With the end of the baseball season comes MVP talks. This year there haven't been too many standout performances from many players. In the NL there are players like Albert Pujols of the Cardinals and Chase Utley of the Phillies who have been consistent standout performers.
Recently players like Carlos Delgado have also heard their names spoken about in the MVP conversations. Delgado, who the Mets were considering releasing, has had an outstanding second half. Since the all-star break Delgado has hit .295 with 18 home runs and 52 RBI's.
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Currently Delgado and Chase Utley seem to be the two favorites, but since the second half of the season Utley has slowed down his production and has let Delgado steal the headlines.
League MVP's are decided by an elected group of voters. Voters vote based on many individual categories as well as team categories. Since the Mets are currently the first place team in the NL East, Carlos Delgado seems like the favorite out of the two, but ever since the collapse last year who knows what the outcome will be.
If the writers lean towards voting for a more established, higher average, Albert Pujols may be the favorite. If the writers lean towards voting for power numbers and a team in playoff contention Delgado and Utley may be the favorites. No matter who wins the division the National League MVP race will be a very interesting one.
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2 months ago
utley has no chance- pujols is like much better than utley in lik every offensive category.
delgado was hitting .215 the first half of the year- now that he's a lot better he should just be comeback player of the year, somethin like that
2 months ago
i'm sorry but alot better is an understatement. he leads the mlb with most homeruns since june 17, the day willie randolph was fired. comeback player of the year is definately a suitable award for him but his performance has been more than a comeback. He has rejuvinated his entire career. After this season the mets werent even thinking about extending his contract. Now that he has had this season they arent thinking twice about it. Also to say Utley has no chance is incorrect. The way he started out the season was purely amazing. He might have slowed at the end but he is still putting up mvp numbers and is on a contending team. Pujols i agree should be the favorite but the team aspect is not working well for him. If his team was in contention then he hands down would be the MVP
from 2 months ago
i'm sorry but alot better is an understatement. he leads the mlb with most homeruns since june 17, the day willie randolph was fired. comeback player of the year is definately a suitable award for him but his performance has been more than a comeback. He has rejuvinated his entire career. After this season the mets werent even thinking about extending his contract. Now that he has had this season they arent thinking twice about it. Also to say Utley has no chance is incorrect. The way he started out the season was purely amazing. He might have slowed at the end but he is still putting up mvp numbers and is on a contending team. Pujols i agree should be the favorite but the team aspect is not working well for him. If his team was in contention then he hands down would be the MVP
2 months ago
Cmon...Utley a consistent performer? No way...after his HUGE start, he has been just "meh". No way he wins it.
And Delgado should not be in the mentioning, you can't have two good months and win it.
Pujols or Braun should win it.
2 months ago
I'm sorry but 2 good months? You sound like an ignorant yankee fan! He has been hitting like this for over half the year. Since June 17!! two months...common
2 months ago
I agree with Gabe... I'd love to see Delgado get it, a real class act. I felt horrible for him in his slump. I worry about the Mets stealing votes from each other in 2006 they put their fab four in the top 12 NL MVP votes... Beltran was highest at 4th though. The same case could be made at this point in the season. They've all put up their usual numbers. Delgado still has to earn it. I'd probably give it to Berkman or Pujols anyway, despite not being in contention for a world series....
Also I've said all year if Ryan Howard wins the award again, I'll have lost all faith in the voting system. Think about Tom Brady (or maybe Tony Romo is a better example now) leading the league in touchdown passes while breaking the interception record. His stats would look alright but his QB rating would be terrible. Its the same with Howard, his average of course being the QB rating. If your a power hitter who swings for the fence every pitch you should be leading the league in homers... and its also no surprise he's threatening to break his own strike out record again. Yeah the man can grab stats, but think of all the unproductive at bats he brings, not to mention shaky defense and base-running. Screw Howard, if he wins it I'm pissed.
2 months ago
It wont be howard, he had a terrible start to the season, and a guy that strikes out too much wont win it. Also like you said, there are other players on the team that will take away votes from him (Chase Utley). If the Mets win the division, Delgado is the MVP. If they win the wild card, or miss the playoffs, its either Pujols or Berkman. My prediction is DELGADO. I hope i'm right!
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