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Another MVP Foolishly Given To the Guy With All the RBI

Submitted by ZB, Nov 22, 2006 18:27

I would have had no issues with Derek Jeter winning the MVP. In fact, he's really the only player besides Justin Morneau who could have made a legitimate case. Having said that, Morneau was an obvious choice. He had trouble hitting in April and May and the Twins were 25-33. He righted himself after a meeting with his manager on June 7. After that point in the season, Minnesota was the best team in baseball. Not a coincidence. Joe Mauer and Johan Santana, as they are wont to do, were consistently outstanding all season long. The Twins only won consistently when Morneau was on. It's also not a coincidence that Michael Cuddyer and Torii Hunter, batting before and after Morneau, respectively, had career years at the plate. Because of where the Twins were in early June, every game the rest of the way was huge! That fact makes Morneau's run even more amazing. It's sad that Derek Jeter has never won an MVP but to suggest he deserved it more than Justin Morneau simply doesn't consider all of the facts of their and their teams' game situations over the course of the 2006 season.

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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...	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... [MORE]	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

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