Comments on: Mike Trout named Baseball America’s Player of the Year http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/16/mike-trout-named-baseball-americas-player-of-the-year/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Wed, 22 May 2013 17:53:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: stlouis1baseball http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/16/mike-trout-named-baseball-americas-player-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-385129 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:49:11 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=237682#comment-385129 I think you might be clouded by your Bromance with Bryce Harper.
I can relate. I once had a long Bromance with Albert Pujols.
Then he ripped my heart out and stomped all over it.
Our Bromance abruptly ended.

]]> By: smftrdr http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/16/mike-trout-named-baseball-americas-player-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-384952 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:13:45 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=237682#comment-384952 Anyone else upset by the use of “11.6 WARs” ? It’s Wins Above replacments, it’s already pluralized.

]]> By: nbjays http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/16/mike-trout-named-baseball-americas-player-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-384830 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:29:12 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=237682#comment-384830 Oh, of course… because 20-year-olds like Mike Trout have obviously peaked whereas 19-year-olds…. oops, he’s 20 now… like Bryce Harper have unlimited potential? Sorry, alex, but your Wonderboy man-crush is showing.

There is NO valid reason to believe that Harper would only get better and Trout can only get worse… at least not in the real world.

]]> By: cosanostra71 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/16/mike-trout-named-baseball-americas-player-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-384770 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:42:04 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=237682#comment-384770 so… he can’t improve his timing or patience at the plate?

]]> By: jeffa43 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/16/mike-trout-named-baseball-americas-player-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-384745 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:12:33 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=237682#comment-384745 To beat out Trout for this award, you would have had to hit for the triple crown…..

oh, wait…. ummm… nevermind….

If a hitter has one of the greatest years ever, but someone the same season has a better year…

Then that is better…. Just saying.

]]> By: thereisaparty http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/16/mike-trout-named-baseball-americas-player-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-384735 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:59:08 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=237682#comment-384735 History has proven this time and time again. Triple Crown trumps all. Just ask Ted Williams.

]]> By: logankivo http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/16/mike-trout-named-baseball-americas-player-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-384729 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:51:46 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=237682#comment-384729 if bonds couldnt win triple crown on steroids, whats that say about cabrera

see what i did there

]]> By: alexo0 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/16/mike-trout-named-baseball-americas-player-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-384724 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:47:47 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=237682#comment-384724 I’m saying he won’t get any faster, so any increase in value will have to come from somewhere other than his speed. He’ll be crazy fast for a long time yet. I just think he’s probably near his overall peak abilities. On the flip side, I believe that Bryce Harper has a lot of room to grow, and will do so, ultimately becoming more valuable than Trout over the long run.

]]> By: deadeyedesign23 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/16/mike-trout-named-baseball-americas-player-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-384718 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:42:17 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=237682#comment-384718 Because the players union and Bud essentially mandated that you have to take every great performance with a grain of salt, as unfair as that is.

]]> By: natslady http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/16/mike-trout-named-baseball-americas-player-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-384717 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:42:10 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=237682#comment-384717 Why? No 21-year-olds are fast? Congrats to Mike Trout.

]]> By: yahmule http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/16/mike-trout-named-baseball-americas-player-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-384692 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:22:14 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=237682#comment-384692 Cabrerians seems to flow better.

Congratulations to Mike Trout. He deserves every good thing that comes his way.

]]> By: peopletrains http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/16/mike-trout-named-baseball-americas-player-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-384684 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:11:30 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=237682#comment-384684 Trout had an incredible year. However, nothing beats a triple crown.

]]> By: billymc75 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/16/mike-trout-named-baseball-americas-player-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-384642 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:34:14 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=237682#comment-384642 Ridiculous

]]> By: 18thstreet http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/16/mike-trout-named-baseball-americas-player-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-384605 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:44:09 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=237682#comment-384605 Unacceptable. You have to pick a side. Further, you have to denigrate the other one.

Get with the program.

]]> By: alexo0 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/16/mike-trout-named-baseball-americas-player-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-384603 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:42:27 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=237682#comment-384603 It’s tempting to say that a 20-year-old having a season this amazing will automatically improve all facets of their game, but there’s a real chance he may already have had his career year. It’s quite likely that his power numbers have room to increase. However, a significant portion of his value is built on his speed, which has probably peaked and will gradually decrease as time goes on.

]]> By: atxjustin http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/16/mike-trout-named-baseball-americas-player-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-384595 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:30:20 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=237682#comment-384595 Makes you think about what, exactly? How great of a season Trout just had? Why is it that some fans, and sports writers, must automatically be suspicious of any player having a great year?

]]> By: atxjustin http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/16/mike-trout-named-baseball-americas-player-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-384594 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:29:48 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=237682#comment-384594 Makes you think about what, exactly? How great of a season Trout just had? Why is that some fans, and sports writers, must automatically be suspicious of any player having a great year?

]]> By: Kleinz 57 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/16/mike-trout-named-baseball-americas-player-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-384592 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:28:13 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=237682#comment-384592 Hey, Trout might still win MVP. It could happen!

]]> By: husky2score http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/16/mike-trout-named-baseball-americas-player-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-384587 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:23:39 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=237682#comment-384587 It’s scary knowing that he is only going to get better.

]]> By: natstowngreg http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/16/mike-trout-named-baseball-americas-player-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-384577 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:07:22 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=237682#comment-384577 I have to wonder if BA went with the guy who was at the top of their prospect list (along with Bryce Harper and Matt Moore). As a BA subscriber, I don’t have a problem with that. But then, I’m neutral in the Great Cabrera-Trout Generational Feud.

]]> By: El Bravo http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/16/mike-trout-named-baseball-americas-player-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-384574 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:04:34 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=237682#comment-384574 Well if spinach is his PED, we can be okay with that.

]]> By: illcomm http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/16/mike-trout-named-baseball-americas-player-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-384571 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:58:43 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=237682#comment-384571 hmm second to only Barry bonds on steriods. makes u think. he does look like popeye

]]> By: historiophiliac http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/16/mike-trout-named-baseball-americas-player-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-384564 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:51:14 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=237682#comment-384564 That picture says Angels in the Outfield.

]]> By: darthicarus http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/16/mike-trout-named-baseball-americas-player-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-384560 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:49:38 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=237682#comment-384560 Of course I guess typing it out doesn’t mean I’m secretly thinking anything, hmm.

]]> By: darthicarus http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/16/mike-trout-named-baseball-americas-player-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-384558 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:48:22 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=237682#comment-384558 Cabreraites, nice. Kudos to Trout on his great season & winning these awards. Still eagerly awaiting the post-MVP bickering that’s going to happen regardless of who wins though secretly I’m hoping the voting ends in a tie.

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