2008 Sports Mogul MLB Awards - Ballot Discussion

[dannymac910]

I'm not THAT stupid. Not yet at least.

[RedsoxRockies]

So NO ONE else feels Milton Bradley deserves some consideration?

[HoustonGM]

So NO ONE else feels Milton Bradley deserves some consideration?

For what? MVP? Consideration, sure. He was 11th on my list.


By the way, do you wanna revise your DH silver slugger, since you didn't have Bradley on it..;P

[RedsoxRockies]

For what? MVP? Consideration, sure. He was 11th on my list.


By the way, do you wanna revise your DH silver slugger, since you didn't have Bradley on it..;P

Oh darn, I forgot LOL. Can you just count his as 1st?

[HoustonGM]

Actually, you listed him on OF...so you might wanna revise both the AL OF and DH SS and resubmit those two..

[RedsoxRockies]

Actually, you listed him on OF...so you might wanna revise both the AL OF and DH SS and resubmit those two..

ARGH! Ok, just put, uh, JD Drew in his place

[HoustonGM]

ARGH! Ok, just put, uh, JD Drew in his place

In 2nd place, or do you want me to move everyone up one and put Drew 9th?

[RedsoxRockies]

In 2nd place, or do you want me to move everyone up one and put Drew 9th?

Drew in 9th, please

[RedsoxRockies]

Sean Casey WAY TO GO! 2 Run Single!

[Red Sox Fan 734]

Here's my ballot, I might add in the other awards if I have time to.

AL MVP:
1. Dustin Pedroia
2. Justin Morneau
3. Josh Hamilton
4. Fransisco Rodriguez
5. Kevin Youkilis
6. Joe Mauer
7. Carlos Quenin
8. Jermaine Dye
9. Grady Sizemore
10. Vladimir Guerrero


NL MVP:
1. ALbert Pujols
2. Chipper Jones
3. Matt Holliday
4. Lance Berkman
5. Carlos Delgado
6. Ryan Howard
7. Hanley Ramirez
8. C.C Sabathia
9. Chase Utley
10. Ryan Braun

AL Cy Young:
1. Cliff Lee
2. Daisuke Matsuzaka
3. Fransisco Rodriguez

NL Cy Young:
1. Tim Lincecum
2. Brandon Webb
3. C.C Sabahia

AL Rookie of the Year:
1. Alexei Ramirez
2. Evan Longoria
3. Jacoby Ellsbury

NL Rookie of the Year:
1. Geovany Soto
2. Joey Votto
3. Hiroki Kuroda

AL Relief Pitcher of the Year:
1. Fransisco Rodriguez
2. Joe Nathan
3. JOakim Soria

NL Relief Pitcher of the Year:
1. Brad Lidge
2. Kerry Wood
3. Brian Wilson

Gold Glove: Not Voting
Silver Slugger: Not voting
Comeback: Not Voting

AL Manager of the Year:
1. Joe Maddon
2. Ron Gardenhire
3. Terry Francona(He did a good job with all the injuries)

NL Manager of the Year:
1. Houston Astro's manager
2. Lou Pinella
3. Jerry Manua

AL GM of the Year:
1. Boston
2. Tampa Bay
3. Chicago

NL GM of the Year:
1. Brewers
2. Cubs
3. Dodgers

[HoustonGM]

Make sure to PM / email it to me when you finalize it.

[justanewguy]

AL Cy Young:
Cliff Lee
Roy Halladay
Jon Lester

I considered Lester, and I've got him tied at #4 with Dice-K. I actually put Rivera third. No real clearcut #3 in my mind.

NL MVP:
Albert Pujols
Lance Berkman
Hanley Ramirez
David Wright
Chipper Jones
Carlos Beltran
Tim Lincecum
Jose Reyes
Matt Holliday
Manny Ramirez

I had a tough time figuring out where to put Hanley. He shouldn't be leading off, it seems like a waste of his power. It makes his numbers look weaker than they should. I've got Wright third and Manny a lot higher.

AL Reliever of the Year:
Mariano Rivera
Francisco Rodriguez
Joakim Soria

I did the same thing, except with Nathan third. KRod deserves a nod for all those saves, but not first place.

NL Reliever of the Year:
Brad Lidge
Carlos Marmol
Hong-Chih Kuo

Also the same, except I have Marmol and Kuo switched. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one that sees how good Kuo has been this season. I gave him the edge over Marmol for consistency and for his ability to do the 2 inning thing or pitch as a lefty specialist.

NL closers were largely unimpressive this season. Lidge is an easy #1 here.

AL Manager of the Year:
Joe Maddon
Ron Gardenhire
Terry Francona

If Ozzie gets the Sox to win these last two, he's my #1b, breathing down Maddon's neck. If not, Gardenhire is my #2.

NL GM of the Year:
Doug Melvin (Milwaukee)
Jim Hendry (Chicago)
Pat Gillick (Philadelphia)

No Ned Colletti??

NL Comeback Player of the Year:
Kerry Wood
Jorge Cantu
Rich Harden

I've got Cantu first. Tatis second, since he was virtually retired for several years. It's hard for me to see Wood as coming back. He was good last season. I see Dempster as more of a comeback, possibly, and I'm pretty sure I'm putting him third here. Just because of his top 5 Cy Young performance this season.

[HoustonGM]

No Ned Colletti??

Nope. He made good midseason pickups in Ramirez and Blake, but I feel that his mistakes like Juan Pierre and Andruw Jones played a huge role in making it so that he had to make a big move in order to get into the playoffs, whereas if he was making good moves all along, the Dodgers wouldn't have needed a huge acquisition like Manny to get into the playoffs. For GM of the year, I consider both in-season acquisitions and the decisions that led to the build-up of their team this season.

[justanewguy]

Nope. He made good midseason pickups in Ramirez and Blake, but I feel that his mistakes like Juan Pierre and Andruw Jones played a huge role in making it so that he had to make a big move in order to get into the playoffs, whereas if he was making good moves all along, the Dodgers wouldn't have needed a huge acquisition like Manny to get into the playoffs. For GM of the year, I consider both in-season acquisitions and the decisions that led to the build-up of their team this season.

I don't consider Juan Pierre (a mistake made a while ago) to count in this season. I feel like Andruw Jones was a good signing at the time, though it totally bombed. I put Colletti in first BECAUSE he corrected his own mistakes, without adding any salary and without giving up anything important. The Dodgers usually rest on their haunches before the trade deadline. Also, the decision to hire Torre (though probably more a McCourt decision) factors into this one.

I've got Michael Hill in my top 3 as well. I think he did an extraordinary job considering what was handed to him, and he seems to have evaluated the team's talent and capabilities very well.

[HoustonGM]

I've changed my AL 1B Silver Slugger, giving Youk the top spot over Morneau, and I've also moved Morneau down on my MVP ballot.