Look, I have voted for the American League Rookie of the Year Award before - and all the other major baseball awards. I understand the decisions are subjected to debate.
I am sure my fellow members of the Baseball Writers Association of America did what they felt was right. So it is in that context I write the following:
Rick Porcello finishing third in the balloting was an utter joke. He won more games than any rookie pitcher. He pitched outstanding baseball down the stretch for a team struggling to stay in the race. He was brilliant in a one-game playoff at Minnesota under the most adverse conditions.
Aaron Bailey did not pitch under pressure. Oakland stunk. And you can't tell me winning 14 games, and going 6-3 with a 3.76 ERA under the pressure of a tight pennant race in the second half, doesn't trump Elvis Andrus and his .267-6-40 numbers.
Next Tiger pitcher to get jobbed: Justin Verlander in Cy Young Award voting.

Random Thoughts

- The Silverdome only sold for $583,000? There are a lot of Metro Detroit homes being sold for more than that even in this tough economic environment. Wonder what Tiger Stadium would have brought if it were put up for public auction?

- Sorry. Couldn't help it. I know one is a Hall of Fame coach, the other on the opposite end of the spectrum. But I did think of Marty Mornhinweg Sunday night when Bill Belichick made The Decision. Wonder if he has ever taken the wind instead of the ball in overtime?