In earlier voting this postseason by the Baseball Bloggers Alliance, Atlanta Braves closer Craig Kimbrel won the Willie Mays Award for top rookie handily while the American League race for that award was much tighter. With the Goose Gossage Award, handed out to the best reliever, Kimbrel got to see how the other half lives, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The 3rd BBA Award of the postseason, the Goose Gossage Award, is given to the best relief pitcher in each league. And this ballot was the closest race for the Boston Chapter, with 3 votes separating the winner from the 3rd place selection, and a 1 vote difference between 1st and 2nd place… The Boston [...]