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Cubs MVP

On the field my vote goes to Ramirez who has been a great consistent force in the lineup throughout the entire season.

Nonetheless, my vote for Cubs MVP has to go to Piniella. This team is basically mediocre (in 2004 they were at one point 20 games over .500 and still fighting for a playoff spot), but in my mind the guy has done all you could ask for with the players he has had available. I believe  he has given almost everyone a fair chance to play and he has picked the ones that have performed better. In years past, for example, Theriot wouldn't even have gotten a chance to show his value as an everyday shortstop (and btw, the Dodgers are paying 13 million to Furcal for similar production). Even more importantly, he seems to know how to handle difficulty and preventing things from escalating further (Zambrano situation, for example). His moves in-game are pretty dead-on most of time too. All in all, I believe his hiring was one of Hendry's finest moments this offseason.

Luis

PS: loved Piniella's comments about the Cubs hitters approach at the plate. Basically, he said that if you want a player with more disciplined approaches you need to get those type of guys in the winter, and not expect that with 2 weeks left in season people are going to become different players. That is just reality, and I hope Hendry, or whoever the Cubs GM is this winter, is listening.

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