TPWW AL MVP voting thread

**FakeLaser** · 10-02-2005, 11:24 PM

I don't see how you can't give it to A-Rod. It's not even close. Not only was he the best offensive player in the AL, he was also the best defensively at his position, a position relatively new to him.

Ortiz only beats him in RBI's and doubles. A-Rod hit 22 points higher, his OBP is 24 points higher, he outslugged him by 6 points, he has 21 steals to Ortiz's 1, and he was stellar defensively, while Ortiz played like 20 games at 1st.

Vlad would have factored into this more if he didn't miss time; Konerko and Hafner's stats just don't measure up. It's basically a two horse race, but A-Rod should win by a lot more than a nose.

**Joey Slugs** · 10-03-2005, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by FakeRazor

INot only was he the best offensive player in the AL, he was also the best defensively at his position, a position relatively new to him.

I was talking about who should win a gold glove this year the other night with some friends and one of the guys said that ARod would be a lock. I just looked at him and laughed my ass off (because of ARod's errors in the first half) and then I looked dumb after learning that he only had 1 error the entire second half.

That's just sick. He might be the best all-around player in the game.

View Poll Results: Who is the American League's most valuable player?
Vladimir Guerrero, RF, Los Angeles	1	3.45%
Travis Hafner, DH, Cleveland	0	0%
David Ortiz, DH, Boston	8	27.59%
Paul Konerko, 1B, Chicago	1	3.45%
Alex Rodriguez, 3B, New York	19	65.52%
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10-02-2005, 11:24 PM	#1
FakeLaser continental drift Posts: 46,731	I don't see how you can't give it to A-Rod. It's not even close. Not only was he the best offensive player in the AL, he was also the best defensively at his position, a position relatively new to him. Ortiz only beats him in RBI's and doubles. A-Rod hit 22 points higher, his OBP is 24 points higher, he outslugged him by 6 points, he has 21 steals to Ortiz's 1, and he was stellar defensively, while Ortiz played like 20 games at 1st. Vlad would have factored into this more if he didn't miss time; Konerko and Hafner's stats just don't measure up. It's basically a two horse race, but A-Rod should win by a lot more than a nose.