Kenny, Rosenthal and O’Dowd each prefer Trout for AL MVP

[Docwaukee]

Another reason why Trout should be the MVP

Mookie Betts 

home ops/sOPS+: .961 / 152

away OPS/sOPS+: .836 / 129

 

Mike Trout

home ops / sOPS+: .997 / 167

away ops / sOPS+: .989 / 171 

 

Betts plays in a bandbox.  If people want to make the MVP about being on a team in playoff contention then fine.  I don't totally agree with that, but if that's the criteria then whatever.  

If someone tries to argue that Betts has been the better player, then they are smoking serious, hardcore crack.  

 

 

[tdawg87]

But

Homeruns and RBIs 

[Oz27]

1 hour ago, tdawg87 said:

But

Homeruns and RBIs 

The Angels still could have been a last place team without Trout. Batting average with runners in scoring position. Pressure of a playoff race.

[makepeac]

16 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

You even need to ask?    Classic satire 

Roommate of Fawn Liebowitz, subject of school newspaper headline "Sophomore dies in kiln explosion."

Classic indeed.

[Taylor]

8 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

But

Homeruns and RBIs 

Remember when you called Fenway "Midget Park" last week? That made me lol.

[Taylor]

11 hours ago, Dochalo said:

Another reason why Trout should be the MVP

Mookie Betts 

home ops/sOPS+: .961 / 152

away OPS/sOPS+: .836 / 129

 

Mike Trout

home ops / sOPS+: .997 / 167

away ops / sOPS+: .989 / 171 

 

Betts plays in a bandbox.  If people want to make the MVP about being on a team in playoff contention then fine.  I don't totally agree with that, but if that's the criteria then whatever.  

If someone tries to argue that Betts has been the better player, then they are smoking serious, hardcore crack.  

Trout at Fenway this season: .364 AVG, .533 OBP, .545 SLG, 1.079 OPS, 172 sOPS+

[Angel Oracle]

2 hours ago, makepeac said:

Roommate of Fawn Liebowitz, subject of school newspaper headline "Sophomore dies in kiln explosion."

Classic indeed.

Brunella thought Otter (or whatever name he was going by that night) was a douchebag. 

[tdawg87]

4 hours ago, Taylor said:

Remember when you called Fenway "Midget Park" last week? That made me lol.

It's true. I'd love to see a breakdown of all of "Big Papi"'s homeruns and doubles that would have otherwise been outs in every other stadium. I mean that right field pole is stupid. And the green monster is the biggest joke in sports. 

I hope ISIS bombs that shithole.

[Chuck]

6 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

It's true. I'd love to see a breakdown of all of "Big Papi"'s homeruns and doubles that would have otherwise been outs in every other stadium. I mean that right field pole is stupid. And the green monster is the biggest joke in sports. 

I hope ISIS bombs that shithole.

With ISIS and only ISIS inside the stadium when they detonate.

[happybat4]

Betts is going to win it. He has been hitting well and the Decals are building their AL East lead.

[tdawg87]

8 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

With ISIS and only ISIS inside the stadium when they detonate.

Can we say the Red Sox players are part of ISIS?

[Kenny]

Yes I do.

[disarcina]

well, suddenly with Trout approaching 30/30/ 100 and 175 hit type numbers and Toronto and Houston looking like they may not make the playoffs (impacting Donaldson and Altuve's chances plus the fact Trout has gotten stronger in September while competitors for the MVP have struggled) -- looks like its a Mookie Betts vs. Mike Trout race.

East Coast bias usually wins those......

[disarcina]

but sentimental votes for Big Papi splitting the Boston / East Coast vote could result in a Trout win.....

[tdawg87]

Betts is killing it the last week. Meanwhile Trout is still scuffling. 

[Troutstanding]

10 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Betts is killing it the last week. Meanwhile Trout is still scuffling. 

Mike Trout's last 7 games: .304/.500/.565. I'd love to see how he does when he's on a tear if this is him scuffling.

[tdawg87]

7 minutes ago, Troutstanding said:

Mike Trout's last 7 games: .304/.500/.565. I'd love to see how he does when he's on a tear if this is him scuffling.

How in the world does he have a .565 slugging percentage

[Troutstanding]

2 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

How in the world does he have a .565 slugging percentage

Trout.

[Ohtaniland]

5 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

Betts is killing it the last week. Meanwhile Trout is still scuffling. 

Betts and his team are making a very strong case for him to win the MVP. He's having a very good September and the playoff bound Red Sox 10 game winning streak doesn't hurt.

[Ohtaniland]

On 9/22/2016 at 11:34 AM, Taylor said:

Remember when you called Fenway "Midget Park" last week? That made me lol.

But Trout has never hit a home run at that Midget Park. 

[arch stanton]

Fenway probably isn't the best park for Trout because he doesn't hit the lazy flyballs to LF that are doubles and home runs there but outs in any other park. he's more likely to hit a ball through the Monster than over it.

[Ohtaniland]

8 minutes ago, arch stanton said:

Fenway probably isn't the best park for Trout because he doesn't hit the lazy flyballs to LF that are doubles and home runs there but outs in any other park. he's more likely to hit a ball through the Monster than over it.

He'd probably get 200+ hits a year if he played for the Red Sox.

[arch stanton]

26 minutes ago, CALZONE said:

He'd probably get 200+ hits a year if he played for the Red Sox.

I don't know. He's no Mookie Betts.....

[Angel Oracle]

Trout would have a shitload of triples to CF and RCF in decrepit Fenway.

[Jeff Fletcher]

On September 23, 2016 at 8:51 PM, disarcina said:

well, suddenly with Trout approaching 30/30/ 100 and 175 hit type numbers and Toronto and Houston looking like they may not make the playoffs (impacting Donaldson and Altuve's chances plus the fact Trout has gotten stronger in September while competitors for the MVP have struggled) -- looks like its a Mookie Betts vs. Mike Trout race.

East Coast bias usually wins those......

I don't think East Coast bias really applies to the MVP race. 

You are talking about 30 people, and 2 who cover each team. The same number who cover the Angels as the Royals and the Yankees. And each person puts hours of research into it, not a knee jerk decision based on who they saw on SportsCenter. 

You don't have to see Trout to get his case. You just have to look at baseball-reference. 

If Trout doesn't win it will be for one reason: the Angels aren't good.