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taoofstieb.blogspot.com - 10/16/2009

I disagree with all you crazy bloggers

— taoofstieb.blogspot.com — Part of the fun of partaking in the Baseball Bloggers Alliance postseason voting was the notion that... maybe those of us who reside outside of the press box would get it right, and prove just how vastly superior we are to the washed up hacks in the BBWAA. After reviewing the BBA press release ... (more) I disagree with all you crazy bloggers

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wezen-ball.com - 10/15/2009

Baseball Bloggers Alliance Awards: Rookie of the Year

— wezen-ball.com — Earlier this week, I talked about the Baseball Bloggers Association and the BBA Awards . I cast... my initial ballot for Manager of the Year in that post. Well, with Rookie of the Year ballots due today, it's time for another post revealing my choices. My Rookie of the Year ballot is going to be ... (more) Baseball Bloggers Alliance Awards: Rookie of the Year

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subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com - 10/15/2009

Lisa's Baseball Bloggers Alliance AL Rookie of the Year picks

— subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com — I  did a Baseball Bloggers Alliance ballot for the AL  Rookie of the Year. Here are my... picks: 1. Andrew Bailey , Relief Pitcher, Oakland Athletics: This rookie closer is something else - 26 saves, 6-3 record, a 1.84 ERA, and 91 strikeouts. Too bad he plays for Oakland and has a ... (more) Lisa's Baseball Bloggers Alliance AL Rookie of the Year ...

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Detroit Tigers

Andrew Bailey

Rick Porcello

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I disagree with all you crazy bloggers
The Tao of Stieb — Part of the fun of partaking in the Baseball Bloggers Alliance postseason voting was the notion that maybe those of us who reside outside of the press box would get it right, and prove just how vastly superior we are to the washed up hacks in the BBWAA. After reviewing the BBA press release from yesterday (hey, they quoted us!), all we can say is: Oops. Mind you, our choice for AL Rookie of the Year, the A's Andrew Bailey, took the day with nine first place votes and 48 points total in the 5-3-1 scoring system. But what shocked us was that Brett ...

Andrew McCutchen named NL Rookie of the Year by BBA
North Side Notch — The Baseball Bloggers Alliance, which is represented by bloggers from every MLB team, announced Andrew McCutchen as their NL Rookie of the Year. McCutchen finished 1st over Tommy Hanson and J.A. Happ as he received 12 of the possible 20 1st place votes. McCutchen finished 2009 with a .286 batting average and posted an OPS of .836. His 3.4 Wins Above Replacement was tops in baseball among rookies. Garrett Jones, who led all rookies in homers, finished 6th in the NL in votes. The Pittsburgh chapter of the BBA consists of North Side Notch, ...

BBA Rookie Of The Year Awards Announced
Camden Crazies — ... who picked him 1st. Also picked 2nd once. Very Sad.” And here’s the reaction from The Tao of Stieb (emphasis added): “Part of the fun of partaking in the Baseball Bloggers Alliance postseason voting was the notion that maybe those of us who reside outside of the press box would get it right, and prove just how vastly superior we are to the washed up hacks in the BBWAA. After reviewing the BBA press release from yesterday (hey, they quoted us!), all we can say is: Oops. Mind ...

BBA AL Cy Young Award
The Tribe Daily — Two down, two to go. After voting for Manager of the Year and Rookie of the Year, here comes the big guns. In the third award for the Baseball Bloggers Alliance, it is now time to select a AL Cy Young Award winner. Mike Scioscia won manager of the year and now Andrew Bailey was named Rookie of the Year. Bailey came in third on my ballot. Andrus was my pick, and the top three was my ballot basically, just in reverse. Now comes the hard stuff. Well I guess this isn't hard. There are three-five people I'm only ...