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Topic: MLB Rookie of the Year Award

	Rookie of the Year - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Rookie of the Year award is given by a number of sports leagues, mainly in North American, to the top first-time professional athlete of the season.
		The honor is awarded annually to Major League Baseball players (one per league), drivers in the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, members of NASCAR, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, Major League Lacrosse, Major League Soccer, and the National Football League.
		Until 1996, the NFL awarded NFC and AFC Rookie of the Year awards.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rookie_of_the_Year (310 words)

	MLB Rookie of the Year Award - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Orginally the award was known as the J.
		The award has come under scrutiny in recent years with the awarding to rookie Japanese players with prior experience in Japan.
		Rookie of the Year / Jackie Robinson Award on Baseball Almanac
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/MLB_Rookie_of_the_Year_award (798 words)

	ESPN.com - MLB - Top rookies: Berroa edges Matsui; Willis wins
		In recent years, MLB rookies with considerable experience in Japan have won the award (from Hideo Nomo to Kazuhiro Sasaki to Ichiro Suzuki).
		MLB needs to identify and clarify the qualifications for the rookie of the year award so voters know what to base their choices on.
		A rookie is a player who hasn't accumulated 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in previous seasons and hasn't spent 45 or more days on 25-man active rosters, not including times when the active list is expanded to 40.
	sports.espn.go.com /mlb/news/story?id=1658488 (1385 words)

	Sportz Tawk: Baseball - MLB Rookie of the Year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		I think that the rookie of the year award means the first year you are in the MLB, because all the other leagues around the world, from the minors, to Japan leagues they arnt even close to being like the MLB.
		But the MLB is totally different look at the hard time Matsui is doing in the league he is adjusting very slowing becasue of all the different pitches that you see.
		However, if a 28 year old rookie MLB player finally makes the pros and is making an impact on their team, by all means he should be included in the voting.
	www.sportztawk.com /viewthread.php?tid=155 (842 words)

	CNNSI.com - MLB Baseball - Ichiro, Pujols win Rookie of the Year honors - Monday November 12, 2001 06:33 PM
		Albert Pujols of St. Louis was a unanimous choice for the National League rookie award.
		The Cardinals' Albert Pujols is the unanimous choice for NL Rookie of the Year.
		Both rookie award winners were announced on the same day this year because of the one-week delay in the World Series caused by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/mlb/news/2001/11/12/rookies_ap (835 words)

	Street, Howard win MLB Rookies of the Year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		NEW YORK - Huston Street became the second consecutive AL Rookie of the Year from the Oakland Athletics, and Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard won the NL award Monday.
		I told him, 'In sports they give you awards for things you've already done, so what are you going to do next year?' He still got the job done.
		Just a year removed from college at Texas, Street was impressive in spring training this year - but he wasn't guaranteed a spot on the big league team.
	www.azcentral.com /sports/diamondbacks/articles/1107mlbroy-ON.html (838 words)

	SPORTSbyBROOKS Forum - American League Rookie of the Year...
		Although I felt Ichrio shouldn't be Rookie of the Year in 2001 cuz of his Japanese League experience, the precedent has been established and it should be followed.
		Rookie of the year would be like a demotion.
		Rookie of the year is supposed to be decided based on performance in their first year of Major League Baseball.
	sportsbybrooks.com /forums/showthread.php?t=1082 (1026 words)

	AROD.com - News
		MLB.com started the This Year in Baseball Awards back in 2002 to give fans the opportunity to express their opinions on the top players, managers and moments from each season.
		The voting for this year's awards began on Oct. 31 and concluded Dec. 9 at midnight ET, and were announced live on MLB.com at 1 p.m.
		Awards are presented to winners during pregame, on-field ceremonies early the following season.
	arod.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/players/rodriguez_alex/article.jsp?story=121505 (609 words)

	Baseball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In the last years of 20th century a trend toward building teams on a more even distribution of talent the lineup became noticeable.
		The Seattle Mariners and the Florida Marlins were two teams that began moving from the previous belief in building teams superstars.
		I was 9 years old when the Mets won in 86.
	www.freeglossary.com /Baseball (4447 words)

	CBC Sports: Canada's Bay wins NL rookie award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Bay, who married longtime girlfriend Kristen on Saturday, already won the Players Choice Award as the 2004's outstanding rookie and was recently named NL rookie of the year by The Sporting News.
		Crosby led AL rookies in hits (130), doubles (34) and walks (58), and ranked third among all AL players with 4.17 pitches per plate appearance.
		He had more homers than any NL rookie since Albert Pujols hit 37 for St. Louis in 2001 and becomes the second Canadian to win a major award in consecutive seasons.
	www.cbc.ca /story/sports/national/2004/11/08/Sports/bay041108.html (699 words)

