Baseball Guru
11-13-2001, 07:53 PM
By Associated Press
November 13, 2001, 4:49 PM EST
MONTREAL -- Gold Glove shortstop Orlando Cabrera was selected the Montreal Expos player of the year on Tuesday and hopes he isn't the final winner.
Baseball owners voted last week to eliminate two teams before next season, and Montreal and Minnesota are the leading candidates.
"We're very sad," Cabrera said. "It's a beautiful city and the people of Montreal deserve a big league team because I know that if we had a winning team, they would support it. And I believe a lot of players in the National League are sad, too, because they love to play in Montreal. I hope they stop it and play at least one more year."
Cabrera, 27, hit .276 with 41 doubles and 96 RBIs.
The Montreal chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America gave Cabrera seven of 10 first-place votes. He beat out pitcher Javier Vazquez and outfielder Vladimir Guerrero, who won it the previous three seasons.
"I'm really worried about Montreal and the people of Montreal," Cabrera said. They're great supporters, but people don't know that. But if I go to another team, well, it's going to happen some time, so I don't worry about it."
November 13, 2001, 4:49 PM EST
MONTREAL -- Gold Glove shortstop Orlando Cabrera was selected the Montreal Expos player of the year on Tuesday and hopes he isn't the final winner.
Baseball owners voted last week to eliminate two teams before next season, and Montreal and Minnesota are the leading candidates.
"We're very sad," Cabrera said. "It's a beautiful city and the people of Montreal deserve a big league team because I know that if we had a winning team, they would support it. And I believe a lot of players in the National League are sad, too, because they love to play in Montreal. I hope they stop it and play at least one more year."
Cabrera, 27, hit .276 with 41 doubles and 96 RBIs.
The Montreal chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America gave Cabrera seven of 10 first-place votes. He beat out pitcher Javier Vazquez and outfielder Vladimir Guerrero, who won it the previous three seasons.
"I'm really worried about Montreal and the people of Montreal," Cabrera said. They're great supporters, but people don't know that. But if I go to another team, well, it's going to happen some time, so I don't worry about it."