uncle el...you're damn right you should use that theory to say richardson isn't a factor....in the mvp balloting. he can make a useful, positive contribution to a team as a new addition, but if his absence doesn't even affect his old team, and he left for nothing, there's a point to be made that he's not that big a deal as far as league mvp goes.
oh, and i figured out where this debate basically boils down, and why i don't like steve nash: jason varitek. i'm a big sox fan, and i maintain he was their mvp last year. that doesn't make him a candidate for AL mvp. manny and papi? yeah, mvp candidates. v'tek? not so much, but he's still the team mvp. nash is that varitek guy who's the "glue" for everything. amare's the david ortiz ripping homers to right field.
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