At the end of the regular season, all the SBN blogs cast their ballots for the same awards given out by the BBWAA. To make the vote comparable to the BBWAA vote, each site was given two votes, and NL blogs voted only for NL teams, AL blogs for AL teams. (And yes, I'm as puzzled as you will be to see a second-place vote for John Russell.) For Manager of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Cy Young, we voted for the top three and points are given as 5-3-1. For MVP, we voted for the top 10 and points are awarded as follows, 1st through 10th: 14-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. Ballots were due the day after the regular season ended, so playoff performances and team results have no bearing on this voting.
As has been the case the last three years, I gave the second BCB ballot to Mike, who draws all the cartoons here. Today, I present the SBN Managers of the Year; after the jump you'll find the results for both the AL and NL balloting, and here are the two BCB ballots:
Al: 1) Jim Tracy 2) Tony LaRussa 3) Bruce Bochy Mike: 1) Jim Tracy 2) Tony LaRussa 3) Charlie Manuel
The schedule for the rest of the week is:
Tuesday 11/10: Rookie of the Year Wednesday 11/11: Cy Young Award Thursday 11/12: MVP
| Rk | Manager | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Tracy | Colorado Rockies | 24 | 1 | 2 | 125 |
| 2 | Tony LaRussa | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 7 | 10 | 46 |
| 3 | Fredi Gonzalez | Florida Marlins | 2 | 6 | 5 | 33 |
| 4 | Joe Torre | Los Angeles Dodgers | - | 9 | 2 | 29 |
| 5 | Charlie Manuel | Philadelphia Phillies | - | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Bruce Bochy | San Francisco Giants | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Bobby Cox | Atlanta Braves | - | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Bud Black | San Diego Padres | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | John Russell | Pittsburgh Pirates | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| Rk | Manager | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Scioscia | Los Angeles Angels | 9 | 8 | 3 | 72 |
| 2 | Ron Gardenhire | Minnesota Twins | 9 | 5 | 1 | 61 |
| 3 | Don Wakamatsu | Seattle Mariners | 6 | 3 | 8 | 47 |
| 4 | Joe Girardi | New York Yankees | 2 | 4 | 2 | 24 |
| 5 | Ron Washington | Texas Rangers | 1 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | Terry Francona | Boston Red Sox | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | Jim Leyland | Detroit Tigers | - | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Joe Maddon | Tampa Bay Rays | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Ozzie Guillen | Chicago White Sox | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Trey Hillman | Kansas City Royals | - | - | 1 | 1 |
0 recs | 24 comments
That AL ballot is a joke. Girardi 4th for doing what, exactly? Leading the pre-season favorites and the richest team in MLB to the playoffs? Gardenhire should be first, but Scioscia is a fine replacement.
dtpollitt - November 9, 2009
Hmm. Jim Tracy. Isn't he the guy Pittsburgh ran out of town?
Zeke - November 9, 2009
Funny how that happens.
I believe both Joe Torre and Terry Francona were ran out of town by their respsective teams and they then went to the win multiple World Series Championships.
cowsarecool220 - November 9, 2009
So Dusty's next!
Zeke - November 9, 2009
quick
someone run ryno out of town and then invite him back!
jesus christos - November 9, 2009
Interesting...
…you don’t think it had anything to do with the players they had, do you?
MPH73 - November 9, 2009
Jim Riggleman should get a vote for watching every Nats game...
Shanghai Badger - November 9, 2009
Seriously?
Bud Black? John Russell?
Ridiculous.
kanderber - November 9, 2009
OT: Stats help
Sorry to hijack this thread a little, but I’m looking for a little guidance. If I’m looking to pull up numbers on a specific position, what is my best bet for going about that? I’m trying to look at 2009 stats/rankings (both offense and defense) for Centerfielders around all of baseball. I took a quick look at MLB.com & Baseball Reference, but nothing jumped out at me. Maybe I’m missing it. Thanks to anyone who can point me in the right direction.
DamonBerryhillsMitt - November 9, 2009
Surprisingly enough, espn.com might have what you're looking for
Give this link a look-see:
http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/fielding/_/position/cf/order/true
Just remember to apply a counter-hype deflation factor of at least .85 on any Red Sox or Yankee player… ;-)
ballhawk - November 9, 2009
Thanks for the help!
DamonBerryhillsMitt - November 10, 2009
mlbtraderumors:
Andronicus - November 9, 2009
Well.....there's a short-term leadoff bat for the Cubs in that deal.
.387 OBP
20 SB
But still looking for that big LH bat Lou wants (and frankly, is needed).
The Jade Scorpion - November 9, 2009
ADAM LIND!!!!!
:D
Azul Cachorro - November 9, 2009
sorry - the only place Adam Lind is moving to is about 45 feet to his left
If Toronto does trade Overbay, supposedly Lind will move over and play first.
But wait a sec… we may be in the market for a 1st baseman in 2011… Hmm… maybe the new Toronto GM is laying the groundwork for a future deal?
IT"S PRE-HAPPENING!!!??!!?!?!?!!
ballhawk - November 9, 2009
how can ADAM LIND become our 1b when pujols is going to be our 1b?
jesus christos - November 9, 2009
well, duh....
…it’s called a “platoon”!
sheesh… have to explain everything to you young whippersnappers…
ballhawk - November 9, 2009
maybe we can move soriano to 2b
and LIND to LF
jesus christos - November 9, 2009
That's interesting.
Hm. I’d guess we’d have to pay approximately the difference between Bradley and Castillo’s salaries to do that deal… I think that puts it roughly in the same class as the Rowand idea, maybe with a little less downside (Castillo has 2 years left, Rowand 3; Rowand has had injury problems and a penchant for running into fences) and probably less upside (Rowand is a couple years younger, has been a good hitter in the past).
aldimond - November 9, 2009
I'm not interested in Castillo.
And I don’t think the Jays are really interested in Bradley, either.
Al Yellon - November 9, 2009
These awards...
…are very fleeting to say the least.
If I recall, didn’t Hurdle win the year the Rockies made the WS? There are a lot of good managers who rarely sniff these awards, and there are also some mediocre ones who win them.
MPH73 - November 9, 2009
Do the winners receive a major award?
katie casey - November 9, 2009
Only in the Italian League
Shanghai Badger - November 10, 2009
Fra-Gil-E! (clap clap clapclapclap)
ballhawk - November 10, 2009
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