PLAYERS:
Frank Thomas,
AJ Pierzynski,
Jermaine Dye,
Justin Morneau,
Joe Mauer,
Derek Jeter
TEAMS: Oakland Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees
TEAMS: Oakland Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees
As I said yesterday and in my award picks I did not think Morneau deserved the MVP and I thought Derek Jeter did. Well listening to the major culprit Joe Cowley, of the Chicago Sun Times, the man who voted Jeter 6th, speaking on the radio it is blatantly obvious that this man is an idiot and does not deserve a vote.
First I can see how you can look at the statistics and see all of Morneau's RBIs and HRs and average for a team that did not have overpowering offense statistics and vote him first I have no problem with that. I think they're wrong but I'm not gonna call a guy a complete idiot for voting Morneau first. Cowley however is an idiot for several reasons...
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He didn't vote for Mauer.
He voted for Arod.
All three things are pretty stupid.
And the complaint wasn't that he voted Morneau first, it was how stupid the rest of his ballot was. He put Arod on the ballot. Who was top 2 in AL third baseman in errors, GIDP, and Ks. Those are super stats, MVP worthy.
I think if you have a vote, you should be allowed to use it however you see fit. However, all votes should be made public so that those with them are held accountable. I don't mind that Cowley used his vote on Pierzynski. I'm just glad he's getting heat for his stupidity.