	New York Yankees, Bobby Crosby, Huston Street, Jeff Francoeur, Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia ...
		NEW YORK -- Huston Street kept the AL rookie of the year award in-house.
		Oakland's poised closer became the second consecutive winner from the Athletics, and Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard won the NL award on Monday.
		Huston Street is the sixth rookie of the year for the A's in 19 years.
	cbs.sportsline.com /mlb/story/9029324 (607 words)

	Major League Baseball : News
		The people who vote for postseason awards have made it clear: Crosby was head and shoulders above any other AL rookie this year.
		Crosby, who led all AL rookies in home runs (22), RBIs (64), runs (70), hits (130), doubles (34), walks (58), total bases (232) and extra-base hits (57), is Oakland's first Rookie of the Year since 1998, when Ben Grieve won the award.
		I was told coming into this year that you're going to have ups and downs, and you're going to have times when you think you're great and times when you think you're miserable.
	kansascity.royals.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news.jsp?ymd=20041108&content_id=911383&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp (863 words)

	Major League Baseball (MLB) Awards - Rookie of the Year Award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Rookie of the Year Award or Jackie Robinson Award as it became known in 1987, was originated in 1940 by the Chicago chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWA).
		The Rookie of the Year Award, is given to the individual player from each League who has the best rookie season; pitching, hitting or fielding, during his first year of eligibility.
		The BBWA took over the award in 1947, and since 1949, there has been a Rookie of the Year Award for each league.
	www.rauzulusstreet.com /baseball/mlbawards/rookieyr.htm (394 words)

	ESPN.com - NBA - Believe the hype: LeBron wins ROY
		Hey, saving the Cleveland Cavaliers is hard work, and the 19-year-old James put the final touch on a remarkable season by becoming the rookie award's youngest recipient.
		In any other year, Anthony probably would have won the award for statistics similar to James' and helping the Nuggets go from 17 victories to the playoffs.
		James averaged 20.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists, joining Oscar Robertson and Michael Jordan as the only NBA rookies to average at least 20-5-5.
	sports.espn.go.com /nba/news/story?id=1786166 (924 words)

	Pirates' Bay National League Rookie of the Year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		After rewriting the Pirates' record book, Jason Bay was named the National League Rookie of the Year yesterday by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
		He led all rookies in homers and RBIs and led NL rookies with a.550 slugging percentage, 226 total bases and 54 extra base hits.
		He had already been named rookie of the year by The Sporting News and the Players Association, with those votes coming from his peers.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/04314/409014.stm (867 words)

	Mobile Bay Bears -
		His 26 homeruns set a Pirate rookie record and his 82 RBIs was two short of Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner’s record, both of which are ahead of former Pirate rookie Barry Bonds.
		He was named the rookie of the year earlier this off-season by the Players Choice Awards, which are selected by secret ballot of all Major League players.
		Greene has already won the Larry Doby Rookie of the Year Award, which is voted on by the Negro League Baseball Museum.
	www.mobilebaybears.com /News/article.asp?NID=1889 (424 words)

	Greene early favorite for NL Rookie of the Year - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
		Greene, a first-round pick (13th overall) in 2002 out of Clemson, won the league's Rookie of the Month award for April after hitting.304 with 10 RBI in 23 games.
		Rodriguez, at 28 years, 282 days, became the youngest player in major-league history to reach that mark.
		MLB announced Thursday that it would not put Spider-Man ads on the bases.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/sports/s_193264.html (876 words)

	ESPN.com: MLB - Ichiro, Pujols win Rookie of the Year awards
		NEW YORK -- Seattle outfielder Ichiro Suzuki became the second straight Japanese player to win the American League Rookie of the Year award, and Albert Pujols of St. Louis was a unanimous choice Monday for the National League honor.
		Voting for the AL Rookie of the Year Award, on a 5-3-1 basis:
		The 21-year-old Pujols set an NL rookie record with 130 RBI, and led the Cardinals with a.329 average, 37 homers and 112 runs.
	espn.go.com /mlb/news/2001/1112/1277040.html (734 words)

	MLB Rookie of the Year Award: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In Major League Baseball (Major League Baseball: major league baseball (mlb) is the highest level of play in professional baseball...
		Awarding began in 1947, coincidentally the year in which Jackie Robinson (Jackie Robinson: United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972)) endured the toughest rookie year in baseball history.
		The award has come under scrutiny in recent years with the awarding to rookie Japan (Japan: A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building) ese players with prior experience in Japan.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/mlb_rookie_of_the_year_award2 (3621 words)

