“To Altuve in 2017 despite the cheating scandal uncovered”
Story didn’t break until November 2019. Altuve and JJ co-won it because they were the respective bright spots of Houston sports. They were the faces of their respective franchises. Altuve won MVP after having several top finishes before and JJ was 3x DPOY and almost won MVP in 2014. The city got fucked by Hurricane Harvey, so JJ Watt raised over $30 million even as the Texans season collapsed under injuries. Altuve was a symbol of hope when hundreds of thousands were still living in shelters, their homes destroyed. That’s what people forget.
2016 and 2015 were pretty stupid though, I agree. It shouldn’t be won more than once
“To Altuve in 2017 despite the cheating scandal uncovered”
Story didn’t break until November 2019. Altuve and JJ co-won it because they were the respective bright spots of Houston sports. They were the faces of their respective franchises. Altuve won MVP after having several top finishes before and JJ was 3x DPOY and almost won MVP in 2014. The city got fucked by Hurricane Harvey, so JJ Watt raised over $30 million even as the Texans season collapsed under injuries. Altuve was a symbol of hope when hundreds of thousands were still living in shelters, their homes destroyed. That’s what people forget.
2016 and 2015 were pretty stupid though, I agree. It shouldn’t be won more than once