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My guy, Justin Morneau, just won the MVP award. Love it! He's the best since Kent Hrbek.
And my favorite players, David Ortiz (third place) and Johan Santana (seventh place), also got consideration for the award. Ortiz, though, didn't get a first-place vote -- those went to Derek Jeter (boo!!!), Morneau, and Santana.
Hometown kid wonder Joe Mauer finished sixth.
Obviously, we should've gone farther in the playoffs, eh? (Eh -- that's a Canadian joke. Ha. Ha.)


In the three or so short...
Back to page topIn the three or so short months that I have been a Twins fan, I decided that Mauer is my favorite player, and he should have gotten at least one first place vote if only for that comercial where he gives his sideburns to some kid.
About Mauer, I agree. I'm...
Back to page topAbout Mauer, I agree. I'm sure voters were thinking they didn't want to take away votes from Morneau.
By the way, you have got to see Mauer's sideburns commercial -- a classic knockoff of the retro Mean Joe Green commercial -- at http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/min/fan_forum/commercials_2006....
(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)