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Patrick Kane of the Blackhawks Wins Rookie of the Year Calder Trophy!
2008-06-13 03:07:00 19 year-old winger Patrick Kane took home the Calder Trophy as the league's top rookie Thursday night at the NHL Awards in Toronto. Kane beat out Nicklas Backstrom and teammate Jonathan Toews to become the first Blackhawk to earn the Calder Trophy since goaltender Ed Belfour in 1991. The NHL also announced Thursday night that Kane and Calder Trophy finalist Jonathan Toews were among the six
By: Sport Syndicate
2008 Rookie of the Year Predictions
2008-03-26 13:27:00 Before the 1996 season, I predicted that Derek Jeter and Todd Hollandsworth would win the Rookie of the Year awards. I believe that was the last time I made an accurate preseason award prediction. However, requests for award picks were common in yesterday's chat. I didn't post any because I wanted some time to mull it over. I'll post more predictions over the next few days. Here are my 2008 Rookie of the Year predictions; I'm interested to see yours in the comments. Tough call in the NL, lot of good choices. AL: Clay Buchholz. Runners up: Evan Longoria, Jacoby Ellsbury, Joba Chamberlain. NL: Kosuke Fukudome. Runners up: Johnny Cueto, Geovany Soto, Clayton Kershaw.
By: The RotoFeed
MUD.com?s 2008 Predictions
2008-03-26 12:41:00 MUD.com’s 2008 Predictions Last year the writers at Mop Up Duty had uncanny success with their 2007 predictions. This year’s predictions include Tampa Bay finishing ahead of New York in the AL East, Chase Headley as NL Rookie of the Year and Grady Sizemore as AL MVP. Check them out and see where you think they ...
By: Mop Up Duty
Handicapping the Rookie of the Year races
2008-03-11 18:11:00 Winning Rookie of the Year requires being in the right situation. Dayn Perry says that’s why Evan Longoria has to be favored. Read the full story.
By: MLB News Blog
ACC Women?s All-Freshmen team, Rookie of the Year announced
2008-03-04 22:05:00 ALL-FRESHMAN Cetera DeGraffenreid, North Carolina*………&-#8230; 49 Stefanie Murphy, Boston College *…………&#-8230;.. 49 Carolyn Swords, Boston College………-230;……. 46 Alex Montgomery, Georgia Tech…………-;……. 40 Andrea Barbour, Virginia Tech…………-;……….. 29 *unanimous selection Honorable Mention All-Freshman Marah Strickland, Maryland………&#-8230;………̷-0;…. 16 Jasmine Thomas, Duke…………-;…………&#-8230;…… 15 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Stefanie Murphy (20) Others received votes Cetera DeGraffenreid (13) Carolyn Swords (11) Alex Montgomery (5)
By: ACC Nation
Brandt Snedeker.. 2007 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year?
2007-12-06 18:51:00 2007 will be a year PGA Tour rookie Brandt Snedeker will never forget. Well on his way to winning the Rookie of the Year honor, Brandt amassed over 2.8 million in winnings, along with one PGA tour win, and 5 top ten finishes. The 27 year old Snedeker didn't even get a chance to vote for himself, as he was playing in Japan when the Rookie of the Year ballots came out. "I'm sure I'll be kicking myself later," he said, laughing when asked what he'll do if he loses by one vote. In 29 tournaments, he finished 13 times in the top 25 and made 23 cuts......read moreGreat Deals on Enterprise Car Rental
Groh named ACC coach of the year; Adams rookie of the year
2007-11-27 21:42:00 Virginia football coach Al Groh was selected as the Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year in voting by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association for the Associated Press. This the second time Groh has been named ACC Coach of the Year. He also earned the honor in 2002. “Throughout the course of this season, our ...
By: ACC Nation
Ryan Braun: Baseballs First Jewish Rookie Of The Year
2007-11-19 05:36:00 (Image: Ryan Braun, Credit: JS Online) It looks as if Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers has just made history by becoming the first Jewish player to become Rookie of the Year.(Jerusalem Post) Ryan Braun became baseball's first Jewish Rookie of the Year. Braun, the slugging third baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers, picked up the award Monday in the National League. In the voting by the Baseball Writers of America, Braun edged Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, 128-126. Although Braun was never raised Jewish by his Israeli dad, he seems to take an immense pride in his Jewish heritage.Note: While Braun will probably decide to remain in the US because of his career, hopefully he will consider signing up with the Israel Baseball League (if he has time during the off season).Content Copyright 2006-2007 of IsraGood. All Rights Reserved. Violators (and hosts) can be prosecuted under national and international laws.
