Kate Upton is not accepting voting results…for the Cy Young Award.
The model is the fiancée of Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander, winner of the 2011 AL Cy Young Award. Verlander was a finalist for this year's award, but he fell to Red Sox right-hander Rick Porcello, a former Tiger.
Verlander actually had more first-place votes than Porcello, but lost in total points:
Here's the crazy breakdown of the AL Cy Young voting, via @officialBBWAA, Justin Verlander had six more 1st place votes than the winner. pic.twitter.com/xnQBcUnVbC
— Big League Stew (@bigleaguestew) November 16, 2016
Upton expressed her distaste for baseball writers with a NSFW Twitter rant:
Hey @MLB I thought I was the only person allowed to fuck @JustinVerlander ?! What 2 writers didn't have him on their ballot?
— Kate Upton (@KateUpton) November 16, 2016
He had the majority of 1st place votes and 2 writers didn't have him on their ballots?!! can you pick more out of touch people to vote?@MLB
— Kate Upton (@KateUpton) November 16, 2016
Sorry Rick but you didn't get any 1st place votes? you didn't win. #ByeFelicia @MLB keep up with the times and fire those writers
— Kate Upton (@KateUpton) November 16, 2016
She even dished some attitude to some fans:
@WillBrabrook @MLB he got less 1st place votes then justin. Your the only idiot here buddy
— Kate Upton (@KateUpton) November 17, 2016
@Pete_BBS oh your cute... check the stats boo justin won in first place votes
— Kate Upton (@KateUpton) November 17, 2016
@LAPatriot @MLB how many 2nd place votes? huh? he lost to Justin in 1st place votes. If Tampa bay writers weren't paid off...
— Kate Upton (@KateUpton) November 17, 2016
Upton retweeted Verlander's brother, Ben, a Tigers minor leaguer:
Are you kidding me? Most first place votes and doesn't win? #SaltyYoungerBrother Explain this.. pic.twitter.com/RpEb4PPrME
— Ben Verlander (@Verly32) November 16, 2016
There is a lot to digest here, but one important point: Verlander and Porcello used to be teammates. Porcello pitched with the Tigers from 2009-2014. Verlander was the team's ace, as he has been since his first full season in 2006.
On top of that, the NL Cy Young Award winner was Max Scherzer, another former Tiger, who pitched in Detroit from 2010-2014. Scherzer also won the AL Cy Young Award in 2013.
Could Upton be extra salty because two former teammates who used to pitch in Verlander's shadow won Cy Young Awards Wednesday? It's certainly something to think about.
P.S. For reference, Upton tweeted this about NFL players kneeling in September.
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