Reyes earns Sharp Presents the National League Player of the Month honors 05/02/2007 4:15 PM ET MLB.com New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes, who hit .356 and scored 26 runs, has been voted the Sharp Presents the National League Player of the Month for April. Reyes entered today's action leading Major League Baseball with 17 stolen bases and five triples. The 2006 All-Star is tied for the N.L. lead in runs. Reyes is also tied for third the National League with 38 hits, ranks fifth with 63 total bases and is eighth with a .432 on base percentage. Reyes hit nine doubles and two home runs and collected 18 RBI while also posting 10 multi-hit games during the month and scoring two runs in a game on nine occasions. This marks the first time of his career that Reyes has been named Player of the Month. Other players receiving votes were Florida's Miguel Cabrera, who hit .360 with eight home runs and 19 RBI; Colorado's Matt Holliday, who hit .385 with three home runs and 19 RBI; San Francisco's Barry Bonds, who hit .356 with eight home runs and 17 RBI; Philadelphia's Jimmy Rollins, who hit .297 with nine home runs and 18 RBI; Atlanta's Chipper Jones, who hit .310 with eight home runs and 17 RBI; Reyes' teammate Carlos Beltran, who hit .356 with six home runs and 23 RBI; and San Diego's Adrian Gonzalez, who hit .309 with seven home runs and 25 RBI. For setting the highest definition of excellence, Sharp, the presenting sponsor of the National League Player of the Month Award, presents Jose Reyes with a Sharp AQUOS full HD LCD-TV. Sharp AQUOS is the "Official High-Definition Television of Major League Baseball." Halladay, Maine honored as April's Pitchers of the Month 05/02/2007 4:30 PM ET MLB.com Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Roy Halladay has been named American League Pitcher of the Month and New York Mets right-hander John Maine has earned National League Pitcher of the Month honors for April, it was announced today. In six April starts, Halladay went 4-0 with a 2.28 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 47.1 innings pitched. The 30- year-old right-hander pitched two complete games in the month, including a 10.0 inning performance on April 13th against the Tigers. He struck out 10 batters in a winning effort against the Red Sox in Boston on April 24th. Roy Halladay is a four-time American League All-Star and winner of the 2003 Cy Young award after going 22-7 with 3.25 ERA. This is his third career American League Pitcher of the Month Award. Josh Beckett (5-0, 2.48 ERA, 28 SO) of the Boston Red Sox finished second in the voting to Halladay. Also receiving votes was Al Reyes (0-0, 1.50 ERA, 9 saves, 16 SO) of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Maine, whose 1.35 ERA led the Major Leagues in April, posted a 4-0 record in the month. Over 33.1 innings pitched, Maine has allowed only five earned runs and no more than two earned runs in any outing. He recorded 30 strikeouts and ranked third with a .159 batting average against. Maine and Jose Reyes have now become the first Mets teammates to win the Player and Pitcher of the Month awards since Dwight Gooden and Gary Carter in September 1985. Maine is the first Mets hurler to win the monthly award since Al Leiter won in June 2000. Other pitchers receiving votes were Atlanta's Tim Hudson, who went 3-0 with a 1.40 ERA and 32 strikeouts; Milwaukee's Francisco Cordero, who posted a 0.00 ERA and 10 saves; Cincinnati's Aaron Harang, who went 4-0 and with a 4.23 ERA and 36 strikeouts; San Diego's Jake Peavy, who went 3-1 with a 2.06 ERA and 46 strikeouts; San Francisco's Matt Cain, who went 1-1 with a 1.54 ERA and 23 strikeouts; and Milwaukee's Chris Capuano, who went 4-0 with a 3.21 ERA and 21 strikeouts. Roy Halladay and John Maine will each receive a Sharp AQUOS? full HD LCD-TV and a specially designed trophy to commemorate their Pitcher of the Month performances. Rodriguez named Sharp Presents the American League Player of the Month for April 05/02/2007 4:11 PM ET MLB.com New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has been named Sharp Presents the American League Player of the Month for April. In 23 games last month, the 31-year-old Rodriguez batted .355 (33-93) with Major League-leading totals of 14 home runs and 34 RBI. Rodriguez tied the mark for most home runs hit in April, equaling last April's exploits of