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Tejada on pace to stellar season.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Jason Giambi realized it in 1999, Barry Zito in the middle of last season, and Barry Bonds probably realized it the day he was born.
It's an amazing thing to be on hand when a baseball player figures out that he's not destined to be a normal major leaguer, that he's on a different path, the one that could lead to Cooperstown.
We're seeing it with A's shortstop Miguel Tejada, right here and right now, and whether there's a labor stoppage or full-tilt A's playoff run, Tejada's leap from moody man of potential to MVP candidate is the Bay Area baseball revelation of 2002.
By the way, it's happening on pace _ call it the Giambi scenario _ for Tejada to flourish for a couple of seasons, then become too expensive for the A's budget realities when his contract expires after the 2003 ...
- Tejada proves too valuable; Reigning AL MVP it out of A's league.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Bryant, Howard March 16, 2003 700+ words
...Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees in succession. For Tejada, that meant a week...that could accommodate Tejada and what will certainly...contract demands. The New York Mets are another possible suitor, and Tejada would enjoy being reunited...
- AL MVP award goes to Tejada over Rodriguez.(The Dallas Morning News)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Fraley, Gerry November 12, 2002 700+ words
...second, 102 points behind Tejada The remaining two first-place votes went to New York Yankees second baseman...capital of Santo Domingo, Tejada said he would have voted...and Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees. "To be mentioned...me happy and proud," Tejada said. "That's ...
- Tejada on pace to stellar season.
- Newspaper article from: San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) August 1, 2002 700+ words
...about $18 million with the New York Yankees. Tejada will be the first of the...him torture chamber? Tejada is a good guess, and unless...could outbid, say, the New York Mets for his services. How did Tejada discover plate discipline...
- AL MVP award goes to Tejada.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Miedema, Laurence November 12, 2002 700+ words
Miguel Tejada grew up in the slums of one...palace as a national hero. Tejada was the runaway winner as...Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees' Alfonso Soriano...of Santo Domingo, where Tejada lives with his wife and two...
- Tejada could be crowned MVP on Tuesday.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Miedema, Laurence November 11, 2002 700+ words
...JOSE, Calif. _ Miguel Tejada hoped someday to be included...shortstop Alex Rodriguez and New York Yankees second baseman...to lose anything," Tejada said last week from his...the A's to manage the New York Mets after last season...debate," Neal said. Tejada is as curious as ...
- Miguel Tejada has family in tow for All-Star Game.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Miedema, Laurence July 8, 2002 700+ words
...Jeter and Nomar Garciaparra. Tejada concedes he was starting to...the past three seasons, yet Tejada has never finished in the top...the fans' voting. But when New York Yankees Manager Joe Torre...shortstops onto the roster, Tejada had officially joined the club...
- Tejada to return tonight vs. Yanks.
- Newspaper article from: Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD) July 27, 2007 700+ words
...one swing last night, Miguel Tejada pronounced himself ready to return...and last rehabilitation game, Tejada went 2-for-2 with a bases...Salem Warthogs. Next up are the New York Yankees. Tejada, who said he felt no discomfort...
- Miguel Tejada's perspective: No fret, no sweat.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Daley, Ken April 11, 2003 700+ words
...after this season. Now any time Tejada does not produce, it will be...uncertainty of his future. But Tejada insists that is just plain wrong...million offer Giambi took from the New York Yankees. Last winter, Tejada spoke of his desire for an eight...
Source: HighBeam Research, Tejada on pace to stellar season.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)