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November 24th, 2007

Linkage: NL East Edition

Catching up on some stuff that’s been sitting on the proverbial desk for awhile. Yeah, it’s a little old, but so am I. Get over it:

Chris at Capitol Punishment examines the Nationals’ least clutch plays of the 2007 season.
Speaking of the Nats, Harper at Oleander and Morning Glories explains why Manny Acta didn’t get serious […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments

November 14th, 2007

Melvin, Wedge Named Manager of the Year

Man, I had way too much coffee this morning. You could get a contact high just reading this.
Enough about me, how about the Manager of the Year awards? The good news is, the voters got one of ‘em right. The other one? Eh, it’s defensible.
You liked Colorado’s Clint Hurdle and Cleveland’s Eric Wedge (as did […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments

October 12th, 2007

2007 MLB Award Poll Recap

Okay, I promise this is the last I’ll say on the subject. In case you somehow missed it, we’ve been running polls on all of MLB’s major postseason awards. Here is a list of links to all of our polls and who is leading as of this writing.

Award
Current Leader

AL MVP
Alex Rodriguez

NL MVP
Jimmy Rollins Matt Holliday

AL […]

By Geoff Young -- 6 comments

October 10th, 2007

2007 NL Manager of the Year Poll

Who do you like for NL Manager of the Year in 2007?

Clint Hurdle

Bob Melvin

Ned Yost

Charlie Manuel

bud black

Manny Acta

Add an Answer

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You thought I forgot. Go ahead, admit it. You noticed that we didn’t run a poll yesterday, and you thought that I’d forgotten about NL Manager of the Year.
Now, why would I do that?
Right, […]

By Geoff Young -- 2 comments

October 8th, 2007

2007 AL Manager of the Year Poll

Who do you like for AL Manager of the Year in 2007?

Eric Wedge

Terry Francona

Joe Torre

Mike Scioscia

Add an Answer

View Results

Happy Monday, and welcome to our latest poll. Manager of the Year is always a tricky one for me. What criteria should we use to determine the winner? If we look only at total victories, we […]

By Geoff Young -- 3 comments

September 29th, 2007

Preseason Picks Revisited: NL West

Preseason Picks Revisited
The story so far:

AL West
AL Central
AL East

First off, I’d like to thank all the spammers for their excellent suggestions. Some pretty imaginative stuff, although much of it I fear is not physically possible. But really, what are we without ambition?
To the topic at hand. Here are my preseason predictions for the NL West, […]

By Geoff Young -- 1 comment

September 26th, 2007

Preseason Picks Revisited: AL West

In the interest of accountability, I thought we’d start looking back at my preseason predictions. I’ll run one division a day and make a few comments where appropriate.
First off, the American League West:

Angels – They’ve won the division, as expected. The team from Anaheim still has a chance to finish with the best record in […]

By Geoff Young -- 9 comments

September 24th, 2007

Red Sox Clinch Berth, NL Wild Card Tightens

Most of the pennant races became clearer over the weekend. Boston clinched a playoff spot, although whether it will be as AL East champion or AL wild card representative is yet to be determined. After winning on Sunday, the Yankees find themselves 1 1/2 games back of the Red Sox with seven to play, which […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments