My All 1/5 of the Season Awards

We are 1/5 of the way through the 2007 Major League Baseball Season. Therefore, after, 4 more 5ths, COLLEGE FOOTBALL WILL BE IN PROGRESS!!

Trust me, there is plenty of college football to come. Lot's of good topics like, the SEC dominating everyone, in everything, USC's chance to roll over everyone and who the best team out of the state of Texas will be this year.

Until then, we have baseball. The season thus far has been exciting. The Milwaukee Brewers are leading the NL Central, a couple of superstars are back to their true form, and the Devil Rays are already out of contention. Ok, that's not that big of a deal, but here is my first 1/5 of the season team.

1st Base - Todd Helton, Colorado Rockies.

This was probably the toughest call, between Helton and Derrek Lee of the Cubs, but I am going to go with Helton. He's hitting .383 with 4 HR, 25 RBI and 19 runs scored. Helton also has walked 30 times in comparison to his 11 strikeouts and his OBP% is a meager .497, second only to Barry Bonds. A-Rod has been given all of the credit for finding his swing in the off-season, but I don't see his average flirting with .400. Oh, and for the Coors Critics, he's hitting .359 on the road. Also, at No Owens, we respect great beards...are you seeing that?

2nd Base - B.J. Upton, Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Upton, one of the most sought after recruits in years, has finally been given a chance to play in the bigs, and is making the most of it. Criticized for his defense, the move from short to second has worked for all parties. He's hitting .345 with 7 HR, 23 RBI and 6 steals. Not bad for a kid getting his first real playing time.

3rd Base - Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees

I hate A-Rod. I think he's a complete...not nice person, who probably smells bad. But he's hitting, hard, and often. Not even I can keep him off this list. I don't have to give him MVP though.

Shortstop - J.J. Hardy, Milwaukee Brewers

Where did this come from? No one knows, and no one drinking Miller products cares. One would think that this would be a tough case thanks to Jose Reyes' 23 steals 34 runs and .338 average. I don't. Hardy is leading the biggest story in the NL by hitting .327 with 12 HR and 37 RBI, hitting in the 2 spot. Not to mention the kid plays great defense.

Left Field - Matt Holliday, Colorado Rockies

Adam Dunn has good numbers, Bonds is there, but something about guys who hit .364 is incredibly valuable. Holliday has really come into his own the past two years adding power to his arsenal...this year he already has 8 HR and 31 RBI. He also has two nice things going for him: Manny hasn't started hitting yet, and he hits in front of a guy hitting .383.

Center Field - Carlos Beltran, New York Mets

This is a no-brainer. Why you ask? He's the best player on the best team, and that's good enough for me. .313, 8 HR, 29 RBI, 24 Runs, 5 steals, and 20 BB, plus he plays great defense. Torii Hunter's numbers might be better, but Beltran's leadership up the middle makes him a no brainer.

Right Field - Vladimir Guerrerro

Swings at anything. Hits everything hard. Doesn't wear batting gloves.

Catcher - Paul Lo Duca, New York Mets

Catchers don't need to hit. They need to catch. Lo Duca's catching a guy with 5 wins and 3 guys with 4. He's thrown out 7 of the 11 base-runners trying to steal on him. Brad Ausmus could never hit in the .280's either. Jason Varitek is catching a guy with 7 wins and one with 5...but he's not helping at the plate. I'll take Lo Duca.

Pitchers...There's too many to pick from and they all have different reasons, so I am taking a rotation:

Josh Beckett - Boston Red Sox

Roy Oswalt - Houston Astros

Gil Meche - Kansas City Royals

Jake Peavy - San Diego Padres

Felix Hernandez - Seattle Mariners

Closer - Fransisco Cordero, Milwaukee Brewers

MVP - Beltran. A-Rod's team, in case you haven't noticed, lacks leadership. Beltran hits third

and plays the most important position defensively. I'll go with Beltran.

So there it is boy and girls, my 1/5 of the season team. You probably disagree with a lot if it. I don't really care, but please, feel free to discuss it. Just rest assure that when this time comes again, probably to make something like a 5/7's of the year team, or some other obscure fraction, there will be changes. Until then, root for Helton to hit .400, something good has to happen to the NL West.