[quote name='ph33r m3']Ortiz thinks the Red Sox free fall shouldn't affect his MVP chances, and calls out Jeter saying he couldn't hit in the Red Sox line-up. Ortiz is crazy to think he has a chance/win the MVP, he's hit a lot of key hits in the late inning, but Jeter plays a little thing called defense, and is superb at it to say the least.[/quote]
But Ortiz's point is this, if you take Jeter out of the Yankees lineup, it doesn't have too much effect on the hitting of the team. Without Ortiz's bat, well you've seen what happened to the Red Sox. In that case, Ortiz is the more valuable asset to his team.
I want Ortiz to win, but neither him or Jeter should get it. I honestly think without Morneau, the Twins would probably be in a distant 3rd place in the Central, if not lower. So if the season ended today, I think the Cy Young and MVP in the AL would be on the Twins. They would've cleaned up on the award triple crown had Liriano not gotten hurt.
And atleast I've got the Reds to fall back on now, they hold the key to their post season, with a series against the Padres at Cincy, should be a good one. I won't settle for anything less than 2 of 3.