11:55-12:33 One more thing worth noting about Ichiro's rookie year. He's one of just 2 rookies to win the MVP. The other one is Fred Lynn back in 1975.
6:45 I never expected that version of Giancarlo Stanton on the Yankees to begin with but if we can at least have half of what he was in 2017, I'll be satisfied since right now he's not even 5% of that anymore. He was about 70% of that in his first year in pinstripes.
Not a Cleveland fan (quite the opposite, as big Tigers fan), but J-Ram always missing out on an MVP is sad. He’s one of those guys who’s always in the top 2-5, and he’s so good you can’t help but think he should’ve won one somewhere.
1:10 So Baltimore Orioles have won the MVP in my lifetime. That may change soon though with Adley Rutschman, Gunnar Henderson, or Jackson Holliday. Or maybe even a free agent signing now that the Angelos no longer own them.
I got to see 2 players combine for 3 MVPs on my team. A-Rod and Aaron Judge Hopefully either Aaron Judge or Juan Soto make it 2 or 3 players combine for 4 MVPs in my lifetime this year.
5:07, Cheating or not, Aaron Judge got robbed. The 2 month slump did hurt Judge's chances because his batting average dipped so badly by then but he still walked a lot and hit 22 second half home runs. Judge is also always has been the far better defensive player. Yes batting average still matters but does defense not matter too?
I can see the argument for either player. Judge's numbers were actually superior overall, Altuve had him on hits/average/steals. I don't think the race deserved to be that lopsided esp considering both teams made the playoffs.
How does the Big Unit not have any MVPs during any of those dominant pitching years? 2002 his best chance should've been his, if not for the Roid monster.
He didn't cheat tho, but even with that theres a helluva argument Judge should've won, unfortunately he was a victim of old school thinking proritizing average and strikeout rate, the only two stats that Altuve demolished Judge, whilst being beaten in pretty much the rest (higher fwar if I'm not mistaken tho)
