[外電] Superb Ross garners NLCS MVP honors
好像都沒人po 到官網找了一下....恭喜Ross!
PHILADELPHIA -- He stood in the clubhouse, hopping like a kid, beaming
uncontrollably. Around him stood a half-dozen teammates, all raising cans of
beer, all pouring in unison. And as they did, they chanted.
"M-V-P, M-V-P, M-V-P ..."
Cody Ross -- the one who once dreamed of being a rodeo clown, the one who had
no true fit on this team when he arrived in August, the one who has emerged
as the feel-good story of the month -- soaked it all in after being named the
Most Valuable Player of the National League Championship Series following the
Giants' 3-2 win over the Phillies in Game 6 on Saturday.
The beer. The euphoria. The sense of accomplishment and belonging.
"I cannot describe the feeling that is going through me right now," Ross
said, shortly after hoisting the Warren C. Giles Trophy, which is given to
the NL champs. "It's something that you dream of as a kid. I didn't dream of
being in this situation a couple of months ago. I got the opportunity thanks
to the front office here. They gave me a chance to come and be a part of
something special.
"Here I am talking to you guys and going to the World Series. Who would have
ever thought of it?"
Ross took the NLCS by storm and the Phillies by surprise from the start. He
finished with three home runs -- two of which led the Giants to a critical
Game 1 win over Roy Halladay -- and proved to be a nemesis all series long.
Ross is one of just four players in NLCS history to record at least six
extra-base hits in a series. His .950 slugging percentage in a six-game NLCS
is surpassed by no one. After driving in three against the Braves in the NL
Division Series, Ross finished this series with five RBIs.
"I said it last series, not bad for a garbage pickup," teammate Aubrey Huff
said, jokingly. "I couldn't be happier for the guy. He came up with some huge
homers when we're getting no-hit in the fifth like three times. We're not
here without him."
It was two months ago this past Friday that Ross first donned a black and
orange uniform. The Giants claimed him off waivers in a move that appeared
dictated more by a fear that San Diego would pluck the outfielder from the
Marlins than by any need to add Ross to a crowded outfield mix.
But Ross, who drove in seven runs in 33 games down the stretch for the
Giants, became their go-to hitter during the postseason.
"It's crazy how this game works," Ross said. "I can't thank the front office
enough for getting me over here and giving me the opportunity to be with
these guys. These teammates are unbelievable. This is the best team I've ever
been on."
The 29-year-old outfielder is just the second player to be named MVP of an
NLCS after being a late-season acquisition. The other -- Mike Devereaux --
earned the same honor for the Braves in 1995 after spending the majority of
the season with the White Sox.
With the award, Ross joins rare Giants company, as well. He is the fourth San
Francisco player to earn the NLCS MVP Award, joining Benito Santiago (2002),
Will Clark (1989) and Jeffrey Leonard (1987).
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