Who was the last American League Switch Hitter to win the MVP?
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Mickey Mantle was the last position player, in 1962.\nHowever,  Vida Blue (a pitcher) won the AL MVP award in 1971...he was a switch-hitter.
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tough one. there is a tie between andy phillips and robinson cano. both have been doing great, but its not advertised. melky cabrera is close behind though. so i guess its your choice: phillips or cano
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There Was'nt one.. Zambrano looked like he might be it in Chicago, but he tailed off, and Carpenter in St.louis wasnt really as impressive as the year he won the Cy Young, as for Trevor Hoffman, that game he gave up 2 or 3 back to back HRs to the Dodgers as a closer disqualifies him from conversation, then thru in that he blew saves that spectaculary 3 or so times on the year means i dont care what his numbers said, he cant win...i wouldve rather seen Billy wagner get a Cy Young off last year than Hoffman, Rivera hasnt won one, theres no way in H*ll Hoffman should... so Webb was the best of what was available.
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Albert Pujols work ethic is second to none. He will be just fine. Hell, he has been out for several weeks, but is still is among the league leaders in most offensive categories. He is probably THE BEST player in baseball right now. I also love what he does with his foundation for people with Down's syndrome. That will never change. So, Yes, Albert will always be Albert!!
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It should be Tadahito Iguchi of the White Sox or Jose Lopez of Seattle.  I think it will be Iguchi. He's on fire right now plus his Manager; Ozzie Guillen is the manager for the AL in the all-star game.
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The last successful execution of the hidden ball trick was August 10, 2005, when third baseman Mike Lowell of the Florida Marlins caught Arizona Diamondback Luis Terrero, who represented the tying run, taking a lead off third base in the eighth inning, with Florida leading 6–5. Florida won the game, 10–5. The previous victim was Brian Schneider of the Montréal Expos, who was caught in 2004, also by Lowell
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AL & NL Rookie of the Year - November 13th\nNL Cy Young - November 14th\nAL & NL Manager of the Year - November 15th\nAL Cy Young - November 16th\nNL MVP - November 20th\nAL MVP - November 21st\n\n Here's a page that gives the dates for all of them:\n\nhttp://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/awards/y2006/index.jsp
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brandon webb got the NL cy young and johan santana the AL cy young.\n\njoe girardi got NL mananger of the year and the AL award went to jim leyland.\n\nhanley ramirez won the NL rookie of the year and just verlander took it in the AL
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AL- Curt Schilling\n\nNL- Brandon Webb
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Believe it or not, it was Derek Jeter in 2000. There were no All-Star Game MVPs until 1962, despite the fact that the All-Star game started in 1933.
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It figures it would be Frank Robinson, since he's also the answer to the question "Who won the MVP in both leagues?"
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I'd say albert pujols, since he is only "officially" 26, but we all know the guy is like 47.  \n\nMy top 3 age 26 or younger:\n\nDavid Wright - 3b - NY Mets\nJake Peavy SP - San Diego Padres\nMiguel Cabrera - LF - Florida Marlins\n\n5 tool player at 3rd, stud strikeout king starting, and Miguel Cabrera is going to be an MVP on a winning team someday
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no way man! BIG PAPI is the best hitter in baseball and he is clean! Bonds on the other hand...why is he still in the MLB???
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He is retired.. has not played in the major leagues since 2003. He was last with the minor league team of the Kansas City Royals in 2004-2005.
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New York Giants\n\nReason: Tiki Barber (The Real League MVP)
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tony [cardinals\nboby cox \n yankee current manager
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You are describing a basic substitution with a position change afterward. Those happen all the time. But to answer your question, you could do a double switch that doesn't involve the pitcher. Say your starting left fielder gets hurt diving for a ball and they have to take him out of the game. The left fielder's position is due up first the next inning, but the new left fielder is a weak hitter. The manager can make a double switch (say, take out both the first baseman and the left fielder at the same time) and put the two new players in either vacated position of the batting order. That's really how a double switch works. It's most common with pitchers, but there is no rule that says it's the only way to do it.