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Two-a-Days: San Francisco Giants
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88-74, 3rd Place 7 GBPositional MVP – Pablo Sandoval - .330/.387/.556 – Kung Fu Panda was at it again. The Giants’ version of Dustin Pedroia, he doesn’t look like a player, he does everything wrong, but he keeps putting up numbers. Not a patient hitter by any means he had a...
Two-a-Days: Oakland Athletics
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75-87, 4th Place 22 GBPositional MVP – Matt Holliday - .286/.378/.454 – Contrary to the popular belief that Holliday could not get it done in the AL he actually hit pretty well. After a very poor start he posted an .880 OPS from May 1 until being traded on July 24th.Cy Young ...
Two-a-Days: Detroit Tigers
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86-77, 2nd Place 1 GBPositional MVP – Miguel Cabrera - .324/.396/.547 – Miggy probably should have avoided getting beaten up during the final week of the season but he remains one of the most fearsome hitters in the game. Despite his oval shape Cabrera is one of the most durable...
Two-a-Days: San Diego Padres
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75-87, 4th Place 20 GBPositional MVP – Adrian Gonzalez - .277/.407/.551 – The Padres are insane if they deal Gonzalez for anything less than a massive package of talent. His OPS was 195 points higher than any other player with over 250 at bats on the club. That he hit 40 home runs...
Two-a-Days: Houston Astros
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74-88, 5th Place 17 GBPositional MVP – Lance Berkman - .274/.399/.509 – With his first home run in 2010 Berkman will tie Reggie Smith for fifth place all time in home runs by a switch-hitter. Berkman continues to be money in the bank for the Astros carrying the offense with his...
Two-a-Days: Minnesota Twins
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87-76, 1st Place 1 Game Ahead, Lost ALDS 3-0 (New York)Positional MVP – Joe Mauer - .365/.444/.587 – Seriously, take a look at those numbers, that thar just ain’t right. Mauer posted a ridiculous season even stealing four bases in five attempts.Cy Young – Joe Nathan – 2-2...
Two-a-Days: Toronto Blue Jays
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75-87, 4th Place 28 GBPositional MVP – Adam Lind - .305/.370/.562 – As the Blue Jays seek to compete with the high powered top of the division they need a Scary Monster™ and certainly Lind is shaping up to be one of their very own. He does not bring a lot on the defensive side...
Two-a-Days: St. Louis Cardinals
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91-71, 1st Place 7 ½ GA, Lost NLDS 3-0 (Los Angeles)Positional MVP – Albert Pujols – .327/.443/.658 - Some players just make these decisions easy and Pujols is one of them. Pujols is simply the best player in baseball and led all of baseball in homers, runs, Slugging Percentage...
Two-a-Days: New York Mets
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70-92, 4th Place 23 GBPositional MVP – David Wright - .307/.390/.447 – Wright’s season incredibly was viewed as a disappointment by many. This is a classic example of the folly of blaming the best player for the failures of others. Wright certainly suffered an odd loss of power...
Two-a-Days: Texas Rangers
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87-75, 2nd Place 10 GBPositional MVP – Michael Young - .322/.374/.518 – The year opened with Young vocally objecting to a move to third base, it concluded with Young the shining star of a surprising Ranger team. He adapted to third base rather well and provided offense commiserate...
Two-a-Days: Boston Red Sox
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95-67, 2nd Place 8GB, Lost ALDS 3-0 (Los Angeles)Positional MVP – Kevin Youkilis - .305/.413/.548 – Youk built on his terrific 2008 campaign and has become a reliable component of the Sox’ lineup. His versatility was crucial as it allowed the Sox to mix and match things as the...
Two-a-Days: Arizona Diamondbacks
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70-92, 5th Place 25 GBPositional MVP – Justin Upton - .300/.366/.532 – In a year where big brother B.J. fizzled the 21 year old Upton brother sizzled (really, you can't get writing like this anywhere else on the web). He is truly on his way to becoming one of the great players...
Two-a-Days: Colorado Rockies
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92-70, 2nd Place 3GB, Lost NLDS 3-1 (Philadelphia)Positional MVP – Troy Tulowitzki - .297/.377/.552 – Tulo rebounded from a down year in 2008 to sparkle in 2009. His power burst forth as he slammed 32 home runs but also was running with 20 stolen bases (though he was caught 11...
