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Vazquez named NL Player of the Week

With the stellar effort he produced against the Cardinals on Sunday afternoon, Javier Vazquez displayed precision that led Braves manager Bobby Cox to draw a comparison to some of Greg Maddux’s masterpieces.

In addition, Vazquez also caught the attention of Major League Baseball, which announced Monday afternoon that he had been named the National League’s Player of the Week.

In the 16 innings he completed during his two starts against the Astros and Cardinals last week, Vazquez allowed two runs, registered 17 strikeouts and issued just four walks. The 33-year-old right-hander’s only other Player of the Week Award came last August, while he was pitching for the White Sox.


Click here to read the full article – By Mark Bowman of MLB.com


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September 15, 2009 Posted by GameSetMatch | Braves News, MLB | , , , , , , , | No Comments Yet