Well, I'm sure he believes it. Personally, I think that Ortiz has proved himself THE clutch hitter of the year. How many games would Boston have lost if it wasn't for a 9th inning homer from Big Papi? Aside from that? I don't know. I'm not diminishing his talent. He's a great ballplayer. But I have to agree with the theory that a player who is "only" a DH, but who has similar numbers to one who plays both offense and defense, will lose out for MVP.

Jeter is having a great season. I believe this is his year.