2006 TSM Baseball Awards

[CanadianChris 0]

Since when does Max Kellerman usually make good arguments? Did I miss something here?

It's not hard to sound good when you're arguing against Steve Phillips.

[Brett Favre 0]

Kellerman knows his shit.

[Guest]

Kellerman is a sabremetrics guy, that's probably why Phillips was angry from step 1.

[Guest Felonies!]

Did you watch the first two years of Around The Horn?

[naiwf 0]

Kellerman knows more than the vast majority of the ESPN guys. Putting him on a show where he's trying to out yell Jay & Woody was not the best way to use him.

[Brett Favre 0]

Yeah, but I also listened to his radio show (when he had one).

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

Are you guys certain it was Max Kellerman?

[Brett Favre 0]

Yeah, definitely. I can't be the only whose listened to his radio show. Yeah he's arrogant as hell, but he knows what he's talking about.

[Guest Felonies!]

Why does he have a radio show if he has a speech impediment

[snuffbox 0]

Isn't Kellerman still with HBO?

[Guest Princess Leena]

I think he was let go from CNBC, or something.

 

Apparently, he has a show on New York's ESPN affiliate.

[Guest]

Isn't Kellerman still with HBO?

Yes. He has the show on ESPN Radio, a part time gig with CNBC, and the gig on Boxing After Dark.

[snuffbox 0]

Busy man.

 

In related news, James Butler is one pathetic little bitch.

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

Max Kellerman subbed for Dan Patrick on ESPN Radio last summer and I thought he was fantastic in the role. He was extremely knowledgeable and didn't really seem like the same guy from ATH. He was still arrogant as hell, but really backed his arguments up with good, hard data.

 

And yes, he is a big sabermetrics guy, and it wouldn't surprise me at all that he was pimping Guillen over Morneau.

[The Man in Blak 0]

AL MVP

1. Derek Jeter

2. Johan Santana

3. Grady Sizemore

4. Joe Mauer

5. David Ortiz

6. Carlos Guillen

7. Vernon Wells

8. Jermaine Dye

9. Roy Halladay

10. Justin Morneau

 

NL MVP

1. Albert Pujols

2. Carlos Beltran

3. Ryan Howard

4. Lance Berkman

5. Miguel Cabrera

6. Alfonso Soriano

7. Jose Reyes

8. Roy Oswalt

9. Chase Utley

10. Garrett Atkins

 

AL Cy Young

1. Johan Santana

2. Roy Halladay

3. Francisco Liriano

 

NL Cy Young

1. Roy Oswalt

2. Brandon Webb

3. Chris Carpenter

 

AL Manager of the Year

1. Jim Leyland

2. Ken Macha

3. Joe Torre

 

NL Manager of the Year

1. Joe Girardi

2. Bruce Bochy

3. Willie Randolph

 

AL Rookie of the Year

1. Francisco Liriano

2. Justin Verlander

3. Jered Weaver

 

NL Rookie of the Year

1. Hanley Ramirez

2. Dan Uggla

3. Ryan Zimmerman

[phoenixrising 0]

AL MVP

1. Derek Jeter, NYY

2. Joe Mauer, MIN

3. Johan Santana, MIN

4. Carlos Guillen, DET

5. Justin Morneau, MIN

6. Jermaine Dye, CHW

7. David Ortiz, BOS

8. Grady Sizemore, CLE

9. Frank Thomas, OAK

10. Travis Hafner, CLE

 

NL MVP

1. Ryan Howard, PHI

2. Albert Pujols, STL

3. Carlos Beltran, NYM

4. Miguel Cabrera, FLA

5. Lance Berkman, HOU

6. Alfonso Soriano, WSH

7. Roy Oswalt, HOU

8. Chase Utley, PHI

9. Rafael Furcal, LAD

10. Trevor Hoffman, SDP

 

AL Cy Young

1. Johan Santana, MIN

2. Chien-Ming Wang, NYY

3. Justin Verlander, DET

 

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. Ken Macha, OAK

 

NL Manager of the Year

1. Joe Girardi, FLA

2. Willie Randolph, NYM

3. Bruce Bochy, SDP

 

AL Rookie of the Year

1. Justin Verlander, DET

2. Francisco Liriano, MIN

3. Jonathan Papelbon, BOS

 

NL Rookie of the Year

1. Ryan Zimmerman, WSH

2. Dan Uggla, FLA

3. Hanley Ramirez, FLA

[KingPK 0]

I'd like to add some Gold Glove picks as well, if I may.

 

AL

 

C - Ivan Rodriguez, DET (just barely edging Mauer)

1B - Mark Texiera, TEX

2B - Mark Ellis, OAK

3B - Mike Lowell, BOS (just 6 errors all year)

SS - Michael Young, TEX (A-Gon would have had it if he played more games)

LF - Carl Crawford, TB

CF - Corey Patterson, BAL

RF - Jermaine Dye, CHW (Nick Markakis a close second)

P - Kris Benson, BAL (not as many IPs as Josh Beckett, but a higher Range Factor)

 

NL

 

C - Brad Ausmus, HOU

1B - Albert Pujols, STL

2B - Orlando Hudson, ARI

3B - Freddy Sanchez, PIT

SS - Adam Everett, HOU

LF - Alfonso Soriano, WAS

CF - Carlos Beltran, NYM

RF - Brad Hawpe, COL

P - Bronson Arroyo, CIN

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

I didn't watch that many Texas games this year, but I thought Michael Young was an awful defensive SS?

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

Gold Gloves:

 

NL

 

C- Brad Ausmus, HOU

1B- Todd Helton, COL

2B- Orlando Hudson, ARI

3B- Ryan Zimmerman, WAS

SS- Rafael Furcal, LAD

LF- Alfonso Soriano, WAS

CF- Andruw Jones, ATL

RF- JD Drew, LAD

P- Bronson Arroyo, CIN

 

AL

 

C- Joe Mauer, MIN

1B- Mark Teixeira, TEX

2B- Mark Ellis, OAK

3B- Mike Lowell, BOS

SS- Alex Gonzalez, BOS

LF- Carl Crawford, TBD

CF- Grady Sizemore, CLE

RF- Jermaine Dye, CHW

P- Kris Benson, BAL

[vivalaultra 0]

Wow. Brad Ausmus for GG? I was thinking the Molina kid, myself, but I agree with the Adam Everett pick. If Everett doesn't win a Gold Glove this year, there is no justice.

[KingPK 0]

I didn't watch that many Texas games this year, but I thought Michael Young was an awful defensive SS?

 

According to this he had the second best Field Percentage (to Alex Gonzalez) and second highest Range Factor (to Jhonny Peralta). I gave him the nod because he had the most assists, more putouts than the other two and turned more DPs.

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

There's still a couple of days to get your votes in. Voting will end at midnight on Sunday night, since I have all day Monday to tabulate the results.