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Monday, November 12, 2007

The Serious Tip: 5 Reasons why Delmon Young should win Rookie of the Year

Even though Jordi believes Pedroia will probably win the award...he makes a case for Delmon Young.

1) Consistency – Despite being only a rookie, Delmon Young played in all 162 games in 2007, being only one of two players to do so. Even if you add Pedroia’s 14 postseason games, Young still played more games in the 2007 season. This consistency in Devil Rays’ season of flux (or general misery, if you prefer) not only allowed Young to tally the second most at bats in the American League but undoubtedly made manager Joe Madden’s job a bit easier.

5) Overexposure – Last but definitely not least, hasn’t Boston won enough already? Allowing Pedroia to win AL Rookie of the Year would continue the collective arrogance of Red Sox Nation. Haven’t we seen enough of the Red Sox for one year? Hopefully, the voters give the Rays fans something to cheer for besides Kevin Costner concerts and Fred McGriff’s endorsement of the new uniforms, his first major public endorsement since the 1989 Tom Emanski videos*.

Repoz Posted: November 12, 2007 at 04:25 AM | 11 comment(s)
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1. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: November 12, 2007 at 05:44 AM (#2612019)

Repoz - did you see the cool Q & A on BP, with Scott Radinsky??

I'd like to see it linked just to see your intro...

link

2. The Milton Bradley Effect (Voxter) Posted: November 12, 2007 at 01:08 PM (#2612246)

Ah yes, the old "clutch hitting and #### Boston" argument. Convincing every time.

3. Sam M. Posted: November 12, 2007 at 01:10 PM (#2612248)

the old "clutch hitting and #### Boston" argument. Convincing every time.

OTOH, it is kind of a "gotcha" to use the clutch hitting argument against Boston, given how many times we've heard Sox fans use it on behalf of Papi.

Just sayin'.

4. Plank (Dr. Ike Ballfan) Posted: November 12, 2007 at 01:22 PM (#2612267)

But did he win back to back to back AAU national championships?

5. Mike Hampton's #1 Fan Posted: November 12, 2007 at 01:33 PM (#2612285)

OTOH, it is kind of a "gotcha" to use the clutch hitting argument against Boston, given how many times we've heard Sox fans use it on behalf of Papi.

Hasn't worked so well, though; Ortiz isn't exactly drowning in individual awards. If this argument works as well for Delmon as it has for Papi, I don't think any Sox fans will be too cranky about it.

(It won't, though.)

6. villageidiom Posted: November 12, 2007 at 01:39 PM (#2612297)

OTOH, it is kind of a "gotcha" to use the clutch hitting argument against Boston, given how many times we've heard Sox fans use it on behalf of Papi.

Look at the "Clutch Stats" section of the splits for both Young and Pedroia on B-R.com. Throw out the bottom 3 categories, as they're probably not all that "clutch". Look at the BA, OBP, and SLG for each. So that's something like 15 different measures of clutchiness. Pedroia tops Young 14 of the 15, the lone exception being BA with 2 outs & RISP. What did the author pick to make his point? BA with RISP. "Gotcha" indeed.

7. AROM Posted: November 12, 2007 at 01:47 PM (#2612320)

Whatever. Without even getting to Pedroia, Young's season wasn't as valuable as Reggie Willits. Yeah, he played a lot more, but 9 batter runs below average is replacement level for a corner outfielder. Willits was +1.5 and played better defense.

8. Joe Bivens, Ditch Digger Posted: November 12, 2007 at 01:59 PM (#2612342)

This isn't ####### Little League 2007, where everyone gets an award. The only Little Leaguer deserving is Pedroia.

9. aleskel Posted: November 12, 2007 at 02:02 PM (#2612346)

as an aside, how many ROY votes do people Joba Chamberlain is going to get? I can see him getting in the top 5 on hype alone

10. Joe C isn't Posted: November 12, 2007 at 03:13 PM (#2612434)

Well, Pedroia officially has won. Braun over Tulo in the NL.

11. Shooty: Now rated AAA by Moody's! Posted: November 12, 2007 at 03:22 PM (#2612440)

Well, Pedroia officially has won. Braun over Tulo in the NL.

Tough to argue with the winners. We almost had a deserving tie in the NL! Who the hell voted for Kendrick over Braun and Tulo? These writers sometimes...

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