TSM MLB Award Balloting 2007

[Guest Gym Class Fallout]

How is Jimmy Rollins not dominating the NL MVP category?

Because people are basing it on stats, which don't accurately reflect what Rollins means to the 2007 Phillies.

Excuse me, but I think Aaron Rowand will handle the fire and the passion in Philadelphia.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Oops, my bad, I forgot to factor in Rowand's VOFP.

 

EDIT: I mean VORFP.

[LivingLegendGaryColeman]

1. Magglio Ordóñez, Tigers

2. Alex Rodriguez, Yankees

 

you've got some splainin' to do.

 

I know A-Rod will win MVP, but I felt we were allowed to put a slight bit of personal bias in these votes. As a life-long Red Sox fan, it pained me to write a Yankee in at all, even though I know he will win this one and the real one.

[Guest Gym Class Fallout]

Oops, my bad, I forgot to factor in Rowand's VOFP.

Alls Jim Thome ever does is get on base. Howzat gonna score Scotty Pods?

[CanadianChris]

Changed my NL MVP vote after last night's game.

[Brett Favre]

Same here.

[milliondollarchamp]

I'm still sticking with Rollins

[EVIL~! alkeiper]

For reference, here is the tally for Matt Holliday during the Rockies' 14 of 15 stretch. .442 batting average, .532 OBP, .846 slugging. Playing in 13 games he scored 16 runs and drove in 17.

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/gl.cg...t=b#547:559:sum

[Bored]

AL Most Valuable Player

1. Alex Rodriguez

2. Magglio Ordonez

3. Ichiro Suzuki

4. David Ortiz

5. Vladimir Guerrero

6. Carlos Pena

7. Victor Martinez

8. Grady Sizemore

9. Jorge Posada

10. Curtis Granderson

 

NL Most Valuable Player

1. David Wright

2. Matt Holliday

3. Albert Pujols

4. Hanley Ramirez

5. Miguel Cabrera

6. Prince Fielder

7. Chipper Jones

8. Chase Utley

9. Jimmy Rollins

10. Ryan Howard

 

AL Cy Young

1. C.C. Sabathia

2. Josh Beckett

3. Johan Santana

 

NL Cy Young

1. Jake Peavy

2. Brandon Webb

3. John Smoltz

 

AL Rookie of the Year

1. Jeremy Guthrie

2. Dustin Pedroia

3. Brian Bannister

 

NL Rookie of the Year

1. Troy Tulowitzki

2. Ryan Braun

3. Hunter Pence

 

Don't care about the manager awards.

[strummer]

Because he's not better than David Wright.

 

As Bored mentioned in his blog, it's a shame the writers will ignore Wright as he was all kinds of awesome this year and probably had the best offensive season in Mets history

[Guest Gym Class Fallout]

NL MOY:

 

1. Bob Melvin (defying the laws of Pythagoras)

In which way did Bob Melvin, the man himself, "defy the laws of Pythagoras"? They gave up more runs than they scored because they can't score well and get blown out often, and when they do duck-fart their way to a late lead, they win close games with Lyon and Valverde. What did Bob Melvin personally do to contribute to this, other than signal to his capable bullpen? Are we doling out awards for come-hither gestures?

[vivalaultra]

Hrm...I don't think managers do all that much to contribute to a team's wins above and beyond the talent level of that team. However, I figured I might as well go with the guy who manages the team that, despite giving up more runs than it scored, won 11 games more than they were projected to win, lead the league in wins, and did it on the relative cheap with lesser-known players. The part in parentheses wasn't meant to be attatched to Bob Melvin himself, but to the worthless, fanless Dbags in general.

[Guest Gym Class Fallout]

Hrm...I don't think managers do all that much to contribute to a team's wins above and beyond the talent level of that team. However, I figured I might as well go with the guy who manages the team that, despite giving up more runs than it scored, won 11 games more than they were projected to win, lead the league in wins, and did it on the relative cheap with lesser-known players. The part in parentheses wasn't meant to be attatched to Bob Melvin himself, but to the worthless, fanless Dbags in general.

I give up.

[vivalaultra]

I was waiting for that to happen.

[EVIL~! alkeiper]

No new ballots for three days, so this thread is closed while I tabulate the results. Expect them completed in a few days.

[EVIL~! alkeiper]

Here is the TSM composite ballot. I took Mole's late ballot, it just changed the order of the MVP ballots in the middle and broke a couple third place ties.

 

AL Most Valuable Player

1. Alex Rodriguez, NYY

2. Magglio Ordonez, Det

3. Vladimir Guerrero, LAA

4. David Ortiz, Bos

5. Ichiro Suzuki, Sea

6. Jorge Posada, NYY

7. Carlos Pena, TB

8. Curtis Granderson, Det

9. Grady Sizemore, Cle

10. Mike Lowell, Bos

 

NL Most Valuable Player

1. Matt Holliday, Col

2. David Wright, NYM

3. Jimmy Rollins, Phi

4. Prince Fielder, Mil

5. Chipper Jones, Atl

6. Hanley Ramirez, Fla

7. Albert Pujols, StL

8. Chase Utley, Phi

9. Miguel Cabrera, Fla

10. Ryan Howard, Phi

 

AL Cy Young Award

1. C.C. Sabathia, Cle

2. Josh Beckett, Bos

3. John Lackey, LAA

 

NL Cole Hamels Award

1. Jake Peavy, SD

2. Brandon Webb, Ari

3. Cole Hamels, Phi

 

AL Rookie of the Year

1. Dustin Pedroia, Bos

2. Daisuke Matsuzaka, Bos

3. Jeremy Guthrie, Bal

 

NL Rookie of the Year

1. Ryan Braun, Mil

2. Troy Tulowitzki, Col

3. Hunter Pence, Hou

 

AL Manager of the Year

1. Eric Wedge, Cle

2. Mike Scioscia, LAA

3. Terry Francona, Bos

 

NL Manager of the Year

1. Bob Melvin, Ari

2. Lou Piniella, ChC

3. Clint Hurdle, Col

 

Leaving the thread open for discussion/comment.

[Guest Smues]

Chipper came in 5th in the NL MVP, go Braves!

 

Oh and the only real surprise was that A-rod didn't win MVP unanimously. It must be because he's not a true Yankee.

[CanadianChris]

If A-Rod doesn't win the real award unanimously, I'll be stunned. Or I would if I didn't already think a lot of the writers are idiots.