Was it really only that recently?
Anyway.
In honor of this anniversary-of-sorts, as Texas Gal put it, I'm putting up some honorary statistics of the three who I think were most in contention for World Series MVP: Mike Lowell, Jacoby Ellsbury, and David Ortiz (in that order).
Player Name | H/AB | 2B | HR | RBI | TB | R | BB | SO | OBP | SLG | AVG |
Mike Lowell | 6/15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .500 | .800 | .400 |
Jacoby Ellsbury | 7/16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | .688 | .438 |
David Ortiz | 5/15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .412 | .533 | .333 |
Jeez. You have to pick just one for MVP?
Anyway, on another note, I just realized I have another two and a half times what I've already gone through, but with less trade rumors, until pitchers and catchers report. What am I going to do? This is far worse than any other offseason in my memory (granted, this is only the fifth, but that's okay).
I asked various people the what-should-I-do question. The answers I got?
- "Get a life" -My mom
- "Get a hobby" -A friend who doesn't care about baseball
- "Get more pictures of that hot guy" -A friend who doesn't care about baseball but thinks Jacoby is the best player in history
But why would I want a life or hobbies over baseball? (Other than, you know, school. And horseback riding. And homework...)