David Wright got screwed
David Wright got robbed by the sportswriters. He didn't just deserve to win the MVP, he deserved to win it unanimously. Jimmy Rollins isn't even the second most valuable player on his team (Utley and Howard are far more productive offensively). If voters decided against Wright b/c of the mets collapse, then they're uninformed idiots who shouldn't be allowed to participate in the process. The fact is that David Wright carried the mets' offense down the stretch while playing gold glove caliber defense at the hot corner. He hit .388 the last 2 weeks of the season and accounted for virtually all their offense. The mets missed the playoffs b/c Reyes was horrendous in September and the entire pitching staff (starters and relievers) blew up simultaneously. To punish Wright for this is unfair.
BA HR RBI OBP SLG OPS
.325 30 107 .416 .546 .962 (Wright)
.296 30 94 .344 .531 .875 (Rollins)
There's no arguing that Wright's numbers are superior. Quite frankly, it's not close. The OPS disparity is massive.
Now consider the stadiums where these 2 guys played:
Citizens Park is a band box. It's a joke. Its dimensions are better suited for a little league game. It was ranked the best hitters park in the NL last year (ahead of Coors field) and yielded the most runs in 2007.
Shea Stadium has historically been among the toughest hitters parks in baseball. If Rollins played at Shea he'd be lucky to reach 20 HR. If Wright played at Citizens Bank his HR total would be closer to 40.
David Wright won both the silver slugger and gold glove. Only 2 players in the history of baseball have had a season with a:
.300+ BA
100+ RBI
100+ RUNS
30+ SB
30+ HR
and have won both the gold glove and silver slugger award. They are:
Barry Bonds 1990
David Wright 2007
This voters got it very wrong this year. David Wright deserved every single 1st place ballot cast.
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