fangraphs.com - 11/14/2008
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Earlier this week, I poked some good-natured fun at the BBWAA for their Rookie of the Year award voting. See, Edinson Volquez of the Reds finished fourth in the balloting, yet he is not a rookie. Just because nobody heard of him prior to this year does not automatically deem him eligible as ...
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MLB AWARD PREVIEW AL CY YOUNG FAVOURITE Cliff
Lee, Indians, 22-3, 2.54 ERA Coming off 5-8 and...
6.29 in 2007, was 6-0 and 0.67 through first seven starts. ERA second in majors to Johan Santana's 2.53. CONTENDERS Roy Halladay, Jays, 20-11, 2.78 ERA ...
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FanGraphs: Seidman: BBWAA, Get Your Act Together!
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
FanGraphs: Seidman: BBWAA, Get Your Act Together! Ya’ know, Cootie Williams has always been considered a top notch sideman...but THIS Seidman solo is tough to beat. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I mean, seriously, are you kidding me!? I don’t even care if Mariano Rivera had a much better season than K-Rod, or that Lester had a better year than Daisuke, or that Ervin Santana had a better year than BOTH Lester and Daisuke. No, what I care about is that three voters filled in a name under first place, second place, and third place, and none of those names were Roy Halladay. Three writers ...
Hey BBWAA
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... in Geo Soto and Evan Longoria. However. it seems some writers who are part of the voting need a refresher on who is eligible to vote for. The Reds pitcher Edinson Volquez recieved votes even though he is not Rookie eligible. ...
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ESPN Feed: neyer rob —
... finished second in the Cy Young balloting, as he probably should have. It was a strong second. But apparently Halladay was completely ignored by three of the voters. And for FanGraphs' Eric Seidman, them's fightin' words . •Is there this much outrage about the award voting every year? I suppose a lot of it's because many voters actually write about voting; I don't believe this happened much until fairly recently. Anyway, Terry Pluto's taking some heat for being the Manager of the Year voter who kept Joe Maddon from winning unamimously, and ...
Philly Media Overreaction to MVP Results…
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... For instance, Edinson Volquez, who had pitched 80 innings between 2005-07 and is clearly not a rookie, received three second-place votes for NL Rookie of the Year. Brandon Webb undeservedly received 73 total points in the NL Cy Young voting, behind winner Tim Lincecum’s 137. The most offensive result, though, was the 308 total points — including 37.5% of the first-place votes — given to Ryan Howard. Albert Pujols won, of course, but it should have been unanimous. If you haven’t read Eric Seidman’s rant against the BBWAA , hop on over to FanGraphs. I’m not going to spend too ...
Roy Halladay: Ace, Cornerstone, Player of Little Value
Ghostrunner on First —
... awards; alternately awarded for outstanding performance and contribution to a winning or playoff team. Warts and all, it's a pretty big deal. There are significant performance bonuses attached to the voting, so when it becomes a hilarious farce, I get upset. Earlier this month, Roy Halladay placed second in the American League Cy Young voting. Disappointing as it may be, Cliff Lee had a great year. The back-and-forth over strength of schedule etc. makes for good reading and discussion, so I'm all for it. Francisco Rodriquez didn't ...
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