2005 AL Most Valuable Player: Alex Rodriguez

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Alex Rodriguez may not yet have any World Series rings to show for his remarkable career, but the Yankees' third baseman picked up his second American League Most Valuable Player Award on Monday.

Rodriguez beat out David Ortiz, Boston's larger-than-life designated hitter, who finished a close second in the vote. Rodriguez earned 16 first-place votes and 331 points, while Ortiz received 11 first-place votes and 307 points.

― maura (maura), Monday, 14 November 2005 19:09 (twenty years ago)

Alex Rodriguez, Yankees 16 11 1 331
David Ortiz, Red Sox 11 17 0 307
Vladimir Guerrero, Angels 1 0 9 196
Manny Ramirez, Red Sox 0 0 9 156
Travis Hafner, Indians 0 0 5 151
Paul Konerko, White Sox 0 0 2 128
Mark Teixeira, Rangers 0 0 1 106
Gary Sheffield, Yankees 0 0 0 84
Mariano Rivera, Yankees 0 0 1 59
Derek Jeter, Yankees 0 0 0 23

― d4niel coh3n (dayan), Monday, 14 November 2005 19:17 (twenty years ago)

http://www.mlb.com/images/2005/07/12/rTdpLWcN.jpg

― maura (maura), Monday, 14 November 2005 19:21 (twenty years ago)

WE HEART YANKEES

― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Monday, 14 November 2005 19:41 (twenty years ago)

BBWAA was bound to get ONE correct.

All those Yankee placements look about right, even Jeter. Nice to see Hafner recognized properly too.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 14 November 2005 19:43 (twenty years ago)

Rodriguez went 2-for-15 in the Yankees' ALDS loss to the Angels, while Ortiz had just one RBI as the Red Sox were swept out of the playoffs by the White Sox in the opening round.

It's funny how nobody made a peep about the fact expressed in the second part of that sentence.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Monday, 14 November 2005 19:48 (twenty years ago)

Anyone see the entire totals, ie, how many ballots listed Podsednik?

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 14 November 2005 19:57 (twenty years ago)

Podsednik got one vote each for 5th, 6th, 8th, and 10th, for a total of 15 points and 12th place overall.

― d4niel coh3n (dayan), Monday, 14 November 2005 19:58 (twenty years ago)

http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20051114&content_id=1267994&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb#results

Full results here.

― d4niel coh3n (dayan), Monday, 14 November 2005 19:58 (twenty years ago)

i like podsednik. he hit that one game-winning HR and he seems like a decent chap. but he shouldn't go near the top ten/twenty/fifty!

― gear (gear), Monday, 14 November 2005 20:00 (twenty years ago)

Funny that Contreras got a vote and not Buehrle or Garland.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 14 November 2005 20:07 (twenty years ago)

Hmm, they left a few Yankees out!

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 14 November 2005 20:45 (twenty years ago)

Tony Womack got screwed!

― Are You Nomar? (miloaukerman), Monday, 14 November 2005 21:04 (twenty years ago)

No Cy Young love for Chacon or Small!

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 14 November 2005 21:16 (twenty years ago)

Tanyon Sturtze must be devastated.

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 14 November 2005 21:36 (twenty years ago)

Actually, if Cy ballots listed ten names you can bet Chacon or Small would've gotten votes.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 14 November 2005 22:26 (twenty years ago)

six years pass...

Tied Gehrig tonight with his 23rd grand slam.

― clemenza, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 03:43 (thirteen years ago)

Amazing ... I had no idea he was so close to the record. I think MannyBManny had about 19, I thought if anyone would break the record it would be him.

― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 04:54 (thirteen years ago)

oh wow - i heard them talking on the radio about how it was his 23rd - didn't realize it was the record!

― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 05:30 (thirteen years ago)

glad it was done by a centaur with a sterling, untainted career and character.

― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 12:05 (thirteen years ago)

He's a bit like Bonds to me

a shame that he tainted his career with steroids, because he was plenty good without them

― thistle supporter (mcoll), Thursday, 14 June 2012 01:25 (thirteen years ago)

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