"From the moment our Boston's Best Player bracket game was conceived, we had very little doubt Patriots quarterback Tom Brady would emerge as the champion. That's exactly how it played out. Voting ended at 3 p.m. today, and Brady easily outdistanced Paul Pierce of the Celtics by more than 2,000 votes. But many would agree, put anything in a bracket and it's fun. Radio host Max Kellerman once did one with zoo animals on New York radio. Deadspin is doing cats vs. dogs right now. So we put Boston's top 32 players (key word is players, not athletes -- that's a whole other debate) in a bracket to see how things would play out. There were some very interesting results. That Pierce was in the final was one, although his presence on Twitter gave him a puncher's chance because TB12 is not." Read more: http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/extra_points/2011/03/tom_brady_voted.html