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Cabrera & Posey win baseball’s MVP awards

Friday, November 16th, 2012

Miguel Cabrera (Wikimedia Commons)

Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers and Buster Posey of the San Francisco Giants have won baseball’s Most Valuable Player Awards for 2012.

Cabrera’s AL MVP win should come as no surprise. That is what happen when you become the first player in over forty years to win the triple crown. Posey meanwhile hit .336 and became the first catcher in the National League to win the batting title since Ernie Lombardi of the Boston Braves led the National League in 1942.

Outfielder Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim won the AL rookie of the year in a landslide. Trout led the AL in runs and stolen bases. Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals won the NL rookie of the year. He was fifth in the senior circuit in runs.

Another National to win an award was Davey Johnson who won the NL manager of the year. He was the AL manager of the year with Baltimore in 1997. Also for the second time in his career, Bob Melvin has won the manager of the year award. Nobody expected him to lead Oakland to the AL West title, but Oakland did just that getting by the sexier teams such as Texas and the Angels.

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Tags: bob melvin, boston braves, bryce harper, buster posey, davey johnson, david price, detroit tigers, ernie lombardi, los angeles angels of anaheim, miguel cabrera, mike trout, new york mets, oakland athletics, r.a. dickey, san francisco giants, tampa bay rays, washington nationals
Posted in MLB |

Kerrzy’s Notebook: 15 Minutes of Fame

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

Happy Tuesday!

This week on 15 Minutes of Fame we’re discussing Marty Turco’s return to the NHL, the end of the line for Sean Avery, the latest on Sidney Crosby and a couple of interesting concussion notes from around the league. As well: Peyton Manning is no longer a Colt, so where will he end up?

In the GABBYs: Leo Messi, Hiroshi Hoketsu, David Beckham, Nicklas Grossmann, Fernando Torres and Jose Canseco. The Punchline this week is David Price and David Robertson!

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Tags: 15 minutes of fame, david beckham, david price, david robertson, denver broncos, fernando torres, jonathan toews, jose canseco, leo messi, marty turco, nicklas grossmann, peyton manning, sean avery, Sidney Crosby, tim tebow, todd mclellan
Posted in 15 Minutes of Fame with Jim and Geoffrey, MLB, NFL, NHL, Soccer |

Jeter collects 3,000th hit

Saturday, July 9th, 2011

Derek Jeter (Keith Allison, Getty Images)

Derek Jeter not only collected his 3,000th hit of his career on Saturday. He did it with remarkable style.

The All-Star Yankee shortstop became the first player in a Yankee uniform and 28th player in Major League Baseball history to have 3,000 career hits. Jeter accomplished the feat with a home run on a full count in the third inning off of Tampa Bay Rays’ starter David Price.

Jeter had a magical game as he went five for five, with two runs scored, two runs batted in, a double, stolen base, in addition to the home run. He also had the game winning run batted in to score Eduardo Nunez, as the Yankees defeated the Rays 5-4 to move to 52-35, and a game back of the Boston Red Sox for first place in the American League East.

The last player to record 3,000 hits was Craig Biggio of the Houston Astros on June 28, 2007. Pete Rose has the most hits with 4,256.

In other Yankees’ news, third baseman Alex Rodriguez will be out a month with a slight tear in his right knee. He will not represent the American League for Tuesday’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Phoenix. He will be replaced by Adrian Beltre of the Texas Rangers in the starting lineup and Kevin Youkilis of the Boston Red Sox on the roster.

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Tags: adrian beltre, asdrubal cabrera, boston red sox, cleveland indians, craig biggio, david price, derek jeter, detroit tigers, houston astros, jhonny peralta, kevin youkilis, New York Yankees, pete rose, tampa bay rays, texas rangers
Posted in MLB |

Major League Baseball Preview–American League East

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

Adrian Gonzalez (Getty Images)

In my first of a six-part series this week, I will examine the American League East.

The New York Yankees have dominated the division, winning ten of the last thirteen years. However they have only one World Series since 2001. Despite outstanding production in the middle of their batting order, (Robinson Cano, Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira) it is the pitching depth that I’m concerned about the most. After C.C. Sabathia, the Yankees don’t have much. A.J. Burnett and Phil Hughes will need to have better seasons in 2011 than 2010, where they each had an earned run average above 4.00.

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Tags: adrian gonzalez, alex rodriguez, baltimore orioles, boston red sox, c.c. sabathia, carl crawford, clay buchholz, david ortiz, david price, derrek lee, dustin pedroia, evan longoria, freddy garcia, jeremy hellickson, johnny damon, jon lester, jorge posada, justin duchscherer, kevin youkilis, mark reynolds, mark teixeira, New York Yankees, rafael soriano, rajai davis, ricky romero, robinson cano, russell martin, tampa bay rays, toronto blue jays, vladimir guerrero
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