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Enough with the fellation of David Ortiz and his "late game heroics." The award isn't most clutch player. It is Most Valuable Player for the entire 2005 season (that includes the first 6 innings too). Rodriguez had better stats all around on offense, and played the field with stellar defense. Try to justify it however you want, Alex Rodriguez had a better season. Take 8 A-Rod's on a team, and 8 Ortiz' on a team and see who wins. The fact that Ortiz can't play defense is another strike against him. Other strikes include: less homers less runs lower OBP lower SLG lower OPS lower AVG less steals less hits Ortiz had more doubles, walks and RBIs. He made 2 errors in 82 chances. Excuse me for not feeling more outrage about this selection.

I was incredibly bored today, and did one of these for a website. A bit more extensive than the other one we've got up, so enjoy this means of killing time. --------------------------------------- 1. ONE WISH? Get my dream job and be happy. 2. ARE YOU A LOVER OR A FIGHTER? i don't know, neither at this point 3. WHAT'S YOUR WORST FEAR? something really bad happening to my brothers or family. 4. AS A KID, WERE YOU A LEGO MANIAC? they were cool for a while, but they lost their coolness when I stepped on them 5. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF "REALITY" TV? the bottom of American society competing for meaningless prizes. give me some hockey and baseball and that's all I need on tv. 6. DO YOU CHEW ON YOUR STRAWS? I chew on your mom's straws. 7. WERE YOU A CUTE BABY? adorable. 8. IS THE SINGLE LIFE FOR YOU? when the time is right, shouldn't force something that isn't there. 9. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR KEYBOARD? white 10. DO YOU SING IN THE SHOWER? in your mom's shower (not really) 11. HAVE YOU EVER BUNGEE JUMPED? nope, looks like fun though 12. ANY SECRET TALENTS? i can make people's brains explode by winking 13. WHAT'S YOUR IDEAL VACATION SPOT? warm place, baseball fields for pickup games, nice golf course, nice nightlife 14. IS ADAM SANDLER FUNNY? most of the time 15. CAN YOU SWIM? nope, but I do know how to drown 16. HAVE YOU SEEN THE MOVIE "DONNIE DARKO"? actually I haven't.. heard about it 17. DO YOU GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THE OZONE? OMG YES! DaMN YoU BuSH!@ 18. HOW MANY LICKS DOES IT TAKE TO GET TO THE CENTER OF A TOOSTIE POP? ask a prostitute 19. CAN YOU SING THE ALPHABET BACKWARDS? i can't even do it forwards (well I can't really sing) 20. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON AN AIRPLANE? plenty 21. ARE YOU AN ONLY CHILD? I used to be 22. DO YOU PREFER ELECTRIC OR MANUAL PENCIL SHARPENERS? electrical, definitely. it's so easy. 23. WHAT'S YOUR STAND ON HUNTING? Gotta eat. 24. IS MARRIAGE IN YOUR FUTURE? i think so 25. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? i write like a retard 26. WHAT ARE YOU ALLERGIC TO? cats 27. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAID? i hate stupid questions.. (incomplete?) 28. IS ELVIS STILL ALIVE? not according to the coroner 29. DO YOU CRY AT WEDDINGS? haha, nope 30. HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR EGGS? not on my plate 31. ARE BLONDES DUMB? people are dumb, not just blondes 32. WHERE DOES THE OTHER SOCK END UP? alternate universe, obviously 33. WHAT TIME IS IT? 930ish 34. DO YOU HAVE A NICKNAME? Tom, Tommy, Thom, Thommy, Tommy Tombs, Joe Deridder, Mr. Scooper, Tommy the Tongue, O'Puker and the King of Smooth 35. IS MCDONALD'S DISGUSTING? Pretty much, but I'll eat it if I need to. 36. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WERE IN A CAR? coming home from basketball yesterday 37. DO YOU PREFER BATHS OR SHOWERS? shower, just trying to get clean 38. IS SANTA CLAUS REAL? yes 39. DO YOU LIKE TO HAVE YOUR NECK KISSED? not since I chilled with Nosforatu 40. ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK? what a terrible show. not nickelodeon's best. 41. WHAT ARE YOU ADDICTED TO? oxygen.. can't get enough 42. CRUNCHY OR CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER? regular style 43. CAN YOU CRACK YOUR NECK? yes, but can you neck your crack? 44. HAVE YOU EVER RIDDEN IN AN AMBULANCE? ridden? no, but I was in one outside the Big 6 before. 45. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BRUSHED YOUR TEETH TODAY? this morning 46. IS DRUG FREE THE WAY TO BE? McGruff knows best 47. ARE YOU A HEAVY SLEEPER? i like to be 48. WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR EYES? tantalizingly blue 50. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR HAIR? brown 51. LIQUOR OR BEER? yes 52. ARE YOU PSYCHIC? no, but I do feel vindicated in spending $19.95 on my newly acquired Brazilian power crystal, just as an executive from a psychic hotline does a line of coke off a hooker's ass with the millions he's raked in from morons like me. 53. HAVE YOU READ "CATCHER IN THE RYE"? no.. i have no idea what the fuss is about 54. DO YOU PLAY ANY INSTRUMENTS? no rhythm, but I would like to at some point 55. HAVE YOU EVER STOLEN FROM A FRIEND? no way man 56. CAN YOU SNOWBOARD? maybe on a ps2? 57. DO YOU LIKE CAMPING? i do with your mom 58. DO YOU SNORT WHEN YOU LAUGH? no but your mom does (I have no interesting answers to these questions) 59. DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC? If the Rangers are in first place, I believe in anything. 60. ARE DOGS A MAN'S BEST FRIEND? no, his hand is. 61. DO YOU BELIEVE IN DIVORCE? people are stupid, so it is necessary. 62. CAN YOU DO THE MOONWALK? i can't even do the macarena 63. DO YOU MAKE A LOT OF MISTAKES? i try not to, but s*** happens. 64. IS IT COLD OUTSIDE TODAY? actually it was really nice out today. 65. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? chicken 66. DO YOU WEAR NAIL POLISH? all the time, black only because i'm so dark. 67. WHAT'S THE MOST ANNOYING COMMERCIAL? the ones that interrupt good TV. 68 DO YOU SHOP AT AMERICAN EAGLE? i don't even shop. I wear what people buy for me. 69. DO YOU SNORE? ask your mom (it's old, I know) 70. FAVORITE BAND AT THE MOMENT? Weezer, Velvet Revolver

