2006 TSM Baseball Awards

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I'm happy to announce that this year we will rerun the end of year baseball balloting. We tried this a couple years ago and the response was fantastic. The awards not only give you a chance to vote, but also a chance to see how the process operates. In the first post I am going to give general guidelines, and in the second post you will see the ballot. Fill out the ballot and either post it, or PM the ballot to myself. Voting will continue either for one week, or until I have not received a ballot in 36 hours. Please remember that postseason performances are not a part of the awards.

 

All TSM members are invited to participate, including moderators and administrators. Duplicate votes from multiple accounts will be rejected.

 

MVP]

 

Here are the official instrucions given to MVP voters each year...

 

Dear Voter:

 

There is no clear-cut definition of what Most Valuable means. It is up to the individual voter to decide who was the Most Valuable Player in each league to his team. The MVP need not come from a division winner or other playoff qualifier.

 

The rules of the voting remain the same as they were written on the first ballot in 1931:

 

1. Actual value of a player to his team, that is, strength of offense and defense.

2. Number of games played.

3. General character, disposition, loyalty and effort.

4. Former winners are eligible.

5. Members of the committee may vote for more than one member of a team.

 

You are also urged to give serious consideration to all your selections, from one to 10. A 10th-place vote can influence the outcome of an election. You must fill in all 10 places on your ballot.

 

Keep in mind that all players are eligible for MVP, and that includes pitchers and designated hitters.

 

Only regular-season performances are to be taken into consideration.

 

This is straightforward. Rule four exists because previous MVP awards (pre-1931) had allowed players to win just once in their careers.

 

Cy Young Award

Manager of the Year

 

Self-explanatory.

 

Rookie of the Year

 

Criteria...

 

Currently a player is considered to be a rookie, and thus eligible for the award, if the player has accumulated in prior major league seasons:

 

* Fewer than 130 at bats or

* Fewer than 50 innings pitched

* Fewer than 45 days on the active roster, excluding time on the disabled list, in military service, or time when the rosters are expanded (currently after September 1)

 

PM me if you're unsure about any specific case, regarding the service time requirement. The only notable player uneligible is Bobby Jenks.

 

Thanks for your participation.

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AL MVP

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NL MVP

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6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

 

AL Cy Young

1.

2.

3.

 

NL Cy Young

1.

2.

3.

 

AL Manager of the Year

1.

2.

3.

 

NL Manager of the Year

1.

2.

3.

 

AL Rookie of the Year

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NL Rookie of the Year

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[Mik 0]

AL MVP

1. Derek Jeter

2. David Ortiz

3. Johan Santana

4. Joe Mauer

5. Travis Hafner

6. Frank Thomas

7. Justin Morneau

8. Jermaine Dye

9. Vladimir Guerrero

10. Raul Ibanez (congrats on your career year, champ)

 

NL MVP

1. Albert Pujols

2. Ryan Howard

3. Miguel Cabrera

4. Carlos Beltran

5. Alfonso Soriano

6. Lance Berkman

7. Jose Reyes

8. Nomar Garciaparra

9. Chase Utley

10. David Wright

 

AL Cy Young

1. Johan Santana

2. Chien Meng Wang

3. Justin Verlander

 

NL Cy Young

1. Brandon Webb

2. Chris Carpenter

3. Roy Oswalt

 

AL Manager of the Year

1. Jim Leyland

 

 

NL Manager of the Year

1. Joe Girardi

 

AL Rookie of the Year

1. Justin Verlander

2. Jered Weaver

3. Francisco Liriano

 

NL Rookie of the Year

1. Hanley Ramirez

2. Dan Uggla

3. Ryan Zimmerman

 

I have no problem making my votes public. There you go.

[Guest Princess Leena]

AL MVP

1. Joe Mauer, MIN.

2. Justin Morneau, MIN.

3. Jermaine Dye, KC/CHW.

4. Grady Sizemore, CLE.

5. Johan Santana, MIN.

6. Carlos Guillen, DET.

7. Michael Young, TEX.

8. Vladimir Guerrero, LAAOANA.

9. Carl Crawford, TB.

10. Alexander Rodriguez, FA.

 

NL MVP

1. Albert Pujols, STL.

2. Miguel Cabrera, FLA.

3. Jose Reyes, NYM.

4. Lance Berkman, HOU.

5. Carlos Beltran, NYM.

6. David Wright, NYM.

7. Mike Cameron, SDP.

8. Ryan Howard, PHI.

9. Brandon Webb, ARI.

10. Hanley Ramirez, FLA.

 

