Mark Feinsand, the New York Daily News' beat writer on the Yankees for the past four years, was elected to the prestigious post of chairman for the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America on Tuesday.
Feinsand, 35, a New York product who attended Hunter College High and Boston University, has covered the Yankees for four seasons. Before that he worked for MLB.com covering the Bombers for six seasons.
BY GEORGE
The New York Chapter will award honors to Harmon Killebrew, Phil Hughes, Joe Torre, Bobby Cox and Lou Piniella at the annual dinner Jan. 22.
George Steinbrenner and baseball historian and official scorer Bill Shannon have been voted posthumous awards. Shannon was voted the William J. Slocum-Jack Lang Award for Long and Meritorious Service. Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton will receive the Sid Mercer-Dick Young Player of the Year Award. San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum was voted the Babe Ruth Award as postseason MVP. Hughes was voted the Ben Epstein-Dan Castellano Good Guy Award, and Killebrew the Casey Stengel You Could Look It Up Award for the 50th anniversary of his 1961 season, when he hit 46 homers but was overshadowed by Roger Maris (61) and Mickey Mantle (54). Robinson Cano was voted the Joe DiMaggio Toast of the Town Award, and Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey the Arthur and Milton Richman You Gotta Have Heart Award.-Roger Rubin and Peter Botte
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