tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339646220153814400.post8202063084517388857..comments2023-12-31T01:02:49.340-05:00Comments on FOR BASEBALL JUNKIES: Could Another Triple Crown Winner Lose MVP?@OCP22http://www.blogger.com/profile/06983828112048757251noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339646220153814400.post-16938913491014114442012-09-25T17:05:22.442-04:002012-09-25T17:05:22.442-04:00I love Jeter... I've done several pieces on hi...I love Jeter... I've done several pieces on him as I feel there are few players in the history of the game that transcend the game like Jeter. His leadership qualities are unquestionable. If he retired without an MVP trophy it would be a shame.<br /><br />However...<br /><br />You're going to have to bring a little more than that to convince me that he belongs in the MVP discussion. I mean, there are a lot of gutsy players with veteran leadership qualities but there are none that can boast the numbers that Miguel Cabrera has put up this year. If you think Jeter is worthy because of what he's done over the course of his career, ok but I think you're doing that with total disregard for this year because he doesn't belong in the discussion based on what has happened in 2012. I'm not going to get into the argument about who has more around them but saying that Jeter is surrounded by nothing is off base - Granderson has 40 HR (95 RBI and R), Robinson Cano has 30 HR while hitting .295 (while boasting a 6.5 WAR... good for 3rd best in the AL and much higher than Jeter's 2.5 WAR) and the Yankees as a team are the second highest run scoring team in baseball. Jeter's defense is clearly diminished and hitting 15 HR while playing in that stadium is an indication that his power is diminishing, too. He's a singles hitter at this point and that's not enough to warrant being in the MVP discussion with Cabrera, who is vying for a triple crown. That's my opinion...@OCP22https://www.blogger.com/profile/06983828112048757251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339646220153814400.post-62648512025666697462012-09-25T15:16:36.600-04:002012-09-25T15:16:36.600-04:00Certainly, Jeter is to be commended for what he...Certainly, Jeter is to be commended for what he's doing at age 38. He's been the lynch pin of the Yankees dynasty since 1996. I certainly didn't mean to minimize the season he's having, but most baseball analysts have the AL MVP as a two man race betweeen Cabrera and Trout. The spirit of this piece was more about the chance a triple crown winner could lose than about who should actually win. That said, even with injuries, I still believe Jeter has more around him than either of the other two. Certainly he has more than Cabrera. That may be unfair, and Jeter may be the MVP of the Yankees, but I can't translate that to MVP of the entire league. But that's just me. Thanks for commenting, and please keep letting us know your opinions. Mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01834032474182586162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339646220153814400.post-13015893527994469372012-09-25T13:48:17.717-04:002012-09-25T13:48:17.717-04:00While Derek Jeter doesn't have the slugging nu...While Derek Jeter doesn't have the slugging numbers this article should have at LEAST mentioned him as a candidate. At 38 he's not only putting up fabulous numbers in a lineup surrounded by .230 hitters but he's also played gutty and gritty from April 1st until season's end. That's what an MVP is all about: LEADERSHIP !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339646220153814400.post-12035416012971900612012-09-24T13:35:49.462-04:002012-09-24T13:35:49.462-04:00Great piece, Mc. As of today, Miguel Cabrera is o...Great piece, Mc. As of today, Miguel Cabrera is on pace to win the Triple Crown.<br /><br />I think that I would vote for Cabrera but my reason won't sit well with anyone (I'm sort of ashamed because it goes against a lot of things that I typically argue for)... I love Trout and I think that if you took the names off of the jerseys and evaluated the body of work this season and only this season he is the winner. He is a tremendous defensive player (perhaps the best center fielder in baseball, defensively), he had arguably the greatest impact of any single player to his team in major league baseball and he does everything (including stealing bases). Cabrera, by contrast is not a great defender or a base stealer. <br /><br />But...<br /><br />I would vote for Cabrera because for everything he is NOT, there is no denying what he IS... the best offensive player in baseball right now, a sure-thing Hall of Famer and one of the greatest of All-Time with the bat in his hands. It is actually scary how good he is... pitchers pitch around him and he still hits them out. You can't throw a fastball by him - if you put it anywhere near the plate he's going to hit it out. He's only 29 years old... his numbers are unbelievable... he has had at least three seasons where you can look at the numbers and say, "He could have won the MVP award that season..." But the award has eluded Miguel - one year it was a teammate having a super season, one year it was voter stupidity and a guy named Pujols had something to do with it... regardless of the reasons, I think that this is the year where the voters look at the situation and say, "This guy deserves an MVP award."@OCP22https://www.blogger.com/profile/06983828112048757251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339646220153814400.post-5727559227799296792012-09-22T20:31:41.395-04:002012-09-22T20:31:41.395-04:00I think Cabrera might win the triple crown, but no...I think Cabrera might win the triple crown, but not sure he will win MVP. He will be the first winner since Williams not to make the playoffs, but he is the first winner since the playoffs began. Hope he can do it. Trout is his biggest competitor for the batting title and Hamilton for the HR title.hershhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07095348599514214434noreply@blogger.com