World Series MVP

David Eckstein? In the decisive game 5, Eckstein was credited with two hits. Neither of the "hits" left the infield. One was a grounder Brandon Inge made a diving stop on. Inge had plenty of time to throw out Eckstein, but the throw was wild. Inge was charged with an error, but only to allow Eckstein to move from 1st to 2nd. It should have been a two-base error and Eckstein shouldn't have got a hit. Later in the game, Eckstein was given a hit on a grounder to shortstop after Carlos Guillen bobbled the ball and threw to 1st late. Guillen made an error ... that's why the routine grounder didn't result in an out. Eckstein should have been hitless in game 5, not 2-4. Plus, one of his hits in game 4 was a double after Curtis Granderson slipped on what should have been a harmless fly ball to center. Without those three gifts, Eckstein would have piled up 5 hits in the five World Series games. So, instead of being 8 for 22 (.364 avg.), he should have been 6 for 22 (.273 avg.) and would have been even worse had Granderson not slipped. That's hardly MVP worthy. What about Yadier Molina or Scott Rolen?

Sean Casey had a much better series than Eckstein. He was 9 for 17 (.529 avg.) and had a 2-run HR and 2 doubles in game 5. He was the Tigers' offense and almost single-handedly kept them alive. Eckstein wasn't the MVP ... but I guess he was on the winning side and had the scorekeeper in his pocket.