we are half way through the season and it's time for my midseason awards.
NL MVP (or bonds award): Derek Lee
CY Young: Clemens
ROY: Lance Niekro (jeff francis is a close second, with ryan church and scott munter also near the top)
Rolaids Relief: Cordero (it isn't even close)
Gold Gloves:
C- Molina
1B- Snow
2B- Luis Castillo
SS- Vizquel
3B- Rolen
OF- A. Jones
OF- Edmonds
OF- taveras
P- Rueter (he mght be a terrible pitcher, but he can really field)
AL MVP: Vlad (if non-players could win it, i'd give it to kenny williams)
AL CY Young: Halladay
ROY: Chacin (with crain coming in a close second)
Rolaids relief: Nathan
Gold Gloves:
C- Varitek
1B- Palmeiro (?)
2B- Boone
SS- Cabrera
3B- Mueller
OF- Reed
OF- Hunter
OF- Ichiro
P- i couldn't even begin to tell you
What criteria are you judging Rolen on? I'm a Cardinals fan, but he's been out a good chunk of the season so far. Are you saying no one else has even touched what he has done at third base in the NL this year?
Bourgeois_Rage Wrote:What criteria are you judging Rolen on? I'm a Cardinals fan, but he's been out a good chunk of the season so far. Are you saying no one else has even touched what he has done at third base in the NL this year?
he hasn't lost anything, in terms of his fielding skills, which means he is still far and away the best 3rd baseman i've ever seen. would you like me to put joe randa in that spot?
True he hasn't lost anything, but he's been out a good part of the season. Do you think Randa is really the next best? I can't believe that.
What about David Bell or Morgan Ensberg? I like Rolen, but he's only played in 47 games so far. Rolen also has the same amount of errors that Randa has (5) in about 2/3 the time. Of course with Eckstein he's been having to cover a little bit more ground.
ensberg is an awful fielder! he has hands of stone. true, david bell is an excellent fielder. but scott rolen is right up there with brooks robinson.
hey BR, why don't you post your awards? we could use as many people as possible, posting here.
flyingswoosh Wrote:hey BR, why don't you post your awards? we could use as many people as possible, posting here.
True that.
JoltinJacket Wrote:flyingswoosh Wrote:hey BR, why don't you post your awards? we could use as many people as possible, posting here.
True that.
it would be great if we could have at least 8-10 regular posters. that would really make this board come alive.
NL MVP: Derrek Lee
CY Young: The D Train
ROY: Lance Niekro, with a homer pick of Kelly Johnson close behind
Rolaids Relief: Cordero
AL MVP: Big Papi or Mark Teixeira
AL CY Young: Halladay
ROY: To Iguchi
Rolaids relief: Dustin Hermanson
I would, but I'm no expert (as per my Ensberg comment :D ). I follow the NL central, and that's about it. Cards and Reds; both ends of the spectrum; best and the worst. I do read here often, however. I'll make more of an effort to comment more often.
JoltinJacket Wrote:NL MVP: Derrek Lee
CY Young: The D Train
ROY: Lance Niekro, with a homer pick of Kelly Johnson close behind
Rolaids Relief: Cordero
AL MVP: Big Papi or Mark Teixeira
AL CY Young: Halladay
ROY: To Iguchi
Rolaids relief: Dustin Hermanson
umm, big papi doesn't even play a position. he's a DH.
NL MVP: Andruw Jones (sorry, can't give it to D-Lee when his team isn't even at .500)
NL Cy Young: Clemens
NL Rookie of the Year: Niekro
NL Rolaids: Cordero
NL Manager: Bobby Cox
AL MVP: Brian Roberts
AL Cy Young: Halladay
AL Rookie of the Year: Iguchi
AL Rolaids: Rivera
AL Manager: Ozzie Guillen
GDawgs88 Wrote:NL MVP: Andruw Jones (sorry, can't give it to D-Lee when his team isn't even at .500)
NL Cy Young: Clemens
NL Rookie of the Year: Niekro
NL Rolaids: Cordero
NL Manager: Bobby Cox
AL MVP: Brian Roberts
AL Cy Young: Halladay
AL Rookie of the Year: Iguchi
AL Rolaids: Rivera
AL Manager: Ozzie Guillen
i forgot to put the managers, but i completely agree.
also, i forgot about Rivera. he is always under the radar. but i agree, with your selection of him.
flyingswoosh Wrote:also, i forgot about Rivera. he is always under the radar. but i agree, with your selection of him.
I think he kind of lost some luster after he got cuffed around early in the year, but he's been his old self since then.
as for d. lee, i picked him because his team is more than in the race, even thought they are under .500. but andruw, is an extremely close second.
GDawgs88 Wrote:flyingswoosh Wrote:also, i forgot about Rivera. he is always under the radar. but i agree, with your selection of him.
I think he kind of lost some luster after he got cuffed around early in the year, but he's been his old self since then.
yeah, but his ERA is under 1.
NL:
MVP: Lee
Cy Young: Clemens
Manager: Robinson
ROY: Niekro
Relief: Cordero
AL:
MVP: Rodriguez
Cy Young: Halladay
Manager: Guillen
ROY: Iguchi
Relief: Rivera
BTW, Ensberg has gotten a lot better at fielding.
flyingswoosh Wrote:JoltinJacket Wrote:NL MVP: Derrek Lee
CY Young: The D Train
ROY: Lance Niekro, with a homer pick of Kelly Johnson close behind
Rolaids Relief: Cordero
AL MVP: Big Papi or Mark Teixeira
AL CY Young: Halladay
ROY: To Iguchi
Rolaids relief: Dustin Hermanson
umm, big papi doesn't even play a position. he's a DH.
DH's have placed highly before. Frank Thomas won it in '94 while playing a lot of games at DH, and Ortiz and Edgar Martinez have come close to winning it before. Saying a DH can't win it is about like saying a pitcher can't win it.
cbfranchise3 Wrote:BTW, Ensberg has gotten a lot better at fielding.
Thanks, I was basing my assessment on the stats I found on mlb.com. Ensberg had a good range factor, and FPCT. I know they don't tell the whole story, but I haven't seen him play much.
flyingswoosh Wrote:GDawgs88 Wrote:flyingswoosh Wrote:also, i forgot about Rivera. he is always under the radar. but i agree, with your selection of him.
I think he kind of lost some luster after he got cuffed around early in the year, but he's been his old self since then.
yeah, but his ERA is under 1.
I didn't even realize that. Against teams not named the Red Sox, he's allowed 1 run in 31 innings this year - that adds up to an ERA of 0.58.