Give A-Rod the MVP.

I've spent an inordinate amount of time today reading baseball message boards, and I can't find one Yankee fan coming to the defense of Alex Rodriguez. And why would they? .133 batting average in the postseason, no home runs, no RBI. A costly error that contributed to an Angels win in Game 2. Hitting into a double play in the top of the 9th inning, after Jeter did his part to get on base. It's ridiculously petty, but it's very, very enjoyable to read all these Yankee fans ranting about their MVP candidate. Almost all of them now acknowledge that Ortiz should win the hardware, defense be damned.

As a Red Sox fan, it would, of course, make me very happy if Ortiz won. A just reward for the fabulous, exciting season he had, despite the team's outcome. I just think it would be very amusing to see A-Rod win, if they presented him with the award on Opening Day of 2006, and be able to hear the cascade of boos rain down on him in Yankee Stadium. Or better yet, a smattering of tepid, polite applause (think Jackson Heights' own, Mr. Randy Watson of Sexual Chocolate).

Okay, I'm very petty and childish. Here's some more pettiness and childishness:

"Right now, somewhere in New York, a five-year-old kid is wondering if the Yankees will win a championship in his lifetime."
-- Dan Bock, Durham, N.C.