who won the american league mvp in 2002?

Answer 1

Miguel Tejada

Answer 2

Miguel Tejada, the A's slugging shortstop. Alex Rodriguez deserved to win it though. He hit 57 home runs compared to Tejada's 34 home runs. Tejada's OPS (on-base+slugging) was only .894, pretty good, but nowhere near MVP quality. Tejada was and is a hacker, striking out a lot and almost never getting a walk. Rodriguez is a refined, all-around player who can steal bases and crush longballs. Rodriguez's OPS, by comparison, was 1.015, above 1.000, considered the standard for a truly fantastic offensive player. But one can suppose Tejada had the edge because of his team's success in advancing to the playoffs.

Answer 3

Yeah, Tejada and Bonds in the American League
The A's fell short again that year and Tejada only hit .143 against the Twins and were out in the first round:

-OAKLAND, Calif. -- Three Game 5's. Three crushing losses. Three long offseasons.

The A's on Sunday became the first team in the history of Major League Baseball to lose the deciding game of a postseason series -- be it Game 5 or Game 7 -- three years in a row.

In Oakland's case it was Game 5 of an American League Division Series all three times, including the devastation that was the day's 5-4 loss to the visiting Twins, and they'd just as soon not try to compare them.

"I don't even want to think about that," manager Art Howe said. "It hurts. Hurt is hurt."

Everywhere you looked in the Oakland clubhouse after the game, eyes were ringed red. Randy Velarde, who broke into the big leagues in 1984, was tearfully making it official that he had played his last game. Barry Zito's whole face was red when he finally emerged from a lengthy postgame soul search in the dugout.

Some players, most notably Billy Koch, who was hit hard in Game 5, and series stalwart Eric Chavez, wouldn't talk at all.

"I've got nothing to say," said Chavez, who hit .381 in the series, as he walked out the clubhouse door.

Koch, who gave up three runs in the ninth inning, never showed up at his locker.

All because Mark Mulder's gutsy seven-inning stint on three days rest and Mark Ellis' dramatic three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth weren't enough. Just as the Game 4 win at Yankee Stadium wasn't enough in the 2000 ALDS. And just as a two-games-to-none lead in last year's ALDS wasn't enough.

The sting of coming up short is familiar to the core of A's who have been through all three disappointments, but that, Mulder said, only makes it harder to take.

"Any time you get to this point and don't get it done, it's tough," he offered. "It's not the way we wanted it to end, and we expect more of ourselves."

Answer 4

Miguel Tejada of the Oakland A's. (.308 AVG 34 HR 131 RBI) He was also implicated in Jose Canseco's "Juiced" book.

Answer 5

Miguel "miggy" Tejada

Answer 6

It's amazing how long some people's answers to simple questions can be... I guess they think long answers = 10 points.


Oh, by the way, the answer is "Tejada"

Answer 7

My dominican dude Tejada :-)

Answer 8

and barry zito was the cy young

Answer 9

why didnt u just go to google.com