The World Series is Almost Over

And then you won't have to listen to me talk about baseball anymore. But until then, and in lieu of writing about Kenny Rogers's suspiciously dirty hands, can we just discuss this? Major League Baseball and Holiday Inn's efforts to honor the overlooked player of the year. Or, as they put it:

Behind every great team on the diamond, lurking in the shadow of baseball superstars, live the role players who sacrifice for their team in often unrecognized effort. Which of these role players' best deserves recognition for their contributions as the Holiday Inn Look Again Player of the Year?

Let's pause to notice that only two, out of thirty nominees, are not white. I guess for "baseball superstars," we can read "black and Latin players who are good" and, for "role players," we can read, "white players who might be kinda good or might be completely washed up but nevertheless deserve a pointless and not at all pity-motivated award." I'd say more, but Fire Joe Morgan did it better (if you don't mind some totally appropriate David Eckstein hate.)

Updated to add: Deadspin also has a good take on this. If he still cares, this must be making William Rhoden really angry.