The Baseball Thread Titled IX - play fair

Pujols missed three weeks -- not six.

Recent history says people are getting smarter and not voting based on home runs and RBIs. That's why Jones didn't win last year.

Howard is in a much better lineup than Pujols. Howard gets many more RBI chances than Pujols. Thus, Howard gets more RBIs. Howard will also strike out about 120 times more, hit for a lower average and won't get on base as often.

 

1990 Rickey Henderson hit .325-.439-.577 with 28 home runs, 61 RBI and 65 stolen bases.
1990 Cecil Fielder hit .277-.377-.592 with 51 home runs, 132 RBI and 182 strikeouts.

 

Rickey Henderson was an incredible offensive player. He led the league in OPS and stole 65 bases in 1990.

 

The Red Sox are rubble, destroyed like Pompeii. Today's lineup:

Coco Crisp CF
Alex Cora SS
Mark Loretta 2B
Kevin Youkilis LF
Mike Lowell 3B
Eric Hinske DH
Javy Lopez C
Carlos Pena 1B
Donald Murphy RF

Kevin Jarvis SP
Lenny DiNardo RP
Craig Breslow RP

Good night, and good luck!

 

Carlos Pena is back in the majors?!

 

Has been for about two weeks now.

 

No he hasn't. He's been with the Red Sox.

 

Obviously... since Pujols was such a superior defensive player at such a tougher position than Jones. [/sarcasm]

Baseball writers are the worst of the four sports in handing out the hardware.

 

Jones would have to be Spider-Man and rob 25 home runs a season to make up for the offensive difference between the two. [/not sarcasm]

 

And hasn't Jones slowed down dramatically in the field? He's a fucking load.

 

This year, he definitely has.

Pujols had my vote, too, last year.

 

The pitching deficient Mets beat pitching loaded Houston, 4-2.

Yeah, the barely pop-gun 'Stros are to be feared. Feared.