Mississippi's Mendoza Takes 2068 Most Valuable Player Award
<Albert Mendoza:player#9905> said he wanted to put all rumors that he was over the hill and couldn't compete at a high level anymore to rest. Mission accomplished.

At the age of 35, the <Mississippi Ravens:team#196> star was at the top of his game all season long and has won the 2068 East Most Valuable Player Award.

The veteran captured the award with a .335 batting average and a .382 on-base percentage this year. In 119 games he piled up 156 hits, 32 doubles, no triples, 19 home runs, 73 RBIs and 72 runs scored. 

He received 20 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. <Fernando Ortiz:player#10715> of the <Mississippi Ravens:team#196> finished second in voting, while <Ademar Carrego:player#12457> of the <Wisconsin Berserkers:team#184> finished third.

<Player - Team - First Place - Total Points:value_bold#0>
<Albert Mendoza:player#9905> - <Mississippi Ravens:team#196> - 20 - 280
<Fernando Ortiz:player#10715> - <Mississippi Ravens:team#196> - 0 - 168
<Ademar Carrego:player#12457> - <Wisconsin Berserkers:team#184> - 0 - 166
<Rob McGowan:player#4100> - <Mississippi Ravens:team#196> - 0 - 115
<Art Bloch:player#2941> - <South Carolina Jackrabbits:team#181> - 0 - 97
<Wilson Salud:player#9696> - <Michigan Cockatoos:team#183> - 0 - 90
<Mike Picot:player#11874> - <Mississippi Ravens:team#196> - 0 - 81
<Tyler Moore:player#9642> - <South Carolina Jackrabbits:team#181> - 0 - 41
<Frank Paul:player#9350> - <Wisconsin Berserkers:team#184> - 0 - 41
<Teizo Suzuki:player#10730> - <South Carolina Jackrabbits:team#181> - 0 - 40
<David Nelson:player#8239> - <Massachusetts Possums:team#186> - 0 - 18
<Tim Roy:player#4447> - <Indiana Gophers:team#195> - 0 - 18
<Michael Haskins:player#8658> - <Mississippi Ravens:team#196> - 0 - 9
<Niek Vogelsang:player#10408> - <Massachusetts Possums:team#186> - 0 - 9
<Cortez Morales:player#8516> - <Connecticut Juggernauts:team#197> - 0 - 7
