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“They don’t go through the grind other guys go through defensively, diving after balls, chasing balls.... As good a hitter as he is, and he’s one of the best, no question, I could never vote for a guy who doesn’t play defense.”
Josh Towers, Toronto Blue Jay pitcher, who says Boston designated hitter David Ortiz should not be the American League’s most valuable player
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