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Originally Posted by steve B
I'd like to see Ortiz get the MVP, but I'm fairly certain he won't unless something crazy happens.
Not running well?! This year he's got 2 SB without being caught. Already it's the third most bases he's stolen in a season and a long way to go.  He does run like a large 40 year old power hitter, and the Sox have seldom been a team big on running.
I don't really buy the "he's just a DH" argument for any player. Especially since people making that argument are usually the same ones who downplay defensive ability when considering players. (Not a specific statement about anyone here, just a general observation) Either defense matters or it doesn't.
I also take what's an odd view of the MVP. I don't see it as something that should be only about great stats and being on a winning team. So many times you see a player from the series winner picked, when there's players with similar numbers on crummy teams that get few votes. Who's more valuable the guy who has excellent stats on a team that would probably be a good team without him or the guy who is pretty much the only decent player on his team?
That's less common in baseball, and with a long season it's less likely for one good player to prop up a bad team, but in football it's pretty crazy.
Steve B |
If said DH is at or near the top in WAR then yeah I can ignore defense, but 23rd????
I tend to think that the entire concept of MVP has been twisted over the years. It was supposed to mean "player who had the best season" now it means "player who had the best season ,and the best narrative ,on the team that made the playoffs" so it seems that MVP is now contingent on other people too. (which makes no sense)