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| 19th November, 2008 - 3:58 pm | Boston Globe - One writer that submitted a ballot in the American League MVP race, admitted on Tuesday that he was wrong to leave the winner, Dustin Pedroia, off his submission.
Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News selected Tampa Bay's Carlos Peña over Pedroia as his final player on his ballot. He listed Kevin Youkilis as his winner.
"I think the best way for me to sum it up is, in retrospect, obviously I was wrong," Grant said. "I had him on my ballot in some scenarios as high as No. 1 late into September. When I looked at the numbers that to me mattered most, OPS and batting average with runners in scoring position, he just didn't stack up with Youkilis at all. He was a laggard behind the others who had great years in the American League.
"Is it an error of omission that he's left off my ballot entirely? You could say that." [READ] |
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