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 As some of you may, or may not know, Phighting On is a proud member of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance, (or the BBA for short) and every year they choose who they think are deserving of different awards. They have already chosen who should be Hall of Famers, and last year I helped them select some other awards. Well now, with the All-Star game coming up, the Alliance is compiling a list...
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 Well this cannot be good. Today the NL (and AL) Silver Slugger list was announced, and for the first time in five years, nobody on the Phillies was on the list. The list included the usual suspects, like Albert Pujols, Brian McCann, and Matt Holliday, who each have four or more awards.
Though this is not totally surprising, especially this year, the news of no sluggers in Phill...
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 Earlier today, the Rawlings Gold Glove winners for the NL were announced, and surprise surprise, Shane Victorino was the lone Phillie among the group. This is Victorino's third straight gold glove, and his third overall. This year, Shane had the most assists by a center fielder, 11, the fifth most put-outs with 360, and the second least amount of errors with a mere 2. H...
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 Here is my ballot for the BBA's Walter Johnson award, which corresponds to the Cy Young Award. Hope you enjoy. NOTE: This originally had 3 people but the BBA told me I needed 5 so I changed it.
Fifth Place: Heath Bell- San Diego Padres: Bell was second in saves for the NL, only one away from league leader Brian Wilson. He only blew three saves and still had an incredible 6-...
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 Well, as you may have read, as a part of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance, I am voting on post-season awards. Today is the Willie Mays award, which corresponds with rookie of the year. Of course, I learned that I needed three choices so my vote didn't count. Dusty Baker (my vote) of course goes on to lose to Bud Black by two points. Oh well.
3rd Place: Ike Davis- N...
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 As you know (or do not know), this blog is a part of the BBA or the Baseball Bloggers Alliance, and they are holding their annual awards, which, as a member, I get to vote on. So here are my selections for the Connie Mack Award, which is equivalent to manager of the year.
Runner Up: Charlie Manuel- Philadelphia Phillies. Charlie made some key moves this year. Sta...
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