Summary
Let the record show that five years after Major League Baseball began requiring urine samples, a dwarf of a second baseman was voted the American League's MVP. Suddenly, it's 1959 again, and Nellie Fox, chewing on his big chaw of tobacco and choking up on his thick- handled bat, is back in style.
Before drug testing came along, it would have been hard to imagine a player with Dustin Pedroia's attributes making off with the MVP. That's a bone that goes to the big dogs, to the guys who put the ball and the fannies in the seats. Oh, an Ichiro Suzuki can take the league by storm in his first year and win the award, but only if he gets 242 hits, steals 56 bases and plays his position like some computer creation.See the full content of this document
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Pedroia Propelled by Slugger Shortage
Nowadays, though, with biceps and power numbers shrinking, the door is open even to a sawed-off second sacker who specializes in dirty uniforms. That's right, folks, the most prestigious trophy i...
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