Baseball Digest articles from January 2006

Baseball Digest archives from January 2006

Letters to the editor.(The Fans Speak Out)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2006... Wouldn't it be interesting to know what an expert or a group of the same has to say about talent and determination concerning the great baseball players? I, for one, think it would. I would like your opinion on great players who succeeded...

Unusual cache of vintage baseball collectibles scarce old cards, uncut sheets, prints, and signs.(Advertisement)
January 1, 2006... 1980s All-Time Greats Baseball Greats. 50-card set full of Hall of Famers. Included are Aaron, Banks, Berra, Campanella, Clemente, Cobb, DiMaggio, Feller, Ford, Foxx, Gehrig, Greenberg, Hornsby, Mantle, Mathewson, Mays, Musial, Ott, Brooks...

Teamwork keyed: White Sox title run in 2005.(Warm Up Tosses)(Cover Story)
January 1, 2006... IN 2005, THE CHICAGO WHITE SOX EPITOMIZED AN IMPRESSIVE COLLABORATION of talent that brought them their first World Series title in 88 years. Their brand of teamwork paid big dividends during a run that saw them win 11 out of 12...

Complete world series batting & pitching statistics.
January 1, 2006... Complete World Series Batting & Pitching Statistics CHICAGO WHITE SOX Batter G AB R H 2B 3B HR Scott Podsednik 4 21 2 6 0 2 1 Tadahito Iguchi 4 18 2 3 0 0 0 Joe Crede ...

2005 post season game results.(Illustration)
January 1, 2006... 2005 POST SEASON GAME RESULTS AMERICAN LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES White Sox defeat the Red Sox, 3-0 Oct. 4 Chicago 14 Boston 2 @ Chi. Oct. 5 Chicago 5 Boston 4 @ Chi. Oct. 7 Chicago...

Albert Pujols: player of the year: Cardinals slugger continues to raise the bar of greatness as the game's most complete hitter.
January 1, 2006... HE TOUCHED DOWN IN Detroit last July as part of an All-Star entourage including his manager, teammates, coaches and family. For the fourth time in five major league seasons, Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols participated in the game's...

2005 player of the year ratings.
January 1, 2006... 1. Albert PUJOLS, Cardinals--The central figure on a Cardinals club that has won 205 regular season games over the last two years put up outstanding offensive numbers with a .330 batting average, 41 homers, 129 runs scored, 117 RBI, .609...

Baseball Digest's 2005 all-star rookie team: an impressive squad of first-year talent in the majors was led by Chicago's Tadahito Iguchi, Houston's Willy Taveras and Colorado's Garrett Atkins.
January 1, 2006... IT WOULD BE A SHAME TO OVERLOOK the unusual achievements or experiences of a few less ballyhooed newcomers even if they fell short of qualifying for inclusion on Baseball Digest's Rookie All-Star Team of 2005 and for Rookie of the Year...

Baseball digest: all-star rookie teams 1971-2005.
January 1, 2006... Year 1971 1b Chris Chambliss, Indians 2b Doug Griffin, Red Sox 3b Steve Braun, Twins ss Roger Metzger, Astros lf Ron Blomberg, Yankees cf Angel Mangual, A's rf Willie Montanez, Phillies c Earl Williams,...

Baseball quick quiz.
January 1, 2006... Collect ten points for each question answered correctly. Answers on page 90 (if you score 80 or better, you are a baseball expert; 70 or better, superior; between 60and 70 good, and between 40 and 60 average 1. Only one player hit 30...

Baseball profile: Jon Garland--Chicago White Sox.(Biography)
January 1, 2006... FULL NAME: Jon Steven Garland AGE, HT., WT.: 26, 6-6, 215 BATS: Right THROWS: Right BORN: September 27, 1979 in Valencia, California HOME: Granada Hills, California STATUS/FAMILY: Single NICKNAME: Gar Fish STATS:...

Dontrelle Willis: pitcher of the year.
January 1, 2006... Marlins left-hander led the majors with 22 victories, five shutouts and placed third with a 2.63 ERA while collecting 24 hits as a batter DONTRELLE WILLIS DEFIES conventional wisdom in every way possible. He bats seventh in the Florida...

American League 2005 batting leaders.
January 1, 2006... Home Runs Player, Team HR Alex Rodriguez, NY 48 David Ortiz, Bos. 47 Manny Ramirez, Bos. 45 Mark Teixeira, Tex. 43 Paul Konerko, Chi. 40 Richie Sexson, Sea. 39...

A.L. 2005 pitching leaders.
January 1, 2006... Wins Pitcher, Team W Bartolo Colon, LA 21 Jon Garland, Chi. 18 Cliff Lee, Cle. 18 Randy Johnson, NY 17 Mark Buehrle, Chi. 16 Johan Santana, Min. ...

National League 2005 batting leaders.
January 1, 2006... Home Runs Player, Team HR Andruw Jones, Atl. 51 Derrek Lee, Chi. 46 Albert Pujols, St.L. 41 Adam Dunn, Cin. 40 Troy Glaus, Ari. 37 Morgan Ensberg, Hou. 36 Ken...

N.L. 2005 pitching leaders.
January 1, 2006... Wins Pitcher, Team W Dontrelle Willis, Fla. 22 Chris Carpenter, St.L. 21 Roy Oswalt, Hou. 20 Chris Capuano, Mil. 18 Jon Lieber, Phi. 17 Andy Pettitte,...

Final 2005 statistics: team batting and pitching.(Illustration)
January 1, 2006... AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE ORIOLES Batting Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR Miguel Tejada 162 654 89 199 50 5 26 Melvin Mora 149 593 86 168 30 1 27 Brian Roberts...

2005 final major league standings.(Illustration)
January 1, 2006... 2005 Final Major League Standings AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division Team Won Lost Pct. GB New York Yankees 95 67 .586 -- Boston Red Sox 95 67 .586 -- Toronto Blue Jays...

Baseball rules corner: in certain cases, base runners can receive "assistance".
January 1, 2006... THE WORD ASSISTANCE IS defined as "the act of assisting" or "the help given." As for players and umpires, it is important to know when a player is allowed to receive assistance and when he cannot. Take what happened at the Rogers Centre in...

Did you know ...(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Did You Know... that in 2005, first baseman Derrek Lee became only the sixth Cubs player to win a National League batting title since 1900? The others to accomplish this feat are Heinie Zimmerman (1912), Phil Cavarretta (1945), Billy Williams...