First half AL MVP

[TruffleShuffle]

Who's the American League MVP of the first half of the season? Neifi Perez is not an option.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

ARod

[NCCubFan]

I had to go with the future Cubs' shortstop. :D

[Handlebar McSkullet]

Oh eeee Oh- Magglio!!!!

[Drew Doughty]

...JJ Putz? i mean, he's having a great year, but i have a hard time believing a reliever could ever be an actual MVP.

 

and by 'actual', i mean using reason and logic. i think a reliever could be voted in as MVP someday.

 

i voted for ARod.

[Andy]

The only answer is ARod.

[anabiono]

A-Rod

 

if i was GM, the cubs future firstbaseman

[NCCubFan]

...JJ Putz? i mean, he's having a great year, but i have a hard time believing a reliever could ever be an actual MVP.

 

and by 'actual', i mean using reason and logic. i think a reliever could be voted in as MVP someday.

 

i voted for ARod.

Actually that's already happened four times in the past (Jim Konstanty, Rollie Fingers, Willie Hernandez, and Dennis Eckersley).

[soccer10k]

Oh eeee Oh- Magglio!!!!

 

I was going to type the exact same thing.

[Prior4CyYoung]

went with Magglio.

[baseball7897]

Vlad.

[Roast]

Vlad.

 

Just wondering, but what puts Vlad above ARod?

[SouthSideRyan]

Vlad.

 

Just wondering, but what puts Vlad above ARod?

 

Or Ordonez?

 

I'd put VMart ahead of him too. That out of a catcher is pretty sick.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Arod and it isn't even close.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Maggs has his team in first place. He has my vote

[Roast]

Arod and it isn't even close.

 

No kidding.

 

Dude is on pace to hit..what...59-60 HR, he has an insane OBP, and an OPS over 1.000 that (unlike Bonds) is not driven by IBB.

[Guest]

ARod.

[Rob]

Arod and it isn't even close.

 

QFT

 

ARod has easily been the best player in the AL. The only other player that even has a case is Magglio, but that's it.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Magglio

 

http://www.hardballtimes.com/thtstats/main/index.php?view=batting&league_filter[0]=1&orderBy=rcPerG&direction=DESC&page=1

[Balsa]

Vlad.

 

Just wondering, but what puts Vlad above ARod?

Vlad's team would not be competitive without him.

[Drew Doughty]

Vlad.

 

Just wondering, but what puts Vlad above ARod?

Vlad's team would not be competitive without him.

 

terrible argument. most teams wouldn't be competitive if you took the best bat out of the lineup. if you're going to use that argument, it really applies to guys at scarce offensive positions since production is harder to replace there.

[Balsa]

Vlad.

 

Just wondering, but what puts Vlad above ARod?

Vlad's team would not be competitive without him.

 

terrible argument. most teams wouldn't be competitive if you took the best bat out of the lineup. if you're going to use that argument, it really applies to guys at scarce offensive positions since production is harder to replace there.

Then why not vote for Bonds over Fielder?

 

The MVP is not just the best statistics.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Vlad.

 

Just wondering, but what puts Vlad above ARod?

Vlad's team would not be competitive without him.

 

terrible argument. most teams wouldn't be competitive if you took the best bat out of the lineup. if you're going to use that argument, it really applies to guys at scarce offensive positions since production is harder to replace there.

Then why not vote for Bonds over Fielder?

 

Playing time. Bonds has nearly 80 fewer plate appearances already.

[imb]

Magglio

 

http://www.hardballtimes.com/thtstats/main/index.php?view=batting&league_filter[0]=1&orderBy=rcPerG&direction=DESC&page=1

 

I have a hard time using RC/G solely, since in that case Chris Duncan is the third best player in the NL this year. And Dmitri Young is sixth.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Magglio

 

http://www.hardballtimes.com/thtstats/main/index.php?view=batting&league_filter[0]=1&orderBy=rcPerG&direction=DESC&page=1

 

I have a hard time using RC/G solely, since in that case Chris Duncan is the third best player in the NL this year. And Dmitri Young is sixth.

 

I was too lazy to put two links in, Magglio leads the AL in RC too(despite 12 fewer PA's than A-Rod). He's also tied with A-Rod for 1st in GPA, for those who like it.