Awards
It may be the most wonderful time of the year, but the next week could potentially change a lot in how St. Louis baseball business is done going forward. Any way you choose to view it, the Cardinals are stuck until they figure out who will be manning first base in April. As the Winter [...]
Dennis did a much better job describing the fun earlier right here, so I get the easy job! Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine getting to take part in something so cool as the CBA’s when this all started for me. I am blessed to get to work with a great pair of guys [...]
Posted in: Awards,Fun,Offseason,United Cardinal Bloggers
Tagged with: Allen Craig, Colby Rasmus, David Freese, Edwin Jackson, Jason Motte, Lance Berkman, Ryan Jackson, Yadier Molina
If you love baseball’s “silly season” during which baseball players routinely have the opportunity to injure themselves patting themselves and each other on the back, then the inaugural “Rawlings Gold Glove Awards Show” is just the thing for you. That’s right. ESPN has set aside a whole hour dedicated to an announcement that really shouldn’t [...]
Posted in: Awards,Major League Baseball
Tagged with: A-Gon, A.J. Pierzynski, adrian beltre, Adrian Gonzalez, Alex Avila, Alex Gonzalex, Alex Gordon, Andre Ethier, Asdrubal Cabrera, Austin Jackson, Barry Larkin, Brandon Phillips, Brett Gardner, Brian McCann, Cameron Maybin, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Ruiz, Casey Kotchman, Chris Young, Clayton Kershaw, Clint Barmes, Dan Haren, Daniel Descalso, Dustin Pedroia, Erick Aybar, Evan Longoria, Fausto Carmona, Gaby Sanchez, Gerardo Parra, Hiroki Kuroda, Ian Kinsler, J.J. Hardy, Jacoby Ellsbury, James Loney, Jay Bruce, Jeff Francoeur, Joey Votto, John Kruk, Karl Ravech, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Lohse, Mark Buehrle, Mark Teixeira, Mark Trumbo, Matt Holliday, Matt Kemp, Matt Wieters, Neil Walker, Nick Markakis, Omar Infante, Pablo Sandoval, Peter Bourjos, placido polanco, Rawlings Gold Glove Award, robinson cano, Ronny Cedeno, Ryan Braun, Sam Fuld, Shane Victorino, Torii Hunter, Troy Tulowitzki
How fitting that in the “Year of the Pitcher” we would be tasked with casting a ballot for the Baseball Bloggers Alliance’s Walter Johnson Award, choosing the top pitcher of the season for the National League. Thankfully, this award is also based upon the regular season, which keeps us within the “Year of the Pitcher” [...]
Posted in: Awards,Baseball Bloggers Alliance,National League,Non-Cardinals
Tagged with: Arizona Diamondbacks, Clayton Kershaw, Cliff Lee, Felix Hernandez, Ian Kennedy, Los Angeles Dodgers, Madison Bumgarner, Matt Cain, National League, NL Awards, Philadelphia Phillies, Roy Halladay, San Francisco Giants, Triple Crown, Walter Johnson Award
Matt Holliday is leading the NL with a .349 average? Been there, done that. Lance Berkman is close behind at .338? Sure, no problem. Joey Votto is cruising along with another great season? Yep, that’s what we’ve come to expect. Placido Polanco is slapping the ball around consistently enough to post a .335 average? No [...]
I’m usually hesistant to predict individual awards, because there is about a 20% chance of getting any of them correct, and I’m all about hitting the 1/4 mark. Then again, this is for the UCB, and I’ll gladly sacrifice quality for quantity in the name of the UCB. American League AL MVP – Robinson Cano [...]
Posted in: Awards,United Cardinal Bloggers
Tagged with: Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Brandon Phillips, Brendan Ryan, Bronson Arroyo, carl crawford, Evan Longoria, Felix Hernandez, Franklin Gutierrez, Ichiro Suzuki, Jimmy Rollins, Joe Mauer, Joe Nathan, Mark Buehrle, Marlon Byrd, Michael Bourn, robinson cano, Ryan Zimmerman, Shane Victorino, Tim Lincecum, Troy Tulowitzki, Yadier Molina
I’m not announcing anything you don’t already know, but I can certainly provide you an easy way to see the entire ceremony. Below is the White House feed of the entire ceremony. Stan Musial wasn’t the only one receiving the honor today from President Barack Obama, there were a lot of big names on the [...]
Posted in: Awards,Former Cardinals,Media Appearances,Video
Tagged with: Barack Obama, Bill Russell, George H.W. Bush, KMOV, Maya Angelou, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Stan Musial, Warren Buffett, White House
It’s the bottom of the 9th, and I’ve been brought into the game to seal the deal with a 10 run lead. That’s how I would describe the last couple months at PH8. I wasn’t around for most of the year, so I deserve very little credit for PH8′s UCB award win for “Best Team [...]
Let’s begin with the assumption that the voting process for the Gold Glove awards is horribly flawed and a complete joke. If you don’t agree with this assumption, then go pat Derek Jeter on the back for winning a Gold Glove about 14 years past his defensive prime. It’s not that I don’t like Jeter, [...]
The Gold Glove which is technically the “Rawlings Gold Glove Award” is voted on by the managers and coaches of each league. Voters are not permitted to vote for players from their own team in an effort to eliminate bias. That said, it’s probably fair to say that most voters don’t take the time to [...]
Posted in: Awards,Current Cardinals,Major League Baseball,National League
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Andre Ethier, Brandon Phillips, Bronson Arroyo, Gold Glove, National League, placido polanco, Shane Victorino, Troy Tulowitzki, Yadier Molina
