Albert Pujols wins 2008 NL MVP Award; Matt Holliday places 18th

Matt Holliday finished second to Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins in NL MVP voting in 2007.

Which Rockie has the best chance of receiving votes for the MVP award in 2009?

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2009 MVP candidates

Which Rockie has the best chance of receiving votes for the MVP award in 2009?

Ubaldo Jimenez?

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by PioneerSkies on Nov 17, 2008 1:27 PM MST reply actions

Dinger?

(J/K. I think).

Blast and botheration.

by Silverblood on Nov 17, 2008 1:33 PM MST reply actions

Who'd he have to

sleep with to get those votes?

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by Russ Oates on Nov 17, 2008 1:35 PM MST up reply actions

the BBWAA

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by PioneerSkies on Nov 17, 2008 1:41 PM MST up reply actions

I decline to answer

Mainly because the idea of Dinger sleeping with anyone does irreparable damage to my psyche.

Blast and botheration.

by Silverblood on Nov 17, 2008 6:02 PM MST up reply actions

Commercial

Thinking back to this past year, and the commercials the Rockies made I think Dinger slept with someone from AZ.

GO ROCKIES!!! JFK

by jrockies on Nov 17, 2008 6:34 PM MST up reply actions

Chris Iannetta seems most likely

I figure he might be our lone AS Game rep, too. I could see Tulo getting some votes if he has a big comeback and the Rockies are competitive.

by Rox Girl on Nov 17, 2008 2:02 PM MST reply actions

Tulo

Tulo already has gotten a decent amount of national publicity due to his rookie season. He plays a glamorous position and he is easy to market.

by MADness on Nov 17, 2008 3:21 PM MST up reply actions

Oh, and Affeldt's a Giant

Options falling by the wayside…

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by Mondogarage on Nov 17, 2008 2:13 PM MST reply actions

Why not Helton as an All-Star in 2009? I assume his back will be “fully” recovered, and Todd could be back to his usual .320/.420/.480 slash numbers. Look at the stat projections at Fangraphs for Todd… (.305/.421/.492)

by patnkeren on Nov 17, 2008 6:21 PM MST reply actions

Or MVP!

I got sucked in with the others…OK, Helton for MVP!

by patnkeren on Nov 17, 2008 6:23 PM MST up reply actions

Too much competition for Todd

With Albert Pujols, Ryan Howard and Prince Fielder around (maybe even Mark Teixeira) the bar for first basemen to stand out from among the crowd in the NL is much higher than it is for catcher or shortstop. I think he’s a decent darkhorse candidate, but I like Tulo and Iannetta’s chances more.

by Rox Girl on Nov 17, 2008 6:28 PM MST up reply actions

I'm definitely gonna have to go with CDI...

I honestly think Chris has a legitimate shot to put up something like a .290/.410/.530 line. And, he’ll play around 150 games.

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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Nov 17, 2008 7:39 PM MST reply actions

Give me Tulo...

Quick, name the other great shortstops out there right now… oh wait they all play for east coast teams. Scratch this theory. We’d have to get to the Series for him to get any recognition…

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by MattTheRock on Nov 17, 2008 8:33 PM MST reply actions

MVP?

I’ll go with Hawpe’s chances. He’s young enough, has put up better numbers every year over the last few years…who knows, maybe he really breaks out and bashes 45 HRs in 09. That would get some MVP votes.

Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.

by Redhawk on Nov 17, 2008 8:42 PM MST reply actions