Verlander Is AL MVP

Lynn Zinser in The New York Times:

Verlander, who was 24-5 with a 2.40 earned run average, got 13 first-place votes from the panel of 28 members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America and finished with 280 points. He beat out Boston’s Jacoby Ellsbury, who had 240 points, and Toronto’s Jose Bautista with 231. Bautista got five first-place votes and Ellsbury received four.

Clearly, this is a triumph for Red Sox Life's relentless campaign.

And Pedro, it's now official. You were robbed in '99.