It's awards season! Gather the children, stoke the fire, put a pot of tea on! Call your family and friends, and....
Yeah. I don't care either. If a Giant isn't up for an MVP, what's the point?
Still, it can make for some interesting discussions and debates. All of the bloggers from SB Nation got together to have an awards vote of their own. The idea was to have two votes from each team, mirroring the actual process. I created a fictitious blog, and signed up to vote twice. I bet Murray Chass never thought to start a dummy newspaper for an extra MVP vote. (Actually, it went to Lefty....)
The MVP vote:
My ballot:
- Ryan Howard
- Albert Pujols
- Carlos Beltran
- Lance Berkman
- Brandon Webb
- Brian McCann
- Miguel Cabrera
- Jose Reyes
- Roy Oswalt
- Chase Utley
McCann over Cabrera because of position, but other than that there weren't any real surprises. Clay Davenport left Ryan Howard off his ballot completely in the Internet Baseball Awards. That's a whole lot of faith in proprietary stats, there....
Cy Young:
My ballot:
- Brandon Webb
- Roy Oswalt
- Chris Carpenter
Rookie of the Year:
My ballot:
- Hanley Ramirez
- Ryan Zimmerman
- Josh Johnson
Manager of the Year:
My ballot:
- Bruce Bochy
- Joe Girardi
- Willie Randolph