By: IsraGood
Brewers? Braun revels in ride to NL Rookie of the Year (AP)
2007-11-13 23:35:00 Ryan Braun’s teammates made the power-hitting third baseman dress up as a hot dog during the season as part of his rookie hazing. It was a not-so-subtle reference. “That was a little bit of a ploy into the some of things I’d done, the showboating a couple of times too much,” the Milwaukee slugger said. Read ...
By: MLB News Blog
Rookie of the year
2007-11-13 16:11:00 Al lot of people have been hoping for their new favorites to make the rookie of the year and get the award, but there were only a few winners. One in the American league and one winner in the national league. Dustin pedroia won the american league rookie of the year and on the national side Ryan Braun won rookie of the Year. We congratulat5 Zoom(s)
Pedroia Named A.L. Rookie of the Year
2007-11-13 00:17:00 Dustin Pedroia helped the Boston Red Sox win the 2007 World Series, and helped himself to rookie of the year on the way. Read the full story.
By: MLB News Blog
Pedroia, Braun Garner Rookie of the Year Awards
2007-11-12 20:36:00 Looking back at the month of April when Dustin Pedroia was barely hitting his weight, you wouldn’t have even thought that he could be the AL Rookie of the Year. Then as the season went on when he started hitting around Miguel Cabrera’s weight, you could definitely see him being the rookie of the year. This afternoon, the BBWAA (Baseball Writer’s Association of America) made it official, Pedroia is your 2007 American League Rookie of the Year. He becomes the first Red Sox rookie to win the award since Nomar Garciaparra did it back in 1997. Pedroia put up excellent numbers in his rookie campaign. His .317 batting average was the highest ever by a rookie second baseman, breaking the record of Jim Viox set back in 1913 when Viox played for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He started out the season with a rough April, hitting .182 and Red Sox Nation was calling for Alex Cora to play second base. Terry Francona stuck with the kid and he responded by hitting .405 in May. He contin...
By: The RotoFeed
Brewers 3B Braun named NL Rookie of the Year (PA SportsTicker)
2007-11-12 19:52:00 Ryan Braun’s monstrous season at the plate was barely enough to trump Troy Tulowitzki’s solid all-around campaign. Read the full story.
By: MLB News Blog
Braun, Tulowitzki battle for NL Rookie of the Year honors (PA SportsTicker)
2007-11-12 15:44:00 When members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America cast their votes for National League Rookie of the Year, they probably will be choosing between a player who got off to a slow start and another who simply started late. Read the full story.
By: MLB News Blog
Dustin Pedroia Wins Rookie of the Year
2007-11-12 00:00:00 Pedroia ran away with the award, dominating the field. (SawxBlog Illustration) Wow, what a year 2007 is ending up being for our tiny little second baseman. It was announced just a little while ago that Dustin Pedroia has been named...
By: SawxBlog.com
Dustin Day - Does Pedroia win Rookie of the Year Today?
2007-11-12 00:00:00 Aside from his slow start, Pedroia was as sold as a veteran all year long. (AP Photo) Today the baseball world finds out who the AL & NL Rookies of the year are. Dustin Pedroia has to be the front...
By: SawxBlog.com
ACC hoops preseason rankings, All-ACC team, player and rookie of the year
2007-10-22 00:07:00 The Evil Q and I are on the road home after a long day in Greensboro for the ACC’s Operation Basketball. Listen to the podcast this week (remember, available on Tuesdays starting this week) for some interesting stories - including a belt-breaking experience for the Q and our two-on-one interview with Maryland’s James Gist (because ...
By: ACC Nation
Baseball American names Rookie of the Year and All-Rookie Team
2007-10-19 23:03:00 The current issue of Baseball America is dedicated to this year's Rookie class, including its choices for Rookie of the Year and All-rookie team. As with all prognosticators, somethimes you're right, and sometimes not. For example, ten of their top twenty prospects at the beginning of the season
By: A Wikia Wiki
Baseball American names Rookie of the Year and All-Rookie Team
2007-10-19 23:03:00 The current issue of Baseball America is dedicated to this year's Rookie class, including its choices for Rookie of the Year and All-rookie team. As with all prognosticators, somethimes you're right, and sometimes not. For example, ten of their top twenty prospects at the beginning of the season
By: A Wikia Wiki
Can We Give The Rookie Of The Year To Adrian Peterson Early?
