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Pujols Beats Out Howard for NL MVP
November 18th, 2008
  Albert Pujols, 1st baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals was awarded the 2008 NL MVP Award over his closest competitor, Phillies 1st baseman Ryan Howard, in balloting which was much closer than it should have been.Although this blog is partial to the Phils, 2008 World Series champs, the obvious truth is that the comparative 2008 performance numbers between Pujols and Howard, not withstanding Howard’s fine September finish, are not even close.True, Howard led all of baseball with 48 homers and 146 RBIs, but he batted a a woeful (for an MVP candidate) .251 and struck out an unsightly 199 times in roughly 690 plate appearances. That’s a strikeout every 3.47 plate appearances.Also true, Pujols’ Cardinals finished in 4th place, 11 1/2 games off of the Cubs’ pace in the NL Central Division, but check out his numbers compared with Howard’s above; League-leading .357 batting average to go along with 37 homers and 116 RBIs. His 54 strikeouts in 624 plate appearances puts him at an astounding strikeout every 11.5 plate appearances. Add to that his .462 OBP and .653 SLG % as compared with .339 and .543 for Howard.Despite Pujols’ dissing of Howard’s receiving of the MVP in 2006 (they’re close friends) claiming that “Someone who doesn’t take his team to the playoffs doesn’t deserve to win the MVP,” Howard, despite his MLB-leading 48 homers and 146 RBIs just didn’t deserve the award in light of his appalling strikeout numbers.PhilliesNation’s Tim Malcolm provides additional interesting stats and background to back up the fact that Pujols clearly deserved the award.AP Baseball Writer Ben Walker notes the other award contenders for Yahoo sports;Los Angeles outfielder Manny Ramirez and Milwaukee pitcher CC Sabathia, who both led postseason pushes after being traded by AL teams in July, also drew strong support.Milwaukee outfielder Ryan Braun was third with 139 points, and Ramirez fourth at 138. Houston’s Lance Berkman was fifth and Sabathia sixth.Personally, I don’t think that players who split leagues in a season should qualify off of their 2nd half performances. It just somehow doesnt seem right or accurate. Sabathia, while excellent at 11-2 since coming into the NL with 7 complete games, I view as problematic because of his “rented property status” with the Brewers. Plus I hold that Manny, also “rented,” is extremely shabby and non-hustle on defense and has base-running issues and foibles which severely detract from his stick prowess.Another Phil, closer Brad Lidge finished 8th in the MVP voting on the strength of his 41 saves in 41 opportunites in the regular season. He finished going 48 for 48 including the playoffs and the World Series. Add to:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.|  del.icio.us |  digg |  Furl |  Reddit |  YahooMyWeb |
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Piniella, Maddon Take Manager of the Year Honors
November 14th, 2008
  Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella and Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon took Manager of the Year honors in an MLB announcement made on Wednesday.Piniella, dubbed “Sweet lou” both for his hitting prowess (.291 lifetime BA with both the Kansas City Royals and Yankees over 18 seasons) and, sarcastically, describing his demeanor as a player and manager, led the Cubs to consecutive NL Central titles in 2007 and 2008 without reaching the next level having fallen in the division championships in 3 games in both seasons.AP Baseball Writer Mike Fitzpatrick notes;Piniella beat out Charlie Manuel of the World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies to earn his third Manager of the Year award and first in the NL. The fiery skipper also won in 1995 and 2001 with Seattle.This time, he got 15 of 32 first-place votes and totaled 103 points to 67 for Manuel, listed first on eight ballots. Florida’s Fredi Gonzalez finished third with five first-place votes and 48 points.“I’m thrilled and I’m honored. I know there were a lot of managers in the National League who had good seasons,” Piniella said from his home in Tampa, Fla.The 65-year-old Piniella earned a $100,000 bonus for winning, which he plans to donate to the team’s charity partner, McCormick Foundation’s Cubs Care.“My good fortune can get spread around a little bit,” he said. “The kids in the Chicago area will benefit from this and I’m very happy.”Frankly, I am disappointed with the choice. Yes, Seattle reached the next level 3 times between 1995 and 2001 but Piniella never got higher, nor did he win anything during 3 seasons as manager of the Yankees in 1986, 1987, 1988. Charlie Manuel took over as manager of the Phils and kept them in contention in 2005 and 2006, before chasing, catching and overtaking the NY Mets on the last day of the 2007 season to win the NL East and doing so again in 2008, this time going all of the way to the World Series title. Manuel got jobbed, robbed and deprived of the award he so justly and richly deserves.Meanwhile, in the AL, the Rays’ Joe Maddon, who never