Monday, October 1, 2007
Jimmy Rollins, 2007 National League MVP
It's a no-brainer.The numbers are impressive, and even they don't tell the whole Jimmy Rollins story...
Games started 162 (Every...Single...Game...)
At-bats 716 (Led NL, 35 more than the guy in 2nd)
Runs 139 (Led NL)
Hits 212 (2nd in NL)
Doubles 38
Triples 20 (Led NL, 8 more than the guy in 2nd)
Home Runs 30
RBI 94
Stolen bases 41 (5th in NL)
Batting average .296
On-base percentage .344
Slugging percentage .531
Again, numbers are great, but the best players play their best when it's most important.
Take a look at Rollins' game-by-game log.
In the month of September, during the home stretch of their amazing NL East championship run, the Phillies played 28 games. Jimmy got a hit in 25 of them, including a game-breaking 2-run triple yesterday to help the Phils' clinch.
Oh, and don't forget that he was the guy who had the confidence in April to say that the Phils' were the team to beat in the NL East.
He was right, and he was the biggest reason why...
UPDATE: Jayson Stark has a great article on ESPN.com chronicling what was certainly one of the most interesting regular seasons in MLB history, including Jimmy Rollins' becoming only the 4th member of the 20-20-20-20 Club...
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