Who is this Pedey guy? We've never heard of him down here in Houston, but we know all about Big Albert!!
Well deserved, and congratulations to the pride of Woodland, CA. Youk would have been a good selection, too, given how he played both first and third this season with Lowell injured.
Pedroia is one hell of a ball player. So is Youkilis. Those two guys are your bread and butter. Now who says I can't say nice things about the Red Sox? Who? 8)
Interesting list of players who have won both ROY and MVP: Player ROY MVP Dustin Pedroia '07 '08 Ryan Howard '05 '06 Ichiro Suzuki '01 '01 Albert Pujols '01 '05, '08 Jeff Bagwell '91 '94 Jose Canseco '82 '88 Cal Ripken, Jr. '82 '83 Andre Dawson '77 '87 Fred Lynn '75 '75 Thurman Munson '70 '76 Johnny Bench '68 '70, '72 Rod Carew '67 '76 Richie Allen '64 '72 Pete Rose '63 '73 Willie McCovey '59 '69 Orlando Cepeda '58 '67 Frank Robinson '56 '61, '66 Willie Mays '51 '54, '65 Don Newcombe '49 '56 Jackie Robinson '47 '49
Trivia question for those who haven't seen the answer yet in the news articles about the award: Who was the last AL 2b to win the MVP award?
The hyenas at WEEI savage Dallas sportswriter Evan Grant for leaving MVPedey off of his MVP ballot entirely. Apparently a lot of people in Texas have a hard time keeping up with players from the Jr. Circuit.