played a game in the Majors and who piloted the team to horrific finishes of 61-101 in 2006 and 66-96 in 2007, caught the Boston Red Sox midway through the season and then nipped them by 2 games at the end of the 2008 regular season for the NL East title with a 97-65 mark.After advancing to the ALCS, the Rays took a 3 games to 1 lead over the Red Sox, who have a proclivity for coming back from long deficits in championship play. The Red Sox rallied in the next 2 games to tie the series at 3 games apiece before the Rays held on to edge them by 3-1 to win the AL pennant.AP’s Fitzpatrick further noted;Tampa Bay, which started play in 1998, had never won more than 70 games in a season before Maddon engineered an incredible turnaround. With his motivational quotes and phrases, the 54-year-old skipper led a young team that finished in last place a season ago… to… the AL East title.Maddon used his versatile bench brilliantly and juggled a much-improved bullpen that lost veteran closer Troy Percival to injury. The stunning success continued in October, when the Rays beat the Chicago White Sox and defending champion Boston Red Sox to capture the AL pennant.“It was all there for us. It was just a matter of time,” Maddon said. “It happened a little sooner than I thought.”Tampa Bay’s postseason run ended with a five-game loss to Philadelphia in the World Series, but that hardly spoiled it for Maddon.“He’s got a great mind, he’s a great communicator and he’s been remarkably consistent since the first day of spring training in 2006,” Rays executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said. “That’s extremely difficult to do in an environment so full of emotion. He has maintained that through our low points and also our high points.”Add to:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.| del.icio.us | digg | Furl | Reddit | YahooMyWeb |
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Lincecum, Lee; Cy Young Award Winners
November 14th, 2008
  24 year old 2nd year ace of the San Francisco Giants Tim Lincecum and 30 year old Cleveland Indians 7 year veteran lefthander Cliff Lee garnered their respective league’s Cy Young Awards in MLB announcements made on Tuesday and Thursday.Both Lincecum and Lee had phenominal seasons; Lincecum going 18-5 while racking up an incredible league-leading winning .783 percentage and league-leading 265 strikeouts in 227 innings with a 2.62 ERA for a Giants team which finished 4th in the NL West with a 72-90 mark and one of baseball’s least productive offenses. Lee finished with the best mark in all of MLB at 22-3 with a 2.54 ERA in 223 1/3 innings pitched. Between them, they gave up an incredibly low total of 23 homers (11 off of Lincecum, 12 off of Lee) in 450 1/3 innings.In the NL, Arizona’s ace Brandon Webb finished a distant 2nd in the voting despite his 22-7 mark and 3.30 ERA in 226 2/3 innings. Webb gave up but 13 dingers. Johan Santana and CC Sabathia came in 3rd and 4th in the voting while Phillies closer Brad Lidge who recorded a perfect 41 saves in 41 chances in the regular season, 48 for 48 including the playoffs and the World Series, finished in the 5th spot in balloting.Lincecum is only the 2nd Giant ever to win the Cy Young award with joining Mike McCormick who won in 1967. Records show that only Steve Carlton, in 1972, won the Cy Young for a club with a worse record than the 2008 Giants. Lefty went 27-10 with a 1.97 ERA for the morbund 1972 Phillies team who sported baseball’s worst record that year of 59-97.Toronto Blue Jays starter Ray Halladay, with a 20-11 mark and a 2.78 ERA in 246 innings finished a distant 2nd in AL balloting and L.A. Angels closerFrancisco Rodriguez who set an MLB record with 62 saves and had a 2.24 ERA finished an even further distant 3rd.Add to:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.| del.icio.us | digg | Furl | Reddit | YahooMyWeb |
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Former Flamethrower, Indians Broadcaster Herb Score Passes Away
November 12th, 2008
  Former Cleveland Indians fastballing lefthander Herb Score passed away on Tuesday morning at age 75 at his home in Rocky River, Ohio according to an Indians team statement. He died after a lengthy illness. MLB.com’s Justice B. Hill reports; Score had been in poor health since his car pulled in front of a tractor-trailer on Oct. 8, 1998, in New Philadelphia, Ohio, a town about 80 miles south of Cleveland. Score teetered between life and death at Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio, with injuries to his hip, head and pelvis.Even after he left Aultman Hospital for home, Score wasn’t the Herb Score that friends and baseball fans had come to know. The team statement continued;“Today is a sad day for the Cleveland Indians family and for Cleveland Indians fans everywhere. We have lost one of the greatest men in the history of our franchise. Generations of Indians fans owe their love of the Tribe to Herb Score, who was a powerful pitcher and legendary broadcaster. Our thoughts and prayers are with Nancy and the Family.”Score took the Cleveland Indians and Major League baseball by storm in 1955 compiling