Steff Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 Last time Frank was "in the mix" Giambi got a firecracker up his ass and had a monster August and September and got the nod.. If Frank continues on this tear.. maybe he's got a shot over Itchy..? Especially if Seattle misses the playoff exit ramp (wishful thinking, I know)..? Thoughts..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clujer420 Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 Last time Frank was "in the mix" Giambi got a firecracker up his ass and had a monster August and September and got the nod.. If Frank continues on this tear.. maybe he's got a shot over Itchy..? Especially if Seattle misses the playoff exit ramp (wishful thinking, I know)..? Thoughts..? Ichiro MVP? Nah. He's having a good year, but not MVP-esque. Plus, I think him and Bret Boone would split the votes. I say that it's Frank's award for the taking. It would be the 2nd time that he deserved the MVP after not making the AS team that year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wong & Owens Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 They're not going to give an MVP award to a .260 hitter. Especially a guy few people like. For sure not if he's playing on a non-playoff team(still a possibility) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 Last time Frank was "in the mix" Giambi got a firecracker up his ass and had a monster August and September and got the nod.. If Frank continues on this tear.. maybe he's got a shot over Itchy..? Especially if Seattle misses the playoff exit ramp (wishful thinking, I know)..? Thoughts..? Ichiro MVP? Nah. He's having a good year, but not MVP-esque. Plus, I think him and Bret Boone would split the votes. I say that it's Frank's award for the taking. It would be the 2nd time that he deserved the MVP after not making the AS team that year. Don't forget who votes for the MVP award. It IS a popularity contest to some extent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clujer420 Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 They're not going to give an MVP award to a .260 hitter. Especially a guy few people like. For sure not if he's playing on a non-playoff team(still a possibility) Presumably if Frank stays hot, he won't be a .260 hitter. He's up to .268 now, and the way he's going, .280 is attainable. And like Tejada and Giambi proved in 2002 and 2000, respectively, the voters don't remember what happened at the beginning of the year -- they only remember what happened in August and September. And, so far, Frank has been the hottest player down the stretch. But, you're right, if the Sox miss the playoffs, Frank has NO chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted August 28, 2003 Author Share Posted August 28, 2003 Last time Frank was "in the mix" Giambi got a firecracker up his ass and had a monster August and September and got the nod.. If Frank continues on this tear.. maybe he's got a shot over Itchy..? Especially if Seattle misses the playoff exit ramp (wishful thinking, I know)..? Thoughts..? Ichiro MVP? Nah. He's having a good year, but not MVP-esque. Plus, I think him and Bret Boone would split the votes. I say that it's Frank's award for the taking. It would be the 2nd time that he deserved the MVP after not making the AS team that year. Don't forget who votes for the MVP award. It IS a popularity contest to some extent. I better bring Frank some Chapstick on Tuesday... Geez.. he's going to need like 50 cases of the stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clujer420 Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 Last time Frank was "in the mix" Giambi got a firecracker up his ass and had a monster August and September and got the nod.. If Frank continues on this tear.. maybe he's got a shot over Itchy..? Especially if Seattle misses the playoff exit ramp (wishful thinking, I know)..? Thoughts..? Ichiro MVP? Nah. He's having a good year, but not MVP-esque. Plus, I think him and Bret Boone would split the votes. I say that it's Frank's award for the taking. It would be the 2nd time that he deserved the MVP after not making the AS team that year. Don't forget who votes for the MVP award. It IS a popularity contest to some extent. Hasn't a lot of Ichiro's "shine" grown dull? I mean sure, he's having a solid season, but the newness just isn't there anymore. And like I said in a diff post, he's got Boone as a teammate, so that will probably take some votes away from him. Although, I guess you could say the same about Frank and Magglio. I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Either way, as long as the Sox win the Central, I'll be happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 Last time Frank was "in the mix" Giambi got a firecracker up his ass and had a monster August and September and got the nod.. If Frank continues on this tear.. maybe he's got a shot over Itchy..? Especially if Seattle misses the playoff exit ramp (wishful thinking, I know)..? Thoughts..? Ichiro MVP? Nah. He's having a good year, but not MVP-esque. Plus, I think him and Bret Boone would split the votes. I say that it's Frank's award for the taking. It would be the 2nd time that he deserved the MVP after not making the AS team that year. Don't forget who votes for the MVP award. It IS a popularity contest to some extent. Hasn't a lot of Ichiro's "shine" grown dull? I mean sure, he's having a solid season, but the newness just isn't there anymore. And like I said in a diff post, he's got Boone as a teammate, so that will probably take some votes away from him. Although, I guess you could say the same about Frank and Magglio. I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Either way, as long as the Sox win the Central, I'll be happy. Hopefully that whole Ichiro mania has worn off, but it doesn't seem like it. Franks best chance, if he stays this hot, is for Boston to get the wild card, and Oakland to stay hot and finish ahead of the M's, leaving them out of the playoffs. Also if Boone and Ichiro split some votes that will help. And really with Maggs numbers, I don't think he is a top flight MVP canditate. I think there are a bunch of guys I would pick before Ordonez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted August 28, 2003 Author Share Posted August 28, 2003 Hasn't a lot of Ichiro's "shine" grown dull? I mean sure, he's having a solid season, but the newness just isn't there anymore. And like I said in a diff post, he's got Boone as a teammate, so that will probably take some votes away from him. Although, I guess you could say the same about Frank and Magglio. I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Either way, as long as the Sox win the Central, I'll be happy. I wish. The guy must have a lifetime supply of knee pads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ncorgbl Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 Last time Frank was "in the mix" Giambi got a firecracker up his ass and had a monster August and September and got the nod.. If Frank continues on this tear.. maybe he's got a shot over Itchy..? Especially if Seattle misses the playoff exit ramp (wishful thinking, I know)..? Thoughts..? Frank was snubbed for the All Star game in 2000, snubbed for the MVP, snubbed 3 times this season for the All Star game in his own park. Now that he decided to swing for the fences the National Media is praising him. It's immediate gratification. And Frank was right, he's done the right thing. That said I think he needs to hit .300 to be MVP. He could reach 50 homers, but 45 is more likely, RBIs will exceed 100, and his OBP will lead the team. I think Thomas would settle for a World Series Ring over the MVP anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be Good Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 I think Thomas would settle for a World Series Ring over the MVP anyway. SO would I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 A World Series ring would make Frank a first ballot HOFer no matter what he does for the rest of his career, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ncorgbl Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 A World Series ring would make Frank a first ballot HOFer no matter what he does for the rest of his career, IMO. I TOTALLY agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 Frank didn't get the MVP in 2000 when he deserved it. So he probably has no chance to win it this year unless,as was stated above,he hit 50 homers and hit over .300. That would be a long shot. If he did win it, I'd would like to see Bruce Levine hand him the hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwsox Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 at this moment, I don't think anyone is the AL MVP. Kind of like a Heisman year when no one deserves it but they got to give to someone. I would love to see Frank go on a tear and carry the team to an easy division championship and get the MVP. I'd prefer 4 wins in the world series. I'd really prefer to win a $280,000,000 power ball game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiff Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 Ichiro is still hitting .327-11-49 which is stellar for a leadoff hitter, and he's already scored 95 runs and stolen 30 bases. Plus, defensively he's the best right fielder in baseball. I think he's a legit candidate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 Ichiro is still hitting .327-11-49 which is stellar for a leadoff hitter, and he's already scored 95 runs and stolen 30 bases. Plus, defensively he's the best right fielder in baseball. I think he's a legit candidate. I think he's the favorite, at this point. Delgado would be if the Jays were in the hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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