Show Sports thoughts The Most Valuable Player awards will be presented soon in the world of professional baseball The awards are usually determined by the votes of oC sports writers fellow baseball players or various other groups What are some of the picks for by Vernal and Roosevelt fans FOSTER should be bethe bethe bethe the Most Valuable Player from Cincinnati Anytime you hit over 50 homers knock in close to Hills RBI's and hit against today's pitching youve you've got ot to tobe tobe tobe be a good ball player Hes He's also a good defensive ve player remarked Levi of Vernal Poster Foster finished the 1977 season with 52 homers runs- runs in batted and a batting average The Cincinnati outfielders outfielder's outfielders outfielder's outfielders outfielder's out out- fielders fielder's homer and RBI totals were the highest marks in both leagues Foster also had the fourth highest batting balting average in the National League He was also first in the National League with runs scored and fourth in hits with The Thelast Thelast Thelast last National League slugger to hit 52 homers was Willie Mays Maysin in m 1965 JOHN HACKING Vernal stated slated I would have to say Rod Carew should be the Most Valuable Player Player- He is the best around all-around player in the game The Theone one that tha t wins is my favorite team learn and anyone against the Dodgers Rod Carew of the Minnesota Twins batted for a while just before the star all-star break and he finished the season with witha a batting average which was the highest mark in both the American and National Leagues He also captured first place in both leagues in runs scored and in hits Carew scored runs and had hits The Minnesota placed first in the American League with 16 triples and nabbed third place in the league with 38 doubles Carew also drove in runs hit 14 homers and stole 23 bases Shirl Rawlings Roosevelt said The Most Valuable Player should hould be the player who has helped his team the most It would have to be Thurman Munson l of the New York Yankees His leadership ability is the main reason The catcher is the one who controls the game and Munson led the Yankees to the division title and to the World Series title Offensively Offensively Offensively Of Of- he produces and he has one of the strongest arms in baseball Munson batted and drove in runs He lie also had 18 homers and hits This is the third year in a row that the Yankee catcher has hit and blasted in runs It has been some time since a slugger has done this three years in a row I THINK Ron Cey of Los Angeles should be the I like the Dodgers Nobody likes him and I do commented Jim Hardman Vernal Cey drove in runs and blasted 30 homers for the Dodgers He tied lied for fifth place in the National League in runs batted His batting average was Ken Serre Vernal remarked Johnny Bench of Cincinnati should be the Most Valuable Player He makes the greatest contribution to his team in baseball Bench drove in runs and smashed 31 homers His Ills batting baiting average was It Il would be between Rod Carew and Lou Brock for Most Valuable Player Brock stole a alot alot alot lot of bases and set a new record for far thefts Carew would be mainly for his hitting stated staled Lynn Patterson Roosevelt IOU LOU IWOCK St. St Louis stole 35 bases this year and set a new career record of stolen bases lIe He broke Ty Cobbs Cobb's record of Brock Urock also batted Carew's bat batting ling average is the highest since Ted Williams also hit in 1957 I would probably pick Thurman Munson lor tor MV Ills His leadership on that team would be the reason In the past three years he has batted in runs and hit stated staled Mike Phillips Vernal Allan Frandsen Roosevelt said I think George Foster should be the Most Valuable Player He lie had a high bat batting balling ling average and led in lifts RBI's and home runs lIe He had 52 homers and that is the highest total it has been for some time lime Fosters Foster's runs runs batted batted in in is the highest total in the National League since Tommy Davis of Los bus Angeles Angelus drove in runs in 1962 1902 I iii Graig Craig Nettles He lIe |