No, not Michael Richards's racist rant. I'm talking about the main hed on the front page of today's New York Post. No doubt the headline and sports writers at the Post are giving voice to the resentment Yankee fans feel after seeing their veteran shortstop Derek Jeter edged out of the MVP award by a 25-year-old Canadian with a grand total of two years in the majors. Of course, it can't have anything to do with the astounding talent of Justin Morneau, first baseman for the Minnesota Twins. Nor can it be related to the fact that he had 30 percent more RBIs than Jeter (130). Never mind the way his midseason hitting explosion tracks precisely with the incredible turnaround the Twins had--they went from a sub-.500 club in mid-June to win their division (the American League Central, AKA the best division in baseball). No, Derek Jeter lost the MVP to Justin Morneau because of the anti-New York sentiment that beats deep in the heart of every "yokel"--best defined as anyone residing beyond driving distance to an American League Eastern Division ballpark.

Grant Gallicho joined Commonweal as an intern and was an associate editor for the magazine until 2015. 

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