The Phillies may be the top act in town right now and Carlos Ruiz may have arguably been the team’s regular season non pitcher MVP… but that doesn’t impress the voters of the Hispanic Choice Awards much.
↵↵↵Philadelphia Union midfielder Roger Torres beat out Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher J.C. Romero and catcher Carlos Ruiz to win the “Best Hispanic Professional Athlete†award at the Hispanic Choice Awards Ceremony Thursday night.
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Roger Torres really is a fun young player, but there’s no way in hell he should be winning the best Hispanic athlete in Philadelphia award. Not after the year Ruiz has had.