Word: maddux
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...baseball season may have been a wash, but postseason award recipients had much to be proud of. Greg Maddux of the Atlanta Braves made history when he received a third consecutive National League Cy Young Award. David Cone of the Kansas City Royals won the pitching honor in the American League. Frank Thomas of the Chicago White Sox won a second consecutive American League MVP Award, the first person to do so since Roger Maris. Jeff Bagwell of the Houston Astros captured the same in the National League with a unanimous vote...
There was joy in Mudville, which had become the collective name for the 26 major league cities. Fans packed the stadiums on the first day of the "second season." Atlantans heralded the return of Greg Maddux by ringing the pitcher's mound with roses; the Montreal faithful threw small packets of money (Canadian money, but still . . .) toward their low-paid, first-place stars; and a few of Philadelphia's famously cranky spectators actually applauded their own team. In Kansas City, Vince Coleman was greeted with affectionate firecrackers; Cleveland stalwarts shied welcome-back corked bats at Albert Belle. In Toronto, fans...