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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

National League Awards

NATIONAL LEAGUE MVP:


Henry lead the National League in hits with 236, batting average with .356 and slugging percentage with .750. Henry had the most hits (236), doubles (45), batting average (.356), on-base percentage (.400) and slugging percentage (.750) among MVP finalist.



Bonds lead the National League in runs with 157, homeruns with 73 which tied for the most in USMLB history and RBI’s with 182. Bond had the most runs (157), homeruns (73) and RBI’s (182) among MVP finalist.



Lowe lead the National League in triples with 12. Lowe had the most triples (12) and strikeouts (124) among MVP finalist.







Boone had the most walks (81) among MVP finalist.



NATIONAL LEAGUE CY YOUNG AWARD:


Taft lead the National League in wins with 24 which is also a new USMLB single season record. Taft had the most wins (24) and runs allowed (84) among Cy Young finalist.


Pavlov had the most games started (36), earned runs (72) and walks (77) among Cy Young finalist.



Dillon had the most hits allowed (190) among Cy Young finalist.



Fisher lead the National League in strikeouts with 219, earned run average at 2.31 and quality starts with 27. Fisher had the most homeruns allowed (22), strikeouts (219) and lowest earned run average (2.31) among Cy Young finalist.



Baek lead the National League complete games with 9, shutouts with 5 which is a USMLB single season record, the lowest opponents batting average at .195, lowest opponents on-base percentage at .240, lowest opponents slugging percentage at .281 and the lowest WHIP at .92. Baek had the most complete games (9), shutouts (5), losses (8), innings pitched (239.2), the lowest opponents batting average (.195), the lowest opponents on-base percentage (.240), the lowest opponents slugging percentage (.281) and the lowest WHIP (.92) among Cy Young finalist.


NATIONAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD


Seneca lead all National League rookies in homeruns with 50 and walks with 113 which also lead the National League. Seneca had the most games played (160), runs (122), triples (4), homeruns (50) and walks (113) among the Rookie of the Year finalist.



Roosevelt lead all National League rookies in RBI’s with 137 and slugging percentage with .677. Roosevelt had the most RBI’s (137) and slugging percentage (.677) among the Rookie of the Year finalist.



Spehr lead all National League rookies in doubles with 37. Spehr had the most doubles (37) among the Rookie of the Year finalist.






Smith lead all National League rookies in hits with 199, batting average .336 and on-base percentage .447 which also lead the National League. Smith had the most hits (199), stolen bases (54), batting average (.336) and on-base percentage (.447) among the Rookie of the Year finalist.

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Monday, April 13, 2009

American League Awards

AMERICAN LEAGUE MVP:


Cordero had the most at bats (630), triples (5) and stolen bases (46) among the MVP finalist.



Higginson lead the American League in batting average at .368 and on-base percentage at .447. Higginson had the most hits (204), doubles (42), walks (75), batting average (.368), on-base percentage (.447) and slugging percentage (.620) among the MVP finalist.



Lee tied for the most homeruns with 54. Lee had the most homeruns (54) among the MVP finalist.



Sisk lead the American League in runs with 127 and RBI’s with 152. He also tied for the most homeruns with 54. Sisk had the most runs (127), homeruns (54) and RBI’s (152) among the MVP finalist.



Vazquez had the most strikeouts (122) among the MVP finalist.


AMERICAN LEAGUE CY YOUNG AWARD:


Salinas had the most saves (39) among the Cy Young finalist.


Rath lead the American League in shutouts with 2 and quality stars at 24. He also tied for the lowest opponent batting average at .226. Rath had the most losses (10) among the Cy Young finalist.



Sheets lead the American League in victories with 21, innings pitched 240.0 and strikeouts with 205. Sheets had the most starts (35), wins (21), innings pitched (240.0), hits (246), runs (121), earned runs (96), walks (90) and strikeouts (205) among the Cy Young finalist.



Nitkowski lead the American League in earned run average at 2.46, WHIP at 1.13, lowest opponents on-base percentage at .285, lowest opponents slugging percentage at .319 and strikeouts per nine/innings at 9.34. He also tied for the lowest opponent batting average at .226. Nitkowski had the lowest earned run average (2.46) among the Cy Young finalist.



McClellan had the lowest opponent’s batting average (.190), opponent’s on-base percentage (.252), opponent’s slugging percentage (.278) and WHIP (.91) among the Cy Young finalist.


AMERICAN LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD


Haney lead all rookies in wins with 16, innings pitched with 222.2, earned run average with 3.72, WHIP with 1.24 and complete games with 1.



Rodriguez led all rookies in hits with 183 and RBI’s with 124.



Simmons lead all rookies in doubles with 44 which was also the most in the American League, triples with 10, walks with 111, slugging percentage with .565 and OPS with .972.



Darr lead all rookies in homeruns with 40.

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Manager of the Year Final Vote

Manager of the Year voting round II
The voting for the Manager of the Year for season 6 is in the final round. To vote for the Manager of the Year you will need to send me in a site mail or trade chat your top five managers then the winner will be revealed during game one of the World Series. Also your picture will be the first feature of the Hall of Champions so have your mug shots ready.


Milwaukee Bucks– waydogg5
Team records
ML: 106-56 (Division Winner)
AAA: 65-79
AA: 61-83
HiA: 72-72
LowA: 73-71
Rookie: 50-26 (Division Winner)
GRADES
ML team: A+
Minors: C
Draft: B-
Team report: The Bucks had a 10 game improvement over last season and winning there first National League North Division crown. The team also has a first round bye in the playoffs as they had the second best record in the National League this season. Could challeged for the National League crown and make it to the World Series this season. They made it to the second round of voting by getting 50% of the vote.


