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While much of the MVP headlines are being grabbed by the Ortiz vs. Jeter feud (note to Papi, I think you should just stay quiet on this one), ESPN radio and a number of other sports sources have already anointed Ryan Howard over Carlos "35% more Win Shares than Howard, not to mention a 16 game lead in the standings" Beltran. As MSNBC has said:Regardless of whether his Philadelphia Phillies can secure the NL wild card, Ryan Howard appears to be locking up the MVP award.I think you all know how I feel about that.
Oh, and while Howard seems to be the MVP "it" pick, Jermaine Dye seems to be getting the love in the AL now, which makes no sense to me. It pains me to admit it, but I think it's Jeter.
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Well it's been a couple of months since my World Cup hopes were smashed by, to borrow my wife's nickname for him, Landon "Waste of Space" Donovan and company. But US soccer actually had a great weekend…in England.
The 3 US goalies who are playing in the English Premiere League right now, Brad Friedel (Blackburn), Marcus Hahnemann (Reading), and Tim Howard (Everton), all posted shutouts this past weekend. Friedel stopped two penalty kicks in his (both wrongly awared by a terrible ref), and Tim Howard helped Everton beat their biggest rivals Liverpool 3-0. In Reading's shutout victory, Bobby Convey assisted on the lone Reading goal. Fulham was able to surprise Newcastle on Newcastle's home field, but perhaps more surprising was they were done in by Americans: Brian McBride slotted one home in the 82nd minute to tie the match at 1, and then McBride assisted to fellow American Carlos Bocanegra for the winning goal in the final minutes.
That's 6 Americans making significant contributions to their teams' wins, out of 13 Americans currently playing in the EPL. And in researching the latter number I was pleasantly surprised to find that DaMarcus Beasley has been taken on loan at Manchester City. Hopefully there he can learn how to play with the big boys in the physical EPL, and reacquire his nose for goal.
posted by Darlucky at 9/12/2006 01:39:00 PM
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That's true but Howard is splashy and doing it in September. Beltran is quiet and reserved and "on the best team in baseball," which strangely hurts his candidacy this year in the opinion of the same people who use the same quality to support others in different years.
I'm frustrated by this but I understand. Luckily I can't tell you who the MVP was two years ago, without thinking about it, but I can always tell you who the best players are (with the exception of Grady Sizemore, I had no idea he was this good until he got hurt). All of these awards are a sham. I'm not going to get worked up about it.
P.S. - Big Papi, Shut Up. You sound like a whiner and are belittling your teammates. I'll give you a pass on this one because you must be frustrated by this season, the fact you were kind of ripped off for MVP last season, and have been one of the most likeable guys in the sport for the last few years but please, please, stop, right now.
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