Guerrero figured a Dominican would win the MVP award
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Vladimir Guerrero figured someone from his baseball-crazed country would be chosen as the American League&#39;s Most Valuable Player.
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MVP? On this night, that would stand for a mightily, vociferously peeved David Ortiz, distressed at the way his remarks about the American League MVP race were used to portray him as selfishly campaigning for himself while disparaging Derek Jeter of the Yankees.
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Vladimir Guerrero of the Anaheim Angels won the A.L. Most Valuable Player award, easily beating the second-place finisher, Gary Sheffield of the Yankees.
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Retiring Seattle Mariners designated hitter Edgar Martinez won the Roberto Clemente Award for excellence on the field and in the community.
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With all due respect to the many hitters having wonderful seasons in the National League -- have you noticed that while Manny Ramirez is the only AL player with 40 home runs the NL has seven -- there is only one choice for MVP in the senior circuit: Barry Bonds.
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Manny Ramirez, Gary Sheffield or Vladimir Guerrero for MVP? Or is it Mariano Rivera, who has been the backbone of a team with a 4.89 starters&#39; ERA (staff 5.01 since the All-Star break) that has the best record in the league.
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Odalis Perez, a free agent pitcher reportedly being pursued by the Mariners, is interested in talking with New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya.
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There's much frustration in David Ortiz's eyes and voice these days. He's been forced to contend with the shift teams constantly deploy against him (though the Devil Rays used a conventional alignment last night in the first inning), the ball-and-strike calls he hasn't agreed with, and his sore hamstrings. There's the fact that he sees only one or two pitches ...
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Pedro MartÃ­nez went on television in the Dominican Republic yesterday to say what many in New York were waiting to hear and confirm what the Mets would not.
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Speaking to a Dominican Republic television station, Martinez said he and the Mets are &quot;happy with everything.&quot;. The deal for the pitcher who helped Boston win the World Series will be worth more than $50 million.
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ANAHEIM -- Jeff DaVanon has taken a back seat to Vladimir Guerrero and Jose Guillen this season, but the Anaheim Angelsâ backup outfielder etched his name in the teamâs record book.
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NEW YORK : Anaheim Angels right fielder Vladimir Guerrero was named baseball&#39;s American League Most Valuable Player in his first year after jumping from the National League.
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Odalis Perez, who took a deer-in-the-headlights countenance to the mound for the opener of this National League Division Series, stuck with the same, somewhat flawed plan for Game 4. The Dodgers
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NEW YORK -- Vladimir Guerrero left the Montreal Expos after eight seasons, and in his first year with the Anaheim Angels he&#39;s been selected the American League Most Valuable Player.
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ANAHEIM, California As Pedro MartÃ­nez strode to the bullpen for pregame warm-ups on Wednesday, with no one within 50 yards of him, he caught Vladimir Guerrero out of the corner of his eye and pointed to his heart.
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Omar Minaya and Pedro MartÃ­nez met on their home turf in the Dominican Republic and tried to determine if they could extend their common ground.
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Vladimir Guerrero wins the American League MVP award Tuesday, just the fifth time a player switched leagues and earned the honor in his first season with his new team.