Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki fell two points - two points - short of being the National League Rookie of the Year.
Instead, the honor went to Brewers third baseman Ryan Braun.
Honestly, with east coast/west coast sports media bias, I never argued that Tulo would be the ROY, simply that he SHOULD be.
And can anyone disagree? He led ALL MAJOR LEAGUE shortstops in fielding percentage (.987) this season.
He set a MLB RECORD for chances (834)as a rookie and had only ELEVEN errors.
He had the 13th ever UNASSISTED TRIPLE PLAY early in the season.
He also had impressive offensive stats. But because Braun played in fewer games, his offensive numbers are SLIGHTLY more impressive.
But Tulo's defensive numbers are SIGNIFICANTLY more impressive. Braun had only 246 total chances this year and committed 26 errors!! 26!
Factor in the fact that Tulo helped his team to a playoff berth and Braun's defensive blunders aided in the Brew Crew missing the playoffs, and you've got a strong advantage for Troy.
I know, I may be biased, but I watched Tulowitzki become the heart and soul of the Rockies this season. I have not heard that said about Ryan Braun.
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