2005 ALDS MVP: Chicago v. Washington

The 2005 Stroh's ALDS MVP Award goes to.....

3B NED BROWN. Round of Applause!!

Ned Brown beat out hot hitting C Pedro Gonzalez and SS Stephen Phillips mostly due to his clutch hitting.  Don't get us wrong, Brown did put up some numbers too going 4-14, 1 HR, 1 3B, 8 RBI, 5 R.  Brown's big moment was in Game 1 in the top of the 11th with the game tied 4-4.  Reliever Jose Lucero was pitching  for Chicago when Brown came up with runners on 1st and 2nd and 2 outs.  Brown took a 2-2 fastball 336 feet into Left Field for a 3 run HR giving Washington a 7-4 lead and an eventual 7-6 win.  Washington took that momentum and left Chicago in the dust as the remainder of the series was never really close.