a 16-10 record and winning AL rookie of the year honors while striking out an AL leading and then-MLB rookie record 245 in 227 1/3 innings with a 2.85 ERA a with a blazing fastball and a bottom-dropping curve. He went on to post a 20-9 mark in 1956 striking out a league-leading 263 in 249 1/3 innings with a 2.53 ERA. He completed 27 games and pitched 7 shutouts during the 2 year span. As the 1957 season opened, Score had all of the earmarks of THE next great pitching star and ace of a new generation of Indian pitchers which would include Gary Bell, Mudcat Grant, and Jim Perry.But then, on May 7th as recounted in an earlier blog post on pitcher’s vulnerability, Score was felled by line-drive off of the bat of Yankees’ shortstop Gil McDougald suffering eye and face injuries from which he recovered. Although he back to pitch in the 1958 season and pitched sporadically through 1962, his career and the potential greatness foreseen was over. Score was never the same. He altered his pitching motion, always fearing another such line-drive injury, but the change in motion reduced his effectiveness.Score retired in 1962 with a career 55-46 record and 837 strikeouts in 858 1/3 innings. AP Sports Writer Tom Withers notes for Yahoo sports;Not long after ending his playing career, Score began a second one in baseball when he joined the Indians’ TV broadcast team in 1964. He moved to radio in 1968.A native of Rosedale, N.Y., his deep voice and thick New York accent became a fixture for generations of Indians fans. He retired from broadcasting after the 1997 season, his 34th in the booth.While the Indians languished for decades during Score’s broadcasting tenure, his last game ended up being Game 7 of the 1997 World Series. As it turned out, the Indians blew a ninth-inning lead and lost it in the 11th, missing a chance to end a World Series title drought dating back to 1948.As always, Score’s last call was simple, accurate and to the point.“Line drive, base hit, the game is over,” Score said, summing up Edgar Renteria’s series-winning hit off Charles Nagy.Score’s personal send-off was brief, too.“And so that is the season for 1997,” he said. “And there’s very little else we can say except to tell you it’s been a pleasure. I would like to thank all the fans for their kindness over the years. You’ve been very good to me. And we hope that whoever sits in this chair next, you’ll be as kind to them as you have been to me.”Score’s subdued style was perfect for fans who couldn’t afford to take their pitiful Indians too seriously. Score is survived by his wife of more than 40 years, Nancy, and three children.Add to:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.| del.icio.us | digg | Furl | Reddit | YahooMyWeb |
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Phillies Gold Gloves, NL, AL Rookies of Year
November 11th, 2008
  Last week, while I was taking a bit of a break from blogging, Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins and centerfielder Shane Victorino received Gold Glove Awards at their respective positions.While many may think that 2nd baseman Chase Utley and 3rd baseman Pedro Feliz were robbed, and may have point regarding Feliz, but I think that Utley took a step down in quite a few games during the during June through August when both his offense and defense suffered.Tim Malcolm of Phillies Nation provides a rundown of the NL award winners at each position.While talking about Jimmy Rollins, one wild rumor came out the West Coast regarding a possible Philies trade of Rollins. This is precisely why I try to stay away from trade rumors generally, and particularly when they turn out to be insane and hot air.Rollins is too valuable to the Phillies with the multi-dimensions that he has shown, particularly over the past 2 seasons. Whether he’s stealing bases like in 2008, or racking up homers like in 2007, he’s the heart and inspiration for this club, even though he may have gotten lax at points in the season. He was there when it counted and has sparked September rushes for the past 2 seasons. Even though I’m not thrilled with his support for Obama, he makes the Phillies go. As the saying goes, if it ain’t broken, don’t fix it for you may change a cog and bring the machine to a screeching halt.I’m glad to see the Phils re-sign lefthanded reliever Scott Eyre for next season at $2 million — a bargain compliment for J.C. Romero out of the left side of the pen. The AP report notes;Eyre was 3-0 with a 1.88 ERA in 19 appearances for Philadelphia. He had 18 strikeouts in 14 1-3 innings… The lefty specialist held left-handed hitters to a .220 average with one home run allowed in 50 at-bats.Eyre saw crucial duty in all-important September and delivered in the spots where he was called upon in the Playoffs and in the World Series.   