AL Cy Young

1. Johan Santana, MIN.

2. Roy Halladay, TOR.

3. Justin Verlander, DET.

 

NL Cy Young

1. Brandon Webb, ARI.

2. Roy Oswalt, HOU.

3. Chris Carpenter, STL.

 

AL Manager of the Year

1. Jim Leyland, DET.

2. Ron Gardenhire, MIN.

3. Ken Macha, OAK.

 

NL Manager of the Year

1. Joe Girardi, FLA.

2. Willie Randolph, NYM.

3. Dusty Baker, CHC.

 

AL Rookie of the Year

1. Justin Verlander, DET.

2. Francisco Liriano, MIN.

3. Jered Weaver, LAAOANA.

 

NL Rookie of the Year

1. Hanley Ramirez, FLA.

2. Dan Uggla, FLA.

3. Ryan Zimmermann, WAS.

[Guest NYankees]

Can people please take this voting seriously.

 

AL MVP

1. Derek Jeter

2. Justin Morneau

3. David Ortiz

4. Jermaine Dye

5. Travis Hafner

6. Frank Thomas

7. Joe Mauer

8. Alex Rodriguez

9. Vladmir Guerrero

10. Vernon Wells

 

NL MVP

1. Albert Pujols

2. Ryan Howard

3. Carlos Beltran

4. Lance Berkman

5. Chase Utley

6. Alsfonso Soriano

7. Jose Reyes

8. Miguel Cabrera

9. Andruw Jones

10. David Wright

 

AL Cy Young

1. Johan Santana

2. Roy Halliday

3. Wang

 

NL Cy Young

1. Brandon Webb

2. Roy Oswalt

3. Chris Carpenter

 

AL Manager of the Year

1. Jim Leyland

2. Ron Gardenhire

3. Joe Torre

 

NL Manager of the Year

1. Joe Girardi

2. Willie Randolph

3. Bruce Bochy

 

AL Rookie of the Year

1. Justin Verlander

2. Francisco Liriano

3. Jared Weaver

 

NL Rookie of the Year

1. Ryan Zimmerman

2. Hanley Ramirez

3. Dan Uggla

[Guest Princess Leena]

And no Yankees, Anglesault. No Yankees.

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I think Prince Fielder deserves to at least be in the top3 for NL ROTY. I'm not sure I've followed the season well enough to fill out the ballot.

[snuffbox 0]

And no Yankees, Anglesault. No Yankees.

 

WHAT DUH FUCK?!

[Mik 0]

I think Prince Fielder deserves to at least be in the top3 for NL ROTY. I'm not sure I've followed the season well enough to fill out the ballot.

 

In A LOT of years, Prince would be a runaway choice - but this year slotting him at 5th is pretty generous, IMO.

[Hawk 34 0]

AL MVP

1. Derek Jeter

2. Travis Hafner

3. Joe Mauer

4. Johan Santana

5. David Ortiz

6. Justin Morneau

7. Frank Thomas

8. Raul Ibanez

9. Grady Sizemore

10. Carlos Guillen

 

NL MVP

1. Albert Pujols

2. Miguel Cabrera

3. Carlos Beltran

4. Ryan Howard

5. Lance Berkman

6. Alfonso Soriano

7. Brandon Webb

8. Chase Utlley

9. David Wright

10. Jose Reyes

 

 

AL Cy Young

1. Johan Santana

2. Roy Halladay

3. Justin Verlander

 

NL Cy Young

1. Brandon Webb

2. Roy Oswalt

3. Bronson Arroyo

 

 

 

L Manager of the Year

1. Jim Leyland

2. Ron Gardenhire

3. Joe Torre

 

NL Manager Of The Year

1. Joe Giradi

2. Willie Randolph

3. Jerry Narron

 

AL Rookie of the Year

1. Justin Verlander

2. Jared Weaver

3. Jonathon Papelbon

 

NL Rookie of the Year

1. Dan Uggla

2. Ryan Zimmerman

3. Hanley Ramirez

[Guest Princess Leena]

I think Prince Fielder deserves to at least be in the top3 for NL ROTY. I'm not sure I've followed the season well enough to fill out the ballot.

Just about every other year.

