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This Year in Baseball Awards
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/awards/y2009/tyib/index.jsp
Voting has been open for over a month, but I just remembered to check today. Voting's still open for another couple of weeks. I don't know if this is the first year in which they're actually awarding trophies to plays or not, since I don't recall it saying as much in past years, but this year it does say that the winners will be given trophies on the field in 2010.
My votes:
Hitter: Albert Pujols
Starter: Zack Greinke
Rookie: Andrew McCutchen
Manager: Ron Washington
Closer: Mariano Rivera
Setup: Michael Wuertz
Defense: Ryan Zimmerman (How is Franklin Gutierrez NOT an option? *sigh*)
Performance: Mark Buerhle's perfect game
Play: Dewayne Wise's catch preserving Buerhle's perfect game
Moment: Angels pay tribute to Adenhart
Oddity: Cleveland Seagull incident
Executive: Jack Zduriencik
Unsung Star: Ben Zobrist (What about Chase Utley?! :))
Postseason Moment: Teixeira/A-Rod ALDS Game 2 (Choke artist extraordinaire Alex Rodriguez is a candidate for 3 separate moments in the postseason)
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Re: This Year in Baseball Awards
I think the only real choice for oddity was the bee attack at Petco
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haveacigar
I think the only real choice for oddity was the bee attack at Petco
A walk-off hit that bounces off a seagull is pretty damn odd.
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HoustonGM
A walk-off hit that bounces off a seagull is pretty damn odd.
So is an hour game delay while everyone waits for the beekeeper to show up.
Although I forgot that that hit was a walk-off.
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Of course, they're both odd. I just voted for my favorite. There's no right or wrong answer there lol
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Hitter: Albert Pujols
Starter: Chris Carpenter
Rookie: Chris Coughlan
Manager: Jim Tracy
Closer: Mariano Rivera
Setup: Phil Hughes
Defense: Jacoby Ellsbury
Performance: Mark Buehrle
Play: DeWayne Wise
Moment: Alexi Casilla
Oddity: Rangers Fan
Executive: John Mozeliak
Unsung Star: Ben Zobrist
Postseason Moment: Alex Rodriguez 2
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HoustonGM
Of course, they're both odd. I just voted for my favorite. There's no right or wrong answer there lol
IM GONNA TWEET ABOUT HOW WRONG YOU ARE!1!!!11
--- Jon Heyman
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HoustonGM
Of course, they're both odd. I just voted for my favorite. There's no right or wrong answer there lol
The beekeeper incident has a NYUK-NYUK-ODDITYNYUK 15 points higher and you know it you rotten scoundrel! You're wronger than the opposite of correct!
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KowboyKoop
The beekeeper incident has a NYUK-NYUK-ODDITYNYUK 15 points higher and you know it you rotten scoundrel! You're wronger than the opposite of correct!
HGM just lost.
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Gocardinals
Hitter: Albert Pujols
Starter: Chris Carpenter
Rookie: Chris Coughlan
Manager: Jim Tracy
Closer: Mariano Rivera
Setup: Phil Hughes
Defense: Jacoby Ellsbury
Performance: Mark Buehrle
Play: DeWayne Wise
Moment: Alexi Casilla
Oddity: Rangers Fan
Executive: John Mozeliak
Unsung Star: Ben Zobrist
Postseason Moment: Alex Rodriguez 2
Biased much? :rolleyes:
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He only made one homer pick.
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OregonDuck1989
He only made one homer pick.
Two. Carpenter over Greinke and Mozeliak over Zduriencik. But those were probably the only Cards who were options.
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Well Moz did have a pretty good year.
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Coach Owens
Two. Carpenter over Greinke and Mozeliak over Zduriencik. But those were probably the only Cards who were options.
Mozeliak over Zduriencik isn't really a homer pick.
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OregonDuck1989
Well Moz did have a pretty good year.
Zduriencik helped a team improve from 61-101 to 85-77 in one season. A 24-win swing. He also netted the best defensive player in baseball, and prospects, for practically nothing. Not to mention sign a guy who hit 30+ homers to a contract worth $1.4M. Mozeliak improved a team that already has a few stars, including the best player in baseball, by five wins.
