A boatload of postseason awards
by Kyle Lobner on Nov 11, 2009 12:41 PM CST
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PrintBecause I've been away for a few days I've fallen behind on a couple of things, including the unveiling of the SBN and IBWAA postseason awards. My apologies. Let's start with the SBN Awards:
If you read any of the other SBN baseball sites, you may have seen some of these, but if you don't, they're new to you. Two BCB writers contributed to each of the NL awards: I had one vote, and TheJay had the other. I'll publish my ballot below the results, and leave it up to TheJay to decide if he wants to post his.
SBN NL Manager of the Year:
| Rk | Manager | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Tracy | Colorado Rockies | 24 | 1 | 2 | 125 |
| 2 | Tony LaRussa | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 7 | 10 | 46 |
| 3 | Fredi Gonzalez | Florida Marlins | 2 | 6 | 5 | 33 |
| 4 | Joe Torre | Los Angeles Dodgers | - | 9 | 2 | 29 |
| 5 | Charlie Manuel | Philadelphia Phillies | - | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Bruce Bochy | San Francisco Giants | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Bobby Cox | Atlanta Braves | - | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Bud Black | San Diego Padres | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | John Russell | Pittsburgh Pirates | - | 1 | - | 3 |
My ballot:
1. Jim Tracy
2. Fredi Gonzalez
3. Joe Torre
I have no other comment on this award, except this side note: Nine of sixteen NL Managers received at least one vote, meaning more NL managers were acknowledged than not, and yet Ken Macha didn't appear on a single ballot.
SBN NL Rookie of the Year:
| Rk | Player | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Hanson | Atlanta Braves | 9 | 9 | 6 | 78 |
| 2 | J.A. Happ | Philadelphia Phillies | 6 | 9 | 7 | 64 |
| 3 | Andrew McCutchen | Pittsburgh Pirates | 8 | 3 | 5 | 54 |
| 4 | Chris Coghlan | Florida Marlins | 7 | 5 | 4 | 54 |
| 5 | Dexter Fowler | Colorado Rockies | - | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Randy Wells | Chicago Cubs | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Garrett Jones | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| 8 | Casey McGehee | Milwaukee Brewers | - | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Seth Smith | Colorado Rockies | - | 1 | - | 3 |
My ballot:
1. Tommy Hanson
2. J.A. Happ
3. Casey McGehee
It was a tough year to be an NL Rookie - McGehee's performance might have rated higher in other years, but this season he was overshadowed by a bunch of high-impact players.
SBN NL Cy Young:
| Rk | Player | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Lincecum | San Francisco Giants | 18 | 13 | - | 129 |
| 2 | Chris Carpenter | St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 4 | 7 | 64 |
| 3 | Adam Wainwright | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 4 | 10 | 42 |
| 4 | Javier Vazquez | Atlanta Braves | - | 5 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Dan Haren | Arizona Diamondbacks | - | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Ubaldo Jimenez | Colorado Rockies | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Cliff Lee | Philadephia Phillies | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Jair Jurrjens | Atlanta Braves | - | - | 1 | 1 |
My ballot:
1. Tim Lincecum
2. Javier Vazquez
3. Adam Wainwright
4. Chris Carpenter
5. Dan Haren
The SBN ballot only asked for three pitchers, but I also voted in the IBWAA awards, which required five. The IBWAA completed their slate of awards today, naming their MVP and Cy Young Award winners for both leagues. Here are their results:
IBWAA NL Manager of the Year:
1. Jim Tracy, Colorado Rockies
2. Joe Torre, Los Angeles Dodgers
3 (tie). Bruce Bochy, San Francisco Giants
3 (tie). Fredi Gonzalez, Florida Marlins
IBWAA NL Rookie of the Year:
1. Tommy Hanson, Atlanta Braves
2. Chris Coghlan, Florida Marlins
3. J.A. Happ, Philadelphia Phillies
IBWAA NL Comeback Player of the Year:
1. Chris Carpenter, St. Louis Cardinals
2. Troy Tulowitzski, Colorado Rockies
3. Rafael Furcal, Los Angeles Dodgers
IBWAA NL Executive of the Year:
1. Dan O'Dowd, Colorado Rockies
2. John Mozeliak, St. Louis Cardinals
3. Ned Colletti, Los Angeles Dodgers
IBWAA NL Cy Young:
1. Chris Carpenter, St. Louis Cardinals
2. Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals
3. Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants
4. Josh Johnson, Florida Marlins
5. Javier Vazquez, Atlanta Braves
IBWAA NL Most Valuable Player:
1. Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals
2. Ryan Howard, Philadelphia Phillies
3. Hanley Ramirez, Florida Marlins
4. (tie) Prince Fielder, Milwaukee Brewers
4. (tie) Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado Rockies
6. Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants
7. Chase Utley, Philadelphia Phillies
8. Andre Ethier, Los Angeles Dodgers
9. Chris Carpenter, St. Louis Cardinals
10. Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers
The SBN MVP award balloting will be unveiled tomorrow. Follow the jump for the AL awards for both SBN and the IBWAA.
