Monday, November 14, 2005
MVP awards not enough
For the second time in three seasons, Alex Rodriguez won the American League's Most Valuable player award. The New York Yankee third baseman beat out Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz for the award.
I don't know which one of them was truly more deserving of the award. I'm not going to spend hours breaking down stats, trying to figure out if the right guy was named MVP. What's certain is that, right or wrong, the voters overall thought A-Rod was a better choice.
What's also certain is that the Yankees didn't get Rodriguez just so he could collect regular-season awards. With the money that owner George Steinbrenner throws around, an MVP trophy is nothing more than a consolation prize given to an exiting game show contestant.
A-Rod was hired to deliver a World Series trophy -- something he hasn't done yet.
I don't know which one of them was truly more deserving of the award. I'm not going to spend hours breaking down stats, trying to figure out if the right guy was named MVP. What's certain is that, right or wrong, the voters overall thought A-Rod was a better choice.
What's also certain is that the Yankees didn't get Rodriguez just so he could collect regular-season awards. With the money that owner George Steinbrenner throws around, an MVP trophy is nothing more than a consolation prize given to an exiting game show contestant.
A-Rod was hired to deliver a World Series trophy -- something he hasn't done yet.
# posted by Steve Seepersaud : 11:56 PM