St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols. Rodriguez also finished one RBI shy of Juan Gonzalez's Major League record for most RBI in April (35), set in 1998 with the Texas Rangers. Rodriguez hit safely in his first 18 games this season. "A-Rod" also had seven doubles and scored 27 runs while posting a .415 on-base percentage and a slugging percentage of .882. In a game against the Baltimore Orioles on April 7th, the two-time A.L. Most Valuable Player went 3-for-4 with four runs scored, a double, two home runs and six RBI, and the second shot was a game-ending grand slam. In the April 19th game at home against the Cleveland Indians, Rodriguez did it again by smashing another walk-off home run, a three-run blast. This is Alex's eighth career American League Player of the Month Award and his fourth as a Yankee. Vladimir Guerrero (.366, 7 HR, 23 RBI) of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim finished second in the voting to Rodriguez. For setting the highest definition of excellence, Sharp, the presenting sponsor of the American League Player of the Month Award, presents Alex Rodriguez with a Sharp AQUOS full HD LCD-TV. Sharp AQUOS is the "Official High-Definition Television of Major League Baseball." Alex also will receive a specially designed trophy to mark his achievement.
Congrats to Jose and Maine.. Well deserved.... Hopefully these will be the first of many awards won by the Mets and their players this year...
Jeez, even a thread where the Yanks and Mets are both award winners, it's still a war. :rofl: Congrats to the winners. Great month for all of them. Now if only those awards can translate into pennants, and we can war in style against each other in the World Series.
Nobody can take anything from the Yankees. They are the greatest franchise in sports history. I am a Mets fan, but to deny that is stupid. But finally, the Mets have ownership that gets it, and they have become competitive today. The Yankees have injuries now, but every team gets hit with injuries from time to time. The Mets and Yankees will be fighting for championships for the forseeable future. Get used to it. Its going to be a fun era.
Arent Jeter and Rivera the only ones left who have all 4 rings? When did Posada become the backup catcher to Giradri?
I hate to do this to a Mets fan but the Yankees are not the greatest franchise in sports history. Maybe in American Sports History but their arrogance ends there. When dealing with the most championships you have to look at soccer which is the world's #1 sport and that team is Real Madrid with 29 and they have a shot to win #30 this year. Now junc (who knows nothing about soccer) will spew some nonesense once again proving he knows nothing about soccer about tournaments and such but I am talking strictly League Championships. Hell the Yankees aren't even #2 on the list as Juventes in Italy has won 27 and finished 2nd 19 times. On that note congrats to the new face of baseball Jose Reyes
Great post man, and it reflects what I was saying as far back as last season on this board. (And for the past few years offline as well.) There's a rivalry between the Yanks and Mets, sure. What is good for all of us though, is to see that rivalry get answered in the last series of October. A year's worth of bragging rights every year, for either side, is great for us as fans, and great for us as tri-staters. I go into every season hoping for a subway series, and not the cheesy interleague crap. A monopoly on Fall baseball in NY.
I'll admit I don't know much about how soccer is structured, but if we want to talk about "League" championships, the Yankees have won the AL pennant 39 times. (That's more than 29.) That's not even trying to be arrogant. It's simply an interpretation of the language used. I don't know how soccer works. Are Real Madrid championships against the rest of the world (or at least all of Europe?) Or does the winner advance to play in a tournament against other countries? Or is it honestly considered a "true" championship, since it's country-wide? I'm trying to truly understand here, so I hope I'm not coming off as pompous or anything.
Sorry. I should have said United States sports history. I plead ignorance when it comes to European sports history. I subconsciously was referring to sports that America cares about.
exactly,thats the way near most americans think about it, and that why bringing soccer into this is lame.
