Mike Trout won Rookie of the Year and will finish runner-up for MVP, but surely this will be his proudest accomplishment for 2012: Trout has been named the “Heart and Hustle” award winner.
Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association gives the annual award to the “player who demonstrates a passion for the game and best embodies the values, spirit and traditions of baseball.”
Each of the 30 teams had a finalist and that list amusingly included Melky Cabrera representing the Giants despite his 50-game suspension for performance-enhancing drugs.
And in accepting the award Trout put himself in position to win cliche-giver of the year as well: “I take pride in these awards. I go out there and give 110 percent every time and leave it all on the field. There’s only one thing in baseball, and I think it’s to win and just have fun.”
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- runteddyrun - Nov 14, 2012 at 12:22 PM
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“There’s only one thing in baseball, and I think it’s to win and just have fun.” That is two things.
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- b7p19 - Nov 14, 2012 at 12:46 PM
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A White guy won an award for heart and hussle? Naaaaa….
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- stlouis1baseball - Nov 14, 2012 at 3:39 PM
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Racist.
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- historiophiliac - Nov 15, 2012 at 12:04 AM
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Woodpecker, did you really just do that? lol
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- hep3 - Nov 14, 2012 at 4:37 PM
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Yes, but will he report to camp “In the best shape of his life” after hitting the awards banquets this winter. He just looks like a guy that loves mashed potatoes.
All kidding aside, Trout is great to watch.
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- manchestermiracle - Nov 14, 2012 at 7:21 PM
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Why are the Giants trolling the “Heart and Hustle Award?” They certainly had a few players show both in their WS win. No more room in that tiny trophy case?
