Because I was too busy worrying about the Red Sox going completely to hell, I missed the boat altogether with regard to my 1100th post–so, appropos of nothing,  this post is #1111…Who would have thought? And, I am still all discombobulated about the Sox and the back and forth, and the he said, no, HE [...]

Wow…WHAT a difference a year makes… After playing only 18 games in 2010 due to injury, Jacoby Ellsbury made a dramatic 180 degree turn to have a monster season. He played in 158 games this year, and batted .321, with 32 homers, 105 RBI’s, and 39 stolen bases. He was also a 1st time All-Star, [...]

Craig Kimbrel of the Atlanta Braves easily won the Baseball Bloggers Alliance’s Willie Mays Award for top rookie in the National League. The American League award, though, was a much different story. Kansas City first baseman Eric Hosmer and Tampa Bay pitcher Jeremy Hellickson both received 67 points in American League voting, creating the first [...]

I said in a post a little over a week ago that I wanted to know all the nasty details of the Red Sox epic collapse–all the names, dates and places. I also said we would all probably be very disappointed when we found out. Add “shocked” to those statements, and that is exactly what [...]

The penultimate BBA Postseason Award, the Walter Johnson Award, is given to the best pitcher in each league, and was an easy choice for the Boston Chapter–and the one everyone seems to agree on… After the monster season he has in 2011, going 24-5 with a 2.40 ERA, which included 4 complete games, 2 shut [...]

Top Blogger Organization Awards Connie Mack Award For 2011 Arizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson and Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon were named the 2011 Connie Mack Award winners today by the Baseball Bloggers Alliance. The Connie Mack Award recognizes those considered the top manager for the season. Gibson took over an Arizona team that [...]