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A little bit of baseball died for this kid today . . . .

Dave Niehaus, the legendary and beloved voice of the Mariners from their inception in 1977 through the final game of the 2010 season, died Wednesday at his home in Bellevue.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/m ... aus11.html

Sail on Dave . . . .

Lightning Bolt wrote:http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... rss.giants

ESPN announcing that Jon Miller and Joe Morgan are out as announcers of Sunday Night Baseball.

That'd be a shame because, IMO, Miller is one the great voices and storytellers in the game.
...but I can't say the same for Morgan's analyst skills.

I actually enjoyed both Miller and Morgan on SNB......too bad their run is over

NL SILVER SLUGGER WINNERS
The National League winners of the Silver Slugger Awards
C Brian McCann, Braves (4)
1B Albert Pujols, Cardinals (6)
2B Dan Uggla, Marlins (1)
3B Ryan Zimmerman, Nationals (2)
SS Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies (1)
OF Ryan Braun, Brewers (3)
OF Carlos Gonzalez, Rockies (1)
OF Matt Holliday, Cardinals (4)
P Yovani Gallardo, Brewers (1)

AL SILVER SLUGGER WINNERS
The American League winners of the Silver Slugger Awards
C Joe Mauer, Twins (4)
1B Miguel Cabrera, Tigers (3)
2B Robinson Cano, Yankees (2)
3B Adrian Beltre, Red Sox (2)
SS Alexei Ramirez, White Sox (1)
OF Jose Bautista, Blue Jays (1)
OF Carl Crawford, Rays (1)
OF Josh Hamilton, Rangers (2)
DH Vladimir Guerrero, Rangers (8)

Feliz wins AL Rookie of the Year Award

ARLINGTON -- Rangers reliever Neftali Feliz was named the American League Rookie of the Year on Monday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

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Posey catches NL Rookie of the Year honors

SAN FRANCISCO -- Buster Posey, who contributed mightily to ending the Giants' World Series drought, broke another spell Monday when he was named the National League's Rookie of the Year.

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How the Baseball Writers' Association of America voted for the National League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award.
Player 1st 2nd 3rd Pts
Buster Posey, SF 20 9 2 129
Jason Hayward, ATL 9 20 2 107
Jaime Garcia, STL 1 1 16 24
Gaby Sanchez, FLA 2 1 5 18
Neil Walker, PIT 1 3
Starlin Castro, CHC 3 3
Ike Davis, NYM 2 2
Jose Tabata, PIT 1 1
Jonny Venters, ATL 1 1

Bfan53again wrote:

Lightning Bolt wrote:http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... rss.giants

ESPN announcing that Jon Miller and Joe Morgan are out as announcers of Sunday Night Baseball.

That'd be a shame because, IMO, Miller is one the great voices and storytellers in the game.
...but I can't say the same for Morgan's analyst skills.

I actually enjoyed both Miller and Morgan on SNB......too bad their run is over

sorry.. Morgan is an Idiot.. too many times I heard him say bad things about the Giant fans.. and you could tell He had no clue.

I wonder.. when the last time
A. neither World Series team had a Golden Glove
B. both Rookies of the year were from both Series teams..

Halladay unanimous NL Cy Young winner

PHILADELPHIA -- Expectations seemed impossibly high for Roy Halladay in 2010.

Imagine what they might be in 2011.

The Baseball Writers' Association of America named Halladay the National League Cy Young Award winner on Tuesday, making him the fifth pitcher to win a Cy Young in each league. Halladay, who won the 2003 American League Cy Young Award while pitching for the Blue Jays, joined Gaylord Perry, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson and Roger Clemens as a dual-league winner.

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Twins' Gardenhire voted AL's top manager

Twins manager Ron Gardenhire has been a perennial contender for the American League Manager of the Year honor since he took the helm of the club in 2002. And now, he's finally the winner of that prestigious award.

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Black edges Baker by one point in NL

SAN DIEGO -- Padres manager Bud Black was named the National League Manager of the Year on Wednesday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. He finished one point ahead of Cincinnati's Dusty Baker in the voting.

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oph wrote:Halladay unanimous NL Cy Young winner

PHILADELPHIA -- Expectations seemed impossibly high for Roy Halladay in 2010.

Imagine what they might be in 2011.

The Baseball Writers' Association of America named Halladay the National League Cy Young Award winner on Tuesday, making him the fifth pitcher to win a Cy Young in each league. Halladay, who won the 2003 American League Cy Young Award while pitching for the Blue Jays, joined Gaylord Perry, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson and Roger Clemens as a dual-league winner.

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oph wrote:Twins' Gardenhire voted AL's top manager

Twins manager Ron Gardenhire has been a perennial contender for the American League Manager of the Year honor since he took the helm of the club in 2002. And now, he's finally the winner of that prestigious award.

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Well deserved award and overdue......

Felix is King of AL pitchers, taking Cy Young

SEATTLE -- Felix Hernandez didn't get much help from his offensively-challenged teammates this past season, but the young Mariners right-hander found plenty of support among voters with the Baseball Writers' Association of America to win his first American League Cy Young Award.

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Results of the BBWAA voting for the American League Cy Young Award. Points are awarded on a 7-4-3-2-1 basis.
Pitcher 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Points
Felix Hernandez, Mariners 21 2 3 1 1 167
David Price, Rays 4 15 7 1 111
CC Sabathia, Yankees 3 10 12 2 1 102
Jon Lester, Red Sox 1 9 12 33
Jered Weaver, Angels 1 2 6 2 24
Clay Buchholz, Red Sox 2 5 4 20
Cliff Lee, Mariners/Rangers 1 1 1 6
Rafael Soriano, Rays 1 3 5
Trevor Cahill, Athletics 1 2 4
Joakim Soria, Royals 1 2
Francisco Liriano, Twins 1 1
Justin Verlander, Tigers 1 1

Almost time to start the "2011 Baseball Season" thread, isn't it?

Votto wins NL MVP by overwhelming margin

CINCINNATI -- Often reluctant to discuss his own personal accomplishments, Reds first baseman Joey Votto has done something that will speak volumes for him over the remainder of his career.

Votto was named the National League's Most Valuable Player on Monday.

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oph wrote:Votto wins NL MVP by overwhelming margin

CINCINNATI -- Often reluctant to discuss his own personal accomplishments, Reds first baseman Joey Votto has done something that will speak volumes for him over the remainder of his career.

Votto was named the National League's Most Valuable Player on Monday.

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Another class act........well deserved

A home town boy (Midland) is expected to be named next manager of the Mets. He graduated in my brother's class at Midland High. Woo hoo for Terry Collins.

nutmeg wrote:A home town boy (Midland) is expected to be named next manager of the Mets. He graduated in my brother's class at Midland High. Woo hoo for Terry Collins.

The NY papers are saying it's a done deal, 2 year contract.

LIPH wrote:

nutmeg wrote:A home town boy (Midland) is expected to be named next manager of the Mets. He graduated in my brother's class at Midland High. Woo hoo for Terry Collins.

The NY papers are saying it's a done deal, 2 year contract.

Thanks for the info....our paper had info that he was the top prospect, but didn't have the final word.