A little sports trivia on a Monday morning

Barry Bonds won four consecutive NL MVP awards, in the period from 2001-2004. Who were the winners in the years immediately before and after his streak?

 

2005 was Albert Pujols

 

2000 was Jeff Kent.

 

If I had my way there would be a fifth...

 

Correct and correct. I guess that wasn’t too tough.

 

How many Toronto Blue Jays have led the AL in home runs? And how many times in total has the AL home run champ been a Blue Jay?

 

Jose Bautista, George Bell.

Three.

EDIT: I knew Bautista was twice. Wrong on the rest of the answer, though.

 

Fred McGriff did it at least once, I think.

Also Jesse Barfield once.

 

Bell didn't do it in his big year because Mark McGwire hit 49 that year as a rookie.

 

Barfield was the first (I think he had 40 that season), I don't recall McGriff doing it

 

Right. I thought for sure Bautista twice and Bell with 47, and that I might forget about other guys. But I had forgotten that was McGwire's year.

 

Since I have to shovel now, the assists leader is current NBA ref Leon Wood.