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Francisco Rodriguez for MVP?!

So I'm watching Baseball Tonight just for giggles and the Angels highlight comes up.  Garko's HR, Mathis' GS, last out for the save, cursory mention of good offensive afternoon for HK, CK, and Jeff while the boxscore is shown, etc.  Standard.  Then they do a segment called inside pitch  and bring on Peter Gammons.  Are you sitting down?  Not drinking anything? OK, PETER GAMMONS says K-Rod should get serious MVP consideration.  Read that sentence again after you've finished your mental spittake.  Then consider that he has a point.  In a year where nobody in the AL has an OPS over 1.000 besides Milton Bradley, K-Rod is poised not just to break but to smash the single season saves record.  And when you consider how the Angels have won this year (consistently winning close contests, great record against tough opponents, pulling out the hard fought victories) I think the idea might have some merit.  I don't know if I'd give it to him, but Franky might be worth a top 5 vote, atleast.

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