After many people clicked on their links stating that Joe Mauer had won the AL MVP and read through the subsequent article, they noticed a peculiar anomaly. Mauer had only received 27 of a possible 28 first place votes! After some research or scouring the Internet, it was soon determined that the rogue voter was Keizo Konishi of Kyodo News in Seattle. Upon learning of this, I personally emailed him and (probably because my email wasn’t hate-laced) got a response back from him admitting that he regretted giving his 1st place vote to Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers instead. With the email, he attached a file of himself singing an apology for his vote to the tune of Kelly Clarkson’s “Since U Been Gone.” If you don’t know the song, use this as a reference, and then listen a second time and follow along with Konishi’s lyrics. Here is the translated version:
Keizo Konishi, “Guys, I Was Wrong”
Here’s the thing, I live in Japan Cabrera’s my pick, it’s time to send Yeah, yeah, guys, I was wrong Mauer was great, but he missed some timeYou found out quick which vote was mine Yeah, yeah, guys, I was wrong And all I ever hear you say Is how you think my vote’s askew
Now this is all I have to say But guys, I was wrong Blew this vote on my first try
I wish you’d move on, yeah, yeah Though Mauer won, you want a recount Guys, I was wrong How can I say it, this ain’t a con
Tough to focus ’cause Ichiro’s on
Yeah, yeah, guys, I was wrong I wish I never heard you say Protests that my choice was skewed
Wish you cared to hear me say
But guys, I was wrong Blew this vote on my first try
I wish you’d move on, yeah, yeah Though Mauer won, you want, you want a recount Guys, I was wrong I had my chance, I blew it Lost insight, lost my mind Take my vote, you can omit it
Again and again and again and again Guys, I was wrong (Guys, I was wrong)
Blew this vote on my first try
I wish you’d move on, yeah, yeah Though Mauer (Though Mauer)
Won, you want, you want a recount
Blew this vote on my first try I wish you’d move on, yeah, yeah Though Mauer (Though Mauer) Won, you want (You want)
Yeah, I know (Yeah, I know)
That you want, you want a recount Guys, I was wrong Guys, I was wrong Guys, I was wrong
November 25, 2009 at 11:16 am |
Bryz, this is pure gold! Fantastically funny.
November 25, 2009 at 1:35 pm |
Brilliant, I love it, well done!
November 26, 2009 at 10:44 pm |
Thank you very much!
April 24, 2010 at 11:06 am |
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