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Sophomore Slumps? Bryce Harper and Mike Trout Don’t Think So

Saturday was a big day for the 2012 Major League Baseball Rookies of the Year. National League ROY Bryce Harper went 3-for-3 with two home runs in the Nationals’ win against the Mets and American League ROY Mike Trout had a grand slam that capped a 9-run first inning in the Angels’ win over the Tigers. It’s just more of the same from two of the game’s brightest young stars.

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2012 Gold Glove Winners, No Mike Trout?

2 Comments / Los Angeles, MLB / By Tom Fitzgerald

Your 2012 Gold Glove winners have been officially announced. This year nine players received the award for the first time, the most since 2008 (MLB.com) Let’s jump right to it: Position American League National League C Matt Wieters, BAL Yadier Molina, STL 1B Mark Teixeira, NYY Adam LaRoche, WAS 2B Robinson Cano, NYY Darwin Barney,

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Miguel Cabrera and Mike Trout Don’t Care About Your Opinions

MLB / By Tomas Laverty

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

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Mike Trout and Miguel Cabrera and Why it Doesn’t Matter

3 Comments / Los Angeles, MLB / By Tomas Laverty

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

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