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Anybody who thinks that Morneau was less valuable to the Twins than Mauer is an idiot. On Around the Horn today, Woody Paige said Morneau is the third most valuable person on his team.
In the TPWW AL MVP thread, I voted for Santana, but obviously pitchers are not considered in the real MVP race. Therefore, why should Morneau be hurt by that? Then Mauer, who had a great season, was nothing like Morneau. He won the batting title, but was not strong in the second half, didn't hit for power nor RBIs. I just think that is a bullshit reason, and it is sad that ESPN even uses it, because it is really just ignorant.
Based on stats alone, Morneau blew Jeter out of the water. For an ESPN analyst to not realize Morneau's numbers or his addition to the Twins division title this year is just sad. I am just glad that he won, because he definitely deserved it more than Jeter or Ortiz. Twins could have legitimately had a chance to win all four major awards had Liriano not been injured: MOY, ROY, MVP, CY.
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