I will take this time to congratulate Morneau and take slight solace with the fact that Jeter didn't win the MVP. I do think however that the AL should really look into banning the DH. I'm saying this all slightly bitter taste in my mouth, but I mean come on. Why (in my not so humble opinion) is the AL so much better then the NL to watch? The DH. That and the fact that the 7-9 hitters aren't over glorified AAAA players.
A lot of people's arguments are that the DH isn't a "real" position, and they don't play the whole game, blah, blah, blah. So why have it is my question. I'll tell you one thing, ask any pitcher in MLB who's real and they'll tell you David Ortiz.
In the past 4 years of MVP voting he's one of the players who's always there in voting.
2003 - 5th place just ahead of two Red Sox, and he didn't even start the whole year.
2004 - 4th place just behind another Boston teammate.
2005 - 2nd place. Totally robbed here, no way A-Rod should have won this.
2006 - 3rd place. His offensive number were the best of any Red Sox ever...
I take pride in having Papi be a Red Sox, and am as biased as they come but look at the numbers I compiled on September 17, 2006 with Papi's numbers and Jeters numbers and you tell me who looks more like an MVP.
I'm fine with the fact he'll never win the award, I just wish they'd call it the "I'm An Everyday Player on a Playoff Team" award, because it certainly hasn't gone to the MVP the last two seasons...
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