10-05-2006, 04:12 PM
if they want to make a proclaimation that players are only eligible if their teams make the playoffs then they should write that in the rules.
Until they do, it's retarded to exclude Ortiz because Manny and half of his team got hurt, or Dye because all the pitchers on his team stopped playing in August.
I've also accepted that no pitcher will again win the MVP. Santana was great, but he doesn't hold a candle to the numbers that Pedro put up in 98-'01 when he got passed over ever year.
Jeter "carried" a team? Giambi and Arod on the White Sox, Red Sox, or Twins would have been the best or second best player on the team. Not to mention Damon. The Yankees offense is insane. The Sox, Twins, and White Sox were basically two or three good hitters and then shit after that. The Yankees had a guy hitting .340 batting 9th. It's laughable to think Jeter carried them offensively.
It's not homers alone. Dye, Morneau, Ortiz. All dwarved Jeters run production with a higher OPS, plus THEY ALL MEANT MORE TO THEIR TEAM.
Until they do, it's retarded to exclude Ortiz because Manny and half of his team got hurt, or Dye because all the pitchers on his team stopped playing in August.
I've also accepted that no pitcher will again win the MVP. Santana was great, but he doesn't hold a candle to the numbers that Pedro put up in 98-'01 when he got passed over ever year.
Jeter "carried" a team? Giambi and Arod on the White Sox, Red Sox, or Twins would have been the best or second best player on the team. Not to mention Damon. The Yankees offense is insane. The Sox, Twins, and White Sox were basically two or three good hitters and then shit after that. The Yankees had a guy hitting .340 batting 9th. It's laughable to think Jeter carried them offensively.
It's not homers alone. Dye, Morneau, Ortiz. All dwarved Jeters run production with a higher OPS, plus THEY ALL MEANT MORE TO THEIR TEAM.