| MLB MVP 2004 award. Who will win?
There are a few people that come to mind when I think of this years MVP.
Here are a few:
National League:
Barry Bonds - Has just reached 700 dingers and keeping the Giants in the race. Plus he has a 600 something sick OBP. That is ridiculous. Imagine is they actually had someone decent hitting in front and behind him? Easily the winner of the MVP in the NL. Not that I believe he necessarily deserves it. but I bet they give it to him.
Pujols/Rolen - Thats the major problem right there. Its hard to be an MVP when there is another dude in your lineup hitting just as clutch as you do. Pujols and Rolen are the best 3-4 punch in baseball. Hands Down. Albert Pujols is considered one of the best in the game and is still extremely underrated. If he can stay healthy he will make Griffeys old stats look laughable.
Adrian Beltre - This dude is cranking out important HR's seemingly every other day. Its not that often but he has finally reached his potential they all talked about for years.
American League
Gary Sheffield - As a rabid Red Sox fan I will say, Gary Sheffield scares the shit out of me whenever he is at bat. He has come back to the AL with a vengence and has literally saved the Yankees ass more than I can count on two hands. He is so clutch its ridiculous. George is lucky to have him. My pick for AL MVP.
Manny/Ortiz - Same problem with Pujols/Rolen. Both are too damn good. Manny has been more clutch this year and has actually been playing real nice D as of late. But my guess is this team has too many good players and no super duper studs.
Ichiro - He is coming close to breaking the all time record for hits which was set some 80 years ago at 266 hits. To break that is amazing. Too bad Ichiro is literally the only decent player left on Seattle.
Keep in mind that this is all off the top of my head. I may have missed some wicked obvious players. |