Pedroia Wins AL MVP

All 5 feet 9 inches of Dustin Pedroia won the AL MVP in his second major league season. The Boston Red Sox second baseman took home the crown after winning the AL Rookie of the Year the previous season. Pedroia beat out Twins 1st baseman Justin Morneau and teammate Kevin Youkilis. Pedroia collected 16 1st place votes, while Morneau had 7, and Youkilis 2. Now the part that makes this quite amazing is the team that Pedroia plays for: the Boston Red Sox. If you would have asked me my top three MVP's for the Boston Red Sox at the beginning of the season, Pedroia wouldn't have been in there. He played alongside the likes of Manny Ramirez, David Oritz, Mike Lowell, and Kevin Youkilis. Well, Ramirez was traded, Ortiz struggled all year, and Lowell was hurt a lot of the season. Pedroia was the player for the Red Sox that lifted them to the AL wild card and put them into the postseason. He deserved the MVP and another player who should have got more votes was Carlos Quentin for the Chicago White Sox. He got hurt at the end of the season, and I believe if he didn't get hurt, Quentin would have received the award. Congrats to Pedroia, one of my favorite players.