The NY Times Says "F--- A-Rod"

Well, not exactly. Is me saying "F--- A-Rod" after reading the NY Times close enough?

Here's the thing: A-Rod wins the MVP because, in his words, he was a great infielder and he had better offensive stats too.

Well, according to A-Rod's current hometown paper, the NY Times, David "I Love it When You Call Me Big Papi" Ortiz was way, way, more valuable. By, like, a factor of 3.

Ok, again, I'm reading between the lines, but here's a quote from the Old Gray Lady:

"The statistic known as "in late and close situations" is defined as at-bats in the seventh inning and beyond when the player's team is ahead by one run or is tied, or the potential tying run is at least on deck. In those situations, Ortiz hit .346 with 11 homers and 33 R.B.I.; Rodriguez was at .293 with 4 homers and 12 R.B.I. Ortiz also batted .352 with runners in scoring position, 62 points higher than Rodriguez."

Not to take anything away from A-Rod....Frankly, I may be in the minority here, but I believe that had the Sox worked out the Manny for A-Rod deal and then dealt Nomar for an similarly skilled outfielder, they would have still won the World Series and may not have needed to wait for the post-Nomar trade jolt to make their big run during the regular season. But I digress.

F--- A-Rod. F--- that karate-chopping, no good, cheating, bastahd.