I just don't get it, do I?

Leader report Dylan Kitzan took exception to the Detroit Tiger's Justin Verland being named the AL MVP award in baseball. As a life-long Boston Red Sox fan, here are his thoughts (lots of them).

Great Dr. Evil title, really excited about it. Moving on.

Can somebody please give me a rational explanation as to how Justin Verlander can be named 2011 AL MVP but 1999 Pedro Martinez was only good for second? For all you wise guys, I'm not looking for "He had more voting points."

The World Series is over

This series is over.

Matt Cain's dominant pitching performance in Game 2 for San Fran, and Cliff Lee's rare appearance as a human for the Rangers in Game 1 has given the Giants a 2-0 lead and it's hard to come back from that.

The last seven teams with a 2-0 lead in the World Series have won it, and 13 of the last 14 teams with the 2-0 lead have also won rings.

It's not like San Fran is squeaking by. Their pitching looks better, they're hitting looks better. They just look utterly dominant while the Texas Rangers haven't gotten off the bus.

Unless somebody runs out  there with a bloody with a blood sock or Dave Roberts materializes on the Rangers' roster, I'm gonna say it's over.

Jon Miller thinks the Rockies have been cheating

The smooth voice of "Sunday Night Baseball" on ESPN thinks those dastardly Colorado Rockies are up to no good. He thinks they've been smuggling in baseballs not put in a humidor that negate the thin air of Coors Field. Scandal! I say. No word yet on if Joe Morgan has taken credit for inventing the humidor yet.

Thank you Jon Miller for keeping the integrity of the game intact. How dare they mess around with baseballs. Really in the 100+ years of baseball, when has anyone messed with the balls? Nope never. NEVER! They never scuffed those things up or added some sort of abrasive to them...

New Marlins stadium has weird feature

All these new Major League ballparks have gone retro, featuring unique quirks and aspects that make them stand out from the rest. It's certainly better than the cookie-cutter stadiums of the 60s and 70s, although it would be nice if they didn't cost tax-payers an arm and a leg.

The Marlins new stadium takes the cake for a unique quirk. They're installing an aquarium backstop. What?

The two giant aquariums will be located on either side of home plate, but not directly behind it. And no worries on a Faith No More-type situation with a fish flopping around on the ground and gasping for air because the aquariums will be constructed with shatterproof glass.
MLB.com has more details:

"Each aquarium will be constructed using a durable fiberglass structure, and white crystal-clear acrylic panels 1.5 inches thick will be used for the viewing windows. To safeguard it from impact, Lexan — the material used for bulletproof windows — will be installed in front and in back of the acrylic panels."

The aquariums will hold 600 and 450 gallons, but will sadly not be big enough for a real marlin.

This makes me think they should have Grizzly Bears at UM's home stadium.