Justin Morneau Prefers Anonymity

In 2006 Twins first baseman Justin Morneau won the American League MVP award, hitting .321 with 34 homers and 131 runs driven in for the division winning Minnesota Twins. At the time there was plenty of uproar coming from the east coast where a lot of Yankees fans thought that Derek Jeter deserved the award.

Personally, if I'd have had a vote that year (I didn't, though that didn't stop me from calling Bud Selig non-stop to share my opinion) I would have voted for Morneau as well. He's a terrific player, but generally toils in obscurity thanks to the fact he plays for the small market Twins...

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