 

Uggla had better offensive stats, and plays a tougher position.

Zimmermann had 100 RBI's.

Ramirez was on fire the entire 2nd half.

[Brett Favre 0]

AL MVP

1. Derek Jeter

2. Joe Mauer

3. Justin Morneau

4. Jermaine Dye

5. Travis Hafner

6. David Ortiz

7. Frank Thomas

8. Vladimir Guerrero

9. Carlos Guillen

10. Manny Ramirez

 

NL MVP

1. Albert Pujols

2. Ryan Howard

3. Miguel Cabrera

4. Lance Berkman

5. Carlos Beltran

6. Jose Reyes

7. Chase Utley

8. Alfonso Soriano

9. Andruw Jones

10. David Wright

 

AL Cy Young

1. Johan Santana

2. Roy Halladay

3. Chien-Ming Wang

 

NL Cy Young

1. Chris Carpenter

2. Brandon Webb

3. Roy Oswalt

 

AL Manager of the Year

1. Jim Leyland

2. Ken Macha

3. Joe Torre

 

NL Manager of the Year

1. Joe Girardi

2. Willie Randolph

3. Grady Little

 

AL Rookie of the Year

1. Francisco Liriano

2. Justin Verlander

3. Jonathan Papelbon

 

NL Rookie of the Year

1. Hanley Ramirez

2. Ryan Zimmerman

3. Dan Uggla

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AL MVP

1. Mauer

2. Jeter

3. Hafner

4. Ortiz

5. Dye

6. Santana

7. Guerrero

8. Morneau

9. Young

10. Thomas

 

NL MVP

1. Howard

2. Pujols

3. Beltran

4. Soriano

5. Berkman

6. Reyes

7. Garciaparra

8. Wright

9. Utley

10. Cabrera

 

AL Cy Young

1. Santana

2. Wang

3. Verlander

 

NL Cy Young

1. Webb

2. Oswalt

3. Carpenter

 

AL Manager of the Year

1. Leyland

2. Gardenhire

3. Torre

 

NL Manager of the Year

1. Girardi

2. Randolph

3. Manuel

 

AL Rookie of the Year

1. Verlander

2. Liriano

3. Papelbon

 

NL Rookie of the Year

1. Zimmerman

2. Ramirez

3. Fielder

[Guest Felonies!]

AL MVP

1. Joe Mauer

2. Justin Morneau

3. David Ortiz

4. Derek Jeter

5. Travis Hafner

6. Jermaine Dye

7. Frank Thomas

8. Manny Ramirez

9. Carl Crawford

10. Jason Varitek

 

NL MVP

1. Albert Pujols

2. Ryan Howard

3. Carlos Beltran

4. David Wright

5. Alfonso Soriano

6. Nomar Garciaparra

7. Lance Berkman

8. Barry Bonds

9. Adam Dunn

10. Chase Utley

 

AL Cy Young

1. Johan Santana

2. Jon Papelbon

3. Justin Verlander

 

NL Cy Young

1. Carlos Zambrano

2. Roy Oswalt

3. Brandon Webb

 

AL Manager of the Year

1. Ron Gardenhire

2. Jim Leyland

3. Joe Torre

 

NL Manager of the Year

1. Joe Girardi

2. Grady Little

3. Tony La Russa

 

AL Rookie of the Year

1. Justin Verlander

2. Jon Papelbon

3. Jered Weaver

 

NL Rookie of the Year

1. Dan Uggla

2. Chris Duncan

3. Ryan Zimmerman

 

 

Can people please take this voting seriously.

 

7. Joe Mauer

[CanadianChris 0]

AL MVP

1. Derek Jeter

2. Justin Morneau

3. Joe Mauer

4. Johan Santana

5. David Ortiz

6. Travis Hafner

7. Manny Ramirez

8. Frank Thomas

9. Jermaine Dye

10. Vernon Wells

 

NL MVP

1. Albert Pujols

2. Ryan Howard

3. Carlos Beltran

4. Lance Berkman

5. Miguel Cabrera

6. Alfonso Soriano

7. Chase Utley

8. David Wright

9. Nomar Garciaparra

10. Jose Reyes

 

AL Cy Young

1. Johan Santana

2. Roy Halladay

3. Justin Verlander

 

NL Cy Young

1. Brandon Webb

2. Chris Carpenter

3. Roy Oswalt

 

AL Manager of the Year

1. Jim Leyland

2. Ron Gardenhire

3. Joe Torre

 

NL Manager of the Year

1. Joe Girardi

2. Bruce Bochy

3. Willie Randolph

 

AL Rookie of the Year

1. Justin Verlander

2. Jonathan Papelbon

3. Francisco Liriano

 

NL Rookie of the Year

1. Hanley Ramirez

2. Ryan Zimmerman

3. Dan Uggla

[snuffbox 0]

At least anglesault put Mauer a spot ahead of A-Rod.

