Justin Verlander Rips Reporter Who Told Kate Upton To 'Pipe Down'
Kate Upton made headlines on Wednesday when she ripped media members who didn’t select her fiancee, Justin Verlander, for the American League Cy Young Award. Verlander got the most first-place votes but wound up losing to former teammate Rick Porcello. On Thursday, the Detroit Tigers ace came to the defense of his wife-to-be when the New York Daily News’ Mark Feinsand told her to “pipe down.”
Hey, Kate Upton ... pipe down! There’s no scandal in Justin Verlander not winning the AL Cy Young https://t.co/eNZpp9Jez2
— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) November 17, 2016
.@FeinsandNYDN She wasn't upset about me losing. That's fine. But turning in a ballot a week b4 the season ends?! https://t.co/J59frfX79M
— Justin Verlander (@JustinVerlander) November 17, 2016
Her point was they were uninformed. That they turned in their ballot a week early only validated her point. https://t.co/X2ScjTRbqP
— Justin Verlander (@JustinVerlander) November 17, 2016
Also if you "don't disagree" where do you get off telling anyone to "pipe down"?!? https://t.co/X2ScjTRbqP
— Justin Verlander (@JustinVerlander) November 17, 2016
Verlander was right to be upset, Feinsand’s comments were completely out of line. Upton and Verlander also have a right to be a little ticked that some of the voters turned their ballots in before the end of the season. That’s something Major League Baseball should look into preventing.
In the end it doesn’t matter, Porcello won the award and the 33-year-old Verlander will have to try and win his second Cy Young next season.