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  Marty Cordova | BaseballLibrary.com
After nudging out California’s Garret Anderson for the 1995 AL Rookie of the Year Award, Marty Cordova appeared headed for a long career filled with offensive fireworks.
Following two more mediocre seasons in Minnesota, Cordova fell out of favor with the Twins and was granted free agency by the club in October 1999.
Cordova rewarded the Indians by winning a spot in left field and opening the season on a torrid hitting tear, adding another potent bat to the club’s intimidating lineup.
www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/C/Cordova_Marty.stm   (496 words)

  
  Marty Cordova - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marty Cordova, born Martin Kevin Cordova [COR-do-vah] (July 10, 1969 in Las Vegas, Nevada), is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Minnesota Twins (1995-99), Toronto Blue Jays (2000), Cleveland Indians (2001) and Baltimore Orioles (2002-03).
A promising and talented player, Cordova was named the American League Rookie of the Year in 1995.
Cordova had the potential to hit for average and power, but he was often bothered by back injuries over his career.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marty_Cordova   (279 words)

  
 Fantasy Baseball Profile - Marty Cordova
Marty Cordova's career with the Orioles is over and his major league career may be as well.
Cordova was pulled from his rehab assignment at extended spring training due to pain in his elbow.
Cordova, who is battling BJ Surhoff for the left field job, is suffering from a sore calf and has missed three of the last four games.
www.letsplay2.com /baseball/profile.cfm?playerId=1547&allNews=1   (1188 words)

  
 Outside Pitch Cover Story: The Quiet MC: Newly Acquired Outfielder Marty Cordova Does His Talking on the Field
At 27, Cordova was poised on the doorstep of stardom.
Cordova also was happy to be reunited with his former hitting coach from Minnesota, Terry Crowley, who now serves in that role for the Orioles.
Cordova, who is a bachelor, might like to hang out with Crowley if they were the same age, but generally he is not the type to pal around with teammates.
www.outsidepitch.com /cover/0203cordova.html   (1725 words)

  
 SLAM! American League Statistics
Cordova made $3 million last season, close to one-fifth of the Twins' total payroll of $15.8 million.
The 30-year-old Cordova led the Twins with 70 RBI last season and finished with a.288 average, 14 homers and 13 stolen bases.
"Marty is a former Rookie of the Year and has matured into a solid major leaguer as he was a top offensive leader for the Twins last season.
www.canoe.ca /StatsBBA/BC-BBA-LGNS-BOSCORDOVA-R.html   (195 words)

  
 O's Sign Cordova for three years   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Cordova, the 1995 American League Rookie of the Year, batted.301 with 20 home runs and 69 RBI in 122 games for Cleveland in 2001.
Cordova, 32, was drafted and signed by Minnesota in 1989 and earned Rookie of the Year honors with the Twins in 1995, batting.277 with 24 homers and 84 RBI.
Cordova provides a decent bat, but a look at his 2001 season shows a guy who hit well in the first half (.914 OPS) before becoming quite ordinary in the second half (.790 OPS, striking out 48 times in 196 AB).
www.orioleshangout.com /2001news/cordovasign.htm   (593 words)

  
 Marty Cordova Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
Marty Cordova was born on Thursday, July 10, 1969, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Cordova was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 26, 1995, with the Minnesota Twins.
Marty Cordova Autograph on a 1996 Leaf (Bronze)
www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=cordoma01   (304 words)

  
 Red Sox's Cordova knocked out of game after collision with teammate Garciaparra - 3/17/00
The Red Sox told Cordova on Wednesday that they would not meet a deadline to put him on the roster, essentially signaling that there was no room for him in their crowded outfield.
Cordova remained on the grass for about five minutes while trainers attended to him; a stretcher was brought out, but he was able to walk off without it.
Cordova went 1-for-2 at the plate and is hitting.355 (11for-31) this spring.
www.detnews.com /2000/sports/0003/17/03170070.htm   (702 words)

  
 Baltimore Orioles News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Marty Cordova may be less than three weeks away from returning to the lineup.
Cordova threw from 120 feet on Friday to stretch out the arm, and Mazzilli said the club would consider activating him even if he wasn't ready to make the throws from the outfield.
Cordova continued to stay with the team and rehab, but eventually had to undergo the ligament-replacement operation.
baltimore.orioles.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/bal/news/bal_news.jsp?ymd=20040410&content_id=699510&vkey=news_bal&fext=.jsp   (614 words)

