tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015756050247283814.post2995769388426726314..comments2024-01-23T08:03:30.875-05:00Comments on The Southpaw: Point of OrderThe Southpawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978086362601077757noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015756050247283814.post-44526248775368323712010-10-01T18:05:55.759-04:002010-10-01T18:05:55.759-04:00Great post,
you only touched on it briefly but hav...Great post,<br />you only touched on it briefly but having a whopping 40% more HR's than Konerko has to be a factor.<br /><br />Also, he currently has the 19th best HR season in history and if you took out the steroid era guys, he'd have the 9th best year.<br /><br />i thought a couple weeks ago Bautista would new 52+ HR's to have an MVP chance. Now im thinking he'll need 56-57 and the league lead in RBI's. It doesn't seem as though he has any MVP hype right now but getting into Ken Griffey/Hack Wilson territory would be hard to ignore.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00441366683754883246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015756050247283814.post-80389257302622891082010-10-01T16:13:38.137-04:002010-10-01T16:13:38.137-04:00the fact that you keep saying that Bautista is 10 ...the fact that you keep saying that Bautista is 10 or 15 singles away from having the same OPS is ignorant...heres the issue he doesnt have the hits...its all production here bro...if he had those 10 or 15 hits then maybe you can consider it but he doesnt so stop playing in fairy tale land and come to the real world...the mvp is clearly hamilton...joey bats drops bombs but thats about it...hamilton is an all around beastAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015756050247283814.post-75798339205956567262010-10-01T12:20:38.875-04:002010-10-01T12:20:38.875-04:00This might be a stupid question, but do you think ...This might be a stupid question, but do you think voters take defense into account when voting for MVP, or do they solely look at offense?<br /><br />Now with Cabrera out for the last week of the season, I have to put Bautista ahead of Cabrera in that sense.Ian Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074587524873409802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015756050247283814.post-85435155880687180872010-09-27T18:46:05.622-04:002010-09-27T18:46:05.622-04:00Fantastic post. I was already on board with this t...Fantastic post. I was already on board with this train of thought. It's nice to know that the statistics support the idea that Batista should be mentioned up there with the big boys.Escaped Lab Ratnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015756050247283814.post-3322493106994651802010-09-27T11:44:04.324-04:002010-09-27T11:44:04.324-04:00I'm with you, it's Hamilton's award to...I'm with you, it's Hamilton's award to lose. Playing a premium defensive position is important. Great post.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271534213351978408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015756050247283814.post-30577435506222274092010-09-26T04:46:54.998-04:002010-09-26T04:46:54.998-04:00I think you have Bautista between a rock and a har...I think you have Bautista between a rock and a hard place. You are correct traditional voters are going to like Cabrera's BA and take him over Bautista. But at the same time more stat-oriented fans are going to look at Cabrera and Bautista having very similar OPS+ and Bautista being a -17 runs in the field to Cabrera's less bad -5. (As per B-ref).<br /><br />Bautista's had a great season and I can see the argument for MVP (which would have to stand on the fact that the defensive numbers are wrong...an argument I can well believe as Bautista has seemed like at least an average defender all year and defensive numbers are far from exact). But Cabrera's got the BA on him, and Hamilton, Cano (by just a hair), Longoria and Cabrera all have the WAR on him. Not to mention all of them except for Cabrera having the playoffs thing going for him...<br /><br />It's a long shot case for MVP I think. I think there is a compelling argument that Bautista has been better than Cabrera, but I can't see putting him past Hamilton or Longoria.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015756050247283814.post-31170837505004349992010-09-25T11:35:10.686-04:002010-09-25T11:35:10.686-04:00Excellent. It always comes down to AVG, doesn'...Excellent. It always comes down to AVG, doesn't it?SPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861389212599241745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015756050247283814.post-33819376588570914612010-09-25T00:45:16.436-04:002010-09-25T00:45:16.436-04:00That second paragraph should start: "While Ba...That second paragraph should start: "While Bautista may not deserve to WIN ..."<br /><br />Commenting fail.Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08445618400360263938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015756050247283814.post-34718933552375204472010-09-25T00:42:21.498-04:002010-09-25T00:42:21.498-04:00Great, great, great post. Brilliant, really. You k...Great, great, great post. Brilliant, really. You know why? Because if Cano garners more MVP votes than Bautista, we'll know exactly what's going on. Because you have essentially disproved his case as an MVP candidate.<br /><br />While Bautista may not deserve to be in, it's a travesty he's not in the conversation and, really, what else can we blame but the fact he plays in Toronto? Unless this team is winning, he's not going to get consideration.<br /><br />I'd vote:<br />Hamilton<br />Bautista<br />Cabrera<br /><br />I can't wait for the MVP award, and the Cy Young, to be handed out.Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08445618400360263938noreply@blogger.com