2011 MLB Season

[sahyder1]

Verlander and Fister are a combined 14-0 with a 1.61 ERA in last 16 starts.

[Ron]

Phillies win 100 games for the 3rd time in franchise history! And with the loss, Atlanta would drop into a TIE with St. Louis should they find a way to beat the Astros - They trail with 2 outs in the Top of the 7th, 4-2.

[gunnar hendershow]

Tampa wins and Boston loses.

Britton on the mound tomorrow for the O's to possibly put a nail in the Boston coffin.

[Lint]

Ozzie Guillen traded to Marlins for 2 prospects

Wow..didn't know managers could be traded..

[gunnar hendershow]

Gruden was traded in the NFL was he not?

Interesting news, wonder what direction the White Sox will be going in now.

[sahyder1]

Ozzie Guillen traded to Marlins for 2 prospects

Wow..didn't know managers could be traded..

Same happened when Piniella went to Tampa did it not?

To clarify it is not a trade in the traditional sense. Guillen wanted to go to Florida.

Edited September 27, 2011 by sahyder1

[Guest mr. potato head]

It's a trade in the Al Michaels-for-Oswald the Lucky Rabbit sense

[naiwf]

Congrats to the Rays for not self destructing like the Red Sox. Congrats to the 2007 Mets, you are 2 days away from losing the title of biggest MLB chokers of all the times.

[Damian WayLNKe]

It's a trade in the Al Michaels-for-Oswald the Lucky Rabbit sense

Or George Costanza for Tyler Chicken.

[gunnar hendershow]

It's a trade in the Al Michaels-for-Oswald the Lucky Rabbit sense

Or George Costanza for Tyler Chicken.

There will never, ever be enough +1's for this post.

[Ananas]

I was looking at something on Baseball-Reference.com today and came across an unusual stat. Curtis Granderson of potential 2011 MVP fame has come to the plate 680 times and has a total of ZERO IBB this year. He leads the league in runs scored, RBIs, has over 40 HRs to his name and hasn't been intentionally walked once this entire season. I can't really think of anyone else putting up numbers like that who never gets a free pass in the post Barry Bonds era.

Actually doesn't surprise me that much. As a team the Yankees are tied for 26th in the majors in IBBs with 30. When you have a lot of depth in your 1-9, pitchers don't really have the option of the IBB. If they do they'd tend to come towards the bottom half of the order, not somebody hitting in front of Tex.

[Meacon Keaton]

Exactly. Throughout the year, Granderson has hit in front of Tex, Cano, and A-Rod. Kind of hard to IBB when you have one of those three waiting in the on-deck circle.

[naiwf]

Exactly. Throughout the year, Granderson has hit in front of Tex, Cano, and A-Rod. Kind of hard to IBB when you have one of those three waiting in the on-deck circle.

Tex is hitting .244 with 12 GIDP. I'd take my chances. What's the difference between losing 6-1 or 8-1?

[sahyder1]

Exactly. Throughout the year, Granderson has hit in front of Tex, Cano, and A-Rod. Kind of hard to IBB when you have one of those three waiting in the on-deck circle.

Tex is hitting .244 with 12 GIDP. I'd take my chances. What's the difference between losing 6-1 or 8-1?

I'd take my chances with Granderson long before I'd do it with A-Rod, Texeiera or Cano.

[naiwf]

I'd take my chances with Granderson long before I'd do it with A-Rod, Texeiera or Cano.

And that's exactly why he shouldn't be the MVP, but may still win it.

[Meacon Keaton]

Still say it should be Verlander. But they'll give him the Cy Young and figure that'll be good enough.

[naiwf]

Rays and Cards to win the Wild Cards. I'm just rooting for anything other than the I Wish Everyone Would Die In A Fire World Series aka Phillies/Yankees.

AL MVP should be - Verlander, Joey Bats, Ellsbury

AL MVP will be - Granderson, Bautista, Gonzalez (Verlander gets 4th or 5th)

NL MVP should be - Kemp, Who Cares, Who Cares Again

NL MVP will be - Braun, Kemp, Who Cares

AL CY should be - Verlander (unanimous)

AL CY will be - Verlander, Weaver, Sabathia

NL CY should be - Kershaw, Kennedy, Halladay

NL CY will be - Kershaw, Halladay, Lee (Kennedy gets 4th)

[Hickey]

Ellsbury? Lol. Have you seen their collapse? Does your Yankee hatred seriously cloud your judgment that much?

[naiwf]

Ellsbury? Lol. Have you seen their collapse? Does your Yankee hatred seriously cloud your judgment that much?

211 hits, 32 HR/38 SB, 119 runs, 105 RBI, league leader in TB (363), 46 2B, 2nd in the league in WAR behind Bautista. If Boston had won the East he'd probably win the MVP.

LOL indeed.

[sahyder1]

Ellsbury? Lol. Have you seen their collapse? Does your Yankee hatred seriously cloud your judgment that much?

.321 batting average with 31 Homeruns and 101 RBIs out of the leadoff spot. .373 average with 7 Homeruns and 19 RBIs in September. Does your Yankees fandom seriously cloud your judgement that much?

Red Sox aren't collapsing because of Ellsbury. He shouldn't be MVP because Bautista and Verlander are better candidates but Ellsbury should be 3rd.