Originally Posted by Tom Dogg

Derek Jeter had the second highest BA in the AL, second most runs scored, 5th in on-base percentage, 7th in stolen bases, drove in 97 runs, and played good defense at a premium position for the team with the best record in baseball. He also led the AL in two sabermetric cateogries, VORP and WARP3.

There is a VERY strong argument for Derek Jeter for MVP. And it goes far beyond subjective arguments like "He could have missed 20 games and the Yankees would have made the playoffs"