2007-10-15 07:09:00 Without a doubt, Adrian Peterson has stuck out head and shoulders above the rest of the the rookie class of 2007. While Marshawn Lynch has done great in Buffalo with his rough style, Peterson is completely blowing defenses out of the water. Adrian is doing what Reggie Bush was supposed to do last year. Like ...
By: Sportaphile
Blogger Rookie of the Year
2007-10-08 09:07:00 Blogger Rookie of the YearI am a newbie Blogger, and they have a site for Blogger Rookie of the Year which if I make it I can be in Blogging the Movie if it gets it proper funding. I would like for my readers to vote for me Ofcoursehttp://www.bloggingthem-ovie.com/blogger-rookie-of-the--yearthis is the site and my # is 84Thanks Da Kinky Kid ...
Nominated for 2007 Blogger Rookie of the Year
2007-10-05 17:38:00 Blogging the Movie is currently holding nominations and voting for the 2007 Blogger Rookie of the Year. And New Liberty Creation is #41 on the list. So if you find any value in what I’m trying to do here, please hop on over and vote for me. All you have to do is leave a comment ...
Korean-Brazilian golfer Angela Park takes LPGA Rookie of the Year
2007-10-01 14:12:00 As an amateur Angela Park has had a decorated career. Park won five events on the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) circuit and was named a first-team Rolex Junior All-American in both 2004 and 2005. Park played in 29 AJGA events over four seasons and finished in the top 10 in 24 of those starts. In 2005, she was a semi-finalist at the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship and won both the Dixie Amateur Championship and the Junior Orange Bowl. Park competed in the LPGA’s 2006 Kraft Nabisco Championship...
Braun's Defense Should Cost Him Rookie of the Year
2007-09-28 15:38:00 Milwaukee Brewers 3B Ryan Braun is an amazing hitter. But to call him a butcher on defense is an insult to knife-wielding swine slicers. In fact, it is not an exaggeration to call Braun the worst defensive player of any starter in the Major Leagues.The Brewers lost 9-5 to the San Diego Padres on Thursday, blowing a chance to gain a game on the Chicago Cubs, who had lost earlier in the day. One of the main culprits in the loss was Braun, who committed not one, not two, but three errors at third base.Braun's is fielding is so atrocious, it should be enough for Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki to win the National League Rookie of the Year. Will it happen? Probably not. Writers often forget there are two parts to the game and concentrate solely on offensive numbers.And there is no doubt Braun has had an amazing year at the plate, but Tulowitzki isn't that far off. In 440 at-bats, Braun has hit .325/.370/.639, with 24 doubles, 34 HR and 95 RBI. Meanwhile, in 590 at-bats, Tulowitzki h...
Rookie of the Year Predictions
2007-09-16 17:57:00 Predicting rookies of the year this late in the season is not very risky but I look for either Dustin Pedroia or Daisuke Matsuzaka to win the AL Rookie of the Year award. Matsuzaka is one of two rookie pitchers to win over 10 games with 14 wins, and Brian Bannister being the other with 12 wins.
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Rookie of the Year - Home Run Hitters
2007-08-24 13:39:00 The American League has added a disappointing crop of rookie HR hitters. This was not supposed to occur. Royals 3B Alex Gordon and Devil Rays OF Delmon Young were projected to be elite hitters. 11 HRs for Gordon and 9 for Young say otherwise. As a matter of fact, White Sox 3B Josh Fields is likely to lead AL rookies in HRs as his 15 seems out of reach for 2007 - at least to those disappointed fantasy owners of Gordon and Young. In the National League, the situation is different. Brewers 3B Ryan Braun has seamlessly handled his promotion from AAA to hit 24 HRs. However, that does not lead NL rookies. Arizona CF Chris B. Young does with 26 HRs. Rockies' SS Troy Tulowitzki's 17 HRs are impressive, but like Steve McCroskey in Airplane, TT picked the wrong season to be a rookie. PLAYERTEAMHRRBISBBA Chris B. YoungARI2647210.237 Ryan BraunMIL2462100.332 Troy TulowitzkiCOL176760.293 Josh HamiltonCIN173930.286 Josh FieldsCHW154610.245 Kevin KouzmanoffSDG135410.236 Hunter PenceHOU124680.328...
