Miguel Cabrera Leads AL MVP Race

In 2012, Miguel Cabrera won the American League Most Valuable Player award with a Triple Crown performance – the first player to accomplish the feat since Carl Yastrzemski in 1967. Crazy as it sounds, the slugger, quickly approaching legendary status, is on pace to have an even better season than last year. Cabrera may not win […]
Miguel Cabrera and Mike Trout Don’t Care About Your Opinions

I’m going to leave the stats out of this one, for the time being. Who is the American League’s most valuable player? Personally, I don’t care, but that’s because I’m a baseball fan. I love Miguel Cabrera & Mike Trout, what they bring to their teams, and to their fan bases. I’m not going to […]
Mike Trout and Miguel Cabrera and Why it Doesn’t Matter

Forget about “old-time stats” and sabermetrics. Forget about the Triple Crown, for now. Ask: who has been more valuable to their team. Who has been the most valuable player? Protect yourself from the questions: who has the best numbers/equations, or, who is the oldest/wisest and most “deserving?” Which team, without this player, would not be […]