1.2 WAR currently. (dWAR 0.0)

collected in about 5 great games

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11 multi hit games and at least 1 hit in 27 of 39.

For reference, the best player in baseball has hits in 29 of 43 games.

Dont phone it in, gd

I'm technically still right.

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He's hitting .300, folks. And in the dominant league, nonetheless.

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MVP

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I heard somebody (Passan??) being interviewed say that he just can't vote for Javy for MVP with a .320-ish OBP, no matter how many other accomplishments he has.

To which I reflexively meatball reply: bullshit.

And then I look at the reality:
- Of the 18 hitters in the NL who got even 1 point in 2017 MVP voting, the OBP ranged from .352 (Cody Bellinger) to .454 (Joey Votto) and the OPS ranges from .854 (Corey Seager) to 1.107 (JD Martinez). Winner's bWAR was 7.6
- The last Cub SS to win the MVP was Ernie Banks, who slashed .313/.366/.614 in 1959
- The last Cub 2B to win the MVP was Ryne Sandberg, who slashed .314/.367/.520 in 1984

Javy was slashing .300/.330/.574 with a bWAR of 4.7 before tonight's game which probably gets him to a 6.7 WAR by season's end. If he can terrorize the league the rest of the year and finish at .315/.345/.600 and the Cubs win the division, I think he can win it.

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good dolphin has been pretty quiet about Javy since this post.

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I hope so, but he's a flashy Puerto Rican baseball player so I'm pretty sure he won't win it.

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Has he turned the corner yet or not, it need a ruling.

Thanks in advance.

not completely. i'd say 85% of a corner if that makes sense.

I love me some CLH, but this is an all time bad thread.

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5.8 WAR going into tonight's game. Leads the league in slugging.

Still, I think that he doesn't win it unless the Cubs smoke everyone in these last four series.

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal

This would be eligible for one of those @OldTakesExposed on Twitter.

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Into the Cubs Hall of Fame!

And he looks great for a man of almost 60.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
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Javy would be a nice fit for the White Sox instead of the trash they will end up playing there.

Well-deserved.

Like I said. Always belonged in the Hall of Fame.

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You know me like that.

Imagine saying that Dunston's numbers are average at best and someone hearing "you hate Dunston".
What a strange little world we inhabit.

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Dunston should have been better but his inner Sean couldn't stop.

Sandy you be nice when talking about Cubs Hall of Famers

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
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When does Neifi Perez get in?

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2043

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No I mean the Cubs hall of fame, not puppy heaven. Seems they're just letting everyone in the Cubs hall of fame.

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It is just a feel good thing to get some good PR at a convention. It literally means nothing.

I know you disagree, but in no place is Neifi and Dunston the same guy in Cubs history.

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Fine. Larry Bowa then.

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I think you are in the CFMB Hall of Fame. I think there was one at some point in time.

So, there's your comparison.

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Yeah. That pisses off Panther. I guess it's worth that much.

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Sorry for the late response. He turned the corner right into oncoming traffic

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anybody that watched the kid play knew what was coming. Including a guy named City of Fools.

But I never had any use for the kid. Baseball version of Russ Westbrook. Give me contact hitters. Let's clog up the basepaths with runners.

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Is Baez in the tag out HOF?

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