LAST CALL: 2007 CC.com MLB Awards

by SC on Nov 5, 2007 4:42 PM EST in Fun and Games Comment 13 comments

FILL OUT A BALLOT. SEND IT IN. DO IT, AULD MAID.

I meant to get to this earlier, but didn't. Anyway, let's rock and roll.

I've decided to rename the awards to give them more of a CC.com flavor. Our past winners:

Cal Ripken, Jr./Brooks Robinson Award (MVP)
2006: Joe Mauer - MIN (AL), Albert Pujols - STL (NL)
2005: Alex Rodriguez - NYY (AL), Albert Pujols - STL (NL)

Jim Palmer Award (Cy Young)
2006: Johan Santana - MIN (AL), Brandon Webb - ARI (NL)
2005: Johan Santana - MIN (AL), Roger Clemens - HOU (NL)

Gregg Olson Award (Rookie of the Year)
2006: Justin Verlander - DET (AL), Ryan Zimmeran - WAS (NL)
2005: Huston Street - OAK (AL), Ryan Howard - PHI (NL)

Earl Weaver Award (Manager)
2006: Jim Leyland - DET (AL), Joe Girardi - FLA (NL)
2005: Ozzie Guillen - CWS (AL), Bobby Cox - ATL (NL)

I'm not gonna tell you how to vote, but fill out every blank. An entry like "Nick Markakis, Orioles" will do just fine.

Just copy and paste the ballot (located under the Read More... link) and email it to sachrist@gmail.com -- simple as that.

I'll start posting stuff once I've decided there are enough ballots in.

Update [2007-10-31 12:45:32 by duck]: Bumped so everyone gets a chance to vote. -duck

AMERICAN LEAGUE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
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NATIONAL LEAGUE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
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AMERICAN LEAGUE CY YOUNG
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NATIONAL LEAGUE CY YOUNG
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AMERICAN LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
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NATIONAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
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AMERICAN LEAGUE MANAGER OF THE YEAR
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NATIONAL LEAGUE MANAGER OF THE YEAR
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Question

Do we consider post-season play, or only regular season? (Or does that fall under "I'm not gonna tell you how to vote"?)

by rebop on Oct 29, 2007 12:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

reg'lar season

A TYPICAL, DISGUSTING DISPLAY!

by SC on Oct 29, 2007 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Question...

Didn't Justin Morneau win the MVP last year?

by Dr Orpheus on Oct 31, 2007 12:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

re:

The real one, yes. But not the one we voted on here.

by punkrawka on Oct 31, 2007 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oops...

....my bad. I didn't read the "email to" part of this.

I guess I just shot the whole "secret ballot" thing to hell, huh?

by Chanumas on Oct 31, 2007 2:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Votes

Cal Ripken, Jr./Brooks Robinson Award (MVP)
2007: A Rod - NYY (AL), Matt Holliday - COL (NL)

Jim Palmer Award (Cy Young)
2007: Josh Beckett - BOS (AL), Brandon Webb - ARI (NL)

Gregg Olson Award (Rookie of the Year)
2007: Dustin Pedroia - BOS (AL), Troy Tulowitzki- COL (NL)

Earl Weaver Award (Manager)
2007: Terry Francona - BOS (AL), Clint Hurdle -COL (NL)

There's no crying in baseball

by elktonfan on Nov 2, 2007 9:26 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

my picks

Cal Ripken, Jr./Brooks Robinson Award (MVP)
2007: A Rod - NYY, Eric Brynes Ari

Jim Palmer Award (Cy Young)
2007: Josh Beckett - BOS, Brandon Webb - ARI

Gregg Olson Award (Rookie of the Year)
2007: Dustin Pedroia - BOS, Troy Tulowitzki- COL (NL)

Earl Weaver Award (Manager)
2007: Terry Francona - BOS, Clint Hurdle -COL

by merdon1332000 on Nov 5, 2007 9:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

sorry you want this right

AMERICAN LEAGUE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
1.Arod
2.Josh Beckett
3.Magglio Ordonez

David Ortiz
Manny
Justin Pedoria
Vlad Guerro

8.Carlos Pena

Grady Sizemore
Victor Martinez

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NATIONAL LEAGUE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
1.Eric Brynes

Ryan Howard
Albert Pujols
Alfonso Soriano
David wright
Matt holliday
Jose Reyes

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AMERICAN LEAGUE CY YOUNG

Josh Beckett
CC Seabat
Erik Bedard
Justin verlander
Johan Santana

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NATIONAL LEAGUE CY YOUNG

Brandon webb
Jake Peavy
Brad Penny
Roy Oswalt
Aaron Harang

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AMERICAN LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Dustin Pedroia
Jacoby Ellsbury
Jeremy Guthrie.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
1.Tim Lincecum

troy tulowitzki
Hunter Pence

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AMERICAN LEAGUE MANAGER OF THE YEAR

Terry Francona
Joe Torre
Sam Perlozzo

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NATIONAL LEAGUE MANAGER OF THE YEAR
1.Clint Hurdle
2.Bob Melvin
3.Charlie Manuel

by merdon1332000 on Nov 5, 2007 10:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

NL Rookies

Obviously the AL is the varsity league right now, but picking my Rookie of the Year candidates led to the surprising discovery that this year had a lot more promising-looking rookies.

As far as I'm concerned Justin Pedroia was the hands-down AL ROY, but as far as I'm concerned all three of my NL ROY candidates (Troy Tulowitzki, Ryan Braun, and Hunter Pence) all had better seasons than Pedroia.

It's a super-small sample, but maybe the NL is on the rebound.

by yurizanow on Nov 6, 2007 1:06 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Do you really think

his name is Justin, or is this some kind of weird "joke"?

by Awesome Mike Awesome on Nov 6, 2007 6:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

That's what we in the business call a typo

I wrote that at about 1:00 in the morning and was a little sleepy.

by yurizanow on Nov 6, 2007 12:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

AL pix

Cal Ripken, Jr./Brooks Robinson Award (MVP): A-Rod, Yerkees

Jim Palmer Award (Cy Young): Beckett, PHN

Gregg Olson Award (Rookie of the Year): Pedroia, PHN

Earl Weaver Award (Manager): Wedge, Tribe

NPL pix:

Are you kidding?

Oh, wait, I do have one: The annual League o' Losers award goes to...may I have the envelope please...[drum roll]...Oh my God, it's the National League! Again!

Accepting the award in the absence of the National League Office, which he abolished, is Pretend Commissioner Bud Lite:

"OK, look, I'm as embarrassed as you are, all right? Hey, I'm a National League owner fer crissakes! I mean, check that, I, er, have certain sympathies with the NL, that's all. Anyway, #### you very much for this damned 'award.' Again. And, no, dammit, I'm not going to do anything about making the NPL, I mean the NL, more competititve. Let the other owners worry about that. I mean, you know, the owners. Oh sh#t, I'm really blowing this thing, aren't I? What am I even doing here? Can't I have a DH Commissioner or something? Whoops, damn, now I've really said a bad word."

Save the O's Telethon, Petey speaking. Yes ma'am, very recently-- and he said I was "within acceptable limits." Yes, of *course* he was a real psychiatrist!

by Titov on Nov 6, 2007 1:37 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

re:

player  era   qs%  ip   whip  baa   ops

  A     3.06  81   199  1.21  .248  .661

  B     3.27  67   189  1.14  .245  .663

  C     3.21  74   238  1.14  .259  .684

  D     3.01  73   219  1.21  .254  .680

I just picked some (mostly random) players who have the highest number of wins. Is one clearly the best pitcher in baseball, or have you guys also factored in the World Series (as will the writers)?