Saturday, September 13, 2008

Dustin Pedroia for MVP

Is there anyone left in RSN who isn't convinced our very own "F@ck yeah" kid should be the 2008 American League MVP?*

Need a little nudging? As of the time of the blog post these are Pedroia's stats in the American League

Offense

  • 1st in number of Runs (112)
  • 1st in number of Hits (193)
  • 1st in BA (.327)
  • 1st in Doubles (48)
  • 1st in 4-Hit Games (7)
  • 3rd in number of At Bats (602)
  • 3rd in Total Bases (300)
  • Tied for 7th for most games played (143)
  • Tied for 10th for Sac Flies (7)
  • Tied for 12th for OBP (.377)
  • Tied for 14th for Sac Hits (6)
  • 18th for SLG (.498)
  • Tied for 18th for Stolen Bases (17)
  • Tied for 22nd for RBIs (78)
  • Tied for 36th in Homeruns (17)
  • Tied for 47th in Walks (45)**
Defense
  • Fielding Percentage of .991
  • 6 errors in 661 total chances
  • Turned 89 Double Plays
*My dad thinks Pedroia's biggest competition for AL MVP is Rangers player Josh Hamiltion. You know, the guy with the amazing story. More than his story, are his stats which may give Pedroia a run for his money.

Player TEAM POS G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG
J Hamilton TEX OF 142 567 90 173 33 5 31 124 309 60 110 9 1 0.372 0.545 0.31
D Pedroia BOS 2B 143 602 112 197 48 2 17 78 300 45 48 17 1 0.377 0.498 0.33

**Our Destroia doesn't walk much. He's too busy swinging. The Boston Globe had this to say yesterday
Dustin Pedroia has swung the bat 1,114 times this season. He has connected with 1,027 pitches and missed 87. Think about that. It's the best percentage in the majors this season.

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