Welcome to the annual MLB Hot Stove thread

[phanan]

Thats not funny, its sad.
Jeter is worthy of consideration, but should place 3rd or 4th.
Justin Morneau or Jermaine Dye should finish ahead of him as well as Ortiz, who won't win due to the Red Sox' collpase in August and September.

I really don't see how Jeter can win it, although he probably will. Yes, his avg. was excellent, he stole a lot of bases, he's a gold glove...but the power numbers aren't there at all.

Morneau really deserves to win it, for taking the Twins from God-awful to division winners in a three month span.

But then I see Howard win it in the NL, and if you go by that, Ortiz should win it in the AL. It's not like the Phillies had that much better of a record than the Red Sox, even though they were in it longer.

 

[phanan]

I would have liked Moises Alou 6 years ago.

I think for one year, he'll still be a valuable asset for the Mets. He can still hit.

He's younger than Julio Franco.

 

[MrPryck2U]

If Jeter doesn't win then Ortiz should get it. Even if he was the DH, Ortiz was still the MVP for the Red Sox. Without him, they would've been below .500. Even though I can't stand the BoSox, Ortiz kept them in contention.

 

[Hewson]

I really don't see how Jeter can win it... he's a gold glove....

Of course he really didn't deserve the Gold Glove either.
Michael Young or AGonz deserved it.

I mean he's supposedly tagging Jessica Biel now (its just a front, he's really tagging ARod), what more does he deserve.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

I think for one year, he'll still be a valuable asset for the Mets. He can still hit.

He's younger than Julio Franco.

it's a no lose situation because it's only a 1 year deal. he'll be splitting a lot of time with endy chavez as well, so they don't need him to play 150+ games, and when you look at the contracts being given out to soriano, sheffield and offered to lee and drew, then yea... i'm quite happy with alou. spend the money on starting pitching... the lineup is fine as it is anyways.

i'd also like to see them upgrade their bench... franco stopped prdoucing after, oh, april.

 

[Hewson]

i'd also like to see them upgrade their bench... franco stopped prdoucing after, oh, april.

April of 1943??

 

[MrPryck2U]

I can't believe some asswipe actually typed that Jeter was "tagging" A-rod. How fuckin' lame is that? Let's get back to baseball and leave the gay jokes somewhere else. Preferably next to Micheal Richards' career.

 

[Hewson]

Lighten up Francis

 

[Hewson]

asswipe

If my brand of humor bothers you my friend, I apologize, but resorting to personal attacks and name calling is not called for.

 

[phanan]

At least his user name makes sense now.

 

[phanan]

Justin Morneau won the AL MVP.

As much as I personally wish Ortiz could have gotten it, this choice makes sense.

 

[Hewson]

I believe I stated my case for Morneau in the MLB thread at the end of the regular season.
Glad he got it.
I knew Ortiz wouldn't because the Sox fell so far out of contention even though he had the best numbers of anyone, but we know you have to be on a winner to get the MVP.

 

[Hewson]

Post from the MLB Menage a Trois (I hope that doesn't offend anyone) thread on Sept 25:

I think this is the only one I might disagree with (and it has nothing to do with "Jeets" being a Yankee), a few weeks ago, I was touting Jermaine Dye, but the White Sox have the large fork in them now, so I look at the other playoff teams and one guy has quietly put himself near the top in all 3 triple crown categories...

Your 2006 AL MVP, Justin Morneau...Current stats
.323 Average (5th in league, .16 points behind Jeets)
33 HR (11th in league, 19 more than Jeets)
126 RBI (2nd in league, 30 more than Jeets)

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

i thought you were simply refering to pre-game base running practice, when jeter applied the tag to a-rod's tookus as he attempted to steal third

or was i wrong?

 

[Chizip]

VORP
Jeter - 80.5
Morneau - 52 (26th overall)

Win Shares
Jeter - 33 (1st)
Morneau - 27 (5th)

 

[randhail]

Definitely surprised when I heard it was Morneau. Keith Olbermann was talking of the selection being an east coast, Yankee backlash. I think that may be a little strong, but it could have played a role. The worst part of his argument was his mentioning of Jeter's fraudulant gold glove that he won this season. Good for Morneau.

 

[phanan]

I still don't understand how Jeter won the AL Hank Aaron award for best hitter.

 

[MrPryck2U]

Morneau's stats were definately MVP caliber.
Hewson, I don't know which is worse: Your original comment about Jeter "tagging" A-rod or you actually defending that comment. Your "brand of humor" is bogus.

 

[Chizip]

cant we all get along?

 

[randhail]

Morneau's stats were definately MVP caliber.
Hewson, I don't know which is worse: Your original comment about Jeter "tagging" A-rod or you actually defending that comment. Your "brand of humor" is bogus.

Where did you get the sexual reference in "tagging?" Like Headache said it was in reference to pre-game drills. Geez, where is your mind at?

 

[MrPryck2U]

read his post

 

[randhail]

I only know the baseball definition of tagging. Perhaps the Yankees have signed Jessica Biel to play third base now?

 

[MrPryck2U]

Fuck it, I'll just get back to talking about baseball. Hewson made reference to Jeter tagging Jessica Biel.(I'm gonna guess that tagging was his euphemism for fucking.)Then he joked that it was a front and he was really tagging A-Rod. I have a great sense of humor, but I'm not going to make any gay jokes. As a result, he was called an asswipe by me. Then I was told to lighten up and that I simply didn't get his brand of humor. To further scrutinize his post, go back to page 9. I guess my point was to not make gay jokes.

 

[randhail]

I like jokes ergo I like Hewson's post.

 

[MrPryck2U]

So you like gay jokes too?

 

[randhail]

I like every type of joke imaginable - black, white, gay, jewish, polish, etc. They are words, not sticks and stones. If I'm insensitive or not PC enough, boo hoo.

 

[MrPryck2U]

Well, this is a message board, so we have only words to go by. Not sticks and stones. I applaud your effort to remain insensitive and anti-pc though.

 

[TheBrush]

Well, this is a message board, so we have only words to go by. Not sticks and stones. I applaud your effort to remain insensitive and anti-pc though.

just because your not PC doesnt mean your against it.......but its not like anyone pulled a Michael Richards (get used to hearing that phrase, lol) Im Polish and I love Polish jokes!

"how'd the Polock break both his arms raking leaves.........falling out of the tree!!"

 

[phanan]

I've been here for two years and this is the first time anyone has ever complained about Hewson.

The sky must be falling...

 

[phillyfan26]

It's safe to say that mr.pryck has never heard banter between rival teams' fans before.