NL MVP rant

Does Ryan Howard deserve the NL MVP award? Aside from the battle for a couple playoff spots, that question is one of the biggest in the baseball world. I have trouble giving the MVP to a guy who's hitting below .250. The fact that we're even discussing his credentials in this context shows just how much the whole what-have-you-done-for-me-lately argument is what really wins over the voters. In September, Howard's hitting .379 with 8 HR's, 24 RBI and a 1.379 OPS. I guess his .234 average pre-all star break, has been completely forgotten.

This makes you feel really bad for Albert Pujols, who's been the picture of consistency.
Pre-All Star: .350, 18 HR's, 50 RBI, 30 Strikeouts and a 1.074 OPS
Post- All Star: .375, 15 HR's, 51 RBI, 20 Strikeouts and a 1.172 OPS

I realize his team is no longer in the playoff race, but he kept them in it for most of the season. Doesn't that count for anything?

The Baseball Project hits a homerun with indie record stores!

Yep Roc is proud to announce Finders Records & Tapes, of Bowling Green, OH, as the winner of the 2008 Baseball Project Display Contest! We had quite a few awesome submissions, so it was hard to choose just one, but the folks at Finders worked hard and their efforts paid off. Check out their display below:


Finders will receive a grand slam prize pack for this great display. These honorable mentions deserve serious kudos for their efforts as well:

Rock-A-Billy's, from Michigan, used tons of old school baseball memorabilia to create this display. They even sold some sunflower seeds and Cracker Jacks as part of their promotion.


Music Millennium, from Portland, OR, created their own pennant for their display.

Waterloo Records, in Austin, TX, really got creative when they arranged the baseball elements into this display.

Thanks to everyone else who got on board with this!