Your 2009 Most Birdland Player: It's a Tie!

by Stacey on Oct 13, 2009 1:00 PM EDT in Fun and Games Comment 37 comments

daveh873 came up with the idea. dayzd toe created the awesome spreadsheet. And you guys spent all year voting. Here's your Most Birdland Top Ten:

Nick Markakis - 14
Adam Jones -14
Brian Roberts - 10
Brad Bergesen - 9
Nolan Reimold - 9
Matt Wieters - 8
Jeremy Guthrie - 6
Luke Scott - 5
David Hernandez - 5
Brian Matusz, Koji Uehara, Aubrey Huff - 4

Congrats to Adam and Nicky!

It's worth noting that Bergy won 9 while appearing in just 19 games and Brian Matusz won 4 in just 8 games. A full season for both of those guys and they might have mopped the floor with Nick and Adam despite only appearing in 30 or so games. Let that serve as warning, Adam and Nick, this award will be a lot more competitive in the future

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Officially it's going to remain a tie, but if you had to vote for one of these fine lads to be the undisputed Most Birdland Player for 2009, who would it be?

Dr. Jones

70 votes

Nick the Stick

106 votes

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Has that happened before?

Ray Rice is so agile. He's a whole new breed for agile you need a new word to describe his agility... UBER-AGILITY!

by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 13, 2009 3:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Has what happened before?

Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts

by Stacey on Oct 13, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Has Wyatt happened before?

"I like baseball, movies, good clothes, whiskey, fast cars ... and you. What else you need to know?"

by Andrew @ TLC on Oct 13, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

a tie for MBP

Ray Rice is so agile. He's a whole new breed for agile you need a new word to describe his agility... UBER-AGILITY!

by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 13, 2009 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

this is the first year we've done it

Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts

by Stacey on Oct 13, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wait, if it's a tie, doesn't Joe Biden get to vote or something?

Or is that for the Cy Young?

"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.

by Titov on Oct 13, 2009 3:27 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Jake Arrieta has already been awarded the Cy Young for this year.

Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt

by BPinOK on Oct 13, 2009 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

we need a playoff poll between Jones and Markakis.

"Well, I believe in the soul, the cock, the pussy, the small of a woman's back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap."

by birdman on Oct 13, 2009 4:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

good call

Added

Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts

by Stacey on Oct 13, 2009 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

it looks like i gave dr. jones the lead.

"Well, I believe in the soul, the cock, the pussy, the small of a woman's back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap."

by birdman on Oct 13, 2009 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

WHOOO.

Go gorgeous and personality and just plain looks!

"He's a gazelle." -Adam Jones on Nolan Reimold.

by LenaO on Oct 13, 2009 4:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh.

Those were meant to be separated.
AJ=Gorgeous and personality
Nicky=Just plain looks.
With added baseball skills, of course.

"He's a gazelle." -Adam Jones on Nolan Reimold.

by LenaO on Oct 13, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Technically

there is supposed to be a playoff now. I dont have time to go completely into it (maybe Dayzd is around…) but its supposed to be a bracked system with 4 brackets. The winner of the daily poll is the #1 seed. I guess this would be the play in game.

by daveh873 on Oct 13, 2009 5:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

something like this...

#1 # of Birdlands
vs
#4 Wild Card Birdland

#3 Callup Birdland
vs.
#2 ZAUN

by daveh873 on Oct 13, 2009 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

ha ha Dave if you want to set that up

I’ll front page it, but I can’t keep all that straight. Also how can there be a play in for the top two? If anything I think you have to drop ZAUN.

Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts

by Stacey on Oct 13, 2009 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

HOW DARE YOU DEFILE THE NAME OF ZAUN!?

If I do it, can I add a bracketed poll about which O’s logo is the best?

by daveh873 on Oct 13, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

if you do

you have to make that a series of bracketed polls. separate fan post for each one.

by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2009 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

here's another idea

make Nick and Adam the top seeds and have a play in between the others.

And then ask what my favorite logo and flavor of ice cream is.

Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts

by Stacey on Oct 14, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

why dont i just make a bracketed poll for ice cream flavors?

aside from beer, ice cream is my favorite food! and for good measure, i’ll throw in a questionaire to determine whether or not CC thinks brian roberts is a DOUBLING MACHINE

by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

And whether, in fact, Lou Montanez can hit

and whether we should DEAL WITH IT!

"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK

by duck on Oct 14, 2009 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

you know...

ben and jerrys made a cream stout ice cream once upon a time. best of both worlds…

by daveh873 on Oct 14, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

really???

that sounds delicious!

by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

How many times...

did ‘nobody’ win the MBP award?

by NewYorkOriole on Oct 13, 2009 5:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Well, they DID lose 98 times.....

"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK

by duck on Oct 13, 2009 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

hehe

No I meant like the times that they actually had ‘nobody’ as a valid MBP choice….

by NewYorkOriole on Oct 14, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

okay so one get MBP

the other gets the nobel peace prize.

by twistedlogic on Oct 13, 2009 8:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

+1

touché

"I think my motivation is to see the other guys in the clubhouse. They’re contending for the playoffs, and when I see that it gets into my body. I play like it’s the playoffs too" —Memlo

by zknower on Oct 14, 2009 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I voted for the one who wasn't ineligible because he was actually born in another country.

My name is Glenn Buckfuddle and I approved this twaddle.

"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.

by Titov on Oct 13, 2009 9:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I voted for Jones.

No reason in particular.

"He's a gazelle." -Adam Jones on Nolan Reimold.

by LenaO on Oct 13, 2009 9:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I went with Jones.

Even though nobody should get it since we were 34 games under .500.

by mlb32001 on Oct 13, 2009 9:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Looking at the list ...

… tells me not to get much hope up for next season.

No 1st baseman. No 3rd baseman. Bergesen as our ace (and who finished the season on the DL).

If Baltimore makes it to .500, I’ll be surprised.

hakkaa päälle !

by timg56 on Oct 14, 2009 10:52 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't think you can

keep bringing up Bergesen finishign on the DL like he tore up his elbow or something. I mean, it was a freak play and it’s his leg. Now, I agree he isn’t a #1 but people keep bringing up the DL thing like he’s Mark Prior reincarnate.

Don't let the sunshine fool ya. - Townes Van Zandt

by BPinOK on Oct 14, 2009 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

First time I've mentioned it.

However lets not assume that because it wasn’t related to an arm or shoulder injury that it will have no effect on Brad. More than one pitcher was never the same after getting hit by a batted ball back through the box. I don’t expect it to be the case, but it is a possibility.

hakkaa päälle !

by timg56 on Oct 14, 2009 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

wah wahhhhh

MBP is fun! Not supposed to bring a person down. Maybe next year mid-season call up Josh Bell will be near the top of the rankings.

Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts

by Stacey on Oct 14, 2009 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs