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Bonds' new numbers merit MVP honors

By Tim Keown
Page 2 columnist

Tuesday, August 26, 2003

The debate over the National League MVP is likely to get louder and less rational over the next five weeks. But f you need hard evidence, just watch the Giants play three games in Colorado this week without Barry Bonds. Without Bonds, the Giants are the Padres, only older. In a broad sense, Bonds vs. Pujols is an argument of New Numbers vs. Old Numbers. By Old Numbers -- the subjective snowballing of batting average, homers and RBIs -- Pujols wins. He's got those numbers, and they're impress ...

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