Quote Originally Posted by greynotsoold View Post
It seems to me, with what little I know about baseball, that winning the Triple Crown would guarantee winning the MVP. But last week in Sports Illustrated, they argued that Trout was still the obvious choice because batting average, RBIs and home runs are three of the 'least relevant' statistics.


That's what it would seem to me also, grey. I'm shocked, but not at all surprised that SI would be pushing the case for Trout. I hope I'm wrong.... but if the positions were reversed..... and it was Trout winning the Triple Crown and being with the Tigers... and Cabrera with Trout's statistics and team....... I'd bet there'd be no argument. SI would back Trout hands down. Reeks a little of ethnic bias to me.

As for SI saying those stats are the "least relevant".... that would be a huge shock to me also, as it goes against traditional baseball wisdom.