November 10, 200619 yr LOUISVILLE, Kentucky ? (AP) ? Boston left fielder Manny Ramirez won his ninth Silver Slugger on Friday, while New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and New York Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran were among 13 first-time winners. Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano and Mets shortstop Jose Reyes also earned the honor for the first time. Ramirez, who has won for eight straight seasons, is tied for third with Barry Larkin in career Silver Sluggers, trailing only Barry Bonds (12) and Mike Piazza (10). Los Angeles Angels right fielder Vladimir Guerrero won for the sixth time and Boston designated David Ortiz earned his third, all in a row. First-time winners in the American League included Minnesota first baseman Justin Morneau and catcher Joe Mauer, and Chicago White Sox third baseman Joe Crede and right fielder Jermaine Dye. Washington left fielder Alfonso Soriano won his first National League Silver Slugger after winning three at second base in the AL. Florida's Miguel Cabrera won at third base after earning the honor as a left fielder last year. NL first-time winners included Philadelphia first baseman Ryan Howard and second baseman Chase Utley, Colorado left fielder Matt Holliday, Atlanta catcher Brian McCann and Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano. Beltran, Guerrero, Ortiz and Ramirez earned $100,000 bonuses, Zambrano $75,000, Holliday $50,000, and Crede and Dye $15,000 each. In addition, winning the award boosted Dye's 2007 salary by $250,000 to $7 million. The awards are given annually by Hillerich & Bradsby Co., the maker of Louisville Slugger bats.
November 10, 200619 yr Congrats Miggy. More to come!!! Yep, no doubt! Congrats! The Miggy article about the award is posted here: http://www.marlinbaseball.com/forums/index...showtopic=68874
November 11, 200619 yr Howard over Pujols? Travis Hafner gets no love whatsoever! Dontrelle got robbed!
November 11, 200619 yr BTW Holliday the better hitter over Andruw??? :blink: Hate those Rockies inflated stats
November 11, 200619 yr Congrats everyone that won.. been a while since my team hasnt had a Silver Slugger but it's cool since it was also the other week they won something they havent had for a while!
November 11, 200619 yr Congrats to Miggy. Joe Crede over A-Rod? You've got to be kidding me. There isn't a single meaningful offensive statistic where Joe Crede leads A-Rod. Oh wait, I forgot Joe Crede has a Clutchiness value of 5 and A-Rod has a clutchiness value of -1000. Silly me.
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.