with all this hoop-la... about a-rod... i got to thinking about his contract and his mvp status of last year.... in comparison to F.T......
check it out:
a-rod: G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG
YTD 161 607 124 181 30 6 47 118 364 87 126 17 3 .396 .600 .298
frank: G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG
YTD 153 546 87 146 35 0 42 105 307 100 115 0 0 .390 .562 .267
when you look at franks numbers, they arent THAT much lower then a-rods....
i know that a-rod is a defensive gem, and frank is a dh.... that says something for a-rod.... but last year frank did say a lot... and i feel that some are not giving him the respect that he should have for the numbers he put up
hope that this comparison helps you frank haters....
another little note that might bring more hope for frank in 04: "ranked among the AL leaders after the break in home runs (2nd, 22), RBI (T3rd, 57) and slugging percentage (4th, .584)"
PEACE
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