AL MVP – Curtis Granderson (Yankees)
NL MVP – Matt Kemp (Dodgers)
AL CY YOUNG – Justin Verlander (Tigers)
NL CY YOUNG – Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers)
AL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR – Mark Trumbo (Angels)
NL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR – Craig Kimbrel (Braves)
AL MANAGER OF THE YEAR -- Joe Maddon (Rays)
NL MANAGER OF THE YEAR – Kirk Gibson (Diamondbacks)
WORLD SERIES – Texas & Philadelphia
RETIRING ANNOUNCER WHO SHOULD BE IN THE HALL OF FAME -- John Gordon (Twins)
Those look pretty good, especially Maddon.
ReplyDeleteKen - is the Mark Trumbo prediction your choice, or is it your prediction of who is likely to win?
ReplyDeleteHe hit a lot of home runs, but he's a pretty awful baseball player.
Go Phillies!
ReplyDeleteSorry, Ryan Braun's clutch hitting and finishing second in the batting race (Jose Reyes is a wimp) in leading the Brewers to the Central title should win him the MVP. I salute Kemp's numbers, but as Branch Rickey once said to Ralph Kiner, "We could have finished last without you."
ReplyDeleteI think NL MVP should and will be Ryan Braun of the Brewers. They have their first division title in how many years? And whether you like to admit it or not, winning the division does help with these awards.
ReplyDeleteGo Cards!!!!!
Pam aka SisterZip
Semi OT -- Ken, do you have first call on the trip to Tokyo to do the A's-Mariners series to open the 2012 season? Or are the Ms planning to go back to a full time team next season after the rotating announcers to replace Dave Niehaus this year?
ReplyDeleteCouldn't a good argument be made for Cliff Lee for Cy Young? He has great numbers this year, especially late in the season.
ReplyDeleteVerlander is the best pitcher baseball's seen in years. I can't imagine anyone voting for anyone else for the Cy Young award.
ReplyDeleteYou have to put Tony Romo in there somewhere just because of the hat and the ribs... Wait.
ReplyDeleteHow about Detroit's manager?
ReplyDeletesorry if you mentioned it this week and I missed it, but are you going to continue as a baseball broadcaster, or do you become a RETIRING ANNOUNCER WHO SHOULD BE IN THE (sitcom) HALL OF FAME?
ReplyDeleteL'Shana Tova, Ken.
ReplyDeleteEpic Failure of the Year goes to the Boston Red Sox
ReplyDeleteRethinking Kimbrel.
ReplyDelete@Ray -- Reyes did what he had to do. And Braun went 0 for 4 anyway. And the Brewers are going to the postseason in any case. (How's the book going?)
I don't disagree that Braun is a worthy MVP. But if the Brewers had had another, lesser player instead of him, they still might have won. If the Dodgers hadn't had Kemp, they would have finished the season in Barstow.
ReplyDeleteEpic Failure of the Year goes to the Boston Red Sox
ReplyDeleteShared with the Atlanta (nee Milwaukee and Boston) Braves, whose collapse was comparable in its suddenness but is overlooked because their media and fan base aren't drama queens. ("No playoffs? No matter. When's the next Tech or UGa game?")
I have Phillies over TX in the WS.
ReplyDeletewill miss john gordy
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