For anybody keeping up on important world events, Minnesota Twins 1st baseman Justin Morneau has won the American League MVP award. It was a close vote, and Morneau split all the first place votes with Derek Jeter except one (which went for Johan Santana). Joe Mauer, the Twins catcher came in 6th in MVP voting, and Twins pitcher Johan Santana came in 7th.
I'm still surprised that Joe Mauer didn't win, because his achievement, leading the league in batting average while playing as an everyday catcher, hasn't been done since the 40s, but there is a notable bias in sports media towards power hitting. Johan Santana also had a rare feat, winning a major league triple crown (only the third since WWII), but there's a similar bias against voting for a pitcher as MVP, but Santana does get the AL Cy Young award. In any case, I think Justin Morneau may have finally ditched the nickname "Morneau-for-4", and I hope the ovation he and Santana get on opening day next year is enough to get him to stick around.
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