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The 2008 National League Championship Series (NLCS), the second round of the National League side in Major League Baseball’s 2008 postseason, was a best-of-seven baseball game series. The series matched the NL West Champion and third-seeded Los Angeles Dodgers against the NL East Champion and second-seeded Philadelphia Phillies , who had home ...
NFL MVP awards are given by various entities to the American football player who is considered the most valuable in the National Football League (NFL) during the regular season. Organizations which issue an NFL MVP award include the Associated Press (AP) and the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA). [ 1 ]
The 2008 team won the Commissioner's Trophy for its World Series title [81] [82] [83] and the Warren C. Giles Trophy as National League champions. It was also named "Team of the Year" by the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association and received the Pride of Philadelphia Award from the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.
For three years, Major League Baseball’s two biggest stars traded off winning the American League Most Valuable Player award, with Ohtani’s two-way greatness on the mound and at the plate ...
This is a category of Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award winners of the National League. Pages in category "National League Most Valuable Player Award winners" The following 75 pages are in this category, out of 75 total.
The NL first awarded the honor during the 1958 season, when league president Warren Giles conducted a poll of media members covering the then-eight NL teams and awarded winners an engraved desk set. [1] [a] The AL did not issue its own award until 1974. The NL created a Pitcher of the Month Award in 1975 and the AL did likewise in 1979.
The 2008 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 2008 National League playoffs, began on Wednesday, October 1 and ended on Sunday, October 5, with the champions of the three NL divisions and one wild card team participating in two best-of-five series.
The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) was first awarded the modern MVP after the 1931 season, adopting the format the National League used to distribute its league award. One writer in each city with a team filled out a ten-place ballot, with ten points for the recipient of a first-place vote, nine for a second-place vote, and so on.