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Tony's Top 5 predictions for this week's MVP announcements
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Francisco Rodriguez will end up with at least one 1st-place vote in the AL because someone will make the mistake of giving him one. Is there a more useless stat than the save?
4
Manny Ramirez will finish in the top three in the National League voting, which is a joke. There should be a rule that the MVP has to spend the entire year in one organization.
3
Albert Pujols will win the NL honor -- and he should. From wire to wire, Pujols meant more to his team than any other player in the game, especially Ryan Howard.
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Kevin Youkilis will not finish in the top 3 because voters will underestimate his value of playing multiple positions. Josh Hamilton, Justin Morneau, and Pedroia will finish ahead of him.
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Dustin Pedroia will win the award, partly because he is a great story, mostly because he is a great player. When Pedroia went 12 for 18 batting cleanup, he convinced an entire nation.
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Tony Massarotti is a Globe sportswriter and has been writing about sports in Boston for the last 19 years. A lifelong Bostonian, Massarotti graduated from Waltham High School and Tufts University. He was voted the Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by his peers in 2000 and 2008 and has been a finalist for the award on several other occasions. This blog won a 2008 EPpy award for "Best Sports Blog".
Tony's Top 5
NFL power rankings
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Broncos. OK, we’re convinced. Kyle Orton is now 26-12 in his career as a starter. Josh McDaniels looks like a real coach. And the defense is much improved.
4
Saints. Went into Philly and beat the Eagles, went into New York and beat the Jets. Better defense than we thought. Right?
3
Vikings. If you’re a Vikes fan, Brett Favre should scare you come playoff time. But in the regular season? So far, so good.
2
Colts. Don’t look now, but only three teams in the NFL have allowed fewer points than Indy. And have we mentioned the quarterback?
1
Giants. They can run, pass and play defense. And did we mention they’re well-coached? Who needs Plaxico?
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