Yankee fans will of course cry and whine about it (though if Arod had had exactly the year Jeter had and came in 2nd they'd be saying he's way too high up) i'm not really sure what to think other than being glad that a Yankee didn't win it. i'm more than a bit shocked that Mauer was left out of the top 10 entirely by 3 writers. 7 writers left Santana off entirely, which annoys me even more because the award is for the best player not the best hitter, to leave him off entirely because that doesnt fit your conception of the award is bullshit, if you cant follow the rules give up your ballot (also, if you voted to give Palmiero that GG give up your ballot.) i counted 19 guys under 10 pts in the AL with only 8 in the NL, do the AL writers pimp their hometown guys more? is this just coincidence and different in past years?