously.

two words j roll he leads the leage in runs and ex...

2007-09-11T20:07:00.000-04:00

two words j roll he leads the leage in runs and extra base hits and is arguably the best hitter on the best offersive team in the NL

Uh.. Jimmy Rollins.. C'mon.

2007-09-11T12:02:00.000-04:00

Uh.. Jimmy Rollins.. C'mon.

As a Jays fan I can feel the pain. I still think ...

2007-09-10T23:03:00.000-04:00

As a Jays fan I can feel the pain. I still think Carlos got cheated out of the 2000 MVP award when he was Top-10 in virtually every offensive category (except triples and stolen bases). He had almost as many extra-base hits (99) as strikeouts (104).

Pedro's been screwed a couple of times on awards h...

2007-09-06T10:46:00.000-04:00

Pedro's been screwed a couple of times on awards he had every right to, mainly because voters got tired of awarding him every year. The '99 MVP was his, and it's embarrassing that a juiced up Ivan Rodriguez won it. He also deserved the 2002 Cy Young over Zito, who had a significantly worse ERA, worse WHIP, almost 60 fewer Ks, and Pedro had 20 wins to boot.

It's sad when history doesn't properly appreciate greatness as it's happening.

I'm still very pissed that Pedro didn't win the MV...

2007-09-05T11:33:00.000-04:00

I'm still very pissed that Pedro didn't win the MVP in '99. And I'm not even a Red Sox fan. He was so dominant, it wasn't even close.

No, the other Eric Byrnes.

2007-09-05T00:26:00.000-04:00

No, the other Eric Byrnes.

You mean the Eric Byrnes who's 24th in the league ...

2007-09-04T21:07:27.013-04:00

You mean the Eric Byrnes who's 24th in the league in VORP on a team that's been outscored by 44 runs? Or are you talking about someone else?

Eric Byrnes? Arguably the best player on arguably ...

2007-09-04T20:52:00.000-04:00

Eric Byrnes? Arguably the best player on arguably the best team in the NL.