Friday, November 24, 2006
It must be because he's Canadian
Ok Ok, I know that Joe Mauer probably was more deserving of the MVP than Justin Morneau, his defense at a premium position blah blah blah, but from the uproar everywhere from bloggers to ESPN, you'd think that Jason Tyner got handed the MVP. Personally I'd give it to Santana, because he means more to his team than anybody in the entire world, but I'm fine with Morneau getting it. Kudos to you Justin, I hope you rub it in everybody's face.
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You can't give it to a starting pitcher if there is a position player that had the year like Morneau did. I understand that Santana is the best pitcher on a staff that is shaky at best without Liriano and would be near the Royals without Santana, but he pitches once every 5 games. Also, with his disappointing playoffs hanging over the voters heads I'm not surprised one bit that he wasn't in the top 3 for MVP voting.
And Steve Philips brought up a very good point when the award was handed out. If there are 3 Twins in the top 6 for MVP voting, how valuable can all of them really be? They're all great players no doubt, but thats almost like the Yankees starting 7 people in the All Star Game.
Personally, even as a Twins fan, I didn't think Morneau was even in the top 10 of MVP voting. I'd have given it to Mauer (better hitter than Morneau at a more valuable position, and far better in the field) with Jeter coming in at #2. I'd put Grady Sizemore 3rd, Jermaine Dye 4th, and Johan Santana 5th.
I suppose I should clarify. I meant that I was mad at everyone saying how he didn't deserve it. They're probably right, but it's not like everyone the world is gonna end. In 2 years no one will remember who won the MVP.
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