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One of my friends today was asking me about who I thought should be MVP. I said Santana, of course he scoffed, but of the five guys (Dye, Ortiz, Jeter, Morneau, Santana) I think he is. So Santana is out since he is a pitcher, I still just couldn't say that Morneau is the MVP. I don't think he is the MVP of the Twins (Santana) and he isn't the best hitter in the league (Ortiz would probably still qualify for this I guess)
I am pretty sure Jeter will be the MVP. Morneau was one of the three best offensive players of the year this year (Ortiz, Hafner, Morneau - IMO), but the Yankees faught through all of that adversity and are such an amazing team that Jeter deserves the lifetime achievement award for being their best player (hint of sarcasm). I personally would rather see Jeter win it than Ortiz or Thome or A-Rod or one of those guys, but I would hardly call him the most valuable player in the American League.
Also, it is officially over for the White Sox now. The magic number for the Twins is at six with 11 games left. So if the Twins can win three of those and the White Sox lose three, it is over. I would be shocked if the Twins haven't clinched it by the last weekend. That also means that Detroit would have to completely fall off, likely lose 10-of-12 games to fuck this up.
The White Sox have underperformed throughout the whole second half, but excuses like a talented pitching staff and Detroit being a fluke have kept it close.
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