| NEW YORK - After all those errors in the
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| | defensively. That's why I felt
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| World Series, a Detroit Tigers pitcher
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| | comfortable,"said Chavez, who played
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| won a Gold Glove. Kenny Rogers, whose
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| | through injuries and hit just .241 with
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| smudged left hand created a lot of
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| | 22 homers and 72 RBIs."I knew I could
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| suspicion during the World Series, won
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| | impact the game defensively. I knew I had
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| his fourth straight Gold Glove on
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| | to because offensively I was not able to
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| Thursday and fifth overall.
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| | produce."
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| Detroit pitchers made five errors during
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| | Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and Toronto
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| the Tigers'five-game loss to the St.
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| | center fielder Vernon Wells won for the
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| Louis Cardinals, four on bad throws and
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| | third time in a row, Texas first baseman
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| another on a botched comebacker. No other
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| | Mark Teixeira won for the second
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| pitching staff had made more than three
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| | consecutive season and Kansas City second
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| errors during a Series.
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| | baseman Mark Grudzielanek was a
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| Rogers did not have any fielding fumbles,
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| | first-time winner.
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| but he did have a brownish smudge on his
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| | "The Gold Glove Award means a great deal
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| pitching hand in the first inning of Game
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| | to me,"Jeter said in a
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| 2. Whether it was dirt, pine tar or
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| | statement."Fielding doesn't get many
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| something else may never be known _ St.
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| | headlines, but it's a big part of the
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| Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa
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| | game of baseball. I take great pride in
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| never urged umpires to check Rogers'hand
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| | my defense."
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| and instead merely asked them to make
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| | Yankees owner George Steinbrenner praised
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| sure whatever it was went away.
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| | his captain and campaigned for him to get
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| The hand was clean when he came out for
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| | another award.
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| the second, Rogers went on to pitch
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| | "I hope he wins the MVP,"Steinbrenner
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| shutout ball through the eighth and
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| | said."He should."
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| Detroit won 3-1 _ its only victory of the
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| | Chavez and Rodriguez each earned $100,000
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| Series. Rogers, who pitched 23 scoreless
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| | bonuses for winning Gold Gloves, while
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| innings in the postseason, was poised to
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| | Rogers gets $75,000. Grudzielanek, Suzuki
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| start Game 6 but Detroit lost to the
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| | and Wells get $50,000 apiece and Hunter
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| Cardinals in five games.
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| | receives $25,000.
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| Tigers teammate Ivan Rodriguez won his
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| | Gold Gloves have been presented since
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| 12th Gold Glove, extending his record for
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| | 1957 by Rawlings and are voted on by
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| catchers. Seattle right fielder Ichiro
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| | managers and coaches before the end of
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| Suzuki, Minnesota center fielder Torii
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| | the regular season. They may not select
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| Hunter and Oakland third baseman Eric
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| | players on their own teams, and they vote
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| Chavez won the awards for the sixth
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| | only for players in their own league.
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| straight season.
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| | NL Gold Glove winners will be announced
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| This was the best year I've played
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| | Friday.
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