Toledo Boltz – sharkyaz
Team records
ML: 79-83
AAA: 77-67 (Wildcard team)
AA: 68-76
HiA: 67-77
LowA: 94-50 (Wildcard team)
Rookie: 58-18 (Wildcard team)
GRADES
ML team: B
Minors: B+
Draft: B+
Team report: The Boltz saw a 39 game improvement over the previous season and is the biggest improvement of the final candidates. The team struggled down the stretch and fell out of the playoff race with about 10 games to go and then fell to third place. They made it to the second round of voting by getting 19% of the vote.


New Britain Fisher Cats – jayw11
Team records
ML: 91-71 (Wildcard Team)
AAA: 85-59 (Wildcard Team)
AA: 107-37 (Division Winner)
HiA: 96-48 (Division Winner)
LowA: 85-59 (Wildcard Team)
Rookie: 44-32
GRADES
ML team: B-
Minors: A
Draft: A-
Team Report: The Fisher Cats had 5 fewer wins this season then last year and for the first time in the last three seasons they didn’t win the National League North division. The team really had to fight for there playoff life this season which could help them or hurt them in the playoffs. They won the last playoff spot and will face the Tacoma Pioneers in the first round of the playoffs. They made it to the second round of voting by getting 50% of the vote.


Arizona Sting – texanboiler
Team records
ML: 88-74 (Division Winner)
AAA: 43-101
AA: 67-77
HiA: 65-79
LowA: 75-69
Rookie: 44-32 (Wildcard Team)
GRADES
ML team: B+
Minors: C-
Draft: C+
Team Report: The Sting had 2 fewer wins this season then last season but they where still able to win there division this season for the first time in there history. The team really had to make a great comeback to win the division and then it was a back and forth battle with the Beefpound till the last couple of games. They made it to the second round of voting by getting 21% of the vote.


Ottawa Crawdaddies – davisbrian
Team records
ML: 86-76 (Division Winner)
AAA: 78-66 (Division Winner)
AA: 69-75
HiA: 74-70
LowA: 76-68 (Wildcard Team)
Rookie: 52-24 (Division Winner)
GRADES
ML team: A
Minors: A-
Draft: C+
Team Report: The Crawdaddies saw a 20 game improvement over last season. They won the American League North for the second time in the last three years. The Crawdaddies looked like they where going to sail into the playoffs until the Landports really made it interesting during the last week of the season but the Crawdaddies where able to hang on to the division with a couple more games left in the season. They made it to the second round of voting by getting 14% of the vote the highest of the teams not in the top two.


Tucson Chupacabras – gerld
Team records
ML: 85-77
AAA: 70-74
AA: 96-48 (Division Winner)
HiA: 84-60 (Division Winner)
LowA: 98-46 (Division Winner)
Rookie: 54-22 (Division Winner)
GRADES
ML team: A
Minors: A+
Draft: B-
Team report: The Chupacabras saw a 17 game improvement over last season. The team was in the playoff chase until there where about 10 games left in the season. They had tied for the National League West division lead for a couple games but then it looked like the team just lost steam and really faded during the last week. They made it to the second round of voting by getting 14% of the vote the highest of the teams not in the top two.


St. Louis Cornerstone – kk73
Team records
ML: 87-75 (Division Winner)
AAA: 90-54 (Division Winner)
AA: 93-51 (Wildcard Team)
HiA: 116-28 (Division Winner)
LowA: 105-39 (Division Winner)
Rookie: 62-14 (Division Winner)
GRADES
ML team: B+
Minors: A+
Draft: A-
Team report: The Cornerstone had 6 fewer wins this season then last season but still one the division for the second time in the last three years. The team had the National League East wrapped up with about a week left in the season and just coasted into the playoffs. They made it to the second round of voting by getting 33% of the vote.


Houston Hitmen – szckrenyi
Team records
ML: 108-54 (Division Winner)
AAA: 85-59 (Division Winner)
AA: 56-88
HiA: 71-73
LowA: 70-74
Rookie: 44-32 (Division Winner)
GRADES
ML team: A
Minors: C
Draft: A
Team Report: The Hitmen saw a 7 game improvement over last season. The team has won there second straight American League South division crown and has the best record in the American League this season. The team is currently waiting for there next opponent in the playoffs as they had earned themselves a first round bye. They made it to the second round of voting by getting 44% of the vote.


Tacoma Pioneers – tomjames
Team records
ML: 94-68 (Division Winner)
AAA: 88-56 (Division Winner)
AA: 88-56 (Wildcard Team)
HiA: 65-79
LowA: 56-88
Rookie: 42-34
GRADES
ML team: B-
Minors: C+
Draft: A-
Team Report: The Pioneers had 11 fewer victories this season over last season. The team really had the fight for there playoff lives till about the last week of the season when it looked like the team finally got healthy and playing well once again. This is the third straight year that the team has won the National League West division. They made it to the second round of voting by getting 15% of the vote.


Monterrey Stars – goldie1973
Team records
ML: 106-45 (Division Winner)
AAA: 77-67
AA: 99-45 (Division Winner)
HiA: 89-55 (Division Winner)
LowA: 90-54 (Division Winner)
Rookie: 54-22 (Division Winner)
GRADES
ML team: A+
Minors: A
Draft: B
Team Report: The Stars had 2 fewer victories this season over last season. The Stars won there third straight National League South title and really looks to add a third straight World Series title to the trophy case this season. They had the division in hand for most of the year. They made it to the second round of voting by getting 69% of the vote.

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