[Guest Posada20]

AL MVP

1. Joe Mauer

2. Justin Morneau

3. David Ortiz

4. Derek Jeter

5. Travis Hafner

6. Jermaine Dye

7. Frank Thomas

8. Manny Ramirez

9. Carl Crawford

10. Jason Varitek

 

NL MVP

1. Albert Pujols

2. Ryan Howard

3. Carlos Beltran

4. David Wright

5. Alfonso Soriano

6. Nomar Garciaparra

7. Lance Berkman

8. Barry Bonds

9. Adam Dunn

10. Chase Utley

 

AL Cy Young

1. Johan Santana

2. Jon Papelbon

3. Justin Verlander

 

NL Cy Young

1. Carlos Zambrano

2. Roy Oswalt

3. Brandon Webb

 

AL Manager of the Year

1. Ron Gardenhire

2. Jim Leyland

3. Joe Torre

 

NL Manager of the Year

1. Joe Girardi

2. Grady Little

3. Tony La Russa

 

AL Rookie of the Year

1. Justin Verlander

2. Jon Papelbon

3. Jered Weaver

 

NL Rookie of the Year

1. Dan Uggla

2. Chris Duncan

3. Ryan Zimmerman

 

 

Can people please take this voting seriously.

 

7. Joe Mauer

 

 

Like you can talk with Jason Varitek on your top 10.

 

Jorge Posada was even better this year.

[snuffbox 0]

You're actually going to whine about a #10 pick?

[Guest Felonies!]

Look how the Red Sox shat the bed without him!

[Guest Posada20]

yes because it's Jason Varitek.

[Guest Princess Leena]

You're actually going to whine about a #10 pick?

Who does he think he is. Anglesault.

[KingPK 0]

AL MVP

1. Derek Jeter

2. David Ortiz

3. Joe Mauer

4. Travis Hafner

5. Justin Morneau

6. Johan Santana

7. Cheng-Meng Wang

8. Grady Sizemore

9. Jonathan Papelbon

10. Frank Thomas

 

NL MVP

1. Miguel Cabrera

2. Albert Pujols

3. Carlos Beltran

4. Ryan Howard

5. Lance Berkman

6. Alfonso Soriano

7. David Wright

8. Brandon Webb

9. Nomar Garciaparra

10. Carlos Zambrano

 

AL Cy Young

1. Johan Santana

2. Cheng Meng Wang

3. Jonathan Papelbon

 

NL Cy Young

1. Brandon Webb

2. Roy Oswalt

3. Carlos Zambrano

 

AL Manager of the Year

1. Jim Leyland

2. Ron Gardenhire

3. Terry Francona

 

NL Manager of the Year

1. Joe Girardi

2. Willie Randolph

3. Grady Little

 

AL Rookie of the Year

1. Justin Verlander

2. Jonathan Papelbon

3. Jered Weaver

 

NL Rookie of the Year

1. Hanley Ramirez

2. Dan Uggla

3. Chris Duncan

[KingPK 0]

yes because it's Jason Varitek.

 

While I agree that Varitek's value is a little overblown, you have to give a better reason for this than "It's Jason Varitek."

[Guest Posada20]

You're actually going to whine about a #10 pick?

Who does he think he is. Anglesault.

 

Anglesault is below me and I think my reason of Jorge Posada being better than Jason Varitek this year is good enough. So if your going to put Varitek in Posada has to be in front of him.

