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September 16, 2005
Josh Towers: Saying A-Rod Is The MVP?
From the Toronto Sun:
Josh Towers has all the respect in the world for Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz as a hitter, but there's just no way in the world to convince Towers that Ortiz is worthy of an MVP vote.
The Blue Jays and players across the majors are in the process of doing their own players award balloting, so Towers has been thinking about this quite a bit.
"My personal opinion is I will never as long as I have a vote, vote for a guy who doesn't play both sides of the field," Towers said after Ortiz won the game for Boston on Wednesday with a two-run homer off Towers in the eighth inning.
"They don't go through the grind others do defensively, diving after balls, chasing balls, if you make an error how it might affect you next at bat. If you're a DH you don't go through any of that. You just hit. So as good a hitter as he is, and he's one of the best in the game, no question, I can never vote for him. That's all."
Sure sounds like Josh is saying that the award should go to "Total Paquete."
Posted by Steve Lombardi at September 16, 2005 01:01 PM
Comments
I think A-Rod should get it...but man- has anyone seen Ortiz's numbers with RISP....and his numbers with RISP with two outs? it's crazy.
But A-Rod's Defense (which save for Chavez could have been GG worthy), IMHO trumps Ortiz's clutch hits
Posted by: Philly Phil at September 16, 2005 01:57 PM
I'm with Towers. It's my own opinion but I think it would be ridiculous for a DH to get the MVP. Not only that but Ortiz is a ONE TOOL player. Sure he can hit but if it's not a HR he sure as hell isn't going to help you on the base paths. He can't swipe a bag for you like A-Rod or go 1st to 3rd as easily. And he doesn't play the field. And when he does, he does so poorly. I think being the DH also allows for the hitters to possibly watch tape of that game's opposing pitcher while in the dugout.
Okay, that was just a big bunch of rambling.
Posted by: JJay at September 16, 2005 02:45 PM
SL, and all the other WW regulars: It just became 8-3, and I realize what word can express what the Yanks are doing now:
Rage.
Every player is revolted, sick at the things that have been said about them personally and the team for the last 4 months.
they are enraged. Johnson being thrown out, the offense exploding, it makes sense to me in that context.
Posted by: Jason O. at September 16, 2005 08:37 PM