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Bruce BostwickThe Season is Over, and (Almost) All the Awards Are Now Out
November 17th 2008 09:24
The Season is Over, and (Almost) All the Awards Are Now Out
A memorable 2008 Major League Baseball season is over and done with now, and most of the awards have been given out.
The Philadelphia Phillies of course won the World Series. It was just the second time in franchise history that they have won it all. They beat out the Tampa Bay Rays who for the first time in franchise history not only had a winning record, but won their division and made the playoffs. They did however come up just one step short. All in all it was an amazing season for both teams.
Lou Piniella was named National League Manager of the Year for the job he did with the Chicago Cubs. Joe Maddon who replaced Piniella as manager of the Rays won the award in the American League. It was really no surprise that these two won. They both had amazing seasons, and showed that they should be successful for years to come.
In other “no brainer” news – the Rookies of the Year also came from the Cubs and Rays. These races had been locked up sometime near the All-Star break, a game in which they both played.
In the N.L. Cubs catcher Geovany Soto won in a landslide, receiving all but one first place vote (31 of 32). He finished with 158 points. Joey Votto received the other first place vote and finished in second with 76 points, while Jair Jurrjens of the Braves was a distant third with just 34 points.
In the A.L. Rays third baseman Evan Longoria was the unanimous winner. He received all 28 first place votes for 140 total points. In second places was White Sox star of the future (and present) Alexei Ramirez with 59 points. Jacoby Ellsbury of the Red Sox came in a distant third with just 26 points.
San Francisco pitcher Tim Lincecum took home the N.L. Cy Young award. He received 23 of 32 first place votes and a total of 137 points. Brandon Webb of the Diamondbacks got 4 first place votes while finishing second with 73 points. New York Mets aceJohan Santana also had 4 first place votes, but just 55 points. For those doing the math that leaves one first place vote. It went to C.C. Sabathia who joined the league halfway through the season. He had 17 starts for the Brewers while going 11-2. He finished in fifth behind Phillies closer Brad Lidge.
The A.L. Cy Young winner was also pretty obvious. Cliff Lee of theIndians got 24 first place votes and 132 points. His next closest competitor was Roy Halladay of the Blue Jays with 4 first place votes, and just 71 points. Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez came in third with 32 points. An honorable mention goes to Mike Mussina of the Yankees who actually finished 6th in the voting.
The only awards left to hand out are the league M.V.P. awards. They come out early this week.
N.L. M.V.P Awarded on Monday, November 17th
A.L. M.V.P. Awarded on Tuesday, November 18th
My picks for those awards are Albert Pujols in the N.L. Although I have a hunch voters will give it to Ryan Howard again because he played for a winning team. Seeing how everything shaped up I will now say Manny Ramirez will probably come in about 4th in the voting.
In the A.L. I am a bit more confused. I originally picked Francisco Rodriguez, but he was only good enough for third place in the Cy Young vote it might not bode well for him in MVP voting. I say he might now also be third in MVP voting too. The A.L. MVP will be either Dustin Pedroia, or Josh Hamilton. Miguel Cabrera should finish in the running too. I also wouldn’t be surprised if A-Rod still does pretty good in the voting.
A memorable 2008 Major League Baseball season is over and done with now, and most of the awards have been given out.
The Philadelphia Phillies of course won the World Series. It was just the second time in franchise history that they have won it all. They beat out the Tampa Bay Rays who for the first time in franchise history not only had a winning record, but won their division and made the playoffs. They did however come up just one step short. All in all it was an amazing season for both teams.
Lou Piniella was named National League Manager of the Year for the job he did with the Chicago Cubs. Joe Maddon who replaced Piniella as manager of the Rays won the award in the American League. It was really no surprise that these two won. They both had amazing seasons, and showed that they should be successful for years to come.
In other “no brainer” news – the Rookies of the Year also came from the Cubs and Rays. These races had been locked up sometime near the All-Star break, a game in which they both played.
In the N.L. Cubs catcher Geovany Soto won in a landslide, receiving all but one first place vote (31 of 32). He finished with 158 points. Joey Votto received the other first place vote and finished in second with 76 points, while Jair Jurrjens of the Braves was a distant third with just 34 points.
In the A.L. Rays third baseman Evan Longoria was the unanimous winner. He received all 28 first place votes for 140 total points. In second places was White Sox star of the future (and present) Alexei Ramirez with 59 points. Jacoby Ellsbury of the Red Sox came in a distant third with just 26 points.
San Francisco pitcher Tim Lincecum took home the N.L. Cy Young award. He received 23 of 32 first place votes and a total of 137 points. Brandon Webb of the Diamondbacks got 4 first place votes while finishing second with 73 points. New York Mets aceJohan Santana also had 4 first place votes, but just 55 points. For those doing the math that leaves one first place vote. It went to C.C. Sabathia who joined the league halfway through the season. He had 17 starts for the Brewers while going 11-2. He finished in fifth behind Phillies closer Brad Lidge.
The A.L. Cy Young winner was also pretty obvious. Cliff Lee of theIndians got 24 first place votes and 132 points. His next closest competitor was Roy Halladay of the Blue Jays with 4 first place votes, and just 71 points. Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez came in third with 32 points. An honorable mention goes to Mike Mussina of the Yankees who actually finished 6th in the voting.
The only awards left to hand out are the league M.V.P. awards. They come out early this week.
N.L. M.V.P Awarded on Monday, November 17th
A.L. M.V.P. Awarded on Tuesday, November 18th
In the A.L. I am a bit more confused. I originally picked Francisco Rodriguez, but he was only good enough for third place in the Cy Young vote it might not bode well for him in MVP voting. I say he might now also be third in MVP voting too. The A.L. MVP will be either Dustin Pedroia, or Josh Hamilton. Miguel Cabrera should finish in the running too. I also wouldn’t be surprised if A-Rod still does pretty good in the voting.
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