IBWAA Cy Young and MVP Awards have yet to be announced.
Meanwhile, in the AL:
SBN AL Manager of the Year:
| Rk | Manager | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Scioscia | Los Angeles Angels | 9 | 8 | 3 | 72 |
| 2 | Ron Gardenhire | Minnesota Twins | 9 | 5 | 1 | 61 |
| 3 | Don Wakamatsu | Seattle Mariners | 6 | 3 | 8 | 47 |
| 4 | Joe Girardi | New York Yankees | 2 | 4 | 2 | 24 |
| 5 | Ron Washington | Texas Rangers | 1 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | Terry Francona | Boston Red Sox | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | Jim Leyland | Detroit Tigers | - | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Joe Maddon | Tampa Bay Rays | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Ozzie Guillen | Chicago White Sox | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Trey Hillman | Kansas City Royals | - | - | 1 | 1 |
SBN AL Rookie of the Year:
| Rk | Player | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elvis Andrus | Texas Rangers | 6 | 9 | 6 | 63 |
| 2 | Andrew Bailey | Oakland Athletics | 11 | 1 | 3 | 61 |
| 3 | Jeff Niemann | Tampa Bay Rays | 3 | 5 | 3 | 33 |
| 4 | Rick Porcello | Detroit Tigers | 2 | 7 | 2 | 33 |
| 5 | Brett Anderson | Oakland Athletics | 5 | 1 | 3 | 31 |
| 6 | Gordon Beckham | Chicago White Sox | 1 | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 7 | Nolan Reimold | Baltimore Orioles | 1 | - | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Matt Wieters | Baltimore Orioles | - | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Brad Bergesen | Baltimore Orioles | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| 10 | Ricky Romero | Toronto Blue Jays | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| 11 | Travis Snider | Toronto Blue Jays | - | 1 | - | 3 |
SBN AL Cy Young:
| Rk | Player | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Greinke | Kansas City Royals | 28 | 1 | - | 143 |
| 2 | Felix Hernandez | Seattle Mariners | - | 17 | 6 | 57 |
| 3 | Justin Verlander | Detroit Tigers | - | 8 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Roy Halladay | Toronto Blue Jays | 1 | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 5 | C.C. Sabathia | New York Yankees | - | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Jon Lester | Boston Red Sox | - | - | 1 | 1 |
IBWAA AL Manager of the Year:
1. Ron Gardenhire, Minnesota Twins
2. Mike Scioscia, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
3. Joe Girardi (New York Yankees)
IBWAA AL Rookie of the Year:
1. Elvis Andrus, Texas Rangers
2. Andrew Bailey, Oakland Athletics
3. Jeff Niemann, Tampa Bay Rays
IBWAA AL Comeback Player of the Year:
1. Aaron Hill, Toronto Blue Jays
2. Russell Branyan, Seattle Mariners
3. Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers
IBWAA AL Executive of the Year:
1. Brian Cashman, New York Yankees
2. Tony Reagins, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
3. Jon Daniels, Texas Rangers
IBWAA AL Cy Young:
1. Zack Greinke, Kansas City Royals
2. Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners
3. CC Sabathia, New York Yankees
4. Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers
5. Roy Halladay, Toronto Blue Jays
IBWAA AL Most Valuable Player:
1. Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins
2. Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees
3. Derek Jeter, New York Yankees
4. Kendry Morales, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
5. Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
6. Zack Greinke, Kansas City Royals
7. Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay Rays
8. Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners
9. (tie) Carl Crawford, Tampa Bay Rays
9. (tie) Kevin Youkilis, Boston Red Sox
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Interesting
I find some of the managers at the bottom of the list a bit of humor. Can’t say I disagree too much with a lot of those votes.
