Booooooooo

Not much here from Cheddar Ben today, as I've got nothing but hate to spew for having to go into work tomorrow. Damn it, that's right. Into the office the day after Thanksgiving. It's enough to make you want to punch Carmelo Anthony.

Still, real quickly, congratulations are due to Jimmy Rollins for his much-deserved NL Most Valuable Player Award.

Wait.

Hahahahaha. No. Not really.

FJM handles the heavy lifting on the funny end while also making the rather salient point that it's tough to be the MVP when you're not the best shortstop in your own division. The list of GMs that wouldn't trade sweet-swinging Jimmy for Hanley Ramirez ought to be short indeed, and that's before one even considers their comparative contract situations. And, of course, even given his late-season swoon, Jose Reyes' season was still pretty damn valuable.

Beyond that, there's the fact that Rollins wasn't the best part of HIS OWN DOUBLE-PLAY COMBINATION. And, then, the fact that Ryan Howard was on the other side of the infield. Other than that, sure, he was the MVP.

Anyway, it would all be a lot funnier if ... well, you know.

Hope everyone had a better Thanksgiving than this guy, and I'll see you in greater volume next week.

UPDATE: More fun background reading on Range Factor and the Philly Daily News' Bill Conlin can be found here. Perfidy!

UPDATE 2: So, Conlin turns out to be something of a nutcase. But not an anti-Semite, as he'll tell you. Why, he had at least one Jewish friend!