The bloggers poll had run into some uncertainty a few weeks back. Despite changing locations and voting method, the Blogger's Poll has not missed a step.
The poll for the American League utilized results up until June 15th. You can head over to RotoJunkie and see the results.
I won't spend a lot of time behind my votes, as my rationale has been posted along with the overall results at RotoJunkie, but here is how I voted:
MVP
Winner - Milton Bradley
Runner Up - Grady Sizemore
3rd - B.J. Upton
Bradley has simply been raking. I feel that his bat has done a lot of good for Josh Hamilton and if Bradley wasn't in town, Hamilton wouldn't be putting up half the numbers he is. Grady and B.J. are the best players on their respective teams, as well as being outstanding fielders. I am also a big Indians fan!
Cy Young
Winner - Shaun Marcum
Runner Up - Felix Hernandez
3rd - Scott Kazmir
I have a tough time believing that Marcum actually has a legitimate shot at winning this, but from what I have seen, Marcum has been the best pitcher in the American League this year. Like Bradley, my first place vote is like the kiss of death. Felix seems to be putting things together, and it will be interesting how the Mariners pitchers react to having a rookie behind the plate. Kazmir has been unhittable at times and his fiery attitude has turned into some great results.
Rookie of the Year
Winner - Jacoby Ellsbury
Runner Up - Evan Longoria
3rd - Aaron Laffey
There is hardly competition here. Ellsbury is out in front by a large margin. Longoria has done his best to shorten the gap, and his excellent fielding has helped, but I think the steals and on base percentage are simply too much at this point. Laffey has been solid, but one has to worry how many of his ground balls will make it to the outfield with Asdrubal in Buffalo.
I encourage everyone to give feedback on my votes, and/or to suggest whom they would have voted for. Keep in mind, however, that this is a 'if the season were to end today' vote.
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American League Awards - Week Eleven
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Brandon Heikoop
on Mon 23 Jun 2008 10:32 AM EDT | Permanent Link
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Re: American League Awards - Week Eleven
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Brian J.
on Wed 09 Jul 2008 05:49 PM EDT | Permanent Link
Bradley? Over Hamilton? "If Bradley wasn't in town, Hamilton wouldn't be putting up half the numbers he is."
So, with that being said, Hamilton would only have 10 homers and 44 RBI? I think you are selling the guy a bit short. If you take his stats when Bradley didn't start and extend them to 88 games, he would have 15 HR and 55 RBI... that's still strong numbers. I like Bradley but I'm finding it hard to justify him as MVP over Bradley... all four of those players set the table for each other which might cancel out all four of them for an MVP award. If you want to make a case for Shaun Marcum, fine... but to not have Cliff Lee in your top 3? Or Justin Duchscherer?? What do they have to do to catch your attention? Lee is 11-2 with a 2.43 ERA and 1.037 WHIP. And you know that win-loss isn't inflated on that squad. Duchscherer at 10-5 with a 1.73 ERA isn't good enough either? Jeez! Re: Re: American League Awards - Week Eleven
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Brian J.
on Wed 09 Jul 2008 05:50 PM EDT | Permanent Link
Just realized it was through June 15 so that might change things a bit... but still... next time... these guys deserve some consideration!
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