By: The RotoFeed
A Daily Double for Ryan Braun, Rookie of the Year AND MVP?
2007-08-16 02:22:00 Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Ryan Braun has been the odds on favorite for National League Rookie of the Year almost since his call-up at the beginning of May. His only real competition for the award, Houston Astros outfielder Hunter Pence, has been on the DL going on three weeks with a broken
By: A Wikia Wiki
Rookie Of The Year
2007-07-11 03:19:00 This year's race for the 2007 Rookie-of-the-Year focuses on the National League because there are no serious hitters to compete against the obvious success of Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka. Because Dice-K has vast professional experience in the increasingly better-than-AAA Japanese leagues, a strong hitter would draw the attention of voters who feel, despite the rules, that Matsuzaka was not truly a rookie. That is not the case as pre-season contenders Delmon Young and Alex Gordon have disappointed so far. Alex Gordon by truly failing, and Delmon Young by not living up to the hype of a 30/30 player. He is on pace for a very good rookie season of 18/96/12/.278 though. As anyone can tell from the list, the NL has the most attractive hitters. Hunter Pence leads all NL rookies with 40 extra base hits, and Diamondbacks' rookie Chris Young is second with 29. Ryan Braun and Josh Hamilton are 4th and 5th with 27 and 26 XBHs respectively. Hard-charging Rockies SS Troy Tulowitzki garner...
By: The RotoFeed
DiceK and the Rookie of the Year
2007-06-25 19:51:00 There is a perception among the cognoscenti that Japanese players have a more difficult time winning the Rookie of the Year (ROY) award, based upon the fact that many voters do not consider them to be true "rookies" because of their service time in Japan's Professional Baseball League. Will this "perception" affect (Andrew DiceK) Matsuzaka's ROY prospects for 2007. (Has Berman used this obvious permutation yet?) First, let's examine whether in recent history a deserving Japanese ROY candidate was denied:In 2000 and 2001, the AL ROY awards went to Kaz Sasaki (then age 32) and Ichiro (then age 28). Sasaki, with 37 saves, won by default, beating out a weak field headed by Terence Long, Mark Quinn (the Eskimo?) and Bengie Molina, who had a sneaky-good rookie campaign with .739 ops in 473 at bats. Ichiro romped in the ROY voting (27-1 1st place votes over CC Sabathia) and even won the MVP (over Giambi's 1.137 ops)!Most people think immediately of 2003, when Hideki Matsui (then age 29...
Handicapping the AL Rookie of the Year Race
2007-06-24 01:17:00 The 2007 season is nearing the halfway point, and contenders for the major awards are starting to emerge from the rest of the pack (see Magglio Ordonez, for AL MVP). Speaking of American League Awards, let's look at the those in contention for the AL Rookie of the Year crown. This year's class is
By: A Wikia Wiki
Lebron James ?Rookie of the Year? Air Zoom Generations
2007-06-02 00:00:00 Lebron tore it up Thursday night. For two overtime periods it was Lebron James vs. Detroit Pistons. Lebron is beginning to prove himself as a player in the playoffs, just like he did in his rookie year taking home the Rookie of the Year honor. Nike made some special ...
Paula Creamer-LPGA Rookie of the Year in 2005
2007-05-29 05:12:00 ————-212;————-;————&#-8212; Paula Creamer was born on August 5, 1986, in Mountain View, California. She began playing golf when she was 10 and honed her skills on the amateur circuit. During her career as a junior, she won the American Junior Golf Association title on 11 occasions, and a total of 19 national amateur tournaments overall. In ...
Young Pence for NL rookie of the year
2007-05-24 06:41:00 We here at On Sports are throwing our support for Hunter Pence as National League rookie of the year. Why the rush? Part of this is parental gloating. After all, we discovered the Astros? new phenom, as readers of this blog will recall (?Nothing?s more joyful than spring training.?) Back in March, we watched Pence drill a double in extra innings that set up a game-winning single that helped the Astros defeat the Phillies in Osceola County Stadium. We liked how Pence pumped his fist as he crossed the plate with the winning run as if it were the final game of the World Series, not just a rest-the-veterans mid-March spring practice. We also pondered how great it would be to see young Pence doing the same thing in the Fall Classic, even though we are Yankees fans (and even though ?we? is really just ?I,? or ?me.?)I?ve been reading about Pence more and more the past several weeks -- and tonight I watched him run back to snare a certain extra-base hit near the fence in San Francisco. It?s...
