After his homer today he now has 36 homers, 80 rbi, 20 sb, and a .290, .377, .613, .990 line. At his current rate he's projected to end up with 53 hrs and 29 steals. I think he has to at least be one of the top candidates. Discuss.
After his homer today he now has 36 homers, 80 rbi, 20 sb, and a .290, .377, .613, .990 line. At his current rate he's projected to end up with 53 hrs and 29 steals. I think he has to at least be one of the top candidates. Discuss.
It's Pujols and it won't even be close.
NL OPS
Pujols 1.131 36 HR 100 RBI
Fielder .997 27 HR 98 RBI
Reynolds .990 30 HR 80 RBI
Dunn .984 30 HR 84 RBI
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But the strikeouts!
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This discussion begins and ends with Pujols. Shut 'er down mods.
It's MVP not MBP (Most Bestest Player)
Reynolds does some things Pujols does not. He plays a more demanding position, has a running game and he has almost no protection in the lineup.
He should get consideration.
Dubito Ergo Cogito Ergo Sum.
He should get votes from 2nd on down, no problem. He should not get a single #1 vote. Any disagreement on that one?Originally Posted by TRF
Reynolds should be in consideration... but he should not beat Pujols.
“Every level he goes to, he is going to compete. They will know who he is at every level he goes to.” -- ED on EDLC
I think I'd rank Fielder ahead of Reynolds, too.
“Every level he goes to, he is going to compete. They will know who he is at every level he goes to.” -- ED on EDLC
How are the D-Backs stealing these KY boys from under the Reds' nose is my question. Unfourtuneatly I know the answer.
Better weather?
“Every level he goes to, he is going to compete. They will know who he is at every level he goes to.” -- ED on EDLC
You are correct that it is the most valuable, not best, player, but Pujols is not just the best player in the league, he is, without a doubt, the most valuable.
Without Pujols, the first place Cards would not be in contention.
Without Reynolds, the 4th place Diamondbacks would be in 4-5th place.
The only way that areally good hitter on a poor team wins the MVP is if (1) his stats are just way better than anyone else;and (2) there isn't a real viable candidate on a contending team.
Pujols is the beat player and on a contending team.
It's really no contest right now.
Yeah, Phat Albert should really win the MVP again.
I'm more amazed that he's about as big a TRUE% player as there is lol. His true-outcome percentage is over 52%!!!
Talk about not being susceptible to a whole lot of luck - this guy definitely is one of those players that makes his own luck, good or bad.
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
Reynolds actually has 36 homers, the same as Pujols. His team hurts him but if you add in his 20 steals and position I think he'd be 2nd over Fielder right now. To beat Pujols when he's having a good year it helps if you have a Bonds or ARod type year. Well, Reynolds '09 looks alot like ARods MVP '03 season.
If you want to win the MVP while playing on a poor team you have to be head and heals above the competition. You need to be putting up a Pujols type season on a losing team in order to win the MVP.
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