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Coach Owens
Zduriencik helped a team improve from 61-101 to 85-77 in one season. A 24-win swing. He also netted the best defensive player in baseball, and prospects, for practically nothing. Not to mention sign a guy who hit 30+ homers to a contract worth $1.4M. Mozeliak improved a team that already has a few stars, including the best player in baseball, by five wins.
Be honest, if you weren't a Mariner fan, would you be taking issue with his pick? ;):):p
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HoustonGM
Be honest, if you weren't a Mariner fan, would you be taking issue with his pick? ;):):p
I would put Huntington over Mozeliak...so yes, I would.
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Dan O' Dowd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111
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Coach Owens
I would put Huntington over Mozeliak...so yes, I would.
What does Huntington have to do with it? :p I'd assume that if you weren't a Mariners fan, your pick would still be Zduriencik.... I just don't think you'd be calling him out like you are. Either way, it's really not a big deal. It's not like he picked Ed Wade, and it's not like his vote is going to decide the thing.
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HoustonGM
What does Huntington have to do with it? :p I'd assume that if you weren't a Mariners fan, your pick would still be Zduriencik.... I just don't think you'd be calling him out like you are. Either way, it's really not a big deal. It's not like he picked Ed Wade, and it's not like his vote is going to decide the thing.
Yeah, just sayin' though... :) And when I mentioned Huntington, I meant that Mozeliak is third or fourth on my list. Yes, part of the reason I really like Z is because I'm a Mariners fan, but I would also pick Huntington over Mozeliak anyways.
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Did the Mariners make the postseason? No. And 94% of the people who are going to vote are going to have homerism.
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I voted Brian Cashman 88 times because he kept Derek Jeter.
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skudplayr
Did the Mariners make the postseason? No. And 94% of the people who are going to vote are going to have homerism.
I'd bet money GMZ wins.
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skudplayr
Did the Mariners make the postseason? No.
Not sure this should have to do much with a serious GM evaluation. A first year GM taking over a roster that has been ran by the likes of Bill Bavasi would need to be a miracle-worker to get the team into the playoffs. I think postseason or not should be a secondary concern to the individual moves the GM made and whether or not he has a coherent plan and is working towards that plan.
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And 94% of the people who are going to vote are going to have homerism.
Very true.
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skudplayr
And 94% of the people who are going to vote are going to have homerism.
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HoustonGM
Very true.
Except for Royals fans. ;)
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HoustonGM
Not sure this should have to do much with a serious GM evaluation. A first year GM taking over a roster that has been ran by the likes of Bill Bavasi would need to be a miracle-worker to get the team into the playoffs. I think postseason or not should be a secondary concern to the individual moves the GM made and whether or not he has a coherent plan and is working towards that plan.
He's saying that the guy was wrong to choose Mozeliak over Z. I'm saying you're never wrong by picking a GM who's team made the playoffs.
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skudplayr
He's saying that the guy was wrong to choose Mozeliak over Z. I'm saying you're never wrong by picking a GM who's team made the playoffs.
depends on the circumstances. Like, say, if that GM just took over a really good team but didn't do anything.
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Hitter: Joe Mauer
Starter: Zack Greinke
Rookie: Chris Coghlan
Manager: Mike Scioscia
Closer: Mariano Rivera
Setup: NL MVP Candidate Jeremy Affeldt
Defense: Yadier Molina (where the hell is Frank Guttierez?)
Performance: Mark Buehrle
Play: Eric Bruntlett
Moment: Los Angeles Angels
Oddity: Luis Castillo
Exec: John Mozeliak (my apologies for killing him off in Clone Pujols)
Unsung Star: Mark Reynolds!!!!!
Postseason Moment: Mark Loretta
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skudplayr
He's saying that the guy was wrong to choose Mozeliak over Z. I'm saying you're never wrong by picking a GM who's team made the playoffs.
You definitely can be. Take the 2002/2003 Giants. Brian Sabean isn't a good GM. Those teams were good largely because of Barry Bonds, a player Sabean inherited. I don't feel like looking into the state of GM's in that time period, but I'd wager a guess that if you chose Brian Sabean as GM of the year in either of those seasons, you very well could be very wrong.
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metsguy234
Hitter: Joe Mauer
Over Pujols? :confused:
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HoustonGM
Over Pujols? :confused:
I adjusted for position.
