More hardware for Dusty as the Destroia nabs AL MVP
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Adding to an impressive offseason that has already seen him win both Gold Glove and Silver Slugger Awards, Dustin Pedroia can now also call himself the Most Valuable Player in the American League. Youk finished third in voting, while the Twins' Justin Morneau - who won the MVP back in 2006 - came in second. Pedroia received 16 first place votes, more than double the amount received by Morneau (7). Dusty's the first AL second basemen to win the award in nearly 50 years, and he's also the first Red Sox second basemen to ever take home MVP honors. ...
Oversized Sportswriters Name Undersized Dustin Pedroia AL MVP
Walkoff Walk —
... hits by a second baseman, and even got hisself a Gold Glove, becoming only the third Red Sox middle infielder to snatch that award.
Notable voting results: K-Rod picked up just one first place vote and finished in sixth place, while Rays team MVP Jason Bartlett got just one vote, and it was a fifth place vote. Who the heck did that? Also, someone left Joe Mauer, my AL MVP pick, completely off their ballot. I want his head on a platter.
UPDATE: My math is poor. Pedroia was also not named on every ballot. Our pal Evan Grant left him off and voted Youkilis first.
Dustin The Win!
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Pedroia Wins AL MVP
Vegas Watch —
... Reasonable selections for each award handed out by the BBWAA, which is rare. Although there's obviously still a long way to go, as both second place MVP finishers were far from deserving. Pedroia was in the top four on 27 of 28 ballots, but left off the other ballot entirely. That last ballot was apparently Evan Grant's, which is odd, since ...
Pedroia - AL MVP
YankeesRedSox.com —
You heard it here last! Dustin Pedroia became the 10 Red Sox to win the AL MVP award today. 2008 AL MVP Award Voting Player, ...
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Oh, shit. Lost my mind for a second there. The award goes to Dustin Pedroia. Congrats, little man! ...
Dustin Pedroia Wins A.L. MVP
RealClearSports - Blog —
... Pedroia, who already had won a Gold Glove and Silver Slugger award this off season, received 16 first-place votes from the 28 ballots. ...
Pedroia becomes third Sun Devil to win MVP
Fanster.com —
... in 1973. That duo combined to hit 1,325 home runs in the majors.
Pedroia batted .384 with 14 homers and 146 runs batted in in 185 career games for the Sun Devils from 2002-2004, before becoming a 2nd round pick of the Red Sox in 2004.
Here’s what others are saying about Pedroia winning the AL MVP…
Pedroia named AL MVP [MLB.com]
Dustin Pedroia wins AL MVP [Boston Herald]
Most Valuable : Pedroia [Boston Globe]
Pedroia beats out Morneau to win AL MVP [ESPN/AP] ...
Neyer On 5 Feet, 9 Inches Of Ordinary
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... As expected, Boston’s Dustin Pedroia was named the 2008 American League MVP earlier today, becoming the first 2B to earn the award since Nellie Fox in 1959. ...
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Red Sox Nation Daily —
... For a change, the sports writers finally got an American League MVP vote right. Today, Dustin Pedroia became the first Red Sox since Mo Betta Vaughn won the award in 1995. It was been a season of awards for the pint sized second baseman. Pedroia has already won the silver slugger award, and the American League Gold Glove award as well this off-season. ...
Meet the sportswriter who snubbed Pedroia
Red Sox Monster —
... , becoming the first member of the Red Sox since 1995 and the first second baseman in the AL since 1959 to receive the honor. That, obviously, was great news. But there was also this little tidbit: One sportswriter left the Destroya off his ballot completely . As in, he didn't make the writer's Top 10 . Who could this preposterous individual be? As Extra Bases pointed out earlier today , his name is ...
