STILL THE MVP IN MY BOOK —————- by Steve Nadis
The Baseball Writers Association of America gave the American League MVP to Alex Rodriguez over David Ortiz (aka Big Papi), and in the immortal words of the Boston Herald (this city’s daily tabloid), “he [meaning Ortiz] wuz robbed.” Rodriguez bested Ortiz in a number of offensive categories in 2005, but Ortiz was still the MVP. Ortiz, who has an infectious, larger-than-life personality, drove in far more runs than A-Rod and, more importantly, he won far more games–coming through time and again in clutch situations. The term “walkoff,” which was much discussed in these pages, came into common usage this year mainly because of Ortiz who ended many a game with one swing of the bat. He drove in 33 runs with the game on the line, whereas A-Rod came through with just 12 RBIs when it mattered most. “In 2005, without question, Alex Rodriguez was the very best player in all of baseball,” Tony Massarotti wrote in the Herald (a paper I never read). “He just wasn’t the most valuable.”
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Ummmm….what about Andruw Jones? P.S. Will you whisper in my ear what celebrities you’ve been told you resemble? I swear I won’t tell. Fabio? Seriously, from the side, you look a little like Robert Kennedy, Jr.
Thanks for the note; I’m not as up on A. Jones as I should be. Once I was told I looked like the Peter MacNichol[sp?] character in the movie, Sophie’s Choice, and I’ll tell you one thing– he’s no Brittany Murphy.
OK, I was a little slow in reading the news; I see that Andruw Jones lost out to Pujols in a close vote for the NL MVP–possibly another David Ortiz-type situation?
C’mon, WW, it’s Kurt Russell. They don’t call him Snake for nothing.
Hi TB — That’s nice of you to say it, but I’ve never heard anything like that before. Even though Kurt & I have shared a nickname…
Well, TB, I have to admit…I think he’s handsome. Snake, that is. I’m going with the Kennedy resemblance.
OK thanks but let’s knock it off. It’s starting to get embarrassing. And besides, this was supposed to be about David Ortiz, not about me.
A-Rod sounds more macho than Big Papi.
I too feel "Ortiz wuz robbed." The saddest part of the whole matter - A-Rod wasn’t even the MVP of his own team!
It was Rivera! It all makes a lot sense, doesn’t it?