How RIght You Are

I was talking to someone and he made some possibly accurate but totally ridiculous comparison. I forget what it was, but I told him that what he was saying was akin to explaining Rey Ordonez's inability to hit with the fact that he didn't hit as well as George--er--Babe Ruth.

That kind of comparison is like winning the battle but getting nowhere in the war. Ordonez didn't hit as well as Babe Ruth - not many people have - but that is not what proves that he was a terrible hitter. If you were to point out that he couldn't hit as well as Desi Relaford, well, that might be a bit more informative.

As you probably know, Albert Pujols was voted MVP of the National League. More importantly, I suppose, Pujols was MVP of the National League. It was his 3rd MVP. That means that Pujols now has more MVPs than all but 9 baseball players. Bonds, Berra, Campy, Dimag, Foxx, Mantle, Musial, A-Rod, Mike Schmidt. That's pretty good company, and I'm sure that Albert is happy to be mentioned in the same sentence as those great ballplayers.

Here's what Barry Bonds had to say about a young Albert in 2003 "[Albert Pujols] reminds me of Bobby Bonilla, but better."

Right on, Barry.