Sunday, July 09, 2006

Jason Stark vs Chris Lynch for Mid-Season Awards

Jason Stark has his mid-season awards posted at ESPN.com. I don't want to spoil the surprise of Stark's picks but how else am I supposed to show where we differ?

AL MVP:
Stark - Jim Thome White Sox
Lynch - David Ortiz Red Sox (Ortiz has 10 more RBI than Thome and he's the difference between the Red Sox leading the AL East and being in second. The White Sox would still be in second if they did not have Thome.)

NL MVP:
Stark - Albert Pujols
Lynch - Albert Pujols (because David Wright and Jose Reyes split the Mets vote. If I was allowed co-MVP's it would be Wright and Reyes.)

AL LVP (Least Valuable Player):
Stark - Rondell White and Tony Bautista Minnesota Twins
Lynch - Adam Eaton Texas Rangers (the Rangers traded Chris Young for Adam Eaton who hasn't pitched an inning for the Rangers yet this season. Meanwhile Chris Young has gone 8-4 with a 3.12 ERA for the Padres. If the Rangers had Young's innings then they would be in first place instead of 1 game back.)

NL - LVP:
Stark - Kaz Matsui Mets (and Colorado)
Lynch - Vinnie Castilla Padres (I think Vinnie Castilla is Spanish for "Kevin Millar". He's hitting just .232 for the season which is just worse that what he's hitting with RISP - .234. Castilla has been so bad that Mark Bellhorn is starting to look good as an option at 3rd. I was going to vote for Jose Lima because the Mets easily could have picked someone out of the stands and gotten equal results than what they got from Lima.)

AL Cy Young
:
Stark - Johan Santana Minnesota Twins
Lynch - Francisco Liriano Minnesota Twins (lower ERA and more wins than Santana. May seem strange in that I picked Papelbon as the mid-season AL ROY leader over Liriano but that's ust the way it is. Liriano just edges Santana, Roy Halladay and Jonathan Papelbon - and I mean just edges - this vote could go to any of those players.)

NL Cy Young:
Stark - Brandon Webb Diamondbacks
Lynch - Chris Capuano Brewers (Capuano is 10-4 with a 3.21 ERA - one bad start and Capuano would be leading MLB in ERA. This is another vote that could to a number of players - such as Webb, Tom Glavine or the up an coming Josh Johnson or Chris Young. Capuano being from Springfield, MA was the tie-breaker.)

AL Cy Yuk:
Stark - Josh Towers Blue Jays
Lynch - Josh Towers Blue Jays (although Randy Johnson almost got my vote.)

NL Cy Yuk:
Stark - Oliver Perz Pittsburgh Pirates
Lynch - Jose Lima Mets (Lima was 0-4 in 4 starts with a 9.87 ERA. Yuk indeed!)

AL ROY:
Stark - Jonathan Papelbon Red Sox
Lynch - Jonathan Papelbon Red Sox (even though I picked Liriano as Cy Young)

NL ROY:
Stark - Ryan Zimmerman Nationals
Lynch - Dan Uggla Marlins (close but Uggla still has edge over Zimmerman but keep an eye on Josh Johnson of the Marlins)

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