The Limitations Of Defensive Metrics: If Jacoby Ellsbury Is So Bad In CF, Why Was He Named Defensive Player Of The Year?
Thursday, December 24th, 2009During the course of the last week-to-ten-days, Red Sox Nation has been deluged by a succession of articles detailing Jacoby Ellsbury’s defensive inadequacies in center field. In the aftermath of the team signing CF Mike Cameron and RHP John Lackey, there has been rampant speculation that the ballclub would ship Ellsbury and RHP Clay Buchholz [...]
Oakland’s Bailey, Florida’s Coghlan Earn Distinction As League’s Best Rookies
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009Oakland A’s closer Andrew Bailey and Flroida Marlins LF Chris Coghlan have been named Rookie of the Year in their respective leagues.
Bailey, 25, went 6-3, 1.84, with 26 saves. He allowed only 47 hits in 83 1/3 innings pitched (a .167 opponents batting average) while striking out 91 and walking 24 batters.
He received [...]
Jason Bay Named A. L. Silver Slugger
Thursday, November 12th, 2009Bay rips a double off the Green Monster in a late-season game at Fenway Park… SOX1FAN photo
Free agent outfielder Jason Bay has been named to the 2009 AL Silver Slugger team.
Bay was one of five different players named to the team for the first time, along with Aaron Hill (TOR), Evan Longoria (TB), Torri [...]
The Little Man Who Could! Pedroia Wins AL MVP Award
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008Admit it! You were worried that Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia and 1B Kevin Youkilis might split enough of the MVP votes to allow someone like Twins 1B Justin Morneau to win the honor.
After all, both Pedroia and Youkilis had fantastic seasons and were viable contenders for the award… Pedroia hit .326, with [...]
Pujols Named NL MVP For Second Time
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008According to the dictionary, the word ‘transcendent’ is defined as follows: exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence.
This evening, I read a couple of newspaper / website articles which used that superlative to describe St Louis Cardinals 1B Albert Pujols. Initially, my reaction was to discount the description… but the more I thought [...]
Pedroia Strikes Again! Mighty Might Snags Silver Slugger Award
Friday, November 14th, 2008Red Sox infielder Dustin Pedroia has now added a Silver Slugger Award to his growing collection of trophies. This afternoon, the sophomore second baseman was recognized by the AL’s managers and coaches as the top offensive player at his position in the American League.
He hit .326, with 17 home runs and 83 RBI [...]
Yankees Start Re-Tooling With Addition Of Swisher
Friday, November 14th, 2008This afternoon the New York Yankees began their re-tooling process with the acquisition of center fielder-first baseman Nick Swisher from the Chicago White Sox.
Last season, Swisher struggled mightily — he had the worst batting average in baseball among players with at least 502 plate appearances (the number needed to qualify for the batting title).
The Yankees [...]
Indians Lee Wins AL Cy Young Award
Friday, November 14th, 2008In 2007, Indians southpaw Cliff Lee was so bad that he was exiled to the minor leagues and left off the team’s post-season roster. This afternoon, the Baseball Writers Association of America officially named him the AL Cy Young Award winner for 2008.
Lee received 24 of 28 first-place votes and finished with 132 points… [...]
Maddon, Piniella Named AL, NL Manager Of The Year
Thursday, November 13th, 2008Joe Maddon has been named the American League Manager of the Year after leading the Tampa Bay Rays from baseball’s basement to the World Series in one amazing season, while Lou Piniella took the National League honor after leading the Chicago Cubs to the league’s best record.
Maddon was the runaway winner of the AL award [...]
Longoria, Soto Win Rookie Honors… Ellsbury Finishes Third In Voting
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008Forgive me if I think the announcement of the respective Rookie-of-the-Year awards yesterday seemed a bit anticlimactic, but the designation of Evan Longoria (AL) and Geovany Soto (NL) as the top rookies of 2008 seemed a foregone conclusion long ago (some time around mid-season, to be precise).
But now the awards have been made official.
Longoria won [...]
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