By: On Sports
AL Rookie-of-the-Year
2007-05-20 03:41:00 Entering 2007, the rookie hype was enormous. The Devil Rays' Delmon Young and the Royals' Alex Gordon were expected to run away with the award ex-Daisuke Matzusaka. Six weeks into the season, there is some question about pre-annointment ceremonies. Below is a list of AL rookies who are playing regularly. Needless to say pre-season prognostications have been off. This looks like Matzusaka's award with no competition unless that guy at the end of the list..... PlayerAVGOBPSLGRHRRBISB D.Young239287390226222 A.Gordon16729025011252 T.Buck239355500124140 E.Dukes210329412197122 A.Lind232287384124121 R.Willits37745141219069
By: The RotoFeed
Sosa Hits 597th HR...Hunter Pence: NL Rookie of the Year?
2007-05-18 02:43:00 Baseball Notebook White Sox defeated the Yankees 5-3 in the first game of a day-night doubleheader. John Danks 2-4 pitched 6 1/3 innings allowing 2 earned runs and struck out seven. Mike Mussina 2-2 took the loss as his ERA climbed to 5.64. Alex Rodriguez was 0 for 4 and has only 2 hits in his
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2007 NL Rookie of the Year candidates
2007-03-28 18:58:00 2007 Top 5 Rookie of the Year candidates1. Kevin Kouzmanoff, 3B, Padres -- The Padres wanted Kouzmanoff so badly that they were willing to part with second baseman Josh Barfield to get him during the offseason. Kouzmanoff hit .332 over his last four Minor League seasons and didn't strike out a lot. In a 16-game callup last season, Kouzmanoff batted .279 with three homers, 11 RBIs and 23 total bases. Through his first nine games of the Cactus League season, the 26-year-old is hitting .349 with three homers, 17 RBIs and a .739 slugging percentage. The Nevada-Reno product appears to be ready to take over at the hot corner.2. Troy Tulowitzki, SS, Rockies -- As Colorado's first-round pick, seventh overall, in the 2005 First-Year Player Draft, the Long Beach State product, who hit .240 with a homer and six RBIs in a 96 at-bat rehearsal at the end of last season, has moved quickly through the system. Tulowitzki, a very good athlete with excellent range, a plus arm and power to all fields...
2007 NL Rookie of the Year candidates
2007-03-28 18:58:00 2007 Top 5 Rookie of the Year candidates1. Kevin Kouzmanoff, 3B, Padres -- The Padres wanted Kouzmanoff so badly that they were willing to part with second baseman Josh Barfield to get him during the offseason. Kouzmanoff hit .332 over his last four Minor League seasons and didn't strike out a lot. In a 16-game callup last season, Kouzmanoff batted .279 with three homers, 11 RBIs and 23 total bases. Through his first nine games of the Cactus League season, the 26-year-old is hitting .349 with three homers, 17 RBIs and a .739 slugging percentage. The Nevada-Reno product appears to be ready to take over at the hot corner.2. Troy Tulowitzki, SS, Rockies -- As Colorado's first-round pick, seventh overall, in the 2005 First-Year Player Draft, the Long Beach State product, who hit .240 with a homer and six RBIs in a 96 at-bat rehearsal at the end of last season, has moved quickly through the system. Tulowitzki, a very good athlete with excellent range, a plus arm and power to all fields...
By: The RotoFeed
2007 AL Rookie of the Year candidates
2007-03-28 18:51:00 2007 Top 5 Rookie of the Year candidates1. Delmon Young, Devil Rays: For the young man who had been outspoken about not being brought to The Show earlier, it's time to put up and clam up. In his brief exposure -- 30 games last September (.317 with 13 extra-base hits) and this spring (.323) -- he hasn't shown anything that shorts his potential. Young could break in as a 30-30 rookie, but his biggest challenge will be proving to be as good a teammate as he is a player.2. Daisuke Matsuzaka, Red Sox: The man who will turn Red Sox Nation into the Land of the Rising Daisuke-san. If he can log two wins for each pitch he allegedly throws, Boston will love him in October even more than it does now. His first three starts will come against Cactus League-based teams that haven't yet seen him, which should get him off to a fast start that will only intensify the mania. 3. Alex Gordon, Royals: When camp opened, Kansas City manager Buddy Bell said Gordon, the second player taken in the 2005 Fi...
