faba Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Nationals 1B Dmitri Young awarded NL's comeback player of the year td.yspwidearticlebody { font-size: 13.5px; }October 2, 2007 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Washington Nationals first baseman Dmitri Young was chosen as Major League Baseball's NL comeback player of the year Tuesday after setting aside professional, legal and substance abuse problems to become an All-Star. Young won the award after finishing tied for eighth in the NL in batting with a career-high .320 average. He had 13 home runs and 74 RBIs. Young had not finished a season at .300 or higher since hitting .302 with 21 homers and 69 RBIs for the Cincinnati Reds in 2001. He batted .250 with seven homers and 23 RBIs in 48 games with the Detroit Tigers in 2006. Young was out of baseball altogether at the end of last season when he was released by the Tigers with less than a month left in the regular season. It was just one part of Young's troublesome year, which included an assault charge, treatment for alcoholism, a divorce and hospitalization for diabetes. Young got a second chance in February when he agreed to a non-guaranteed, minor league contract with Washington. Carlos Pena of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays was the AL winner. The winners were selected by reporters for MLB.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garb Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Congratulations from one NU Huskie to another! Nice job, Carlos Pena. You must have learned that grit, determination and work ethic on Huntington Ave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetCane Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Congratulations from one NU Huskie to another! Is that where you learned to ride the corn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garb Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Is that where you learned to ride the corn? I don't get it. I'd understand bakes beans - lobstah - and bad hockey - but corn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavrik Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Could care less about Young being off the Tigers. Too many off the field issues, but it's nice to see Pena's made it back. He was one of those guys who you didn't hate while he was on the tigers, but the kid never put all his gifts together. Looks like he finally did. Good for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 conrgats to b oth Pena carried me to a fantasy title Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbok Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Well....i'm glad a team that is not as good,has something to celebrate. Carlos Pena deserves to be on a better team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 carlos is welcome in NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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