09-02-2002, 05:24 AM
If it were the "Best Player Award" then A-Rod would win hands down. Since it's not, he won't, nor does he deserve it. The words MOST VALUBLE in the term M.V.P it means the player who is the MOST VALUBLE to his team. A-Rod plays for one of the worst teams in the American League, and despite A-Rod's impressive individual numbers if you subtract him from that team the diffrence in that team's win loss record wouldn't be much different. A home run is a home run, but a home run is also pretty worthless when you lose the game 10-4. While Alfonso Soriano's numers are not as good as A-Rod's, I'd consider him as a more worthy MVP candidate because the contributions he's made to his team have led to greater success for his team.
For the record, the AL MVP is Miguel Tejada and NL MVP is Curt Schilling.
For the record, the AL MVP is Miguel Tejada and NL MVP is Curt Schilling.