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Originally Posted by PR_Glen
baseball nerd categories mean fuck all for mvp votes... writers don't give a shit about the movie moneyball.
canseco did it yes but he hit over 40 homeruns that year and was up there for rbi's too so comparing that to trout is ridiculous. rickey henderson had 130 stolen bases in a season and was no where near mvp that year despite a high average and rbi's for a lead off man.
and i'm a bigger ball fan than you.. so don't pull that bullshit.. west isn't a harder division, if he was in the east i would give you that... but just barely..
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1. He is the first player in Major League history to combine at least 45 steals with 30 homers and 125 runs in one season. As in the ONLY ONE IN HISTORY. Modern era, old era and even the ancient Egyptian era.
2. How would you know who is a bigger fan - you do not know me.
3. West is harder - its not a debate its a fact. MIN, KC and CLE are bottom 10 teams in the league and CHI would be last in the West. 3 of 4 teams were in the wild card race until this weekend. Its simply not debatable but good on you for trying.
4. Trout is not only an SB threat. He is an all around player. Its not like he is 30 HR behind Cabrera. Normalized over 162 game season he is 9 HR behind Cabrera.
5. He is a leadoff hitter and he has none of the protection Cabrera does. Howie Kendrick, Ayabar, Izturis and Wells batting before or after him most of the season vs. Fielder, Boesch and Young consistently batting before and after him. That is not even in the realm of being close to the same protection in the order.
You guys can love Cab for a great season. Trout is still better this year. Regardless of the MVP votes.