Week 5 of Awards Wednesday and we are wondering when (if?) the real Mariano Rivera and Carlos Delgado will be showing up?

AL MVP

1. Alex Rodriguez, Yankees. 2. Vladimir Guerrero, Angels. 3. Magglio Ordonez, Tigers. A-Rod and Vlad have essentially made this a two-man race all year (Last week’s leader: A-Rod).

AL ANTI-MVP

1. Jason Kendall, A’s. 2. Shea Hillenbrand, Angels. 3. Josh Barfield, Indians. Kendall has been so bad (.164 batting average, one extra-base hit in 110 at-bats) that Oakland should consider catching Mike Piazza on occasion when he returns from the DL, just to get a legit bat into the order (Last week’s leader: Michael Young, Rangers).

NL MVP

1. Barry Bonds, Giants. 2. Jose Reyes, Mets. 3. Todd Helton, Rockies. I look upon Bonds and Curt Schilling having a public dispute much like I would in hearing that Iran and Iraq are having discord. In other words, it is hard to find the good guy. (Last week’s leader: Bonds).

NL ANTI-MVP

1. Jim Edmonds, Cardinals. 2. Scott Rolen, Cardinals. 3. David Eckstein, Cardinals. The Cardinals’ rotation has been damaged by defections and injuries, and the only way to mount a serious defense of their championship was going to be to have their offense perform. But Edmonds, Rolen and Eckstein are flat out destroying the team (Last week’s leader: Adam LaRoche, Pirates).

AL CY YOUNG

1. Josh Beckett, Red Sox. 2. Dan Haren, A’s. 3. Chad Gaudin, A’s. With all the talk about Daisuke Matsuzaka, the strength of Boston’s rotation has been Beckett, Schilling and Tim Wakefield, who have been as good as any team’s top trio in the sport (Last week’s leader: Roy Halladay, Blue Jays).

AL ANTI-CY YOUNG

1. Jeff Weaver, Mariners. 2. Jae Seo, Devil Rays. 3. Mariano Rivera, Yankees. Who ever thought Rivera would find himself associated with Weaver on this kind of list? (Last week’s leader: Weaver).

NL CY YOUNG

1. John Maine, Mets. 2. Tim Hudson, Braves. 3. Brad Penny, Dodgers. A great race is forming here among this trio and also the Cubs’ Rich Hill, San Diego’s Jake Peavy, Milwaukee’s Chris Capuano and Houston’s Roy Oswalt (Last week’s leader: Maine).

NL ANTI-CY YOUNG

1. Adam Eaton, Phillies. 2. Kip Wells, Cardinals. 3. Dontrelle, Willis, Marlins. Willis is 5-1, but he has a 5.44 ERA and righties are hitting .340 against him (Last week’s leader: Mark Redman, Braves).

AL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

1. Hideki Okajima, Red Sox. 2. Joakim Soria, Royals. 3. Reggie Willits, Angels. Right now it is a very bad year for rookies in the AL (Last week’s leader: Okajima).

NL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

1. Josh Hamilton, Reds. 2. Henry Owens, Marlins. 3. Joe Smith, Mets. Owens (four saves, 1.96 ERA) and Matt Lindstrom (2.51 ERA) were the players the Mets dealt to Florida for Jason Vargas and Adam Bostick (Last week’s leader: Hamilton).

SPECIAL AWARD OF THE WEEK

NL ALL-STAR TEAM

C-Russ Martin, Dodgers. 1B-Todd Helton, Rockies. 2B-Chase Utley, Phillies. SS-Jose Reyes, Mets. 3B-Miguel Cabrera, Marlins. LF-Barry Bonds, Giants. CF-Aaron Rowand, Phillies. RF-Shawn Green, Mets. There were tough calls all over the place, specifically Helton over the Cubs’ Derrek Lee; Utley over Atlanta’s Kelly Johnson; Reyes over Milwaukee’s J.J. Hardy, Philadelphia’s Jimmy Rollins and Florida’s Hanley Ramirez; and Rowand over the Mets’ Carlos Beltran.

FIVE BEST TEAMS

1. Red Sox. 2. Brewers T3. Mets/Braves. T5. Indians/Tigers. Will the addition of Roger Clemens ultimately put the Yankees back in this discussion? (Last week’s leader: Mets).

FIVE WORST TEAMS

1. Nationals. 2. Royals. 3. Rangers. 4. Cardinals. 5. Devil Rays. Teams are going to use the Nationals to do what the Cubs did in the last week: get healthy (Last week’s leader: Nationals).