A-Rod wins 3rd MVP

[Bill4728 Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Bill4728]

A-Rod won his 3rd MVP today. It was kind of a given with the number he put up this year. I was surprised to see that only Barry Bonds (at 7) has more MVP

Rodriguez became the ninth player to win the MVP three or more times. Barry Bonds holds the record with seven - all in the NL - and Yogi Berra, Roy Campanella, Joe DiMaggio, Jimmie Foxx, Mickey Mantle, Stan Musial and Mike Schmidt won three apiece.

I always knew that Yogi was a very good player, But I didn't realise that he was that good.

[Beaglemom3 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Beaglemom3]

I always knew that Yogi was a very good player, But I didn't realise that he was that good.

Just a note about Berra:
"Following a spell in the US Navy during World War II he played minor league baseball with the Newark Bears before being called up for 7 games in the major leagues in 1946. The following season he played 86 games for the Yankees, and he would play 100+ for each of the following 14 years. During his 19-year career as a Yankee the Bronx Bombers dominated baseball, appearing in 14 World Series and winning ten championships. Yogi himself was a 15-time All-Star, and won the league MVP award three times (in 1951, 1954 and 1955) and caught Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 Series.

In 1946, he wore uniform number 38 on the Yankees, switching to 35 the next year. In 1948 he changed to number 8, which was to be made famous as his number for the rest of his career on the Yankees and Mets. The number 8 was retired in 1972 by the Yankees, jointly honoring Berra and Bill Dickey, his predecessor as the Yankees' star catcher.

In 1972 he was elected to the United States Baseball Hall of Fame."

[grest Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close grest]

A well-deserved honor for A-Rod (even if he does play for the evil empire). Great talent.
Connie