Monday, November 19, 2007
No Surprise: A-Rod MVP

It came as no surprise that Alex Rodriguez won the 2007 American League Most Valuable Player award. This is his third award and his second (2004) since arriving in New York.
Rodriguez opened the season with stunning come from behind home runs and finished with 54 by season's end.
Rodriguez has already won the Clutch Player of the Year handed out in early November.
A-Rod lead the majors in almost every offensive category, including two triple crown categories.
Home runs: 54 (1)
Runs Batted In: 156 (1)
Average: .314 (T13)
Runs Scored: 143 (1)
Hits: 183 (15)
OBP: .422 (4)
SLG: .645 (1)
OPS: 1.067 (1)
Magglio Ordonez of the Detroit Tigers, finished second in the voting and received two first-place votes blocking a unanimous decision for A-Rod.
BronxBloggers extends their regards.

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Labels: Alex Rodriguez, awards, MVP


Posted by Steve Kenul at 4:59 PM

Friday, November 09, 2007
Three Yankees Win Silver Sluggers

Alex Rodriguez, Jorge Posada, and Derek Jeter have won this years Silver Slugger awards.
Jeter, along with Posada, was in the batting title race until Posada broke lose and went on to finish third.
Rodriguez won his ninth award tying him for third all-time trailing only Barry Bonds and Mike Piazza.
Posada won his fifth award, not surprisingly as he had a career year and arguably one of the best seasons all-time as a catcher.

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Labels: Alex Rodriguez, awards, Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, Silver Slugger



Posted by Steve Kenul at 4:47 PM

Friday, November 02, 2007
BronxBloggers a BCA Finalist
We have done it again. A first-runner up in the Best of Blogs earlier this year, and now another finalist spot in this years Bloggers Choice Awards.
On November 10 the winners will be announced live at the Posties in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Voting is underway for the 2008 BCAs so show your support and vote '08.

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Posted by Steve Kenul at 10:56 PM

Saturday, April 14, 2007
2006 Best of Blog Results

The 2006 Best of Blog results are in.
BronxBloggers, with 36% of the vote, placed...SECOND.So a big thank you to all the people who voted for us and another big thank you to the people who helped out with this site.
First off, it was a big deal getting nominated since we were snubbed from both the Weblog Awards and the Bloggies, but settling for a second place finish with Best of Blogs is a great feeling and I can guarantee, we will be back next year.
The voting process is still going on at the Bloggers Choice Awards and will continue till May 22, so stop on by and let's take first place!
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Posted by Steve Kenul at 4:48 PM

Monday, April 09, 2007
A-Rod Wins Weekly Honors

New York Yankees third baseman
Alex Rodriguez and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim outfielder Vladimir Guerrero have been named co-winners of the
Bank of America Presents the American League Player of the Week for the opening period of the 2007 season, ending April 8th. Bank of America, the Official Bank of Major League Baseball, is the presenting sponsor of the American League and National League Player of the Week Awards, which reflect Bank of America's long-standing tradition of promoting and recognizing higher standards of accomplishment.
Rodriguez hit .381 (8-21) with a 1.095 slugging percentage, three doubles, four HR, 11 RBI and 23 total bases. On Opening Day, he went 2-for-5 with a home run, two RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base. In three games against the Baltimore Orioles April 6-8, Rodriguez went 5-for-11 with three home runs and eight RBI. In the April 7th game, the two-time American League Most Valuable Player hit a two-run shot in the first inning. Then, trailing by a run with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, the 10-time American League All-Star hit a walk-off grand slam home run, marking the third game-ending grand slam home run of his career.
This is the 11th weekly award of Alex's career.Recent forum talk: A-Rod, forgiven?
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Labels: Alex Rodriguez, April, awards, Player of the Week



Posted by Steve Kenul at 7:09 PM

Saturday, April 07, 2007
Blog Awards
BronxBloggers has been nominated for a slew of awards over at
The Best of Blogs, and at
Bloggers Choice Awards.
Please, click on the badges on the right sidebar and place your vote. Every vote is appreciated and will help greatly to bring BronxBloggers to the top.
Thank you for your time.
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Posted by Steve Kenul at 1:28 PM
