Two Detroit Writers Try (And Fail) to Defend Their Ordonez Votes

Published: November 19, 2007, 4:07 pm

Tags: alex rodriguez, alexrodriguez, jim hawkins, jimhawkins, magglio ordonez, magglioordonez

Filed under: Detroit, Yankees, Tigers, AL Central, MLB Media WatchAlex Rodriguez has already taken matters into his own slappy hands regarding the two Detroit writers that kept A-Rod from winning a unanimous MVP vote earlier today. But it's only fair to give the Detroit naysayers a chance to explain themselves before the orange juice gets knocked out of their hand. So, what say you, Jim Hawkins of the Oakland Press in Pontiac, Mich., and Tom Gage of the Detroit News?"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.""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

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