Rollins wins the NL MVP
Lone Star Ball —
... narrowly beating out Matt Holliday, who finished second. I thought David Wright should have won...he finished 4th, behind Prince Fielder. Joe Sheehan thought Albert Pujols deserved it, and that Wright and Jake Peavy were #2 and #3, with Fielder not being in the top 10... ' Display : ...
Thanks Given
El Lefty Malo —
It’s my favorite American holiday: no plastic trees or horrible music, no street parties that end in gun violence, no ridiculous assertions of national dominance. Just family, friends, and food, and a clear mandate to be thankful for everything we have, be it health, or children, or love; be it a good job or no job or the freedom to be creative, to worship (or not), to speak freely.
Let’s give thanks to the Giants for giving us the most beautiful place to watch baseball and for, ahem, not raising ticket prices this year. Even more thanks to Alexander Joy Cartwright and the New ...
Mountain Time Zone Bias
Between the Lines —
Bernie Lincicome of the Rocky Mountain News believes that Matt Holliday was the NL's MVP in 2007. He just isn't sure why. Stiffed again. Were we the only ones watching? Was all that happened with the Rockies just air guitar baseball and shadow puppets? Pay no attention to the man behind the screen. He has no MVP vote, anyhow. This one is worse than the other two because Matt Holliday was not only the most valuable player in the National League he was practically in his own league. I'll ignore try the absence of commas in that last sentence, and focus instead ...
My Cardinal Blogger Award ballot
Future Redbirds —
... . 2. Cardinal Player of the Year *Chris Duncan *David Eckstein *Yadier Molina *Albert Pujols *Write-in: ________________ This is a no-brainer pick here. Albert Pujols not only is the team’s best player by far and away, he had a serious argument for MVP . He led the Cardinals in win probability added with 4.65, and he was 2nd in the NL with 19 ...
The Weight
Viva El Birdos —
... On the other hand, he is just 28 years old. He's still a little young to be past his prime and, even if he is, he's still a great hitter. And last year, one in which he was injured and got next to no help in the Cardinals lineup, there was still a pretty good case to be made that he was deserving of the NL MVP. ...
