1.Barry Bonds: Was the National League MVP. Won the Gold Glove.
He started for the NL in the All-Star game. Led the NL in runs (109), walks, and slugging and on-base %.
He was second in the league with 34 homers and 3rd with 103 RBI.
He also hit .311 and swiped 39 bases.
In the NLCS against
2. Roberto Alomar: Was the ALCS MVP. He hit .423 (11-26) in the six games. He homered twice, drove in four runs and scored four more, as well as stealing five bases in the series.
In the decisive Game 6 Alomar went 4-5 and delivered a game tying two-run shot of Dennis Eckersley in the ninth. The Blue Jays would take the game in extra innings.
During the regular year, he was an AL All-Star, Gold Glove winner, and finished 6th in the MVP voting. He hit .310 (177 hits), scored 105 R (3rd in the
The Blue Jays won 96 games and the AL East by four games. The took out
3. Dennis Eckersley: Was the MVP (the last pitcher to win the MVP).
He won the Cy Young in the American League.
He posted a 7-1 record with a tiny 1.55 ERA. He had a ML high 51 saves.
In 80 IP, Eck wiffed 93 batters and walked just 11.
He saved Game 1 of the ALCS.
I like your listing of Roberto Alomar ahead of Eck, despite the latter winning the AL MVP. But yeah, Bonds has to be the top.
ReplyDeleteDennis Eckersley: the man with the permanent tan. haha...I agree with the comment above too. Again nice analysis, Brian.
ReplyDeleteGood call on the Eck tan, PJ
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