11/19: A-Rod Wins the MVP
Posted by: James
Label this under duh news as the Yankees All-Star picked up his 3rd (should be his 4th) MVP award (second with the Yankees).
By the way, if you go to the main Yankees page and take a look at the top right, the graphic they're using of a flame-throwing Joba is pretty sweet.
Putting it all together offensively as he reached new levels of comfort in New York, Rodriguez established career highs with 143 runs scored and 156 RBIs, leading the Major Leagues with 54 home runs while batting .314. His exploits led the Yankees to the playoffs for a 13th consecutive season.
"For me, it's been the most magical and most special year of my career so far, for many reasons," Rodriguez told MLB.com. "Again, not winning the World Series is very disappointing -- that's why you strap it on every Spring Training and that's why you work so hard in the wintertime.
"But from a personal level, it was very satisfying to be able to come back from '06 and show the world what kind of player I am, on the greatest stage in the world, which is the Yankees."
A-Rod, who became the fifth AL player to win the award three times, did not win the coveted honor unanimously. Rodriguez picked up 26 out of the 28 first-place votes, with Detroit's Magglio Ordonez, who came in second place, earning the other two first-place votes.
"For me, it's been the most magical and most special year of my career so far, for many reasons," Rodriguez told MLB.com. "Again, not winning the World Series is very disappointing -- that's why you strap it on every Spring Training and that's why you work so hard in the wintertime.
"But from a personal level, it was very satisfying to be able to come back from '06 and show the world what kind of player I am, on the greatest stage in the world, which is the Yankees."
A-Rod, who became the fifth AL player to win the award three times, did not win the coveted honor unanimously. Rodriguez picked up 26 out of the 28 first-place votes, with Detroit's Magglio Ordonez, who came in second place, earning the other two first-place votes.
By the way, if you go to the main Yankees page and take a look at the top right, the graphic they're using of a flame-throwing Joba is pretty sweet.
