Youkilis...or Pedroia...??

[Fried Neckbones]

It's a weird MVP race, that's for sure. Seems like all the playoff contenders have multiple options, with no clear-cut head and shoulders above the rest players. Quentin's injury could tip it to Dye if the White Sox stay in it late, don't forget about Morneau if the Twins make a run at it (his stats, especially the traditional power numbers voters like are way above the rest of the Twins), and then there is the potential just because he set a record and his team is kicking ass candidate: K-Rod. And of course, if Dustin keeps playing like he has been and the Sox can overtake the Rays, I think he has a legit shot too.

Gonna be an interesting September.

[CrespoBlows]

http://ballhype.com/video/dustin_ped...ps_jerry_remy/

[landia]

Originally Posted by HeadOfSoxNation

MVP considerations assuming a Sox postseason birth? Discuss.

I wish Pedroia will be MVP,because he always give me a surprise.
The day before yester day,Red sox would lose the game without pedroia.
GO GO GO Pedroia!MVP!!!

[TheKilo]

Originally Posted by CrespoBlows

http://ballhype.com/video/dustin_ped...ps_jerry_remy/

LOL

[bostonsports17]

Dustin Pedroia.....why?? Quentin is likely out for the season and I didn't think he was gonna get it in the first place...Pedroia is your MVP AL 2008

[JShramek]

How awesome would it be if Pedroia gets it!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheKilo]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dowling25]

I think Pedroia should be the league MVP over Quentin. That is not just cause i'm a Sox fan I think he has better stats imo.

[VA Sox Fan]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/column...son&id=3611226

AL MVP: Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox

There's no set formula for what an MVP ought to look like. But I can guarantee you one thing: There has never been an MVP who looked like the Red Sox's favorite mini-mite. I mean, how tall is Dustin Pedroia, anyhow? "I don't know," laughed teammate Sean Casey. "Maybe 5-3? 5-5? 5-6? I don't know. But he plays like he's 6-5, 250."

Well, whatever you measure this guy at (and officially, he's, ahem, 5-foot-9), he has been a larger-than-life figure for a team that sure needed him. Pedroia could still lead the league in hits, runs, doubles and batting. He could become the shortest batting champ since Snuffy Stirnweiss (5-8) in 1945. And that's not all. Would you believe this man has mashed more extra-base hits than either Josh Hamilton or Miguel Cabrera? And batted .374 since June 14? All true.

The Elias Sports Bureau reports that Pedroia's 43 hits and 33 runs in 26 games in August marked the first month that any player has accumulated those numbers in that few games since Lou Gehrig's 48-hit, 35-run June in 1936. When the Red Sox needed Pedroia to hit cleanup for four games, he did that (going 12 for 18, with two homers, four doubles and a 1.222 slugging percentage). When they needed him to steal a base, he did that (20 for 21).

He's an energizer. He's a great defender. He's a leader. "Every night," Casey said, "you know Dustin Pedroia will do something to help you win a ball game."

Sure sounds like an MVP to me -- although just barely over Justin Morneau.

Apologies to: Morneau, Carlos Quentin, Kevin Youkilis, Joe Mauer, Vladimir Guerrero, Grady Sizemore, Hamilton, Evan Longoria, Francisco Rodriguez, Mauer.

[Gom]

I don't think it's even a question, fellas. Morneau is singularly the most important player on any team. The Twins aren't even in the race if not for Morneau.

This is not a knock on Pedroia, who makes the most of his talent and then some. He is nowhere near as valuable to his team as Morneau is to his team.

I also picked Morneau over Jeter in Jeter's near MVP season. You like to think that that "scrappy" player makes a difference, and he does, but it's like comparing apples to oranges.

Jeter's 2006 Stats:
.343 BA .417 OBP .483 SLG 34 SB
Pedroia 2008 Stats:
.325 BA .375 OBP .493 SLG 20 SB

Jeter didn't deserve to win [his stats are better than Pedroia's] over 2006 Morneau. Pedroia stats aren't as good [neither are Morneau's], but Morneau deserves it again.

That said, hats off to a great season by Pedroia. This puts to bed the debate as to who's better, Dustin or Cano. He's better than Cano in every single facet of the game.

[Coco's Disciples]

Morneau definitely didn't deserve it in 2006, but he'll probably get it this year.

[KeepTheFaith1229]

Youkilis should be the MVP...he's having a better year than Morneau, and Pedroia.

[Soxfan#1]

Fourth prize -- From Jay Leno, on the New York financial crisis:

"AIG has assets over $1 trillion. … Has anybody ever had $1 trillion and still failed? OK, besides the New York Yankees."

[TheKilo]

Gom - Explain to me why Morneau is the MVP.

[Coco's Disciples]

Just looked at the numbers. While I still think Morneau will win, I give a modest edge to Pedroia.

.325/.375/.493, 17 HR, 83 RBI, 20 SB, 61.9 VORP
.304/.376/.507, 23 HR, 129 RBI, 0 SB, 47.3 VORP