Menes

According to Manetho, Menes reigned 62 years and was killed by a hippopotamus. Wild Card.). A much later parallel can be found leading to the establishment of the reign of Pharaoh Khasekhemwy several hundred years later; he crushed a civil war between the followers of Set and Horus. (The Angels won the 2002 World Series as the A.L. It is possible that this war was transformed over time into myth. As one example, he hit six home runs in his last six games of the regular season, leading the Angels to their first Western Division title since 1986. In this mythological unification of the two Egypts, Set was defeated and the kingdom was unified under the rule of Horus, the first king of all Egypt. Mike Scioscia, the Angel manager, said that Guerrero "really carried us on his back" in the last month, as the Angels barely overtook first place from the faltering Oakland A's, who finished one game behind in the standings.

In Ancient Egyptian legend, there was a battle between Horus (a patron deity of Lower Egypt) and Set (patron deity of Upper Egypt). He was named the American League MVP. Another name for Menes has various spellings: Hor Aka, Hor-Aka, and Hor Aha; Hor-Aka can be translated as "Horus of the Reeds", possibly in allusion to the legend in which Isis hid Horus in the Nile Delta among papyri and reeds. In 2004 Guerrero returned to form, hitting .337 with 39 home runs and 126 RBI's. The growing academic consensus is that Menes either refers to Narmer or, more likely, to his successor, Hor-Aha. Yet he still commands a high salary.). It should be noted that while there is extensive archeological evidence of there being a pharaoh named Narmer, so far there is no contemporaneous archeological evidence for a pharaoh called Menes. has had a string of injuries since joining the Reds, and has not put up the kind of numbers that he did when with the Mariners.

In either case, Menes is credited with the foundation of Memphis, which he established as the Egyptian capital. (E.g., Ken Griffey, Jr. Some Egyptologists hold that Narmer and Menes are in fact the same person; others hold that Menes inherited an already-unified kingdom from Narmer; still others hold that Menes completed a process of unification started either unsuccessfully or only partially successfully by Narmer. Because of the injury, some in the media thought him to be a risky signing, since one never knows how well a player will recover. However, the discovery of the Narmer Palette in the late 19th century showing the pharaoh Narmer, possibly pre-dating Menes, wielding the unified symbols of both Upper and Lower Egypt has caused some controversy. In limited at-bats, he hit .330 with 25 HRs and 79 RBIs. Manetho, a 3rd century BC Egyptian historian, called him Menes; the 5th century BC Greek historian Herodotus referred to him as Min; and two native-king lists of the 19th dynasty (13th century BC) call him Meni. Vladimir's 2003 season was shortened due to injury.

Ancient Egyptian legend credits a pharaoh by this name with uniting Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom. He narrowly missed entering the 40/40 club that season, hitting 39 homeruns. 3050 BC. Vladimir also developed a running game, stealing 37 bases in 2001 and 40 in 2002. 3100-3000 BC, but according to some lists, ca. Vladimir batted .324 with 38 HRs and 109 RBIs in 1998 and posted similar or slightly improved numbers through the 2002 season. He lived ca. While he continued to swing at pitches that were clearly balls, he also continued to hit them and, as of 2004, has never struck out 100 times in a single season.

Menes was an Egyptian pharaoh of the First dynasty, to some authors the founder of this dynasty, to others the Second. Premature scorn for Vladdy's free swinging ways changed into admiration in 1998. Nonetheless, he put up solid numbers, batting .302 with 11 HRs and 40 RBIs in just 325 at-bats. Vladimir was criticized during his rookie season of 1997 for being too aggressive at the plate. Vladimir was signed by the Montreal Expos as an amateur free agent in 1993 and eventually made his Major League debut on September 19, 1996.

. The owner of the Angels, Arte Moreno, is the first Hispanic owner of a Major League ballclub, and Guerrero has cited Moreno's being Hispanic as one motivating factor for choosing the Angels over other teams. Vladimir was a free agent for the first time after the 2003 season, and he signed with the then-Anaheim Angels, after being courted by several teams.
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Another popular nickname of his is Vlad the Impaler for his hard hitting ability against other teams. His nickname among peers and commentators is "Vladdy". Many feel he is the best all-round player in the Majors because he regularly hits for a high average, hits for power, steals bases, has a reputation of having one of the best outfield arms in baseball and fields his position at a high level. Vladimir Alvino Guerrero (born February 9, 1976 in Nizao, Peravia, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball player currently with the Los Angeles Angels.

Anaheim Angels (2003-). Montreal Expos (1996-2003). Hit for the cycle (2003). Fell one home run short of being the 4th member of the 40-40 Club (2002).

Hit 30+ home runs and stole 30+ bases (2001, 2002) (see 30-30 club). Finished 6th in National League MVP voting (2000). Finished 4th in National League MVP voting (2002). 6-time All-Star (1999-2002, 2004-05).

American League MVP (2004).