PEDEY>>>>> AL MVP

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  1. jif5

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    Who is this Pedey guy? We've never heard of him down here in Houston, but we know all about Big Albert!! :)
     
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    rookie of the year last year...mvp this year...a RING , several more RINGS to come!!!
     
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    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.
     
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    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)
     
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    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
     
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    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?
     
  8. jif5

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    i know its been about 50 years..but cant pull the name out of my memory bank :!:
     
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    Joe Castiglione brought it up quite a bit during the game broadcasts toward the end of the season.
     
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    I can see him..but cant get his name...always had a full cheek of chewing tobacco...white sox
     
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    Think Keith Jackson...
     
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    Good one Rick!
     
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    Come on, Jiffer. Finish this off.
     
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    I got it!! woke me during night! NELLIE FOX!!
     
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  16. Terry O'Keefe

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    Remind me again who he is? :wink: :wink: