Justin Verlander fires back at writer who told Kate Upton to 'pipe down' about Cy Young Award

Upton rips MLB over writers who left Verlander off Cy Young ballots

DETROIT – Two days have passed since Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Justin Verlander finished in second place for the American League Cy Young Award, but sparks are still flying from the voting results.

Verlander's fiancee, model and actress Kate Upton, expressed her outrage Wednesday over two writers who left the Tigers' ace completely off their voting ballots.

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"Hey MLB, I thought I was the only person allowed to ---- Justin Verlander?" Upton tweeted. "What 2 writers didn't have him on their ballot?"

Sometimes tone doesn't translate over social media, but it seems like Upton disagrees with the final outcome. Luckily, her follow-up tweets erased any doubt.

"He had the majority of 1st place votes and 2 writers didn't have him on their ballots?!!" Upton tweeted afterward. "Can you pick more out of touch people to vote, MLB?"

Well, Mark Feinsand, Yankees writer for the New York Daily News, tweeted Thursday, "Hey, Kate Upton ... pipe down! There's no scandal in Justin Verlander not winning the AL Cy Young."

For the first time since the controversy began, Verlander himself jumped into the fray.

It's not unthinkable that Rick Porcello would win the Cy Young Award after his excellent season. But it is strange that two writers -- who both cover the same team -- left Verlander completely off the ballot.

Whether or not Verlander deserved to win the award, letting Upton vent sounds like a much better option than telling her to "pipe down" on a social media site designed for people to spew their opinions all over the internet.

The Cy Young voting is over, but the debate may never die.


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