[新聞] A-Rod highlights Sporting News awards
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Alex Rodriguez's historic season was filled with many terrific numbers,
including 54 homers, 156 RBIs and a .422 on-base percentage.
He can add another one: 72.3.
That was the percentage of Major League players who voted for A-Rod as the 2007
Sporting News Player of Year. Rodriguez, who led the Majors in homers, runs and
RBIs and paced the high-octane Yankees offense, was named on 353 of 488 player
ballots.
"I don't think you can look back and say anyone's had a better season than he's
had," Yankees manager Joe Torre said. "I can't. I haven't seen it."
Rodriguez's award highlighted the 2007 version of the St. Louis-based
magazine's yearly awards. Indians manager Eric Wedge earned the American League
Manager of the Year honor, while Diamondbacks skipper Bob Melvin earned one
more vote than Phillies manager Charlie Manuel for the NL award.
Wedge's Indians captured 96 wins -- tied for the Red Sox for tops in the Majors
-- and won 18 more games than last year. Cleveland, which earned its first
divisional title since 2001, currently holds a 2-1 series lead over Boston in
the ALCS.
Melvin's Diamondbacks were swept by Colorado in the NLCS, but Arizona --
despite being outscored this season -- still won 90 games and captured the NL
West title.
"Obviously, because of the fact that it's voted on by the managers, it's an
honor, but for me it ends up being a group award," Melvin said. "You've got to
have good players, which we do. We've got a great coaching staff that prepares
the players to play every day, so it's a credit to them. And [we have] a front
office that gives us the right tools and the right players to be successful
with. So it ends up being a group award."
Boston second baseman Dustin Pedroia won the American League Rookie of the Year
award and Brewers third baseman Ryan Braun captured NL rookie honors. Pedroia,
the sparkplug for the American League East champs, hit just .182 in April.
However, he batted .333 the rest of the season and supplied steady defense at
second base.
Braun, considered one of baseball's top prospects entering the season, didn't
make his Major League debut until May 24. He had little trouble adapting to
Major League pitching, batting .324 with 34 homers and 97 RBI in 113 games.
His .634 slugging percentage was the highest by any rookie in the modern era,
besting Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Albert Pujols and several other greats.
Devil Rays first baseman Carlos Pena and Washington's Dmitri Young garnered
Comeback Player of the Year honors. Pena, who hit just one homer in 33 at-bats
in 2006 and was a non-roster invitee to Spring Training, found new life in
Tampa Bay this season. He crushed 46 homers, second in the American League to
A-Rod, and finished fourth in the AL with 121 RBIs.
Young, also a non-roster player in Washington's camp, earned his second
All-Star appearance and finished tied for eighth in the National League with a
.320 average.
The league All-Star teams were filled with playoff participants. Indians ace
C.C. Sabathia (Major League-best 241 innings) was selected as the American
League's top pitcher.
New York's Jorge Posada was named as the catcher, Pena was the first baseman,
while Tigers second baseman Placido Polanco, Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and
A-Rod rounded out the infield.
Detroit's Magglio Ordonez and Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki, 1-2 in the American
League batting race, joined the Angels' Vladimir Guerrero in the outfield.
David Ortiz was picked as the designated hitter and Cleveland's Joe Borowski
was the top reliever.
The National League team featured 10 players from nine different teams. Padres
ace Jake Peavy and Diamondbacks closer Jose Valverde were named as the top
starter and reliever, respectively.
Dodgers catcher Russell Martin, Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder (NL-best
50 homers), Phillies second baseman Chase Utley, Marlins shortstop Hanley
Ramirez and Mets third baseman David Wright formed the infield.
Matt Holliday, the offensive cornerstone for the pennant-winning Rockies,
highlighted the outfield selections that included Houston's Carlos Lee and
Philadelphia's Aaron Rowand.
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