Hmmm, let's see how they stack up...
Thome .289 28 61
Bonds .365 23 48
Ortiz .304 23 78
Blalock .303 23 68
Berkman .299 16 59 (replaced Griffey)
Sosa .279 16 39
Tejada .311 15 75 (replaced Giambi)
Palmeiro .247 13 52
Griffey .251 20 60 (out)
Giambi .241 11 35 (out)
Why the **** was Giambi in there, and Mr Viagra and Tejada and Berkman for that matter?
:rolleyes:
Why not some of these guys?
26HR M Ramirez
25HR Dunn
22HR A-Rod
22HR Konerko
22HR Beltre
22HR Pujols
21HR Finley
21HR Edmonds
21HR JD Drew
21HR Beltran
20HR Guerrero
20HR Lowell
20HR M Cabrera
2003 Garret Anderson edged out Pujols
2002 Giambi beat Sosa
2001 Luis Gonzalez beat Sosa
2000 Sosa beat Griffey, who had won 2 previous years
All that being said, I think Sosa is gonna crack under pressure. Especially w/o the corked bat.
Thome is a good pick, but it seems the best home run hitter of the year never wins the thing. Bonds could do it, altho he's not used to anyone actually pitching to him
But since he denies having been compensated to participate ( :rolleyes: ) I would say he's the best bet due to that batting average. But wait, is the pitcher a righty or lefty?