Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani and Yankees’ Aaron Judge Crowned MVPs

Aaron Judge won his second career American League MVP award.

The New York Yankees star was voted the unanimous winner by the 30-person BBWAA voting body, his first time receiving every first-place vote.

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The voting was also unanimous for second place, with Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals sweeping the second-place votes. Judge’s teammate Juan Soto, Gunnar Henderson of the Baltimore Orioles and José Ramírez of the Cleveland Guardians all received third-place votes.

Judge joins Mickey Mantle (1956) as the only Yankees players to win MVP unanimously.

It was an extraordinary season for Judge, who posted career highs in all three slash line numbers at .322/.458/.701 while clubbing 58 home runs, four short of his AL season record and what many consider to be the clean record.

Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani won the National League MVP award, garnering all 30 first-place votes for a unanimous decision. 

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Giants Dominated By Buccaneers, 30-7

The New York Giants entered Sunday’s game at MetLife Stadium without former starting quarterback Daniel Jones, relying instead on Tommy DeVito to lead the offense. What followed was a nightmare for the Giants as they suffered a lopsided 30-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Once again in front of the MetLife Stadium crowd, the Giants did very little to keep butts in the seats. By halftime, Big Blue was down 30-0 and the stadium began to empty. When the final whistle blew in the fourth quarter, only Bucs fans remained.

Baker Mayfield efficiently led the Buccaneers with 24 completions on 30 attempts for 294 yards, finishing with a 107.5 passer rating.

Giants QB Tommy DeVito finished 21-for-31 for 189 yards with no TDs, no INTs and 3 sacks. He had 7 carries for 32 yards.

With the loss, the Giants drop to 2-9 on the season and will have a quick turnaround as they play in front of a national audience on Thanksgiving Day — a holiday meeting with the Dallas Cowboys.

Fans Expecting A Lot From New York Knicks

This NBA season has great potential for the New York Knicks. But, remember: patience, patience, patience. Well, that is the secret. 

Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 23 points and 13 boards per game. Offensively he has been really good.

Do you want to know the concerns? The Knicks have severely regressed defensively. Opponents are shooting nearly 72% at the rim. The Knicks are allowing opponents to shoot over 48% from the floor, which ranks the Knicks 26th in the league. They are averaging under 4 blocks per game.

Team defense, rebounding and rim protection are glaring needs to go along with the fact that their bench is woefully thin.

The other issue is head coach Tom Thibodeau. He has done a great job coaching this team since getting the job. He asks a lot of his players, no question. Towns, Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, Bridges and OG Anunoby will be given time. They are more balanced on offense. They will gel and improve as the season goes along.