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AMERICAN LEAGUE

 

NATIONAL LEAGUE

 

 

 

 

Best Hitter

 

     1. Manny Ramirez, Red Sox

 

    

2. Ivan Rodriguez, Tigers

 

    

3. Vladimir Guerrero, Angels

 

Best Power

 

    

1. Manny Ramirez, Red Sox

 

    

2. Alex Rodriguez, Yankees

 

 

    

3. David Ortiz, Red Sox

 

Best Bunter

 

    

1. Alex Sanchez, Tigers

 

    

2. Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners

 

    

3. Omar Vizquel, Indians

 

Best Strike-Zone Judgment

 

    

1. Frank Thomas, White Sox

 

    

2. Manny Ramirez, Red Sox

 

    

3. Rafael Palmeiro, Orioles

 

Best Hit-And-Run Batter

 

    

1. David Eckstein, Angels

 

    

 

2. Derek Jeter, Yankees

 

    

3. Omar Vizquel, Indians

 

Best Baserunner

 

    

1. Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners

 

    

2. Carl Crawford, Devil Rays

 

    

3. Derek Jeter, Yankees

 

 

Fastest Baserunner

 

    

1. Carl Crawford, Devil Rays

 

    

2. Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners

 

    

3. Rocco Baldelli, Devil Rays

 

Best Pitcher

 

    

1. Mark Mulder, Athletics

 

 

    

2. Curt Schilling, Red Sox

 

    

3. Tim Hudson, Athletics

 

Best Fastball

 

    

1. Francisco Cordero, Rangers

 

    

2. Curt Schilling, Red Sox

 

    

3. Jorge Julio, Orioles

 

 

Best Curveball

 

    

1. Barry Zito, Athletics

 

    

2. Mike Mussina, Yankees

 

    

3. Tom Gordon, Yankees

 

Best Slider

 

    

1. Francisco Rodriguez, Angels

 

 

    

2. Victor Zambrano, Devil Rays

 

    

3. Pedro Martinez, Red Sox

 

Best Changeup

 

    

1. Keith Foulke, Red Sox

 

  

2. Johan Santana, Twins

 

  

3. Pedro Martinez, Red Sox

 

 

Best Control

 

  

1. Curt Schilling, Red Sox

 

  

2. Brad Radke, Twins

 

  

3. Pedro Martinez, Red Sox

 

Pickoff Move

 

  

 

1. Brian Anderson, Royals

 

  

2. Kenny Rogers, Rangers

 

  

3. Terry Mulholland, Twins

 

Reliever

 

  

1. Mariano Rivera, Yankees

 

  

2. Joe Nathan, Twins

 

 

  

3. Francisco Cordero, Rangers

 

Defensive Catcher

 

  

1. Ivan Rodriguez, Tigers

 

  

2. Benji Molina, Angels

 

  

3. Jason Varitek, Red Sox

 

Defensive First Baseman

 

  

1. Doug Mientkiewicz, Twins

 

  

2. Rafael Palmeiro, Orioles

 

  

3. John Olerud, Mariners

 

Defensive Second Baseman

 

  

1. Bret Boone, Mariners

 

 

  

2. Adam Kennedy, Angels

 

  

3. Brian Roberts, Orioles

 

Defensive Third Baseman

 

  

1. Alex Rodriguez, Yankees

 

  

2. Eric Chavez, Athletics

 

  

 

3. Hank Blalock, Rangers

 

Defensive Shortstop

 

  

1. Derek Jeter, Yankees

 

  

2. Miguel Tejada, Athletics

 

  

3. Omar Vizquel, Indians

 

Infield Arm

 

  

1. Alex Rodriguez, Yankees

 

  

2. Nomar Garciaparra, Red Sox

 

  

3. Miguel Tejada, Athletics

 

Defensive Outfielder

 

  

1. Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners

 

 

  

2. Torii Hunter, Twins

 

  

3. Rocco Baldelli, Devil Rays

 

Outfield Arm

 

  

1. Vladimir Guerrero, Angels

 

  

2. Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners

 

  

 

3. Jose Guillen, Angels

 

 

 

Most Exciting Player

 

  

1. Vladimir Guerrero, Angels

 

  

2. Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners

 

  

3. Carl Crawford, Devil Rays

 

Manager

 

  

1. Joe Torre, Yankees

 

  

2. Mike Scioscia, Angels

 

  

3. Lou Piniella, Devil Rays

 

 

 

Best Hitter

 

  

1. Barry Bonds, Giants

 

  

2. Todd Helton, Rockies

 

  

3. Albert Pujols, Cardinals

 

