What a year for both Justin Verlander & Jacoby Ellsbury in 2011. Only one could be the AL MVP & Verlander garnered 40 more points than Jacoby to become the first pitcher in a long time to win the MVP award.
It's not often that a pitcher is chosen for an MVP award over an everyday player. Certainly, however, Verlander's no-hitter & no-hit stuff every time he took the mound put him over the top.
That's not to say that Ells wasn't electric at the plate & in the field. He overcame serious injuries in 2010 to put together a solid start to finish season which included a power swing that was Johhny Damon-like. Jacoby was a very deserving candidate for MVP as well.
Maybe 2012 will be Ells' year.
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