  
 Marty Cordova
Marty Cordova entered the 2002 season coming off the best year of his career, in terms of OWP.
On what can only be regarded as the undeniably negative (as opposed to mediocre) side of the ledger, he struck out as if there was some kind of a penalty for making contact and he tied with the piano-encumbered Geronimo Gil for the team "lead" in grounding into double plays (17).
Ordinarily a solid outfielder, Cordova was slowed by his foot problem in 2002 and committed twice as many errors (4) as he recorded assists (2).
www.birdsinthebelfry.com /cordova_marty_2002.htm   (408 words)

  
 Red Sox sign former rookie of the year Marty Cordova - 1/20/00   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox on Wednesday agreed to terms with free agent outfielder Marty Cordova, who was the A.L.'s Rookie of the Year in 1995 before becoming too pricey for the small-market Minnesota Twins.
Cordova brings depth in the outfield and at designated hitter to a team that has lost Reggie Jefferson, Butch Hukey and Damon Buford.
Cordova hit.277 with 24 homers, 84 RBIs and 20 stolen bases in 1995 to be named A.L. rookie of the year.
www.detnews.com /2000/sports/0001/20/01200144.htm   (440 words)

  
 Sports: AL briefs
Cordova homered twice and drove in four runs Thursday as the Indians completed their first three-game sweep in Baltimore since 1988 with an 11-5 victory.
It was the fifth career two-homer game for Cordova, who gave Cleveland a 3-2 lead with a home run in the fourth inning and added a three-run shot in the fifth.
Cordova went 2-for-4 with two RBI on Wednesday, then topped that with a performance that should earn him more starting assignments from manager Charlie Manuel.
www.sptimes.com /News/042001/news_pf/Sports/AL_briefs.shtml   (829 words)

  
 ¡VIVA RIVAS! - Post details: Marty Cordova: Where are they now?
Former Twins outfielder and rookie of the year Marty Cordova returned recently after a two-week goodwill tour for U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
Nice to see injury-prone Marty landed in a line of work that doesn't demand a lot of him physically.
Left fielder Marty Cordova was out of today's lineup after burning his face when he fell asleep in a tanning booth Tuesday.
www.vivarivas.com /index.php/2006/10/24/marty_cordova_where_are_they_now   (313 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
JUPITER, Fla. -- There are two misconceptions Marty Cordova -- a proud pro, who, according to Mike Hargrove, brings as much to the Orioles with his attitude as with his bat -- wants to clear up right away.
Cordova has started each of Baltimore's first two exhibitions in left field, and Hargrove hopes to never have to remove his name from the lineup card.
One person who has helped Cordova quickly feel at home is Terry Crowley, the Orioles' batting coach who served with the Twins in the same capacity when Cordova broke in.
www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/bal_20020301_cordova_news.jsp   (835 words)

  
 Marty Cordova : Was AL ROY in 1995 : HistoricBaseball.com
Marty Cordova : Was AL ROY in 1995 : HistoricBaseball.com
Marty Cordova, who won the American League Rookie of the Year honor in 1995, retired from baseball prior to the 2005 season.
Cordova, who most recently played for Baltimore in 2003, was scheduled to report to spring training in 2005 with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
www.historicbaseball.com /players/c/cordova_marty.html   (137 words)

  
 Chron.com | News, search and shopping from the Houston Chronicle
St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - Veteran outfielder Marty Cordova has announced his retirement from baseball rather than reporting to spring training with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Cordova last played in the majors in 2003 when he appeared in just nine games with the Baltimore Orioles.
Cordova's best season came in 1995 when he won the American League Rookie of the Year while playing with the Minnesota Twins.
sports.chron.com /?c=chron&page=mlb/news/AAN3768352.htm   (140 words)

  
 Game
Colon allowed one hit through five innings before being ejected, and Jim Thome, Marty Cordova and Travis Fryman had two RBIs apiece as the Cleveland Indians beat the Houston Astros 10-4 Tuesday night.
Cordova and Einar Diaz had RBI singles to make it 5-0.
Daryle Ward got Houston's first hit when he doubled to left field, a line drive that left fielder Cordova had in his glove but dropped after a sprint to his right.
www.angelfire.com /sports/tribecentral/game.htm   (566 words)

  
 Marty Cordova and Stats, Statistics, Player News, Fantasy Baseball News - RotoWire.com
Cordova was the only position player absent on the first full day of workouts for all players at the Devil Rays' camp on Wednesday, the Tampa Tribune reports.
Cordova (elbow) was placed on the 60-day DL Tuesday to make roster room for Chad Mottola.
Cordova had to undergo a second elbow surgery to repair a torn flexor tendon in his right elbow that was injured in rehab, and will be out for the remainder of the 2004 season, the Baltimore Sun reports.
www.rotowire.com /baseball/player.htm?ID=3155   (239 words)

