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Another MVP Foolishly Given To the Guy With All the RBI

Submitted by Tommy, Nov 22, 2006 15:05

There is a reason it is called the most valuable player and not the best player award. Morneau was the most valuable to his team. He turned around a team (along with help from Liriano and Santana) that made the playoffs. He was the second-best 1b and dh (Ortiz was better but didn't make the playoffs). If anyone watched Twins games they realized that Morneau was the reason the Twins won. Mauer had a great average but couldn't hit in the clutch and don't tell him his avearge with runners in scoring position because it is misleading. He would hit singles with guys on second and they wouldn't score. Morneau deserved it. Look at Jeter's lineup compared to Morneau's.

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sports writers are a JOKE look at the 1942 mvp Joe [who ever heard of him] Gordon. this is the... [MORE]	PAUL	Dec 14, 2006 20:30
I agree with your story completely. Baseball sports writers should be stripped of all voting rights. From the MVP to... [MORE]	eric markovich	Nov 29, 2006 09:45
NY SUN sports is one of the things i am thankful for today. you guys are great; so is the... [MORE]	wighty	Nov 23, 2006 14:58
I disagree with you about the value and merit of the MVP award.First of all, for diehard fans suffering through... [MORE]	John D	Nov 23, 2006 11:55
Let me guess, Tim Marchman never played the game? Another sour ass, east coast, New York writer who thinks the... [MORE]	JC	Nov 22, 2006 21:29
I would have had no issues with Derek Jeter winning the MVP. In fact, he's really the only player besides... [MORE]	ZB	Nov 22, 2006 18:27
I'm a Twinks fan who actually LIKES Jeter. He's a rare class act in a town full of self-righteous, self-important... [MORE]	Zedadiah	Nov 22, 2006 15:17
Baseball is a game of asterisks. (Remember 61?) Give Morneau the title of MVP. What is the asterisk for? The... [MORE]	Steve D.	Nov 22, 2006 15:10
There is a reason it is called the most valuable player and not the best player award. Morneau was the...	Tommy	Nov 22, 2006 15:05
David Ortiz? Look at his numbers. 'Nuff said. [MORE]	Jim B	Nov 22, 2006 13:07
I am not trying to say Jeter should have won..... All I am saying is there is NO WAY Morneau should... [MORE]	Bob B	Nov 22, 2006 13:25
Please forward your column to the comissioner's office and plead for those writers, who REFUSE to vote with a clear... [MORE]	Bob B	Nov 22, 2006 11:24
I know it's hard for you New Yorkers when you are reminded that the world doesn't revolve around the Big... [MORE]	dlz	Nov 22, 2006 11:08
I disagree, DLZ. Santana and Mauer would both have been defensible choices, as would Jeter have been. Morneau is a... [MORE]	Fred Vincy	Nov 22, 2006 12:21
Why is it that everyone gives Morneau extra credit for his big tear during the last two months of the... [MORE]	Derek J	Nov 23, 2006 14:17
Typical east coast. [MORE]	Dick Shivers	Nov 22, 2006 09:53