Two-a-Days: Cleveland Indians
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65-97, 4th Place (Tied) 21 ½ GBPositional MVP – Shin-Soo Choo - .300/.394/.489 – The right fielder took a great stride forward as he hit lefties for the first time in his career. While not a slugger he notched 64 XBH while also stealing 21 bases in 23 attempts.Cy Young – Cliff...
Two-a-Days: Kansas City Royals
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65-97, 4th Place (Tied) 21 ½ GBPositional MVP: Alberto Callaspo - .297/.351/.440 – The 26 year old second baseman has become a solid performer. His defense does not rate particularly well but he’s a solid line drive hitter.Cy Young: Zack Greinke – 13-8, 2.19 – What, you were...
Two-a-Days: Philadelphia Phillies
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93-69, 6 Games Ahead, Won NLDS 3-1 (Colorado), Won NLCS 4-1 (Los Angeles), Lost World Series 4-2 (New York)Positional MVP – Chase Utley - .282/.397/.508 – Expected to miss the early part of the season with an injury Utley was ready when the bell rang and played 156 games despite...
Two-a-Days: Pittsburgh Pirates
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62-99, 6th Place 28 ½ GBPositional MVP – Andrew McCutcheon - .286/.365/.471 – Good news for the Pirates that their best player was also their youngest player. McCutcheon is a star in the making and his 47 extra base hits (including nine triples) and 22 steals are a good indication...
Two-a-Days: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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97- 65, 10 Games Ahead, Won ALDS 3-0 (Boston), Lost ALCS 4-2 (New York)Positional MVP – Kendry Morales - .306/.355/.569 – After watching Mark Teixeira leave via free agency Arte Moreno saw his Cuban investment pay off as the highly touted Morales exploded. The switch-hitter became...
Two-a-Days: Los Angeles Dodgers
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95-67, 3 Games Ahead, Won NLDS 3-0 (St. Louis), Lost NLCS 4-1 (Philadelphia)Positional MVP – Andre Ethier .272/.361/.508 – The sweet swinging right fielder had an age 27 breakthrough with 31 homers and 106 RBI. He also was at his best when the chips were down with six walk off...
Two-a-Days: Los Angeles Dodgers
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95-67, 3 Games Ahead, Won NLDS 3-0 (St. Louis), Lost NLCS 4-1 (Philadelphia)Positional MVP – Andre Ethier .272/.361/.508 – The sweet swinging right fielder had an age 27 breakthrough with 31 homers and 106 RBI. He also was at his best when the chips were down with six walk off...
Two-a-Days: Los Angeles Dodgers
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95-67, 3 Games Ahead, Won NLDS 3-0 (St. Louis), Lost NLCS 4-1 (Philadelphia)Positional MVP – Andre Ethier .272/.361/.508 – The sweet swinging right fielder had an age 27 breakthrough with 31 homers and 106 RBI. He also was at his best when the chips were down with six walk off...
Two-a-Days: Los Angeles Dodgers
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95-67, 3 Games Ahead, Won NLDS 3-0 (St. Louis), Lost NLCS 4-1 (Philadelphia)Positional MVP – Andre Ethier .272/.361/.508 – The sweet swinging right fielder had an age 27 breakthrough with 31 homers and 106 RBI. He also was at his best when the chips were down with six walk off...
Two-a-Days: Baltimore Orioles
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64-98, 5th Place 39 GBPositional MVP: Brian Roberts - .283/.356/.451 – After in depth trade talks that had him all but on a plane to Wrigley Field in the Spring Roberts delivered his usual strong season. With 56 doubles Roberts became just the fourth player in history to have three...
Two-a-Days: New York Yankees
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103-59, 8 Games Ahead, Won ALDS 3-0 (Minnesota), Won ALCS 4-2 (Los Angeles), Won World Series 4-2 (Philadelphia)
Positional MVP – Derek Jeter -– .334/.406/.465 – Death, taxes and Derek Jeter. When the “Holy Trinity” of shortstops was running around back in the late 90s...
Two-a-Days: Washington Nationals
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59-103, 5th Place 34 GBPositional MVP: Ryan Zimmerman - .294/.366/.523 – The Nats third baseman is their franchise player so far in their brief history. With over 30 homers and a slick glove he’s a star already.Cy Young: John Lannan – 8-11, 4.14 – The 24 year old southpaw is...
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