NL MVP Race should go to the wire!!!!

[xpress34]

If you go to MLB.com and click the STATS key in the toolbar or search the player by name, you can click on this season and if you go to more stats, the TPA is listed there and it is the OFFICIAL Total Plate Appearances per MLB.

Just an FYI!

- Chris

[joelsabi]

You can't just take plate appearances for an off the bench utility infielder that has become a full time starter and use that as a season calculation because it will always be inaccurate. Like discussed before games counted earlier in the season he might have only got one pinch hit at bat. Those games distort the information as to average number of plate appearances now that he is an everyday player. Calculating his numbers as an everyday player the only choice you have is to use a more recent sampling of his time as a starter. Besides with all of those appearances that were one or two at bats a game earlier in the season it is mathmatically impossible that his numbers went from 4.9 a game to 4.3 a game in when his plate appearances over that week were 4.7 a game.

exactly. i used a 30 game period to figure infante rate. of course his 30 day rate is higher than his season rate as he now plays daily and hits leadoff. Leadoff hitter should get 4-5 plate appearance per game.

[Neal]

Not that he is a candidate, but Ryan Howard will win the RBI crown.

Votto is having a better year than Pujols.

[skier14]

Not that he is a candidate, but Ryan Howard will win the RBI crown.

Votto is having a better year than Pujols.

Why do you think Howard over the three players in front of him?

[xpress34]

Cargo

BA - .341
HR - 32
RBI - 106

Votto

BA - .320
HR - 34
RBI - 104

Pujols

BA - .308
HR - 39
RBI - 104

Infante

BA - .340 (Not yet qualified for Batting Title - 438 PAs)
HR - 7
RBI - 41

Tulowitzki

BA - .325 (2nd - 461 PAs)
HR - 23
RBI - 82
**(Tulo has added 3 HRs and 10 RBI since my last update!)***

[lakeerie92]

Cargo

BA - .341
HR - 32
RBI - 106

Votto

BA - .320
HR - 34
RBI - 104

Pujols

BA - .308
HR - 39
RBI - 104

Infante

BA - .340 (Not yet qualified for Batting Title - 438 PAs)
HR - 7
RBI - 41

Tulowitzki

BA - .325 (2nd - 461 PAs)
HR - 23
RBI - 82
**(Tulo has added 3 HRs and 10 RBI since my last update!)***

At that rate Tulo might be a Triple Crown contender

[xpress34]

Weekend Update (a nod to Chevy Chase, Jane Curtain and the REAL SNL Cast):

Cargo

BA - .341
HR - 32
RBI - 106

Votto

BA - .321
HR - 34
RBI - 104

Pujols

BA - .309
HR - 39
RBI - 107

Infante

BA - .339 (Not yet qualified for Batting Title - 443 PAs)
HR - 7
RBI - 43

Tulowitzki

BA - .324
HR - 24
RBI - 84
*** (Tulo has 12 HRs and 29 RBI in the month of September so far!!!) ***
*** (Stat from last night's game - Tulo has more HRs, RBIs and Higher BA than the ENTIRE Dodgers line-up combined for the month of September!) ***

[joelsabi]

Weekend Update (a nod to Chevy Chase, Jane Curtain and the REAL SNL Cast):

Cargo

BA - .341
HR - 32
RBI - 106

Votto

BA - .321
HR - 34
RBI - 104

Pujols

BA - .309
HR - 39
RBI - 107

Infante

BA - .339 (Not yet qualified for Batting Title - 443 PAs)
HR - 7
RBI - 43

Tulowitzki

BA - .324
HR - 24
RBI - 84
*** (Tulo has 12 HRs and 29 RBI in the month of September so far!!!) ***
*** (Stat from last night's game - Tulo has more HRs, RBIs and Higher BA than the ENTIRE Dodgers line-up combined for the month of September!) ***

Thanks Chris. Hopefully I can quote Meatloaf when this is over.

[sox83cubs84]

On tonight's Cubs game telecast, announcer Len Kasper made a statement that Troy Tulowitzki is now a full-fledged NL MVP candidate. Anyone's thoughts on that?

Dave Miedema

[skier14]

I think that may be the case. As he has hit 26 HRs and has 92 RBI and is in second in the NL Batting Race, and hes only played 110 games.

Thats just my opinion, especially if the Rockies make the playoffs.