The Power of Wishful Thinking…

November 23, 2009 at 3:25 pm | Posted in Andre Ethier, Matt Kemp | 5 Comments

Hey, I like Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier just as much as everyone else does…

…but to say they’re “leading candidates for the NL MVP award” goes beyond “looking through Dodger blue glasses”. You’d have to have had Dodger logos surgically implanted into your eyes. Or at least get an “LA” type contact lens, like the ones that make you look like you have cat eyes.

Look, if this isn’t Albert Pujols unanimously, then I give up on humanity. Sure, Kemp & Ethier had great years. But are they getting MVP votes ahead of Pujols, or Chase Utley, or Hanley Ramirez? I… think not.

Speaking of awards that should have been won unanimously, how about a Seattle writer spoiling Joe Mauer’s party by voting for Miguel Cabrera, of all people? Cabrera leads Mauer in exactly one stat, and that’s blood-alcohol level.

At least it wasn’t Derek Jeter, anyway.

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lol

Comment by kensai— November 23, 2009 #

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Without reading the article I’m assuming that it suggests Matt Kemp will be an MVP candidate in 2010. Surely, the door was only opened when Albert Pujols accepted a ride home from Tony Larussa after an off-season team-building retreat.

Comment by Mr Falcon— November 23, 2009 #

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Pingback by D12: Revisiting the Twins decision of Mauer over Prior (again) | Sports News Images and Videos— November 24, 2009 #

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Andre Ethier managed to come in sixth place with two second place votes. More than I expected. I’m also surprised to see Chase Utley so far down the list.

Comment by gklarsen— November 24, 2009 #

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- Yeah, nice to see Dre and Kemp both crack the top 10.
  
  Comment by Gibby's Limp— November 24, 2009 #
  
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