I see that CY Young for SBN was pretty much Lincecum. The networks were saying how this was pretty close and it was a three-way race.
Good to see two Brewers for MVP. I would have liked to see Prince get into the top 3.
I guess my only surprise was Kendry Morales. Not surprised in a way that he didn’t deserve, that is not the case. I just wasn’t aware of what a good season he had.
Nice to see Branyan get a nod.
Looking to buy: General Manager Deputy Badge
by Bush League All Star on Nov 11, 2009 1:02 PM CST reply actions
Speaking of which
Aren’t the Gold Gloves selected by managers (and coaches?) in each league? Either there’s a lot of splitting votes or the majority voters don’t give a rat’s ass.
Jeter for Gold Glove? Really? I’ll defend his bat and value as The Face of an organization until I’m blue in the face, but you’re going to have a very hard time convincing me he’s the best defensive shortstop in the AL. If so, Hardy will be a Gold Glover for the Twins until he retires.
My vote
would have gone to Andrus for AL GG @ SS, but Jeter did not have an awful year defensively. He was probably 3rd best in the AL as defensive shortstops go, imo. I think they missed big on Gutierrez, Hunter, Jones and Teixiera.
For the NL, definitely a big miss by choosing ODog over Utley. Rollins isnt an awful pick either, but I would have gone either Furcal or Theriot. And Victorino was a big miss too, would have gone with Cameron there.
Oh my,
I agree completely with backtocali. This is a banner day for bipartisan baseball!
by Braunstalker on Nov 11, 2009 3:37 PM CST up reply actions
I like Shane Victorino,
but I do not see him as having + defense. Maybe I am wrong.
by Braunstalker on Nov 11, 2009 2:16 PM CST up reply actions
Keith Law
just said that Cameron should have gotten one over the Flyin’ Hawaiian
2009 Brewers: Pass the liquor.
He's pretty good, and his arm is absolutely incredible.
I think it could have gone either way between him and Cameron.
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
Howard got second in the Internet Baseball Writers Association?
Yikes. I don’t think he’s at all deserving of that, and that’s the internet writers who should know better.
E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).
Ryan Howard
Maybe there is a large majority of internet writers that are either named Ryan or Howard.
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
I'm still trying to wrap my head around the idea
That someone, somewhere, not affiliated with the Phillies, thinks Ryan Howard was more valuable than Prince Fielder this year. The only way I could see someone honestly try to justify it is with the Jon Heyman “if your team didn’t win at least 85 games, you’re automatically disqualified” argument.
by Cheeseandcorn on Nov 11, 2009 6:06 PM CST up reply actions
As long as
Joe Girardi doesn’t win Manager, I’ll be happy. My niece could manage a team that loaded…and be more authoritative doing it…
by Drew C on Nov 11, 2009 4:06 PM CST via mobile reply actions
We're closing in on the point where we've had enough of that.
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
Dexter Fowler?
5th? In what was was Fowler better than McGehee?
"A D+ Grade? That must have been a Wittardo grade"- @73_MC
More bird-like?
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
by roguejim on Nov 11, 2009 8:52 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Wainwright AND Carpenter ahead of Lincecum?
Jeez. I know I don’t have a vote, but…really?
I guess he needed more wins.
I don’t have a category for "washed-up guys who may or may not be dominant big-league closers sometime soon."
~Jeff Sackmann
Don't blame me
I voted for Kodos.
Sign Corky Miller
by TheJay on Nov 11, 2009 7:38 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Or me
I voted for Lincecum and Vazquez over both of them.
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
rec'd
"A D+ Grade? That must have been a Wittardo grade"- @73_MC
by BrewHaHeather on Nov 11, 2009 7:59 PM CST up reply actions
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