Best Power

 

  

1. Barry Bonds, Giants

 

  

2. Jim Thome, Phillies

 

 

  

3. Adam Dunn, Reds

 

Best Bunter

 

  

1. Juan Pierre, Marlins

 

  

2. Dave Roberts, Dodgers

 

  

3. Jack Wilson, Pirates

 

Best Strike-Zone Judgment

 

  

1. Barry Bonds, Giants

 

  

2. Todd Helton, Rockies

 

  

3. Lance Berkman, Astros

 

Best Hit-And-Run Batter

 

  

1. Mark Loretta, Padres

 

  

 

2. Jack Wilson, Pirates

 

  

3. Edgar Renteria, Cardinals

 

Best Baserunner

 

  

1. Juan Pierre, Marlins

 

  

2. Admin Walker, Rockies

 

  

3. Steve Finley, Diamondbacks

 

 

 

Fastest Baserunner

 

  

1. Juan Pierre, Marlins

 

  

2. Dave Roberts, Dodgers

 

  

3. Rafael Furcal, Braves

 

Best Pitcher

 

  

 

1. Jason Schmidt, Giants

 

  

2. Roger Clemens, Astros

 

  

3. Randy Johnson, Diamondbacks

 

Best Fastball

 

  

1. Randy Johnson, Diamondbacks

 

  

2. Billy Wagner, Phillies

 

 

  

3. Mark Prior, Cubs

 

Best Curveball

 

  

1. Ben Sheets, Brewers

 

  

2. Matt Morris, Cardinals

 

  

3. Roy Oswalt, Astros

 

Best Slider

 

  

1. Randy Johnson, Diamondbacks

 

  

2. John Smoltz, Braves

 

  

3. Matt Clement, Cubs

 

Best Changeup

 

  

1. Eric Gagne, Dodgers

 

  

 

2. Trevor Hoffman, Padres

 

  

3. Greg Maddux, Cubs

 

Best Control

 

  

1. Greg Maddux, Cubs

 

  

2. Kip Wells, Pirates

 

  

3. Tom Glavine, Mets

 

 

Best Pickoff Move

 

  

1. Andy Pettitte, Astros

 

  

2. Horacio Ramirez, Braves

 

  

3. Josh Fogg, Pirates

 

Best Reliever

 

  

1. Eric Gagne, Dodgers

 

 

  

2. John Smoltz, Braves

 

  

3. Danny Graves, Reds

 

Best Defensive Catcher

 

  

1. Mike Matheny, Cardinals

 

  

2. Brad Ausmus, Astros

 

  

3. Mike Lieberthal, Phillies

 

 

Best Defensive First Baseman

 

  

1. Derrek Lee, Cubs

 

  

2. J.T. Snow, Giants

 

  

3. Todd Helton, Rockies

 

Best Defensive Second Baseman

 

  

1. Luis Castillo, Marlins

 

 

  

2. Jose Vidro, Expos

 

  

3. Alex Cora, Dodgers

 

Best Defensive Third Baseman

 

  

1. Scott Rolen, Cardinals

 

  

2. Mike Lowell, Marlins

 

  

3. Adrian Beltre, Dodgers

 

 

Best Defensive Shortstop

 

  

1. Edgar Renteria, Cardinals

 

  

2. Jack Wilson, Pirates

 

  

3. Orlando Cabrera, Expos

 

Best Infield Arm

 

  

1. Scott Rolen, Cardinals

 

 

  

2. Rafael Furcal, Braves

 

  

3. Adrian Beltre, Dodgers

 

Best Defensive Outfielder

 

  

1. Andruw Jones, Braves

 

  

2. Jim Edmonds, Cardinals

 

  

3. Steve Finley, Diamondbacks

 

 

Best Outfield Arm

 

  

1. Jim Edmonds, Cardinals

 

  

2. Bobby Abreu, Phillies

 

  

3. Richard Hidalgo, Mets

 

 

 

 

Most Exciting Player

 

  

1. Barry Bonds, Giants

 

  

2. Albert Pujols, Cardinals

 

  

3. Jim Thome, Phillies

 

Manager

 

  

1. Bobby Cox, Braves

 

 

  

2. Tony La Russa, Cardinals

 

  

3. Bruce Bochy, Padres

 

  

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This list is total BS. I stopped reading after this JOKE:

 

Defensive Shortstop

1. Derek Jeter, Yankees

2. Miguel Tejada, Athletics

3. Omar Vizquel, Indians

 

Jeter the best defensive SS? What a joke, these managers must have borrowed something from Ricky's stache when voting.

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