Well DUHHHHHHHHHH

The Word of the Day is DUH.

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Albert Pujols was just named the unanimous winner of the 2009 National League Most Valuable Player award.  Well duh.  Prince Albert was clearly the best player in baseball, and if he wasn't named a unanimous winner of the NL MVP award, it would have been the biggest travesty since, well, yesterday's AL MVP announcement that Joe Mauer only got 27 of 28 first place votes.

Speaking of which, what in the hell were you thinking, Keizo Konishi?  Miguel Cabrera was the best player in the American League?  By what criteria?  Most cheeseburgers eaten during the pre-game buffet?  Most hot dogs eaten at first base during the game?  Most times caught on camera picking his nose?  There is no justifiable reason that Miguel Cabrera was the best player in the American League.  Miguel Cabrera wasn't even the most valuable Detroit Tigers player this year.  Justin Verlander was.  In fact, if I had a ballot for the American League MVP, it would have looked something like this:

1. Joe Mauer
2. Derek Jeter
3. Kendry Morales
4. Ben Zobrist
5. Kevin Youkilis
6. Mark Teixeira
7. Zack Greinke
8. Aaron Hill
9. Miguel Cabrera
10. Jason Bay

Cabrera deserved to be in the top ten this year.  But the fact that he drank himself off during the month of September when the Tigers needed him most says enough about his character that he should not have been anywhere near the top of the ballot.

Speaking of dumb votes, what in the hell is Placido Polanco and Jeremy Affeldt doing getting MVP votes?  Really?  Polanco was at best the FIFTH best second baseman in the American League this past year, and even that is probably generous (Hill, Zobrist, Cano, Pedroia, Roberts come to mind before I even consider Polanco).  And a SETUP man in the National League is in the top ten?  The fact that Adrian Gonzalez finished TWELFTH should show that there is no way in hell that Jeremy Affeldt should have been considered a top FIFTY player in the National League, let alone top ten.  These voters should have their ballots revoked IMMEDIATELY.

College basketball season started in earnest last week.  After watching the Coaches vs Cancer classic last week, I want to know what the coaches of the Big East were thinking putting Syracuse SIXTH in the conference in their pre-season ranking.  They looked very impressive against Ohio State and North Carolina last week.  Mark my words right now.  Syracuse WILL be a Final Four team this year.  Since I really didn't do a college basketball preview, I'm going to announce my Final Four teams here as I think we will see Syracuse, Kansas, Duke and Texas as the last teams standing.

What took the Titans so long to give the reins to Vince Young.  All he does is simply win games.  He may not put up the best numbers (see Boller, Kyle), but he gets the job done.  Eight straight regular season wins for Vince.  If they had pulled the plug on Kerry Collins earlier, we might be talking about the Titans as a playoff contender.  Now, however, even if they win out, there is virtually zero chance that the Titans will make the playoffs.

My NFL MVP Watch:
1. Brett Favre.  Unheard of idea four months ago, but 21 TDs, 3 INTs and leading the NFL in QB rating shows that The Gunslinger is more than just a gunslinger.

2. Peyton Manning.  He is carrying this Colts offense to an undefeated season with guys named Garcon running the routes.

3. Drew Brees.  It's nothing that he did that is causing him to drop in my eyes.  It's just that Favre has been unbelievable.  Looking forward to seeing what he can do against Patriots defense.

4. Tom Brady.  He's BACK.  Enough said.

5.  Wes Welker.  Hear me out here folks, because this isn't just because of my Patriots fandom.  The Patriots didn't have Welker in week two, so the Jets could focus on shutting down Randy Moss because the Pats didn't have enough depth at WR.  Result: Jets win.  Welker is back the second time around, and he torches them for 15 catches and nearly 200 yards, getting first downs on nearly every single reception.  Result: Patriots win.

My Top Three Heisman Candidates:
(Before I begin, this is probably the weakest crop of Heisman candidates in recent memory.  At least that's my story and I'm sticking to it.)
1. Case Keenum, Houston.  He is putting up staggering numbers.  If Houston had any type of defense, they would be in the discussion for BCS buster.

2. Mark Ingram, Alabama.  Ingram is carrying the Crimson Tide towards the BCS title game.  Yes, I said it.  Alabama will beat Florida to go to the BCS title game.

3. C.J. Spiller, Clemson.  Spiller is probably the most versatile player in college football this year.  This year's version of Percy Harvin.  That's right.  Percy Harvin.

Tomorrow:  NFL and College picks.  Probably won't be another blog after tomorrow this week due to Thanksgiving holiday, not that I will be celebrating it.  It is also the 11 year anniversary of my half brother's tragic passing due to a car accident.  I will be working instead to keep my mind off it.