	ESPN.com: SPORTSNATION - SportsNation Polling - 400
		Another year, another debate about whether a Japanese star should be eligible for the Rookie of the Year award.
		Would the Rookie of the Year award be an honor to Hideki Matsui, or an insult?
		Keep all first-year MLB players eligible for the Rookie of the Year award, no matter what their experience in other leagues.
	proxy.espn.go.com /chat/sportsnation/polling?event_id=400 (200 words)

	Sportscolumn.com - Sports News - SC 2005 NFL Awards: Rookie of the Year
		He also became the first rookie in NFL history to rush for 100 yards in each of his first three games.
		During the season, Williams won the rookie of the week award 3 times and was a finalist another 4 times.
		Tatupu, son of obscure Patriots legend Mosi Tatupu, was simply the best player on the Seattle defense this year, bringing attitude, leadership, and swagger, not to mention 100+ tackles, 4 sacks, and 3 picks (including one for a TD on Monday Night Football).
	www.sportscolumn.com /story/2006/1/3/11820/61511 (671 words)

	Steve Sax - TheBestLinks.com - Batting average, Stolen base, MLB Rookie of the Year Award, Chicago White Sox, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Steve Sax, Batting average, Stolen base, MLB Rookie of the Year Award, Chicago...
		He was a right-handed batter for the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, and the Oakland Athletics.
		Sax was drafted by the Dodgers in 1978 and started his career off to a good start in 1982 by earning the NL Rookie of the Year award.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Steve_Sax.html (195 words)

	SportsFilter \| MLB Managers of the Year
		MLB Managers of the Year : Fourth for Bobby Cox, first for Ozzie Guillen.
		Nobody deserves a Manager of the Year award more than Ozzie Guillen - he took a team of average players, a young pitching staff, and a couple of veterans and had them working as a team, sacrificing individual statistics for the good of the club.
		Fourteen years in a row is an accomplishment we may not see again in our lifetime and may continue on for a couple more years.
	www.sportsfilter.com /comments.cfm/5461 (2020 words)

	CSULB Online 49er: volLIVno20: Former Dirtbag Crosby eyes AL Rookie of the Year award
		A former Long Beach State Dirtbag is the frontrunner to win the American League Rookie of the Year award.
		During his final year with the Dirtbags, Crosby batted.353 with nine home runs, and was named the 2001 Big West Player of the Year.
		Crosby landed in Sacramento (AAA) last year where he won The Rookie of the Year award for the Pacific Coast League.
	www.csulb.edu /~d49er/archives/2004/fall/sports/volLVno20-former.shtml (655 words)

	JS Online: Podsednik finishes second in rookie vote
		In the American League, Kansas City shortstop Angel Berroa beat New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui in the closest AL Rookie of the Year vote in 24 years.
		Podsednik's primary competition for the award came down to a pair of pitchers, Willis and Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Brandon Webb.
		Scouts and talent evaluators think the rookies with the most potential were Florida third baseman-outfielder Miguel Cabrera and New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes, neither of whom played enough games to warrant serious consideration for the award.
	www.jsonline.com /sports/brew/nov03/183947.asp?format=print (697 words)

	James to win rookie of the year award
		But James, 19, was only the third rookie in NBA history to average at least 20 points, five rebounds, and five assists, joining Oscar Robertson and Michael Jordan.
		James was the Eastern Conference's rookie of the month in every month this season.
		Three years from now, he'll be 22 and the same age as a senior in college.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2004/04/18/spt_sptsnba1a.html (507 words)

	CNN/SI - Baseball MLB - Grieve easily wins AL Rookie of the Year award - Tuesday November 10, 1998 10:44 PM
		Grieve met all of the expectations this year and was rewarded Tuesday by easily winning the AL Rookie of the Year.
		Chicago's Kerry Wood, who grew up just a few miles from Grieve in Texas and played against him in high school, won the NL Rookie of the Year award on Monday.
		Cubs' Wood is NL's Rookie of the Year
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/mlb/news/1998/11/10/grieve_al (779 words)

	NEWSWATCH 50 \|\| WWTI Watertown - Okafor named Rookie of the Year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Emeka is very deserving of the Rookie of the Year award," Bobcats General Manager and Head Coach Bernie Bickerstaff said.
		The 6-10 Okafor was a three-time winner of the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month Award (November, December, April) and also had a string of 19 consecutive double-doubles from November 21 to January 1, which was the longest such streak by any NBA player in 2004-05.
		Gordon, who became the first rookie to ever win the Sixth Man of the Year Award when he was named top reserve on Tuesday, averaged 15.1 points and 2.6 boards per outing this season.
	www.newswatch50.com /sports/nba/story.aspx?content_id=03BD0E38-942B-4E45-9E51-D89688D92237 (562 words)

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