MLB 2008
The baseball season is (basically) over again, and really the only thing I noticed apart from the Indians somehow finishing at .500, was Albert Pujols. Reading about Chipper Jones' batting title, I noticed Pujols was #2 and went to look at his career numbers like I always do at the end of the season.
He's still comfortably ahead of Manny Ramirez in career OPS, as Todd Helton falls further away every year though he's currently still third. (Barry Bonds does not count as active, although even given his scandalous career the stats are so much better than everyone else's in the steroid era that he deserves some kind of recognition. Like if NASCAR had a drunk driving race and he lapped the field several times.) He's only finished below fourth in the MVP voting once in his first seven years. And he obliterated everyone else this year at the plate by slugging .050 higher than the next best hitter.
He's still comfortably ahead of Manny Ramirez in career OPS, as Todd Helton falls further away every year though he's currently still third. (Barry Bonds does not count as active, although even given his scandalous career the stats are so much better than everyone else's in the steroid era that he deserves some kind of recognition. Like if NASCAR had a drunk driving race and he lapped the field several times.) He's only finished below fourth in the MVP voting once in his first seven years. And he obliterated everyone else this year at the plate by slugging .050 higher than the next best hitter.
Posted on Sunday, September 28, 2008
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