At 11/12/09 11:08 PM, Idiot-Finder wrote:
Former Yankee pitcher attempted to become an hero, hope he gets the help he needs.
That's quite a shock. I always hate it when sports stars do that to themselves, like the German goal keeper, Robert Enke, who walked in front of a train on Tuesday / Wednesday. Very sad and I hope that Wetteland gets the support he needs.
Also, do you think Mike Lupica is bitter?
Silver Sluggers were announced and as a result of that, I think we've seen that the MVP for the American League will be both a Gold Glover and Silver Slugger this year, but considering there were 8 people to do "the double" this year, it looks like the NL MVP will only have a Silver Slugger this time around (Pujols)
In the AL, you could easily argue that Ichiro, Torii Hunter, Derek Jeter, Joe Mauer, Evan Longoria and Mark Teixeira are worthy of MVP considerations.
Looking slightly deeper, I'd say that we can write off Hunter and Longoria from the MVP winning chances straight away. Ichiro is there for his consistant approach to his career numbers, as is Derek Jeter, though both have had good seasons.
While Jeter might be considered as a dark horse this year, the two front runners are undoubtedly Mauer and Tex. Without Tex, the Yanks might have only won the Wild Card. His defence has sparked the Yanks to great things this year and his acquisition was a major upgrade.
Mauer - yes, we know that there will be a little discussion as to why I'm not sure about him winning the MVP, so I'll sit on the fence a little and say that it's still a two horse race between Mauer and Tex, with Jeter coming in third for me.