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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, February 7, 1993                   TAG: 9302070173
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: METRO 
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PLAYERS PICK BONDS, ECKERSLEY AS BEST PLAYERS OF 1992

Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants and reliever Dennis Eckersley of the Oakland Athletics were picked by their baseball peers as the outstanding players of 1992 in the Players Choice Awards.

The Players Choice Awards mark the first time the players themselves have selected their own top stars of the previous season. Bonds and Eckersley were chosen by players who were on a 25-man roster or disabled list as of Aug. 31, 1992.

The prestigious Most Valuable Player awards given out each year are voted on by sportswriters.

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