  
 Roto Times Fantasy Sports
Marty Cordova has decided to retire due to his nagging back injury, according to the St.
The Devil Rays signed Marty Cordova to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
Cordova missed all of 2004 recovering from elbow surgery.
www.rototimes.com /index.php?sport=bsball&type=profile&name=400   (146 words)

  
 Bordick, Cordova clutch for O's / Giants' streak melts away / Sad day ends in loss to Orioles
They learned of Darryl Kile's death shortly before the first pitch, and they had no reason to be in the right mood to play the Baltimore Orioles.
It ended 4-2, Orioles, snapping a modest three-game winning streak, and those impertinent questions about Travis Driskill, Baltimore's 30-year-old rookie who won his fifth straight game, and Marty Cordova, who hit his third homer in two days, went mostly unanswered in the Giants' clubhouse.
Cordova homered in the second, Brian Roberts hit an RBI single in the third and Mike Bordick hit a two-run triple in the fourth.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/06/23/SP150270.DTL&type=printable   (633 words)

  
 American League Baseball - Royals vs. Indians   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Marty Cordova had three hits, including a two-run homer for Cleveland, which failed in its bid to match its longest winning streak since May 23-June 4, 1982.
After Ellis Burks flied out, Marty Cordova hit Meadows' next pitch over the left-field wall for his seventh homer, giving Cleveland a 3-2 lead.
Cordova has hit in 15 straight games, batting.433 (26-for-60) in that stretch.
cgi1.usatoday.com /sports/scores101/101130/101130305.htm   (1394 words)

  
 Marty Cordova photos, pictures, gallery, pictures, photos, pics, profile, biography
Marty Cordova photos, pictures, gallery, pictures, photos, pics, profile, biography
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 Cordova, Halter agree to terms with Devil Rays   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
ST. PETERSBURG - Former American League rookie of the year Marty Cordova agreed Thursday to a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Cordova was AL rookie of the year in 1995, hitting.277 with 24 homers and 84 RBIs with Minnesota.
In 10 seasons with Minnesota, Toronto, Cleveland and Baltimore, Cordova has batted.274 with 122 homers and 540 RBI's in 952 games.
www.wfts.com /stories/2005/01/050120rays.shtml   (327 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Cordova fuels Indians offense   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Marty Cordova has added another potent bat to the Indians lineup.
Cordova also had a.692 slugging percentage, a.444 on-base average and scored seven runs as the Indians put together an 8-game winning streak.
Readers voted Cordova ahead of Atlanta's Greg Maddux, the Dodgers' Raul Mondesi and the Yankees' Mike Mussina for the award.
www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/playweek/2001-05-09-cordova.htm   (130 words)

  
 Marty Cordova : Rotoworld.com - Marty Cordova Biography from Rotoworld.com
Marty Cordova : Rotoworld.com - Marty Cordova Biography from Rotoworld.com
Devil Rays announced the retirement of outfielder Marty Cordova.
If not, Cordova ends his career with a.274/.344/.448 line in 3,419 AB over nine seasons.
www.rotoworld.com /content/playerpages/player_main.asp?sport=MLB&id=5347   (145 words)

  
 newStandard: 4/25/96
Joe Hudson coughed up three hits in the seventh, including a game-tying double to Marty Cordova and a game-winning two-run homer to Dave Hollins that enabled the Twins to overcome a 6-5 deficit on a day the ball was flying out of the Homerdome.
He was tagged from the start, though his take on it was that he had pitched well and had made only one mistake, Cordova's homer.
And Cordova drove Molitor home with a line shot into the gap in left-center, tying the game at 6-6.
www.southcoasttoday.com /daily/04-96/04-24-96/1asoxy.htm   (618 words)

  
 Chicago White Sox, Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies - CBS SportsLine.com
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Former American League Rookie of the Year Marty Cordova agreed to a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Cordova was AL Rookie of the Year in 1995, hitting.277 with 24 homers and 84 RBI with Minnesota.
In 10 seasons with Minnesota, Toronto, Cleveland and Baltimore, Cordova has batted.274 with 122 homers and 540 RBI in 952 games.
cbs.sportsline.com /mlb/story/8115148   (836 words)

  
 2002 ISBL Almanac: Cooperstown Wanna-be's   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
He compiled a very respectable 888 OPS and was the lone offensive threat in the lineup the last half of the season.
In 2002 Cordova ignited the offense as he batted an even.300, hit 22 HR and drove in 73 runs.
However, Cordova was not unlimited and thus was only able to supply the Wanna-Bes with only 420 AB.
home.comcast.net /~pmcmains/almanac/wan_2002.html   (714 words)

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