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24-25′ SEASON MVP
MIGHTY
MVP does not mean MVP as it does in sports. “Player” means the same thing and “Most” means the same thing, but “Valuable” doesn’t. Where in other Leagues it means most value AS a player, we mean the player who brings most value to the league. Mighty is not the type to want to hear this. He wants it to be limited to between-the-lines value. And….guess what, Mighty? Your numbers this year prove that you bring that. Your are that. You put up all the on-field numbers that matter. You lead your team to the finals. Nothing shows your value more than the VR Semis when the Vets fortunes fluctuated directly with your presence and absence. But….sorry to have to tell you…you are more than that.
I can only say this because I’m retiring as Commish, but Mighty is someone that I care about what he thinks. And not because he is smart and opinionated. It’s because I see in him someone who joined us on faith. It’s not like Zinn joining us now when we have everything clicking. Mighty joined when we did not have like talent. For some reason he came down – we were strangers – and he developed an unwavering faith in us. No one made more Jewballers retire than Mighty. “I’m not chasing that….” was the common refrain when people turned 30 and saw a kid making cuts that deified logic and reason. Mighty is ruthlessly competitive. But he is not just fiercely committed – thankfully we have plenty who are committed – Mighty is fiercely protective of Jewball. All his fights about integrity and rules…they are and always have been to protect Jewball. He wants it to be and always wanted it to be a place where players of his caliber could thrive. I think he sees that now. And that fills me with pride and gratitude. Even when he left us for big chunks of the season back in the Dark Ages, he kept an eye on us. He came back when he could. I think a lot of this comes from his foundation with pick-up games. And, Mighty, because you elevated us and guided us to this elevated state, you have raised a new generation of players who will know the magic and glory of the pick-up game. So many will go from high school, to Israel, to these Leagues. But there is nothing like a pick up game where the players infuse it with the competitiveness. Where you learn that it matters, not because you get a trophy, but because you dig deep and make it matter. This is what Mighty has taught me over the years. That your physical gifts will only take you so far. It is your mind that gives you the edge. No one in Jewball history has been mentally tougher than Mighty. He sets that standard. To be doing what he is still doing in our game – despite age – despite injury – that is a mind trick. So – let’s make it official: Mighty, my friend, my warrior-brother, my ezer k’negdo of Jewball – you are not just the MVP of this past season, you are the MVP of Jewball so far.