tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339646220153814400.post2900372448317582179..comments2023-12-31T01:02:49.340-05:00Comments on FOR BASEBALL JUNKIES: 2012 BBA Awards: Stan Musial (MVP)@OCP22http://www.blogger.com/profile/06983828112048757251noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339646220153814400.post-45956182428189829662012-10-19T14:59:16.680-04:002012-10-19T14:59:16.680-04:00Thanks for commenting... Most years I'm right ...Thanks for commenting... Most years I'm right there with you but doing something that hasn't been done in 47 years has to account for something. Leading your team to a division title has to account for something. Selflessly changing positions in order to get the piece you need to get you into the World Series has to account for something. Trout will have plenty of time to get his - maybe not winning the award gives him something to play for next season... to prove that he's not a one-hit wonder. I'm not saying that Trout didn't outplay him... in the field, he certainly did and at the dish, over 139 games, he did just as much as anyone else. I'm typically right there with you (look at the rest of my list and you'll see guys like Yadier Molina and Adam Jones pretty high because of their all-around play) but Miguel Cabrera deserves this award just as much as anyone else because he is a proven commodity- he's the greatest hitter in baseball and the award has eluded him long enough. Let Trout do what he did over 162 games (not 90% of the season) and then I'll gladly walk the trophy to his front door.@OCP22https://www.blogger.com/profile/06983828112048757251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339646220153814400.post-31625578683438371602012-10-19T05:24:03.729-04:002012-10-19T05:24:03.729-04:00OK, but past year's play & whether fans bo...OK, but past year's play & whether fans booed someone has no bearing on this award. It should overwhelmingly be what a player contributed. The triple crown should not be a deciding factor-BA & certainly context dependent RBIs do not show just what someone added to help the team, & its 3 constituent part are arbitrary.<br /><br />Maybe you justify giving it to someone besides Trout because of his last 2, & especially last 1, month fade. But since nobody produced so much with their overall game, even in 129 GP, I would still give it to him.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691949092845852498noreply@blogger.com