Posted October 16, 200717 yr http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=290147%22]http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=290147"]http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=290147"]http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=290147"]http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=290147[/url] SN awards: A-Rod is player of the year October 15, 2007 Sporting News The ballots are in for Sporting News' 2007 baseball awards -- as voted on by 488 major league baseball players and 30 managers. Both managers of the year and the player of the year helped push their teams into the postseason, and a few of the All-Stars selected by their peers played into October, as well. Player of the year Alex Rodriguez, Yankees: The numbers Alex Rodriguez put up in the 2007 regular season are straight out of a video game: 54 home runs, 156 RBIs and 143 runs, all tops in the majors. He hit .314 and posted a career-best .422 on-base percentage. Even the one stat that declined significantly was a good thing: A-Rod's errors dropped from 24 in 2006 to 13 in '07. Here's one other A-Rod number: 72.3. That's the percent of major league players -- 353 out of the 488 who participated -- who voted for A-Rod as Sporting News player of the year. AL manager of the year Eric Wedge, Indians: Based on 14 A.L. managers' ballots, Wedge received six votes, two more than the Angels' Mike Scosia. NL manager of the year Bob Melvin, Diamondbacks: Based on the 16 N.L. managers' ballots, Melvin got six votes. The Phillies' Charlie Manuel received five. Other AL awards Rookie of the year: Dustin Pedroia, 2B, Red Sox: After hitting .182 in April, he hit .333 the rest of the way and supplied strong defense. Comeback player of the year: Carlos Pena, 1B, Devil Rays: A year after hitting one homer in 33 big league at-bats, Pena swatted 46. All-Stars: C.C. Sabathia, P, Indians Carlos Pena, 1B, Devil Rays Placido Polanco, 2B, Tigers Derek Jeter, SS, Yankees Alex Rodriguez, 3B, Yankees Jorge Posada, C, Yankees Magglio Ordonez, OF, Tigers Ichiro Suzuki, OF, Mariners Vladimir Guerrero, OF, Angels David Ortiz, DH, Red Sox *Joe Borowski, RP, Indians Other NL awards Rookie of the year: Ryan Braun, 3B, Brewers: He hit 34 homers and drove in 97 runs -- and batted .324 -- in roughly four months. Comeback player of the year: Dmitri Young, 1B, Nationals: A season after he was released, Young finished eighth in the N.L. batting race. All-Stars: Jake Peavy, P, Padres Prince Fielder, 1B, Brewers Chase Utley, 2B, Phillies Hanley Ramirez, SS, Marlins David Wright, 3B, Mets Matt Holliday, OF, Rockies Carlos Lee, OF, Astros Aaron Rowand, OF, Phillies Russell Martin, C, Dodgers *Jose Valverde, RP, Diamondbacks *Relief pitchers determined by saves plus wins.
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