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Pretty good post.

The homer(s) Giambi hit was just as important as Boone's in that game. I actually agree on the Mariano Rivera point, but if he doesn't garner votes he deserves for Cy, he'll never get MVP. He has been the most important difference between the Yankees and everyone else in baseball the last 10 years. I've seen the argument "if A-Rod was off the team they wouldn't suffer that much, Giambi, Chacon and Small saved the season anyway. Jeter was more important." Just think for a second, all the players contributed to the Yankees division title. Take any contributer off the team and they suffer. Chacon and Small were important, so was A-Rod. But if you replace Rodriguez with Rey Sanchez, the Yankees suffer the most. More than if the Red Sox replaced Ortiz with an average DH. More than if anybody replaced any star with an average player in the American League. 1.000+ OPS guys with Gold Glove caliber defense don't get replaced by average players without a ridiculous dropoff.

Funny, I had no idea a 2 run homer in the 8th counted more for the one in the 3rd. Rodriguez beat Ortiz in nealy every category. Quit trying to argue Ortiz' intangibles, he didn't deserve the award.

They screwed up the Cy, but the writers did get the MVP right. How did A-Rod get a 3rd place vote? That's a joke. Ortiz had more walks and RBIs. Slice it however you want, you can't give a guy an MVP based on those stats alone, let alone a DH.

Inge was my fantasy steal last year. I don't know why Detroit would trade him, he's very valuable to them.

I posted that somewhere too, another common sense article. Again, Bartolo Colon is one of the worst choices ever for Cy Young.

That's cool by me. Hideki is one of my favorites in the league.

If Javy gets a real pitching coach and is healthy, I would not close the door on him becoming that dominant pitcher we all thought he would be. He was an All Star with the Yankees, most definitely had an arm problem and wasn't the same down the stretch. I think he can still become that ace.

What do we give for Ichiro?

If Furcal played centerfield for us I would need to change my pants. That would be sexy.

Damn lucky they caught it before he did get paralyzed.

Thank God the Jets aren't thinking of bringing this headcase in. Million dollar athlete with a 10 cent head.

I hate asking for gifts, but that's just my nature. Short of a job, there isn't really a whole lot I'm dying to get. I'm actually torn between a few things.This one and I suppose this one. The former more than the latter I guess. My apartment is lacking in entertaining DVDs. Since I'm probably going to pick up some Kevin Smith DVDs this Christmas, those are less pressing for me. My motivation is just to have something to watch when I've got friends over. Honestly though, I'd be happy with a $10 dollar MetroCard for a couple of days transportation. Favorite fast food chain is probably Wendy's, they're always clutch with food. Got me through all of last spring in High School. SFoC, we love you. And that's how it is.

Another choke job by the Knicks is in the works.

Declining catcher offensively and defensively in his mid 30s, that's how the business goes. More importantly, if he plays 81 games at catcher this year, he gets a $12 Million guarantee for '07, and a player option for '08. Not the kind of money to be paying him. Can't manage with your heart all the time, or you are going to pay for it

See this is what's annoying me with steroids. 5 years ago, somebody having a couple of bad years was simply having a couple of bad years. Now it's steroids. Somebody gets good, it's steroids. Of course it's possible, but until you've got something to prove it, why accuse somebody? You need something more than playing well or poorly, because people have been doing that since they invented the game.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/story/363838p-309841c.html

Andy Phillips!!! I love it, Cashman.

http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/31027.htm Edit- forgot the Post makes you sign up.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&id=2217711 Jayson Stark + 900 respect points. Read this, worship this.

It's just annoying. Santana was easily the best pitcher in the American League this season, and the writers picked a guy based on a stat that relies on a team's offense. Strikeouts, WHIP, ERA and BAA are an easy way to show how dominating a pitcher really was.