Premature Yankee MVP Honors

I know it might be premature, but I can’t help it…

Quietly, my all-time favorite player and all around mench, Derek Jeter deserves World Series MVP honors, once again! This guy is a money player, Yankee Captain, and all around incredible talent on and off the field; let’s look at the numbers:

He leads the team in the World Series and in the playoffs in batting average, batting a jaw dropping .412 in the World Series against the best pitching in baseball. He leads the team with 7 hits with 2 doubles. Only one other player, Hideki, is batting higher with .500 but he has had 4 at bats, going 2 for 4 with 2 home runs… Derek has had 17 plate appearances and has scored a team high 3 runs so far.

The only other two players that I would consider for MVP are:

Of course Mariano Rivera, check this out:
In three games he has a 0.00 ERA, He has saved 3 out of the 4 games 2 of which were real nail biters and having to go two innings in game 2 and has been unbelievable under pressure, btw last night we saw the value of Mariano when, Lidge, the philly "closer" blew the game.

And the other, believe it or not Jorge Posada, and this is why: He has been great behind the plate, in particular last nite, basically guiding CC and the other pitchers thru the game. He has a team leading 5 RBI’s, 3rd in Hits with 4 hits, and is batting .308 in the World Series.

BTW: if you look at the old core of JETER, PETITE, MARIANO, POSADA, you quickly realize that they are STILL doing it after 13 years and without them, we are not a Championship team.

Honorable mention:
CC Sabathia – going on short rest, but I have a problem giving the MVP to a starter
A- Rod, although he has been hitting a quiet .143 he has been absolutely clutch coming through at the right times for his team making him a most valuable player candidate!

Let me know your thought!

Go Yankees.