2006 Giants MVP
by BlackDougal on Sep 12, 2006 10:44 PM PDT
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If I have to explain this, you should all be ashamed.
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Re: 2006 Giants MVP
- Omar Vizquel
- Omar Vizquel
- Omar Vizquel
- Edgardo Alfonzo (not Eliezer)
- F.P. Santangelo
- Ray Durham
- Greg Anderson
by BlackDougal on Sep 12, 2006 10:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Re: 2006 Giants MVP
Though if there could be two, I'd have voted for #1 and #8.
by tk on Sep 12, 2006 10:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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I voted for Vizquel III because really, it was a tossup between I and III and I flipped a coin, but an option that can be known as VizII in any explicit way should unfortunately lose all votes by association.
by howtheyscored on Sep 12, 2006 10:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Re: 2006 Giants MVP
1. Ray Durham
by wilriv21 on Sep 12, 2006 10:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Re: 2006 Giants MVP
Reason: First fold) that first half, during which Vizquel pulled his weight admirably. Second fold) Defense, which hasn't been bad but which also isn't saving countless runs, versus Omar who has been stunning as usual with the glove.
The team did seem to pick it up when Durham caught fire, but I can't really say that if Durham had been great in the first half and Vizquel caught fire in the second half it wouldn't have picked the team up in the same way. Two guys playing great ball will always help a team more than one guy playing great ball, so while I agree with you that Durham's impact in the second half has done quite a lot to carry the team forward and makes an extremely compelling argument for his MVP vote (which I see is currently the popular vote, even compounding the Vizquel votes), I'm not quite convinced enough that his impact was not aided by Omar's continued brilliance to the point where it stands alone against both his dismal first half and Omar's time defying career year.
by howtheyscored on Sep 12, 2006 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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For the record, though: Bonds has 444 PA, Durham has 500. Closer than I would have thought. In those PA, Bonds has a .988 OPS; Durham, .911. OPS also undervalues OBP, where Bonds has a .457 to .367 edge. Durham's SLG is only .013 higher than Bonds. Durham has 17 GIDP compared to Bonds's 8. They both have 23 HR.
Let's see how they do over the final 18 games. Bonds is still the best player on the Giants, and he has been heating up lately. Despite his limited number of games (117 so far), he may prove himself to be the MVP after all.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Sep 12, 2006 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My Giant MVP Vote
- Bonds
- Durham
- Vizquel
- Schmidt
If we were voting for the 2nd half, Cain and Stanton would have to get a lot of MVP recognition.
by GiantJim on Sep 13, 2006 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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I'm convinced that some of Bonds' recent resurgance is because Durham is a threat hitting behind him.
by Goofus on Sep 14, 2006 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by Keenlow on Sep 12, 2006 11:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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by jfiddy on Sep 13, 2006 3:28 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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