Lance Berkman, Jacoby Ellsbury win comback player award

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    Lance Berkman didn't set out to prove the skeptics wrong. He just figured that, even after struggling through an injury-riddled 2010, he still had good years ahead of him.

    The St. Louis Cardinals outfielder made that clear in 2011, hitting .301 with 31 home runs and 94 RBIs to win the National League comeback player award.

    "It doesn't take long for people to move on to the next page, so to speak, in the game, and say, 'Well, he's lost it,' or you're never heard from again. You see it happen all the time," Berkman said.

    Boston outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury won the American League award. The honors were announced Thursday, and were picked by the 30 team beat reporters from MLB.com.

    Berkman was not in the lineup in Game F4 of the NL championship series on Thursday night, given his lifetime 3 for 32 showing against Milwaukee starter Randy Wolf.

    Read more: http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7...oston-red-sox-win-comeback-player-year-awards
     

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