Daniel Murphy, Corey Seager, and Kris Bryant are finalists for the National
League Most Valuable
Player Award, announced on Monday by the
Baseball Writers» Association of America, with
Mike Trout, Jose Altuve, and Mookie Betts the finalists in the American
League.
Ten years later, SB Nation spoke with three of the leaders from the 2007 squad — head coach
Mike Bellotti, offensive tackle Geoff Schwartz, and safety Patrick Chung — to tell the story of a program - changing season; one that never could've happened without a symbolic equipment bonfire, a genius from New Hampshire, and a certain minor
league baseball player.