Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 12/25/2008
For your Christmas present today, Comcast Sportsnet is rebroadcasting the September 18 game against the Brewers, where Geovany Soto hit a game-tying three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth and the Cubs won in 12. Broadcast time: 2:30 pm CST. Merry Christmas!
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 12/21/2008
ESPN's Jerry Crasnick is reporting that the Pirates have reached an agreement on a three-year extension for Ryan Doumit, buying out his arbitration years. Doumit, 27, hit .318/.357/.501 in 465 plate appearances in 2008. His .858 OPS ranks him alongside catchers such as Joe Mauer and Geovany Soto. Not bad company there. The terms of the deal haven't been released yet, but Crasnick says there is a club...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
•AL Rookie of the Year: Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay •NL Rookie of the Year: Geovany Soto, Chicago
The Anniston Star Online (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
Atlanta catcher Brian McCann won his second Silver Slugger award, edging out Cubs catcher and National League Rookie of the Year Geovany Soto.
Baseball Analysts (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
The 2008 Rookie of the Year awards were handed out recently and the winners came as no surprise. Evan Longoria , of the Tampa Bay Rays, was the unanimous choice in the American League, while Geovany Soto , of the Chicago Cubs, received all but one first-place vote in the National League. In reality, there was not a ton of competition for the awards - both winners stood out head-and-shoulders above...
Baseball Toaster (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
As expected, Geovany Soto was voted the NL's Rookie of the Year, nearly unanimously. I should be surprised that a BBWAA voter gave Joey Votto a first place vote over Soto, but then, this is the same group that gave fourth place to a non-rookie.
Cubbie Nation (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
2008 NL ROY Geovany Soto (Cubbie Nation/File) Filed:November 12th, 2008 Fortunately, all surprises aren't this bad. In the least surprising move of the 2008 season, Geovany Soto has been named the 2008 NL Rookie of the Year. I mean, when you're playing the most demanding position on the field, and doing it for a division winner, it pretty much breaks about every possible tie. For everyone keeping...
The Political Game (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
In baseball news: Lincecum beats out Webb? Really. Tim Lincecum of the struggling SF Giants wins National League Cy Young award . Huston Street for Matt Holliday? A's acquire Rockies' slugger . Rookie of the Year named for National League. Geovany Soto of the Cubs wins by a landslide. American League chooses Evan Longoria in unanimous vote. Trevor Hoffman, closer extraordinaire, no longer a Padre ?...
Baseball Analysts (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
On the day before Veterans' Day, the Baseball Writers Association of America announced its Rookie of the Year Awards . Third baseman Evan Longoria of the Tampa Bay Rays and catcher Geovany Soto of the Chicago Cubs were named the American League and National League Rookies of the Year for the 2008 season. Longoria and Soto received 59 of the 60 first place votes with the former becoming the AL's first...
Red Hot Mama (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Award Non-rookie 4th Place in Rookie of the Year Voting Player, Club 1st 2nd 3rd Points Geovany Soto, Chicago Cubs 31 1 158 Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds 1 21 8 76 Jair Jurrjens, Atlanta Braves 6 16 34 Edinson Volquez*, Cincinnati Reds 3 9 Jay Bruce, Cincinnati Reds 7 7 Kosuke Fukudome, Chicago Cubs 1 1 4 See that little table just above here? That’s the results of the 2008 Rookie of the Year voting,...
The Latin Americanist (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
* Puerto Rico: Congrats to Geovany Soto ; the Chicago Cubs catcher won National League Rookie of the Year honors yesterday. * Haiti: The rescue mission has become one of recovery as search crews doubt that there are any survivors left of Friday’s school collapse in a suburb of Port-au-Prince . * Brazil: "It was a very audacious act," said the police chief of Sao Paulo in an understated reaction to...
iYankees (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Late night bits, indeed (it’s 2 AM out here). 1. First, congratulations to Evan Longoria (AL) and Geovany Soto (NL) as both players earned their ROTY honors for 2008. In a few years, Alex Rodriguez’s prowess at the hot corner will be eclipsed by Evan Longoria, who’s freakish power and defensive ability will keep him in [...]
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Evan Longoria won the American League rookie of the year award yesterday by unanimous vote, and Geovany Soto ran away with the NL honour.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Evan Longoria won the American League's Rookie of the Year Award in a unanimous vote and Geovany Soto ran away with the National League honor in results released yesterday.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Evan Longoria won the American League Rookie of the Year award yesterday by unanimous vote, and Geovany Soto ran away with the NL honor.
