| The MVP award in professional sports is
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| | but does he make his team truly great?
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| always one of contention. Every year
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| | The question is further complicated by
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| there is an argument levied in each of
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| | players like Brett Favre, who with 17
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| the four major sports between the
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| | years of NFL experience has become one of
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| importance of a player to his team and
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| | the most respected and effective team
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| the statistical performance of that
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| | leaders in the sport. He runs the Packers
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| player. In some sports, the result is
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| | on and off the field every week and after
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| varied - as with baseball. In 2007, the
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| | a few rough years has pulled them not
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| two MVPs for Major League Baseball were
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| | only into contention, but into first
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| Alex Rodriguez for the American League
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| | place by a long shot. His numbers are not
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| and Jimmie Rollins for the . Alex
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| | as astronomical as Brady's but they are
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| Rodriguez, regardless of whether or not
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| | equally impressive and his team could
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| his team might have made the playoffs in
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| | very well meet up with Brady's in the
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| October dominated the statistical columns
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| | Super Bowl. It is impossible to know
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| this year and was essentially the lock
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| | which player will be given the MVP
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| for most votes in the American League. It
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| | honors. In recent years, running backs
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| did not matter whether or not he was most
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| | have been the stars of the sport, putting
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| valuable to his team, because he was so
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| | up record setting seasons. This year it
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| much better than his fellow players all
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| | is the quarterbacks' turn to put up
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| year long. However, in the National
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| | record numbers and hog the spotlight, but
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| League, the debate was not so cut and
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| | will they be the most important men on
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| dry. Jimmie Rollins put up respectable
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| | the field? When the time comes at the end
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| numbers for the year, batting slightly
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| | of a sporting season to vote for the MVP,
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| under .300 all year and producing runs in
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| | writers, coaches, and professionals will
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| droves for the Phillies. But, compared to
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| | go one of two ways - voting for the
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| Matt Holiday who hit over .340 with 36
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| | player who was most impressive
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| home runs, Rollins was not even close
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| | statistically or the one who proved
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| statistically. The argument was broken by
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| | themselves to be the most important for
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| who was more important to their team, a
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| | their team. Often times, the two go hand
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| category in which Rollins was a favorite
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| | in hand, but there are occasions when a
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| - both for his off the field comments and
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| | player whose numbers are not quite as
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| his on the field rallying cries. How is
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| | impressive as someone else's is so
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| such a contingency decided though? It
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| | instrumental in his team's success that
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| depends on how you look at a given sport.
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| | they could not have been anything without
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| In the NFL for example, deciding how a
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| | him. Kobe Bryant is a prime example of
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| player is valuable to his team is a
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| | such explosive talent and importance -
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| complex situation. This year's MVP will
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| | where would the Lakers be without him?
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| most assuredly be Tom Brady. With only
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| | Don't assume that just because a player
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| four games left, the New England QB has
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| | has proven themselves to be better than
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| inched within 8 touchdowns of the all
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| | everyone else that they are more
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| time single season record and plowed
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| | important than anyone else, regardless of
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| through nearly all of his competition en
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| | the awards they may receive. It is a
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| route to a 12-0 start. But, does that
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| | slippery slope from there to ignoring the
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| make him the most important player on the
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| | value of team sports altogether.
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| team? His wide receiver core has been
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| | Tony Brian is a freelance writer for
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| tremendous, hauling down catches that few
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| | outdoor sports magazines and a
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| other men could make. His offensive line
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| has been stalwart, giving him unheard of
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| | loaders specializing in American League
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| amounts of time in the pocket to make his
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| | and National League.
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| decision. Sure he's a great quarterback,
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