We’ve officially passed the half-way point of the marathon Yankee season, and it’s time to take a look at our Player of the Game archive for some perspective.
It’s no shock that A-Rod has taken player of the game honors in 17% of the 81 games. It's shocking that Posada has only garnered the award 3 times in what is definitely his best season as a pro. Robinson Cano has been streaky to the extreme, with 6 awards in what has been a sub-par season thus far. Anyway, without further adieu, the leaderboard:
| Player |
Total |
| Alex Rodriguez |
14 |
| Derek Jeter |
8 |
| Robinson Cano |
6 |
| Hideki Matsui |
5 |
| Melky Cabrera |
4 |
| Chien-Ming Wang |
4 |
| Mariano Rivera |
3 |
| Jorge Posada |
3 |
| Bobby Abreu |
3 |
| Andy Pettitte |
3 |
| Ron Villone |
3 |
| Johnny Damon |
2 |
| Brian Bruney |
2 |
| Kei Igawa |
2 |
| Mike Myers |
2 |
| Matt DeSalvo |
2 |
| Luis Vizcaino |
2 |
| Doug |
2 |
| Mike Mussina |
2 |
| Phil Hughes |
1 |
| Roger Clemens |
1 |
| Jason Giambi |
1 |
| Edwar Ramirez |
1 |
| Wil Nieves |
1 |
| Scott Proctor |
1 |
| Darrell Rasner |
1 |
| Sean Henn |
1 |
| Carl Pavano |
1 |
Wow, Mike Mussina and Kei Igawa are tied. I don't know what to feel.