2007 AL Rookie of the Year candidates
2007-03-28 18:51:00 2007 Top 5 Rookie of the Year candidates1. Delmon Young, Devil Rays: For the young man who had been outspoken about not being brought to The Show earlier, it's time to put up and clam up. In his brief exposure -- 30 games last September (.317 with 13 extra-base hits) and this spring (.323) -- he hasn't shown anything that shorts his potential. Young could break in as a 30-30 rookie, but his biggest challenge will be proving to be as good a teammate as he is a player.2. Daisuke Matsuzaka, Red Sox: The man who will turn Red Sox Nation into the Land of the Rising Daisuke-san. If he can log two wins for each pitch he allegedly throws, Boston will love him in October even more than it does now. His first three starts will come against Cactus League-based teams that haven't yet seen him, which should get him off to a fast start that will only intensify the mania. 3. Alex Gordon, Royals: When camp opened, Kansas City manager Buddy Bell said Gordon, the second player taken in the 2005 Fi...
By: The RotoFeed
From 2002 AL Rookie of the Year To Jack-Of-All-Trades
2007-03-16 06:46:00 As a member of the 2002 Toronto Blue Jays, Eric Hinske won the AL Rookie of the Year by 25 votes over former Orioles pitcher, Rodrigo Lopez. Now, Hinske is probably the top bench player on the 2007 edition of the Boston Red Sox. Think back to July 2002, when the Red Sox were in a ...
By: Random Thoughts
Kouzmanoff : Potential NL Rookie Of The Year
2007-03-10 16:50:02 Padres 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff doubled and scored on Paul McAnulty's single in the second, and also hit his first spring homer with two outs in the sixth om Friday against the Cubs. He finished the game 2-for-3 with with two runs and one RBI. He is now 5-for-12 (.417) with four runs, two doubles, one homer, two RBI and three walks in five spring games. Kouzmanoff has great credentials to be the hitter the Padres have long sought at third. Most experts believe he will hit major league pitching, despite a somewhat unorthodox swing. But can he field the position? Before trading him to the Padres, the Indians had him playing first base in the Arizona Instructional League. The 25-year-old batted a combined .379 with 22 homers and 75 RBI in 94 games between Double-A Akron and Triple-A Buffalo, making him one of the quickest-rising prospects in baseball. Kouzmanoff no longer will have to compete for at-bats with Andy Marte and that makes him a super sleeper in any league and an NL Rookie of ...
Rookie of the Year down, Cy Young Award to go for Verlander (AP)
2007-02-19 09:03:04 Justin Verlander is confident, not cocky. The Detroit Tigers’ pitcher, the reigning AL Rookie of the Year, will not come straight out and say he wants to win a Cy Young Award. But when asked about earning the honor sometime during his career, the fireballing right-hander considers it realistic. “I don’t think I’m teasing myself because it’s something for me to strive for,” Verlander said. Read the full story.
By: MLB News Blog
Rookie of the Year down, Cy Young Award to go for Verlander
2007-02-19 09:03:04 Justin Verlander is confident, not cocky. The Detroit Tigers’ pitcher, the reigning AL Rookie of the Year, will not come straight out and say he wants to win a Cy Young Award. But when asked about earning the honor sometime during his career, the fireballing right-hander considers it realistic. “I don’t think I’m teasing myself because it’s something for me to strive for,” Verlander said. “There’s an opportunity. Read the full story.
By: MLB News Blog
Offensive Rookie Of The Year For Vince Young
2007-01-04 14:45:02 While DeMeco Ryans picked up the Defensive Rookie Of The Year award, the Associated Press have deemed fit to name Vince Young the Offensive Rookie Of The Year after taking almost half the 50 votes cast, beating off competition from Marques Colston (Saints), Maurice Drew (Jaguars), Marcus McNeill (Chargers) and Reggie Bush (Saints) who finished bottom of the voting order with three nominations. When Steve McNair left the Titans for the Ravens it looked like they’d fallen apart. Kerry Collins was draft in but they still couldn’t get anything going and started the season out at 0-5. Up stepped Vince Young and effectively lead the team on an 8-3 run, finishing the season at 8-8. Young is only the second quarterback to win the honour in almost a half century, Big Ben Roethlisberger being the other. Young also rushed for over 500 yards this season and will no doubt, as his career expands, chase down Michael Vick’s PB for this season and beyond. Fair play to the chap. |
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