Look up Tulo's at-bats vs. Braun's at-bats and then Holliday's at-bats and then be glad that Braun isn't in the running for MVP like he easily could have been had he not been in AAA for awhile in the season and therefore had over 100 fewer AB's.
Still though, sportswriters should definitely include defense in their ratings, and about half of them did by voting for Tulo, but those other half that ignored the fact that Braun led the MLB in errors should indeed be bowing their heads in shame today.
So, since I'm in a good mood today, I'll just say that I'm glad that Braun doesn't have Holliday-esque offensive numbers (but still lead the MLB in errors) which would make sportswriters reconsider voting for Holliday for MVP because something would seriously be wrong with MLB if Braun won MVP over Holliday while also having the worst fielding percentage around.
I think I heard it best from a friend though: "at what point does a player's horrible fielding ex out any gains his team gets from his awesome batting performance?"
Mendoza's 5280 (reasons to include defense in all general awards like ROY and MVP and Cy Young)
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As Mendoza's mother says, "it sounds like one of those 'love fests'."
For anyone not of this family, that phrase has heavy meaning -- meaning the moment that a kid's coach decides that one of his players is "the next Derek Jeter or the next Ken Griffey Jr. or at least the next league phenom", then that player and all his teammates are subjected to a month-long -- or worse yet -- a season-long love-fest.
My sons, including Mendoza himself, were all recipients of these obnoxious "love-fests", though, unfortunately, they never lasted all season before the NEXT Ken Griffey Jr. came along, hahahaha!
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