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From ESPN.Com first half awards.
AL (LVP) OF THE HALF-YEAR
Delmon Young, Tigers
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8134086/handing-baseball-midseason-awards
Delmon Young
#21 Designated Hitter
Detroit Tigers
If you click on your handy dandy ESPN.com team stats page, you'll find something shocking: The Detroit Tigers rank dead last in the AL in OPS, on-base percentage and extra-base hits from their No. 5 hitters. And who IS their primary No. 5 hitter? That would be Young, ladies and gentlemen, the 5-hole occupant in every game he's started this year. It's a fairly important job, you might say, hitting behind Cabrera and Fielder. It's also an excellent gig, considering that those two guys have reached base more times than any other two teammates in the AL. And the leadoff man, Austin Jackson, has a .412 OBP himself. So you'd think a fellow who got to hit behind those three, not to mention a man who was once drafted No. 1 overall in the nation, would be a happy and productive kind of guy. Uhhhh, nope. Young is careening along with as many double-play balls (seven) as homers, a .296 OBP, a 58-9 strikeouts-walks ratio and a .236 batting average (with two home runs in 25 games) against teams from his division. "He couldn't do less," muttered one scout, "if he were in a coma." Oh, and we haven't even mentioned yet his endearing, off-field arrest for a hate crime. So friends, there's a term we use for guys who do all that. And you spell it "L-V-P."
AL (LVP) OF THE HALF-YEAR
Delmon Young, Tigers
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8134086/handing-baseball-midseason-awards
Delmon Young
#21 Designated Hitter
Detroit Tigers
If you click on your handy dandy ESPN.com team stats page, you'll find something shocking: The Detroit Tigers rank dead last in the AL in OPS, on-base percentage and extra-base hits from their No. 5 hitters. And who IS their primary No. 5 hitter? That would be Young, ladies and gentlemen, the 5-hole occupant in every game he's started this year. It's a fairly important job, you might say, hitting behind Cabrera and Fielder. It's also an excellent gig, considering that those two guys have reached base more times than any other two teammates in the AL. And the leadoff man, Austin Jackson, has a .412 OBP himself. So you'd think a fellow who got to hit behind those three, not to mention a man who was once drafted No. 1 overall in the nation, would be a happy and productive kind of guy. Uhhhh, nope. Young is careening along with as many double-play balls (seven) as homers, a .296 OBP, a 58-9 strikeouts-walks ratio and a .236 batting average (with two home runs in 25 games) against teams from his division. "He couldn't do less," muttered one scout, "if he were in a coma." Oh, and we haven't even mentioned yet his endearing, off-field arrest for a hate crime. So friends, there's a term we use for guys who do all that. And you spell it "L-V-P."
