Post by hp93 on Nov 12, 2007 17:34:59 GMT -5
NL ROY: Ryan Braun
AL ROY: Dustin Pedroia
Coverage on Ryan Braun:
MILWAUKEE -- In the end, the astounding things Ryan Braun did at the plate trumped the things he didn't do well in the field.
The Brewers' third baseman won the 2007 Jackie Robinson National League Rookie of the Year Award on Monday from the Baseball Writers Association of America. Braun edged Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki to become Milwaukee's first rookie of the year since shortstop Pat Listach won the American League honor in 1992.
Braun was listed first on 17 of 32 ballots, second on 14 ballots and third on one for 128 points, based on the 5-3-1 tabulation system. Tulowitzki was first on 15 ballots and second on the other 17 for 126 points. The two-point differential was the closest in the NL since the current system was adopted in 1980.
Braun saw the close race coming. On the final day of the season, while the Rockies were still neck-and-neck with the San Diego Padres for the NL Wild Card, he made a prediction.
"If they win," Braun said, referring to Tulowitzki's Colorado club, "then he'll win."
But Braun's offensive numbers proved too compelling. He batted .324 and led NL rookies with 34 home runs and a .634 slugging percentage, breaking the Major League rookie record set by Mark McGwire, who slugged .618 for Oakland in 1987. Braun drove in 97 runs and stole 15 bases.
He ranked in the top four among NL rookies in average, slugging percentage, extra-base hits, RBIs, runs, total bases, triples, multi-hit games, hits, batting average, stolen bases and on-base percentage.
Coverage on Dustin Pedroia:
BOSTON -- Back on May 1, when Dustin Pedroia was hitting .182, it would have been hard to imagine that just a few months later that he'd be taking home an award for his excellence.
But Pedroia never lost confidence in himself, and neither did Red Sox manager Terry Francona.
The diminutive second baseman just kept swinging, and his determined approach culminated in the American League Rookie of the Year Award on Monday. Pedroia became the first Red Sox player to win the trophy since Nomar Garciaparra did so in 1997.
"I'm not too big on personal accomplishments; I just want to help my team win," Pedroia said. "There have been some great players to get this award, and it's definitely been such a fun and exciting year for me and my teammates. I'm so happy for the people that have stuck with me through this whole thing. You know -- Terry Francona, [general manager] Theo [Epstein], everybody in the front office. That first month was definitely tough on me. But I bounced through it, and it's definitely a huge accomplishment."
In the end, the voting wasn't even close.
Pedroia was listed first on 24 of the 28 ballots submitted by two writers in each league city and second on the other four to total 132 points. The Rays' Delmon Young finished second behind Pedroia with 56 points, and the Royals' Brian Bannister tallied 36 to place third in the vote. Pedroia's fellow teammates Daisuke Matsuzaka (12 points) and Hideki Okajima (3) came in fourth and sixth place, respectively.
For full coverage on the Awards go to:
Ryan Braun
mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071112&content_id=2298624&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
Dustin Pedroia
mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071112&content_id=2298586&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
AL ROY: Dustin Pedroia
Coverage on Ryan Braun:
MILWAUKEE -- In the end, the astounding things Ryan Braun did at the plate trumped the things he didn't do well in the field.
The Brewers' third baseman won the 2007 Jackie Robinson National League Rookie of the Year Award on Monday from the Baseball Writers Association of America. Braun edged Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki to become Milwaukee's first rookie of the year since shortstop Pat Listach won the American League honor in 1992.
Braun was listed first on 17 of 32 ballots, second on 14 ballots and third on one for 128 points, based on the 5-3-1 tabulation system. Tulowitzki was first on 15 ballots and second on the other 17 for 126 points. The two-point differential was the closest in the NL since the current system was adopted in 1980.
Braun saw the close race coming. On the final day of the season, while the Rockies were still neck-and-neck with the San Diego Padres for the NL Wild Card, he made a prediction.
"If they win," Braun said, referring to Tulowitzki's Colorado club, "then he'll win."
But Braun's offensive numbers proved too compelling. He batted .324 and led NL rookies with 34 home runs and a .634 slugging percentage, breaking the Major League rookie record set by Mark McGwire, who slugged .618 for Oakland in 1987. Braun drove in 97 runs and stole 15 bases.
He ranked in the top four among NL rookies in average, slugging percentage, extra-base hits, RBIs, runs, total bases, triples, multi-hit games, hits, batting average, stolen bases and on-base percentage.
Coverage on Dustin Pedroia:
BOSTON -- Back on May 1, when Dustin Pedroia was hitting .182, it would have been hard to imagine that just a few months later that he'd be taking home an award for his excellence.
But Pedroia never lost confidence in himself, and neither did Red Sox manager Terry Francona.
The diminutive second baseman just kept swinging, and his determined approach culminated in the American League Rookie of the Year Award on Monday. Pedroia became the first Red Sox player to win the trophy since Nomar Garciaparra did so in 1997.
"I'm not too big on personal accomplishments; I just want to help my team win," Pedroia said. "There have been some great players to get this award, and it's definitely been such a fun and exciting year for me and my teammates. I'm so happy for the people that have stuck with me through this whole thing. You know -- Terry Francona, [general manager] Theo [Epstein], everybody in the front office. That first month was definitely tough on me. But I bounced through it, and it's definitely a huge accomplishment."
In the end, the voting wasn't even close.
Pedroia was listed first on 24 of the 28 ballots submitted by two writers in each league city and second on the other four to total 132 points. The Rays' Delmon Young finished second behind Pedroia with 56 points, and the Royals' Brian Bannister tallied 36 to place third in the vote. Pedroia's fellow teammates Daisuke Matsuzaka (12 points) and Hideki Okajima (3) came in fourth and sixth place, respectively.
For full coverage on the Awards go to:
Ryan Braun
mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071112&content_id=2298624&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
Dustin Pedroia
mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071112&content_id=2298586&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
