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Controversial conclusions: some awards and honors have had a long trail of disputed recipients.(baseball awards)
NO SPORT MATCHES BASEBALL IN the number, variety and prestige of awards, honors and trophies for players past and present, but the methods of how and whom to choose for distinction are far from perfect, sometimes even verging on the ludicrous.
The procedures, as well as the results, always have been somewhat of a muddle, often leading to controversy, disappointment, ill-feeling, and even occasional charges that favoritism or hostility influenced the outcome of voting.
Questions plague every honor, whether Hall of Fame, Most Valuable Player, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, or even some of the less prestigious or publicized awards such as Gold Glove, Silver ...
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- Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) May 4, 1997 700+ words
...and, more telling, no Cy Young - is considered a subpar...pitcher to win four straight Cy Young awards (1992-95); has won seven straight Gold Glove awards; five-time all...Atlanta's four-time Cy Young winner Greg Maddux...
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...winner and four-time Cy Young Award winner, Maddux...Los Angeles, who sent Gold Glove infielder Cesar Izturis...was when he was winning Cy Young Awards, but we still...season. * Cubs get: Gold Glove SS and 2005 All-Star...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 3, 2006 700+ words
...player without a Rawlings Gold Glove Award. Pujols today is...winning his first Rawlings Gold Glove. On the other end of...pitcher and four-time Cy Young winner Greg Maddux claimed his 16th Rawlings Gold Glove Award, tying Jim Kaat...
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- News wire article from: Sports Network November 14, 2002 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot November 12, 2009 700+ words
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- Five newcomers win 1988 Rawlings Gold Glove Award. (Major League Baseball)
- Press release article from: PR Newswire December 7, 1988 700+ words
...NEWCOMERS WIN 1988 RAWLINGS GOLD GLOVE AWARD ST. LOUIS, Dec...coveted 1988 Rawlings Gold Glove Award for fielding excellence...National League 1988 Cy Young winner and World Series...captured his first Rawlings Gold Glove Award. The other first...
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- Magazine article from: Baseball Digest Berlinicke, Jeff August 1, 2005 700+ words
...May 17, 2003 that solidified the Gold Glove before the season was barely underway...pitching rotation that includes Cy Young winner Johan Santana, Joe Mays...When Hunter received his first Gold Glove in 2001, he said he was surprised...