Big Papi finishes third in AL MVP voting

Red Sox slugger places behind Twins' Morneau, Yankees' Jeter.

And again for the third time David Ortiz was given the boot because of his status as a DH and not an everyday, A-Typical player. I was hoping that the voters would set the precedent this year and vote for Ortiz as this years MVP. Ortiz has been a late inning comeback human hi-lite reel for the past 3 years and should have finished first in voting for the MVP.

Compare Ryan Howard's numbers: 182 Hits, , 58 HR's, .313 Avg. 149 RBI's, 25 Doubles, .425 OBP, .659 SLG. and 181 Strike-Outs in 159 games.

David Ortiz: 160 Hits, 54 Hr's, .287 Avg. 137 RBI's,

29 Doubles, .413OBP, .636 SLG. and 117 Strike-outs

in 151 Games.

So you do the math, My vote,if I had one, goes to David Ortiz who has worked extremely hard to eliminate the holes in his swing and has been the MVP on the RedSox for the past 2 seasons and in the AL in my opinion.