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NEW YORK -- Miguel Cabrera is waiting for the crown that was presented to him at the World Series to arrive at his home. Hell give it a prominent spot in his office. "Ill show it to my friends, my family," the Detroit Tigers third baseman said Monday after adding another honour by beating out Pittsburgh centre fielder Andrew McCutchen and Los Angeles Angels rookie Mike Trout for player of the year as voted on by their fellow major leaguers. "I think its going to be something special for my kids. ... Its going to be a good story for my grandkids." Cabrera, the first Triple Crown winner in the big leagues since 1967, hit .330 with 44 homers and 139 RBIs for the AL champion Tigers. The slugger was given an actual crown by Major League Baseball during the World Series in honour of his achievement. Detroit was swept by San Francisco in the World Series. Cabrera hit .231 with three RBIs and ended the Series by taking a called third strike. "Its really disappointing because we didnt want to finish like we finished," he said. "It was very hard to accept how we lost." But winning the Players Choice Award was special because the voters were his big league peers. "It makes you feel proud and makes you feel like youve got to work harder, youve got to work to get better," the 29-year-old Cabrera said. "Youve got to get better every year." Retiring Atlanta third baseman Chipper Jones was voted Marvin Miller man of the year for excellence on and off the field over finalists Paul Konerko of the Chicago White Sox and Michael Young of Texas in Players Choice voting announced Monday. Other awards went to Cabrera (AL outstanding player), McCutchen (NL outstanding player), Tampa Bays David Price (AL outstanding pitcher) and New York Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey (NL outstanding pitcher). Trout and Cincinnati third baseman Todd Frazier were voted the outstanding rookies, and Adam Dunn of the Chicago White Sox and San Francisco catcher Buster Posey were chosen comeback players of the year. Voting took place in September. Cheap Jerseys USA . -- Canadian Daniel Nestor and partner Max Mirnyi of Belarus advanced to the final of the Sony Ericsson Open with a commanding 6-2, 6-4 victory over Indias Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna on Thursday. Cheap Jerseys Online .J. Kennedy on Wednesday. Pargo, 26, played in 44 games with Memphis last season, averaging 2.9 points and 1.3 assists in 9.7 minutes. In 2010-11, Pargo played in the Israel Premier League and averaged 10 points, 3. http://www.dancewithmeusa.com/hot.html . The Raptors lost Johnson when he was ejected with 5:01 left in the third quarter after getting involved in a tug-of-war for the basketball with referee David Jones.IRVING, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Jay Ratliff is unlikely to play again this season after undergoing sports hernia surgery. Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said Ratliff had the surgery Thursday in Philadelphia and would be out three to six weeks, meaning he would only have a chance to play if Dallas makes the playoffs. Garrett said Friday that the club planned to kkeep Ratliff on the active roster.dddddddddddd Ratliff has played in just six games. He missed the first four with a sprained ankle before a groin injury sidelined him last month. A three-time Pro Bowl player, Ratliff signed a five-year contract extension in September. He has 25 tackles and 10 quarterback pressures in six games. The Cowboys play Pittsburgh on Sunday. ' ' '