I'm watching the Cardinals play the Braves right now on TBS. Adam Wainwright is pitching, and Chip Caray is the announcer. He's the grandson of Harry Caray - his real name is actually Harry Caray III. He's also a moron; here's what he said about Wainwright's contributions to the 2006 Cardinals:
"You could say that Wainwright was the MVP of last year's Cardinals team...he was an excellent middle reliever and then took over as the closer when Isringhausen went down...then he got the final out of the World Series. "
Adam Wainwright was pretty god-damned good last year, Chip. But the Cardinals also had a guy named Albert Pujols on the 2006 team. He's also on the '07 team! Albert's OPS+ last year was 180. His EqA was .358. His WARP3 was 13.2. In April and May, he carried the team with a .315/.449/.775 line. Adam Wainwright, meanwhile, was a really good relief pitcher. Thankfully, Chip shut himself up after...wait, he said more.
"Wainwright could also be the MVP of this year's team; he's the only pitcher who's been able to go out there every fifth day for this Cardinals team blah blah blah."
God damnit. Wainwright has been the best Cardinals starter, I'll give him that. He's turning into a very good starting pitcher. However, Albert Pujols is on this team, too. Since May 1st, he's hitting .336/.438/.590. If the Cards make the playoffs, he will probably win the MVP. Of the National League. The fact that he's the team MVP is a given.
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