Verlander wins MVP

jdip9 · November 21, 2011 6:04AM

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So, I'm curious..... does George King still have an MVP vote? I ask because there was only one guy who didn't put Verlander on his ballot, and it wasn't King. Which means if King still has a vote, then at some point between 1999 and 2011, he decided that pitchers were worthy of MVP consideration. Or it could be that he was a New York homer that didn't want to see a Red Sox player win an MVP.

Congrats to Verlander, it was a close race. I thought Ellsbury might have done enough, but not making the playoffs was probably what kept him from winning the award.

Estil · November 21, 2011 9:11AM

So for the first time since 1992 (Dennis Eckersley) we have a MVP pitcher. I guess some voters are indeed reluctant to vote a pitcher MVP if there's already a Cy Young Award for them.

halfcentman · November 22, 2011 9:19PM

<< <i>So for the first time since 1992 (Dennis Eckersley) we have a MVP pitcher. I guess some voters are indeed reluctant to vote a pitcher MVP if there's already a Cy Young Award for them. >>

Verlander was the right choice. He had the best season for a pitcher since Pedro in 2000. Without him, the Tigers would not have been in the postseason.

Brick · November 22, 2011 11:28PM

Agree it is the right choice. The Tigers would not have made the playoffs without Verlander. On the other hand I believe the Red Sox could have failed to make the playoffs even without Ellsbury.

Verlander wins MVP

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