sports.espn.go.com - 11/18/2008
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Does a player often described as his league's most dominant hitter win this year's award for leading in several significant categories for an overachieving but ultimately fourth-place team? Or does the honor go to a lefthanded slugger who led the league in home runs and RBIs by a wide margin ...
sports.espn.go.com - 11/18/2008
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sports.espn.go.com —
At 2 p.m. today the American League Most
Valuable Player Award will be announced. To save everyone...
the trouble of waiting, let's just say who it's going to be right now. Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia will be named MVP. It's not like we have ...
(more)
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sports.espn.go.com - 11/18/2008
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sports.espn.go.com —
At 2 p.m. today the American League Most
Valuable Player Award will be announced. To save everyone...
the trouble of waiting, let's just say who it's going to be right now. Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia will be named MVP. It's not like we have ...
(more)
Rob Neyer Blog
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Pujols Wins Second MVP
Baseball Analysts —
... Let's face it, the only way a voter could reach the conclusion that Howard was more valuable than Pujols is by overemphasizing the importance of home runs and RBI at the expense of all of the other evidence, including how well they hit with runners in scoring position (h/t to Rob Neyer). ...
Rob Neyer gives props to Lance
The Crawfish Boxes —
Rob Neyer gives props to Lance
ESPN's Rob Neyer writes about Lance's superb season with the bat and how he probably outplayed Albert Pujols in the clutch, on the bases and in the field. He also notes that there were multiple players in the NL deserving of the ...
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Bleacher Report - MLB 11/18/2008
Albert Pujols was announced the National League’s Most Valuable Player today by Major League Baseball, for the second time in his career. Pujols beat out Philadelphia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard by six first-place votes (Pujols received 18, ...
Does Albert Pujols Really Deserve the MVP? —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/18/2008
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