Winston-Salem, NC -- It was a good season for baseball; however, it definitely wasn't my favorite. There were too many milestones and one of them in particular was ridiculous. I was crossing my fingers all season that the Yankees wouldn't make the playoffs, then crossing them harder that they wouldn't win the division.
Here are my regular season awards...
NL MVP: Matt Holliday, OF, COL -- When I went to a Rockies' game in Denver 2 years ago, I thought this guy would be a star in a few years. Would the Rockies have won 14 out of 15 and made the playoffs if it weren't for him?
AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez, 3B, NYY -- I hate giving it to a Yankee, but his gaudy numbers propelled the Yanks back into the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season. It was the offense that carried New York this year, not pitching -- the same thing that will haunt them this month in the playoffs.
NL Cy Young: Jake Peavy, SD -- He pitches in a "pitcher park," but having a sub 3.00 ERA with a high win count and a boatload of strikeouts sets him above the pack. Now only if he had one more good start in him last night the Pads would be in Philadelphia tomorrow.
AL Cy Young: C.C. Sabathia, CLE -- With ineffectiveness and injuries to the rest of the staff, Sabathia carried the Tribe to the central division crown. Now let's get another win against the Yanks in game one of the ALDS.
NL ROY: Troy Tulowitzski, SS, COL -- Along with Holliday, his surge in the second half spearheaded the Rocks to punching their ticket to the postseason. Those 24 HR's and 94 RBI's along with solid D can't hurt either.
AL ROY: Dustin Pedroia, 2B, BOS -- He filled in nicely at second for the Sox. That position has been a revolving door for them year-in and year-out.
NL Manager: Manny Acta, WSH -- The Nats were "supposed" to lose 110+ games. They won 4 more than the Orioles, along with a paltry $37M payroll. His upbeat attitude makes him a likely Bobby Cox-like fixture in DC for many years.
AL Manager: Joe Torre, NYY -- The guy looked dead in May and June. He kept his cool when everyone was piling on top of him. I'm not sure any other manager would have been able to handle his situation.
There you have it... agree? disagree?
3 comments:
I agree with everything. The two Colorado boys definitely solidified themselves an award after last nights showing. Peavy didn't help himself out much, but he would've had to have a Glavine like meltdown to even be second guessed as the Cy Young winner.
Why don't they name the awards like they do in Hockey? MVP is kinda weak. Can you think of any good potential name changes for these awards?
I agree with Jay, they need to spice up these names..... wait MVP is weak? it's the only one listed that I know what it means.... wait ROY is rookie of the year? and manager im gonna guess is the best umpire?? but what is this Cy Young award about? who was he and why is he so special he gets awards in both leagues???
What are the awards in hockey and how are they better??
AND what are these milestones that you refered too?? which one was rediculous???
First of all, its RIDICULOUS. Secondly, I'll let the commish do the 'splainin' on this one.
I do think that 'B' is a little too influenced by his trip(s) to Denver, although this time he got it right. He seems to do a lot of name/place dropping just before he gives his "unbiased" opinion on something. Not hating, just throwing it out there.
I think you should mention Jimmy Rollins though in the NL MVP as a close second. Either one winning should not upset anyone, as the case could be easily made for both. Rollins did play every game this year (At shortstop no less). He definitely carried the team in the beginning when Howard and the others were struggling, as well as when the Phillies were getting all the bad pub about the 10,000 losses milestone. I just think you should have mentioned it.
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