"For the first time in 52 years and only the third time in baseball history, both league MVPs may play the same position in the very same city."
For the past 52 years, the only teams that play in the very same city are the Yankees/Mets and Cubs/White Sox. The Mets didn't exist for 7 of those 52 years.
"It's often seen as uncouth and imprudent to call an MVP race in early September, but while the Tigers' Magglio Ordonez and the Mariners' Ichiro are having superb seasons in the AL, there's no realistic reason to think someone other than A-Rod could or should win the award."
By whom are MVP predictions seen as uncouth? Lots of people have been making MVP predictions since before the season even started.
In case you'd forgotten, Jon Heyman does not like VORP:
"While a few VORP devotees and other statistical mavens may pitch for Hanley Ramirez (not me), in my estimation Wright's main competition should come from the Brewers' Fielder and Ryan Braun, the Phillies' Rollins and Chase Utley, the Rockies' Matt Holliday, the Dodgers' Russell Martin and Wright's teammate Jose Reyes. But as of today, of all those players, only Wright and Reyes would be in the playoffs, something else that could put Wright over the top."
Did I miss the mention of Miguel Cabrera, Chipper Jones, Carlos Lee, Albert Pujols, and Ryan Howard?
Wright deserves to be in the discussion. I don't think he's the MVP. I think he's the third-best 3b in his own division. But he's putting up good numbers and it's not an easy call in the NL.
If Wright wins the NL MVP, don't blame Mike Lowell and ARod if they laugh at him. Mike Lowell will finish, like, 15th in the AL voting.
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Later in the article, Heyman suggests that J.D. Drew for Pat Burrell is a potential trade that makes a lot of sense. And it really does, as long as you ignore the fact that Drew has 4 years and $56 million left on that atrocious contract, whereas Pat Burrell will be a free agent after 2008. A "smaller" side note is that people in Philadelphia FUCKING HATE J.D. DREW. Or does Heyman not remember Drew's infamous refusal to sign with Philly after being drafted?
The Mets should trade for Burrell and bench him. Then, he will not bat against them.
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