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Post-Season Awardzzzz 2014

Edgy MD Nov 07 2014 08:59 PM

Casey McGehee and Chris Young are your Comeback Dude winners. Young spent 2013 in the minors, making only nine starts. McGehee spent it in Japan.

metsmarathon Nov 07 2014 09:39 PM Re: Post-Season Awardzzzz 2014

is now a good time to ask why the world series mvp can be a pitcher, but for some reason, pitchers can't be the season mvp?

Edgy MD Nov 07 2014 09:41 PM Re: Post-Season Awardzzzz 2014

The short answer, and one I disagree with, is because pitchers "have their own award."

metsmarathon Nov 07 2014 09:44 PM Re: Post-Season Awardzzzz 2014

so do hitters. and fielders.

Mets – Willets Point Nov 07 2014 09:47 PM Re: Post-Season Awardzzzz 2014

Justin Verlander, Dennis Eckersley, Roger Clemens, Rollie Fingers, Bob Gibson, and some others would like to argue with that assertion.

Edgy MD Nov 07 2014 10:20 PM Re: Post-Season Awardzzzz 2014

Speaking of fielders, Yadier Molina has won his third Platinum Glove award in four years. The PG goes to the one top defender. It's been around since 2011, and I think its time has more than come, but it's voted on by fans, so judge that as you will. [list]Year League Player Team Position 2011 American Adrián Beltré Texas Rangers 3B 2011 National Yadier Molina St. Louis Cardinals C 2012 American Adrián Beltré (2) Texas Rangers 3B 2012 National Yadier Molina (2) St. Louis Cardinals C 2013 American Manny Machado Baltimore Orioles 3B 2013 National Andrelton Simmons Atlanta Braves SS 2014 American Alex Gordon Kansas City Royals LF 2014 National Yadier Molina (3) St. Louis Cardinals C[/list:u] Know what? Don't judge that as you will. Listen to me. Boo that result. Boo it to the moon and back. That's Lagares' hardware Molina's collecting.

Frayed Knot Nov 08 2014 05:38 AM Re: Post-Season Awardzzzz 2014

Yeah, the whole fan voting thing to decide an award among award winners is a really bad idea. Silver Sluggers - 2014: American League 1B - Jose Abreu, White Sox 2B - Jose Altuve, Astros SS - Alexei Ramirez, White Sox 3B - Adrian Beltre, Rangers OF - Mike Trout, Angels OF - Jose Bautista, Blue Jays OF - Michael Brantley, Indians C - Yan Gomes, Indians DH - Victor Martinez, Tigers ******************************** National League 1B - Adrian Gonzalez, Dodgers 2B - Neil Walker, Pirates SS - Ian Desmond, Nationals 3B - Anthony Rendon, Nationals OF - Andrew McCutchen, Pirates OF - Justin Upton, Braves OF - Giancarlo Stanton, Marlins C - Buster Posey, Giants P - Madison Bumgarner, Giants

Ashie62 Nov 08 2014 01:51 PM Re: Post-Season Awardzzzz 2014

Silver Slugger Alexei Ramirez might be a Met target.

Frayed Knot Nov 11 2014 06:17 PM Re: Post-Season Awardzzzz 2014

Washington's Matt Williams & Baltimore's Buck Showalter are MOYs for 2014

bmfc1 Nov 11 2014 06:42 PM Re: Post-Season Awardzzzz 2014 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Nov 12 2014 08:53 AM

Phil Rogers, who put deGrom 2d, voted Terry as 3d for Manager of the Year. Was he casting this vote from the bottom?

Frayed Knot Nov 12 2014 06:57 AM Re: Post-Season Awardzzzz 2014

He figures that deGrom only pitched as well as he did because he was being managed by Terry.

Frayed Knot Nov 12 2014 06:15 PM Re: Post-Season Awardzzzz 2014

Clayton Kershaw, to the surprise of no one, is the unanimous NL CY. Johnny Cueto & Adam Wainwright finished 2nd & 3rd Unknown to most at the beginning of the year, Cleveland's Corey Kluber is the AL winner over Felix Hernandez (17 1st place votes to 13) with Chicago's Chris Sale finishing 3rd

G-Fafif Nov 13 2014 06:38 PM Re: Post-Season Awardzzzz 2014

Kershaw wins MVP, first NL pitcher to do so since the year before Seaver should have in 1969. Duda nabs one eighth-place vote. Stanton 2nd, Cutch 3rd. Trout in the DH league, unaninimous.

Zvon Nov 13 2014 08:08 PM Re: Post-Season Awardzzzz 2014

G-Fafif wrote: Kershaw wins MVP, first NL pitcher to do so since the year before Seaver should have in 1969. Duda nabs one eighth-place vote. Stanton 2nd, Cutch 3rd. Trout in the DH league, unaninimous. Figured on both. I'm amazed at how much I didn't give a shit after the ROY was announced. I'm usually into it whether a Mets involved or not. I guess because most were shoe-ins.

Edgy MD Nov 13 2014 08:16 PM Re: Post-Season Awardzzzz 2014

Curious if Stanton could have pulled it out hadn't he gotten his face mashed in. I'm really concerned he'll never be the same.

Zvon Nov 13 2014 10:26 PM Re: Post-Season Awardzzzz 2014

Edgy MD wrote: Curious if Stanton could have pulled it out hadn't he gotten his face mashed in. I'm really concerned he'll never be the same. That would suck.

Edgy MD Nov 13 2014 11:14 PM Re: Post-Season Awardzzzz 2014

Gar-Batting Stance Guy 9 mins · Twitter · Marlins nearing $300M deal with Stanton. 1 year with Miami and 8 with Toronto.

metsmarathon Nov 14 2014 07:44 AM Re: Post-Season Awardzzzz 2014

i'm happily surprised that the voters got the nl mvp right. all too often i hear that t pitcher can't be the mvp, because he has his own award. i'm glad enough people disagreed.

Frayed Knot Nov 14 2014 10:04 AM Re: Post-Season Awardzzzz 2014

2nd time in four seasons for a pitcher as MVP (Verlander - 2011) The big gap had been for an NL pitcher to pull of the double, you need to go back to Bob Gibson '68 for that one. The one argument I found specifically stupid was the one where relief pitchers should be considered for MVPs but not starters. Kind of funny that Trout, after two runner-up years, wins unanimously in what was arguably the worst of his three full seasons.