tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923437.post268945793142555005..comments2007-04-16T01:46:56.931-04:00dakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768386460112735397noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923437.post-10060397073769521012007-04-16T01:46:00.000-04:002007-04-16T01:46:00.000-04:00A pretty kick-assedly scathing e-mail from Rick:<BR/><BR/><B>At the end of the season, when they announce the awards – or even before then, when they’re just discussing it -- can we remind you how you explained here that winning MVP = best player in the league?</B><BR/><BR/>Nicely done. Got a little excited in my criticism, and our loyal readers call my shit to the table.<BR/><BR/>The fact remains, however, that although the MVP award is frequently not given to the actual best player in the league. (See Vaughn, Mo.) However, it is rarely given to a <I>bad</I> player. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, mea culpa.Ken Tremendoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15290167169845520176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923437.post-1380376177627599602007-04-15T15:47:00.000-04:002007-04-15T15:47:00.000-04:00<B>But he is staggeringly talented, and his powerful start this spring suggests a grit that, if it flourishes, could make the Yankees more intriguing than they've been in a long time.</B><BR/><BR/>"Suggests a grit" that "flourishes"? That is a weird way to talk about grit. I imagine flourishing grit is sort of the same process you use to bloom yeast -- put the grit in some water, let the grit do its thing.<BR/><BR/>Grit is like midichlorians.Juniorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12399868922850358920noreply@blogger.com