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Pedroia wins AL MVP (really!)

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 18 2008 01:07 PM

Wow. Not like there was a standout but... They gave it to the batting average leader. Nick Markasis, well, he shuldta won either, but didn't even get a vote?

Benjamin Grimm Nov 18 2008 01:09 PM

I don't even know who "Pedroia" is. I'm such a lapsed fan.

metirish Nov 18 2008 01:11 PM

Not that I know much about the goings on in the AL but gun to my head I would have guessed Youkilis over Pedroia for MVP of the Sox let alone of the league.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 18 2008 01:15 PM

Looking it over I guess it's not a bad pick after all in a tough year with no great standouts. You could make an argument for Youkilis or Maurer or Hamilton or Morneau or even A-rod... not to mention Cliff Lee

Frayed Knot Nov 18 2008 01:50 PM

I don't think the stats hounds are going to like this one as they'll likely think Pedroia is getting too much credit for being "scrappy", "gritty", or just plain short. But he really did have a great year and he's the only middle infielder of the top contenders. Ton 'o doubles, good SB pct, etc. <table><tr><td align="center"><b>Player</b></td><td align="center"><b>1st</b></td><td align="center"><b>2nd</b></td><td align="center"><b>3rd</b></td><td align="center"><b>4th</b></td><td align="center"><b>5th</b></td><td align="center"><b>Points</b></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><b>Pedroia</b></td><td align="center"><b>16</b></td><td align="center"><b>6</b></td><td align="center"><b>4</b></td><td align="center"><b>1</b></td><td align="center"><b>0</b></td><td align="center"><b>317</b></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><b>Morneau</b></td><td align="center"><b>7</b></td><td align="center"><b>7</b></td><td align="center"><b>6</b></td><td align="center"><b>3</b></td><td align="center"><b>3</b></td><td align="center"><b>257</b></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><b>Youkilis</b></td><td align="center"><b>2</b></td><td align="center"><b>4</b></td><td align="center"><b>4</b></td><td align="center"><b>9</b></td><td align="center"><b>2</b></td><td align="center"><b>201</b></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><b>Mauer</b></td><td align="center"><b>2</b></td><td align="center"><b>8</b></td><td align="center"><b>1</b></td><td align="center"><b>3</b></td><td align="center"><b>4</b></td><td align="center"><b>188</b></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><b>Quentin</b></td><td align="center"><b>0</b></td><td align="center"><b>1</b></td><td align="center"><b>4</b></td><td align="center"><b>8</b></td><td align="center"><b>4</b></td><td align="center"><b>160</b></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><b>F. Rodriguez</b></td><td align="center"><b>1</b></td><td align="center"><b>2</b></td><td align="center"><b>6</b></td><td align="center"><b>1</b></td><td align="center"><b>6</b></td><td align="center"><b>143</b></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><b>Hamilton</b></td><td align="center"><b>0</b></td><td align="center"><b>0</b></td><td align="center"><b>2</b></td><td align="center"><b>2</b></td><td align="center"><b>3</b></td><td align="center"><b>112</b></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><b>A. Rodriguez</b></td><td align="center"><b>0</b></td><td align="center"><b>0</b></td><td align="center"><b>0</b></td><td align="center"><b>0</b></td><td align="center"><b>1</b></td><td align="center"><b>45</b></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><b>C. Pena</b></td><td align="center"><b>0</b></td><td align="center"><b>0</b></td><td align="center"><b>1</b></td><td align="center"><b>0</b></td><td align="center"><b>2</b></td><td align="center"><b>44</b></td></tr></table> Also: G. Sizemore - 42 E. Longoria - 38 C. Lee - 24 M. Cabrera - 17 V. Guerrero - 16 J. Dye - 14 A. Huff - 12 M. Bradley - 9 J. Bartlett - 5 M. Mussina - 3 R. Ibanez - 1 I. Suzuki - 1 M. Teixeira - 1 TB SS Jason Bartlett got one vote - a 5th place vote! Nice defensive shortie on a good story team and getting his glove allowed them to move Iwamura to 2B and bring up Longoria and really improve the overall team 'D' ... but the guy barely hit his weight. THAT'S what you call going overboard with the "glue that holds the team together" angle.

Edgy DC Nov 18 2008 02:16 PM

Mauer and Hamilton look a lot more appealing from here. You don't like the batters, then look at pitching, man.

Nymr83 Nov 18 2008 02:31 PM

I might have voted for Cliff Lee.

Farmer Ted Nov 18 2008 02:37 PM

Quentin was ripping the ball apart until he got hurt.

MFS62 Nov 19 2008 07:41 AM

="metirish":30mwjl0c]Not that I know much about the goings on in the AL but gun to my head I would have guessed Youkilis over Pedroia for MVP of the Sox let alone of the league.[/quote:30mwjl0c] That's what a lot of Sox fans are saying, even on CT sports reports. Later DocTee Nov 19 2008 07:57 AM Carlos Pena (TB) deserved more votes. OlerudOwned Nov 19 2008 09:38 AM Sizemore had a pretty awesome year too, and would've done better in RBIs had they not insisted on batting him leadoff all season. Quentin would have had a very legit case for it had he not busted his own hand.