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Ichiro, Gutierrez, And The Team MVP
(Many apologies for the server trouble this afternoon.) Towards the end of the season, the Seattle chapter of the BBWAA bestowed upon Ichiro the honor of being voted the team's most valuable player. At the time I disagreed ever so slightly, feeling that Franklin Gutierrez got midly shafted, ...
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