Thursday, September 28th, 2006
…or at least they should be. A recent ESPN poll showed fans think the Astros have the best shot at giving the Mets a series in the first round. With a starting lineup that begins with Roy Oswalt, The Rocket and Andy Pettitte, it’s a no-brainer, not to mention the slump the red-birds starting lineup has been experiencing (including Cy Young favorite Chris Carpenter). It’s been a crazy week in the national league central, and you can bet the Mets are pulling for St. Louis this year.
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Saturday, September 9th, 2006
While watching Berkman hit two center-field home runs and drive in four runs tonight, I thought about the MVP voting. Ryan Howard appears to have a commanding lead, but many think Pujols and Beltran are next in line. If the MVP goes to the player that is most valuable for the team, consider this:
The Big Puma has 120 RBIs. That is more than double the second place batter on the Astros (which happens to be Morgan “ride the pine” Ensberg with 53). The Mets have three players with more than 100 RBIs, and St. Louis has five players with more RBIs than Ensberg. In fact, Berkman has driven in 21% of the Astros’ runs, compared to Pujols at 16% and Beltran at 15%.
In my opinion, no one is more valuable to his club than Berkman is to the Astros.
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