BBWAA: Dustin Pedroia's not the MVP, we just like the idea of him winning

That's exactly what why he won. The real MVP was Joe Mauer.

Dustin Pedroia
.326/.376/.493
26 win shares

And a lot of his power is fake considering he hits in a ballpark that has a 1.589 doubles factor, the highest by quite a lot (For more on park factors, read here). It also has the fifth highest runs factor in baseball, and second in the AL.

As far as the real MVP goes...

Joe Mauer
.328/.413/.451
31 win shares

A very good catcher put up these numbers in a ballpark with the third lowest runs factor in baseball as well as the worst in the AL.

There's no contest. Fuck the BBWAA.

And just for shits and giggles,

Let's take away half of Petunia's Fenway doubles, and I'll even be nice and assume that those lost doubles were still hits...

.467 SLG

And if you make 2/3 of those lost doubles flyouts, which they probably all were...

.458 SLG

God I hate Fenway Park and the weenies who make a living off it...