Congrats to both Cubs catcher Geovany Soto and Tampa Bay 3rd baseman Evan Longoria for winning Rookie of the Year Awards in their respective leagues.Soto had a fine year producing quite wallop in power at the catcher’s position for the Cubs with 23 homers, 86 RBIs to go along with a .285 BA while catching in 141 games. However, he slumped to 6 for 32 over the last 10 games of the regular season and 2 for 11 against the Dodgers as the Cubs went down in 3 games in his first taste of playoff ball.Longoria likewise had a fine rookie season, hitting 27 homers, with 85 RBIs and a .272 for the surprising Rays. But like Soto, he was 7 for 39 down the stretch of the final 10 games of September. In the playoffs, he was 11 for 42 with 6 homers and 13 RBI’s, but went 1 for 20 against the Phils in the World Series.The National League announces its’ Cyoung Award winner later on Tuesday, the Managers of the Year are scheduled to be announced on Wednesday and the AL Cy Young announcement is scheduled for Thursday. Add to:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.| del.icio.us | digg | Furl | Reddit | YahooMyWeb |
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Former Dodger Great Preacher Roe Passes Away
November 11th, 2008
 Colorful former Brooklyn Dodgers lefthanded pitching great from the late 1940’s to mid-1950’s, Elwin Charles “Preacher” Roe passed away on Sunday in West Plains, Mo. in his 90’s after a long illness.Nicknamed “Preacher” because, as AP Baseball Writer Ben Walker puts it;According to one family story, he dubbed himself “Preacher” at a young age because he admired a local preacherbut as fellow hurler Ralph Branca related to AP’s Walker; “We all called him ‘Preacher’ because he could talk your ear off,” he said. “If there was no one around, he would talk to the wall,” how he got his nickname and how many pitches he utilized and whether or not he actually threw a spitter were as big a mystery as was his true age. His website gives his birthdate as February 26, 1916 whereas Baseball Library, Baseball Almanac and Wikipedia all list the same date of birth, but a year earlier.Branca also told Walker;“He threw two pitches, a slider and his ‘Beech-Nut slider.’ Beech-Nut was a gum we all chewed back then. He knew how to use that juice to get that ball all wet.”After retiring, Roe admitted in a Sports Illustrated story that he had benefited for years by throwing a spitball. Walker notes Roe’s role in the famous Boys of Summer Dodgers era;Roe went 127-84 in a 12-year career with the Dodgers, Pittsburgh and St. Louis. But it was in Brooklyn, where he played alongside the likes of Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson, Gil Hodges, Ralph Branca and others at Ebbets Field, where he enjoyed his greatest success and acclaim.Though those Dodgers teams of the 1940s and 1950s won only one World Series — Roe was part of three teams that lost to the New York Yankees—they became a beloved part of the borough. And Roe, a skinny left-hander and mathematics teacher from a small town in Arkansas, was among the fan favorites in the big city.Roe led the NL in strikeouts in 1945 with Pittsburgh. He posted his best season in 1951, going 22-3 for the Dodgers—he did not, however, start in the three-game pennant playoff with the New York Giants, capped by Bobby Thomson’s famous home run.Roe helped put the Dodgers into the World Series in 1949, 1952 and 1953. He started a game in each of those matchups with the Yankees, going 2-1 and completing all three outings.Known for his sharp control, Roe finished with a career 3.43 ERA and pitched 101 complete games.Roe made his big league debut with St. Louis in 1938 and pitched only once for the Cardinals. He spent the next several years in the minors and returned to the majors with Pittsburgh in 1944.Roe’s path stalled for a few years following a brawl back home in Arkansas. He was coaching a girls’ high school basketball team, got into a dispute with a referee and, according to local stories, wound up with a fractured skull.“He wouldn’t fly with us,” Branca said. “It made his head hurt. He always took the train.”The Pirates traded Roe, infielder Billy Cox and reserve Gene Mauch to Brooklyn for former star outfielder Dixie Walker and two other players after the 1947 season.Roe retired after going 3-4 in 1954 and later owned a grocery store in West Plains. He often attended the Dodgers’ baseball camps at Dodgertown in Vero Beach, Fla.A piece in communities.canada.com cited a quote from Author Roger Kahn’s ‘The Boys of Summer” gaving details of how Roe allegedly loaded up;To ‘load one,’ Roe wiped his large left hand across his brow and surreptiously spat on the meaty part of the thumb. The broad base of the hand was his shield. Then, pretending to hitch his belt, he transferred moisture to his index and middle fingers. Finally, he gripped the ball on a smooth spot — away from the seams — and threw. The pitch consistently broke down.Occasionally a suspicious home plate umpire would demand to inspect the ball. The michevious Roe would then roll the ball along the grass to home plate. He was never caught.In later years, Roe claimed he threw far fewer of the pitches than opponents suspected. But his reputation was enough to make hitters uncomfortable.Preacher Roe will be missed by former Brooklyn Dodger fans.Add to:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.| del.icio.us | digg | Furl | Reddit | YahooMyWeb |
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