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10/25/2006 9:40 PM ET
Howard, Jeter win Hank Aaron Award
Players honored for their big offensive contributions of 2006
By Mark Newman / MLB.com

ST. LOUIS -- Ryan Howard of the Phillies and Derek Jeter of the Yankees were ho
nored with the Hank Aaron Award presented by CENTURY 21 in a ceremony before We
dnesday's Game 4 of the World Series at Busch Stadium, the result of more than
a quarter-million votes cast by fans at MLB.com in a unique tribute to all-arou
nd offensive performance.

Howard led the Major Leagues with 58 home runs and 149 RBIs, far exceeding Hall
 of Famer Mike Schmidt's Phillies record of 48 long balls in a single season. I
t was a stunning power display in only Howard's first full season, and a furthe
r display came when he won the Home Run Derby before the All-Star Game in Pitts
burgh.

"It was a lot of fun. I think first off, with Century 21, we might need to work
 out some kind of deal here," Howard said amid laughter, referring to the fact
that the company also sponsored the Home Run Derby. "Maybe something about host
ing the World Series, maybe you can win an MVP or something like that. I want t
o say thank you to ... everyone who made the vote, to Hank Aaron. It's been a p
leasure this season. It was a blast -- hopefully many more to come."

Fans broke tradition with their vote for Jeter. In his best individual season s
ince 1999, the Yankees captain batted .343 in falling just short of the America
n League batting title won by Minnesota's Joe Mauer. Jeter stole a career-high
34 bases, hit 14 homers, had 214 hits, scored 118 runs, drove in 97 more and pr
ovided an important offensive consistency to a team that wound up with its nint
h consecutive American League East title.

"I sort of feel out of place," Jeter said to the amusement of all attendees. "W
ith Hank Aaron, the first thing that comes to mind is home runs. Ryan Howard th
e same thing. So when people said what award I was going to win, I stuck my che
st out, and I said, 'You know, the Hank Aaron Award. What do you think?'"

When asked later by reporters if he would be surprised should the AL MVP Award
go his way as well instead of to expected competitor David Ortiz of the rival R
ed Sox, Jeter said, "I'm surprised I'm here right now."

There were two phases of fan balloting at MLB.com toward the end of the regular
 season. In the first phase, fans voted on a ballot that included one represent
ative from each of the 30 clubs, as chosen by Major League Baseball. The fans'
vote decided which six players in each league would move on to the final vote.
Fans then were asked to choose one player per league from those six.

Since 1999, the 25th anniversary of Aaron breaking Ruth's all-time home run rec
ord, Major League Baseball has recognized the best offensive performer from eac
h league with this award. Andruw Jones of the Braves and Ortiz won the awards l
ast year. Past recipients include Barry Bonds (three times), Alex Rodriguez (th
ree times), Manny Ramirez (twice), Albert Pujols, Todd Helton, Sammy Sosa and C
arlos Delgado.

As is now customary before the fourth game of a World Series, commissioner Bud
Selig and baseball's all-time home run king sat at the head table with the two
winners. Selig first discussed the importance of the award and the legacy of it
s namesake. The commissioner announced the two winners with their season detail
s, and Aaron gave his thoughts to each winner about the magnitude of what they
have done and an occasional lesson on the importance of their roles as award-wi
nners.

"Hank Aaron and I have had a very special relationship which goes back to 1958,
" Selig said. "We just replayed some highlights from the 1957 season, and Hank
hit a home run, for the benefit of the Milwaukee Braves. Obviously he broke the
 most cherished record in American sports, but he's also, more importantly, he'
s one of the nicest human beings that I've ever known. ... So this award has gr
eat meaning. Hank's contribution to the sport is legendary. And the thing you a
lways notice about him, he always carries himself with great dignity and class
through controversies, through a lot of things. He's just the person I remember
 50 years ago."

Howard received 33 percent (25,349 votes) of all National League fan votes on a
 ballot that included Pujols of the Cardinals, David Wright of the Mets, Alfons
o Soriano of the Nationals, Nomar Garciaparra of the Dodgers and Lance Berkman
of the Astros.

Following up a 2005 NL Rookie of the Year campaign, Howard -- who attended high
 school in St. Louis and still has a home here -- provided one highlight after
another at the plate and helped the Phillies contend for the Wild Card until th
e final weekend of the regular season. One of those highlights occurred on Aug.
 31 in Washington, where Howard's blast to center field was his 49th homer of t
he year, passing the record Schmidt established in 1980.

"This is a tremendous night for me, because I think about when I first broke in
to baseball many, many years ago, and seeing how you have decided to carry that
 torch a little bit further, not only as a ballplayer, but as a complete player
," Aaron said, first addressing Howard. "Like the commissioner said, I think mo
st of us have to realize that we owe much more than just hitting home runs on t
he field, we owe a lot to our kids, we owe a lot to our fellow man, and you do
have a tremendous duty to continue to do your job as far as baseball on and off
 the field."

Jeter received 37 percent (29,275 votes) of the AL votes on a ballot that inclu
ded Ortiz, Vladimir Guerrero of the Angels, Travis Hafner of the Indians, Paul
Konerko of the White Sox and Justin Morneau of the Twins.

