Aramis Ramirez is the best offensive player?
by clack
on Oct 26, 2008 7:19 PM CDT
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Huh? Aramis Ramirez wins the Hank Aaron Award for best offensive statistics. How does that happen? For the first time, MLB.com is making the award based on fan voting. Oh, and I guess the Cubs have a lot of fans.
Baseball Think Factory carries the excerpt (with some comments) from the Chicago newspaper. I like the commenter who says they should just let Hank Aaron pick the award winner, rather than the fans. As noted in the article, Ramirez doesn't even have the best offensive statistics among 3d baseman, with David Wright appearing to have the better offensive season. Pujols, Berkman, Ludwick, and Hanley Ramirez were all probably better offensive performers last year. Chipper Jones and Holliday also arguably had better years, even though injuries kept them from attaining high counting stats in some categories.
Here, by the way, are NL players' batting stats, ordered by OPS.
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Wow,
what absolute crap. This is just like the idiotic results for the NL outfield in the All Star Game. We should just stop letting Cubs fans vote – it has become clear that they’ve all been lobotomized.
by Only_A_Lad on
Oct 26, 2008 9:34 PM CDT
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money talk..
Fan favorite win all-star game starter…that’s ok
But not this award.
Hank Aaron Award officially recognizes the most outstanding offensive performer in the American and National Leagues.
When this award started, the winner is based on a formula, who got the highest point is the winner. But they changed the rule, make fans involved. I was guessing thats because of sponsor. The sponsor want their name continuous exposed to fans, and the best way is put their name on the voting page. A computer calculated winner might not draw enough public attraction.
by HubertL on
Oct 27, 2008 8:41 AM CDT
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Hey Cubs...
3 and out!
A Walk Is As Good As A Hit.
by NocturnalMatt on
Oct 27, 2008 4:30 PM CDT
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"Huh?" is right
Pitiful
Astros fan for life
by Joe in Birmingham on
Oct 27, 2008 9:32 PM CDT
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There are better hitters on his team!
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on
Oct 27, 2008 9:40 PM CDT
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