http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071119&content_id=2304106&vkey=news _mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb 11/19/2007 9:23 PM ET Pair of writers place Maggs over A-Rod Detroit-area scribes put Ordonez first in AL MVP race By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com The line on Tigers outfielder Magglio Ordonez was that, in any other year, he would have been the winner of the American League MVP Award. Ordonez的成绩在其他时候都会是MVP赢家。 But two Detroit-area writers asked the question: Why not this year? 两位来自底特律的记者问：为什麽不是今年？ Sure, Alex Rodriguez had the hype -- and now he has the MVP Award to go with it. But in the minds of Jim Hawkins of the Oakland Press in Pontiac, Mich., and Tom Gage of the Detroit News, Ordonez had the numbers worthy of recognition. Hawkins and Gage were the only two members of the Baseball Writers Association of America to cast a vote for someone other than A-Rod in the MVP race, and they both went with Ordonez. 这两位来自底特律的记者是唯二没把第一名选票投给A-Rod的记者，他们都把票投给 Ordonez。 "I saw Magglio play every day," Hawkins said. "What I saw was a player having an MVP year. I have no quarrel with anyone who voted for A-Rod. He also had an MVP year. But with the injuries the Tigers had and the effort and performance I saw from Magglio, there's no question he had an MVP year." Hawkins认为老虎的伤兵状况和Magglio的表现和努力，他的确是MVP。 Gage uttered much the same belief. "I went with what I saw," he said. "So many times, you have to vote off the stat sheet. I fully expected A Rod to win. He had a great year. But I saw an MVP year. There were stats to back up the impression that I came away with from the regular season." Gage知道A-Rod会赢。但有些数据让他支持Ordonez拿MVP。 The stat that most appealed to Gage and Hawkins was average with runners in scoring position. Ordonez had the best such mark in the AL with a .429 average that was nearly 100 points higher than Rodriguez's .333 average. Ordonez also won the AL batting title with a .363 mark that bested Rodriguez's .314. 这两位记者注意到的是有跑者在得分位置的打击率。Ordonez是美联最棒的 .429， 比A-Rod 的 .333高了将近100分。Ordonez也以 .363的打击率在美联称王，胜过A- Rod的 .314。 The rest of the voters, meanwhile, were especially enamored with Rodriguez's superior numbers in the home run (54 to Ordonez's 28) and RBI (156 to Ordonez's 139) departments. 其他投票者迷恋的是A-Rod的全垒打和RBI。 "Home runs are a glamour stat," said Gage, who has been a BBWAA member for 30 years."Home runs and RBIs grab everybody's attention, but why isn't it equally impressive that Magglio had a .363 batting average -- the highest by a Tiger since Norm Cash in 1961?" 已经有30年都是BBWAA成员的Gage说："全垒打是非常迷人的数据。全垒打和RBI得到了 每个人的注意，但为什麽Magglio .363这种自从1960年Norm Cash以来老虎人最高的打 击率没有同样吸引人？" Hawkins first became a member of the BBWAA in 1970. And since that time, he's always put particular stock into the true essence of the award -- a players' value to his club. 1970年就是BBWAA成员的Hawkin，他看的是一个球员对球队的价值。 "You have to ask yourself where the Yankees would have finished without A-Rod and where the Tigers would have finished without Ordonez," Hawkins said. "A-Rod had a better supporting cast than Magglio did. I know for a fact the Tigers would not have been anywhere close and certainly not in Wild Card contention without Magglio." Hawkins认为A-Rod在洋基得到的支援比较多。老虎没有Magglio就连争取外卡的机会 都没有。 The Tigers, who were the defending AL champs in 2007, finished eight games behind the Indians in the AL Central and six games behind the Yanks in the Wild Card chase. Throughout a tumultuous year, Ordonez was a model of consistency for Detroit. "Frankly, I'm surprised the election was not closer," Hawkins said. "I'm not surprised A-Rod won, but I was a little shocked to see that four writers placed Magglio third." Hawkins认为票数应该没差那麽多才对，而且他还惊讶的发现有四位记者把第三名的 选票投给Magglio。 Hawkins wasn't as surprised to receive backlash for his ballot. "I just counted it up," he said less than three hours after the voting had been announced, "and as of a few minutes ago, I had gotten 30-some e-mails. All but two or three of them said, 'You're an idiot.'" 结果公布不到三小时之後有一堆人寄信骂Hawkins是白痴。 Gage also knew people would call him out for being a "homer." But to that, he offers his heartfelt dissent. "If there's any integrity in the vote, you can't vote for selfish reasons," he said. "That just doesn't enter into it. I expected a lot of calls. But [Ordonez had] the finest season I've ever seen a Tiger have since I've covered baseball. I don't take these things lightly. Knew what the response and accusations would be, but I voted for the player who I feel deserved it." Gage支持自己的决定。 --

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