"If you look to my right, Derek Jeter, to me, has demonstrated that he is not o
nly a man that the Yankees can depend on winning a championship year in and yea
r out, but he has carried this a little bit further because he has done so many
 great things off the field," Aaron continued.

He turned to Jeter and said, "I have never heard a bad thing about you, other t
han from some pitcher that said you hit a 3-and-0 pitch out of the ballpark wit
h the bases loaded.

"Seriously, I think this award means much more than just presenting an award to
 two great players. I think that you, more than anybody, have realized that wha
t you do on the field means little of nothing to what you do off the field. And
 you have carried yourself that way."

On the field, Jeter's 14 homers obviously were a drop in the bucket when compar
ed to those of the other five sluggers, but that's not what fans focused on. Th
is also was about baserunning, a key figure in an increased number of Yankees h
it-and-run attempts, and hitting the ball the other way through an open hole at
 second base.

"The season was fun, huh?" Jeter said to Howard during his acceptance speech. T
hen Jeter said in deference to the all-time home run king beside him, "What can
 you say about Mr. Aaron? In '99, we had the All-Star Game in Boston, and that
was the first time I had the opportunity to meet Mr. Aaron. And the thing that
stuck out with me, he tapped me on the shoulder and said, 'I was looking for yo
u.'"

Jeter then turned to Aaron and said: "I don't know if you remember the story. H
e wanted to say hello. 'You were looking for me?'

"What he stands for, like the Commissioner said, not only on the field but away
 from the field, how he carries himself, he's second to none. This award, I tha
nk everyone that voted for me."

When this award was introduced in 1999, it marked the first time a major award
had been introduced by Major League Baseball in more than 25 years. It now has
become standard operating procedure during the Fall Classic, always a moving sc
ene to see the man who slugged 755 long balls imparting his thoughts and sharin
g the spotlight with today's offensive superstars. It's become a great traditio
n, and MLB.com users were the key players in deciding which Major Leaguers were
 invited to the table.

"I haven't had the privilege to know Ryan as well as I've known Derek," Selig s
aid, "but what Hank said I'm sure is true about Ryan -- Derek Jeter is the kind
 of player, frankly, that makes you proud to be the commissioner of baseball."

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推 bigsun0709:實至名歸
推 Ksp: Congratulations !
推 Tzylu:Congratulations !
推 NTUST:Congratulations !
→ aki905021:Congratulations !
推 Grammy:Papi今年真慘
推 eric2003002:Congratulations ! MVP會不會給Big Papi阿
推 kasparov:MVP! MVP! MVP!
推 chungrew:Congratulations ! 隊長是攻守全面的優異球員
→ chungrew:比有些只能打卻不能跑不能守的球員有優勢
推 Kisugi:有些? 呵呵 大家都知道您在說誰
推 mightymouse:只能打不能跑不能守的其實MLB不只一個
推 eric2003002:別酸了啦...不想像隔壁一樣...只會酸還會些什麼
推 sltsou:Big Papi絕對是很棒的球員 但得獎者一定只有一個
推 nickyang:拿到HA大概代表不會拿MVP了-_-
推 asdfzx:really?
推 pathfinder:目前只有 Bonds 跟 A-Rod 曾在同年都拿下此二獎.....
推 Jeter1124:Congratulations !
推 DK2s:恭喜隊長!
推 NCAA:對不起　我一開始看成是 Al Leiter......orz
推 heacoun:Al Leiter  +1   XDDDDDDDDDDD
推 parabird:恭喜!為什麼MLB版一堆人不認同這個結果!
推 oneturnkill:因為他們認為Hank Aaron獎是給打擊最強最大隻的
→ oneturnkill:當然也有一部分是襪迷輸不起啦XD
推 heacoun:最大原因是MLB板大多是Anti-Yankees吧...
推 keppel:我們要以更好的表現來包容他人的忌妒心
→ keppel:反正酸葡萄只會更多　不會更少　
推 cuteship:Al Leiter   +1
推 minshing:Congratulations !
推 superjerry2:襪迷真的是有點輸不起的感覺...超愛酸...
→ superjerry2:也不知道在酸什麼的..人家得獎干他們屁事..
→ superjerry2:不給掌聲就算了.....酸成這樣何必呢??
推 nickyang:因為事實上是給得很出人意料
推 kasparov:MLB 板不只有襪迷而已......
推 LenardLee:沒啥好吵的  這個獎也是票選出來的  本來就會有不客觀的
→ LenardLee:地方吧
推 EvilCerberus:Jeter得這個獎我很意外,不過我認為也不應該是喔提茲
→ EvilCerberus:倒是MVP,我認為Jeter夠那個資格
推 sylviehsiang:不要酸PAPI啦 我們家的技安比也沒好到哪去阿= =a
推 chungrew:沒有酸，Ortiz絕對是當代最偉大的打者之ㄧ
→ chungrew:Giambi確實跟老爹同一型，所以我覺得Giambi拿20m,overpay
推 mightymouse:Ortiz只能說強吧,他距離偉大還有一段路要走
→ mightymouse:要用偉大來形容球員最少要有準名人堂的成績吧