[naiwf 0]

AL MVP

 

1. Johan Santana

2. David Ortiz

3. Justin Morneau

4. Derek Jeter

5. Jermaine Dye

6. Joe Mauer

7. Travis Hafner

8. Vlad Guerrero

9. Grady Sizemore

10. Frank Thomas

 

NL MVP

1. Ryan Howard

2. Albert Pujols

3. Jose Reyes

4. Miguel Cabrera

5. Carlos Beltran

6. Alfonso Soriano

7. Lance Berkman

8. Andruw Jones

9. Chase Utley

10. David Wright

 

AL Cy Young

1. Johan Santana

2. CM Wang

3. Justin Verlander

 

NL Cy Young

1. Trevor Hoffman

2. Brandon Webb

3. Billy Wagner

 

AL Manager of the Year

1. Jim Leyland

2. Ron Gardenhire

3. Joe Torre

 

NL Manager of the Year

1. Joe Girardi

2. Willie Randolph

3. Grady Little

 

AL Rookie of the Year

1. Justin Verlander

2. Jered Weaver

3. Jonathan Papelbon

 

NL Rookie of the Year

1. Ryan Zimmerman

2. Hanley Ramirez

3. Dan Uggla

[Spaceman Spiff 0]

NL MVP

1. Miguel Cabrera

2. Albert Pujols

3. Carlos Beltran

4. Lance Berkman

5. Alfonso Soriano

6. David Wright

7. Brandon Webb

8. Nomar Garciaparra

9. Carlos Zambrano

10.Greg Maddux

Look, maybe this isn't my place to say so, since I'm not posting my own ballot, but no Ryan Howard in your top 10? I can see arguments for not placing him 1 or 2 or 3 or whatever, but nowhere in your top 10? Please justify this.

[vivalaultra 0]

AL MVP

1. Johan Santana MIN

2. Derek Jeter NYY

3. David Ortiz BOS

4. Joe Mauer MIN

5. Justin Morneau MIN

6. Jermaine Dye CWS

7. Frank Thomas OAK

8. Travis Hafner CLE

9. Jim Thome CWS

10. Grady Sizemore CLE

 

NL MVP

1. Lance "Big Puma" Berkman HOU

2. Albert Pujols STL

3. Ryan Howard PHI

4. Alfonso Soriano WAS

5. Carlos Beltran NYM

6. NOMAH~! LAD

7. Miguel Cabrera FLA

8. Chase Utley PHI

9. Freddy Sanchez PIT

10. Trevor Hoffman SD

 

AL Cy Young

1. Johan Santana MIN

2. Justin Verlander DET

3. Chien-Ming Wang NYY

 

NL Cy Young

1. Roy Oswalt HOU

2. Brandon Webb ARI

3. Chris Carpenter STL

 

AL Manager of the Year

1. Jim Leyland DET

2. Ron Gardenhire MIN

3. Joe Torre NYY

 

NL Manager of the Year

1. Joe Girardi FLA

2. Grady Little LAD

3. Willie Randolph NYM

 

AL Rookie of the Year

1. Justin Verlander DET

2. Francisco Liriano MIN

3. Jonathon Papelbon BOS

 

NL Rookie of the Year

1. Ryan Zimmerman WAS

2. Hanley Ramirez FLA

3. Luke Scott HOU

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AL MVP

1.Joe Mauer

2.Derek Jeter

3.Johan Santana

4.David Ortiz

5.Justin Morneau

6.Jermaine Dye

7.Travis Hafner

8.Jim Thome

9.Frank Thomas

10.Alex Rodriguez

 

NL MVP

1.Albert Pujols

2.Ryan Howard

3.Miguel Cabrera

4.Lance Berkman

5.Carlos Beltran

6.Chase Utley

7.David Wright

8.Carlos Delgado

9.Alfonso Soriano

10.Scott Rolen

 

AL Cy Young

1.Johan Santana

2.Roy Halladay

3.Chien-Ming Wang

 

NL Cy Young

1.Chris Carpenter

2.Roy Oswalt

3.Brandon Webb

 

AL Manager of the Year

1.Jim Leyland

2.Ron Gardenhire

3.Ken Macha

 

NL Manager of the Year

1.Joe Girardi

2.Willie Randolph

3.Grady Little

 

AL Rookie of the Year

1.Justin Verlander

2.Jared Weaver

3.Jonathan Papelbon

 

NL Rookie of the Year

1.Dan Uggla

2.Hanley Ramirez

3.Chris Duncan

[Guest Princess Leena]

I knew I should have voted Webb as MVP to fit in!

[CanadianChris 0]

Where the hell is all the Wang love coming from? He had a pretty good year, but he didn't really stand out as anything other than a good pitcher who gets a lot of wins because he plays for the Yankees. I don't think he's top-5 in any category besides wins.