KOD 12 Award Voting Page

NL CY Award - click here to vote

Dwight Gooden (NYM) - The case for Gooden is quite simple..Most starts he dominated while being on the white substance and we are not talking rasin bag..On a staff that feature one of the greatest pictures of the game Tom Seaver whose ERA somehow was over 5, doc took the ball every 5 days and was electric..Doc would of had more wins but his pathetic offensive slightly above the tidewater tides prevented him from running the table (Andy Weinrib).

Jim Maloney (CIN) - Maloney finished 2nd in ERA with a 2.28 and tied Koufax for most wins with 8.  However, Maloney went undefeated (8-0 and was th eonly one who did) for a 1st place team and his 8-0 record and top notch ERA helped the Reds seal 1st place...his performance can't be matched (S.Tate).

Dock Ellis (PIT) - Finished the season with a 2.17 ERA, Ellis was 4-2 for the Pirates.  His best game of the year was perhaps his final start when he beat the Phillies 6-0 on 6 hits.

Steve Carlton (PHI) - (From Manager Justin Ryan)  Really?  He's on the Cy Young Ballot?  He's 40!  He was in the minor leagues when Cy Young was making his last tour through the league.  I mean, he had a solid season, with a 2.70 ERA, and his K/9 ratio is just under 9, very impressive for a man whos birthstone is lava.  I support my guy, but with Maloney over there in Cincy...I find it tough to make a legitimate argument here.  We wouldn't have been in it til the end, if it weren't for Steve.  In fact,. in the last game of the season, facing elimination, Steve pitched two innings in relief on short rest to keep his team in the game (J.Ryan).

Sandy Koufax (LAD) - Sandy finished tied for the league lead in wins (8), fourth in ERA (2.47) and 1st in strikeouts.  Koufax fanned 98 in just 87 innings of work.  That’s an average of 1.12 strikeouts per inning.  His nearest competitor in the voting (Gooden) had 72 k's.  NL batters hit a mere .172 vs the great left hander, which 15% points better than his real life numbers vs tougher competition.  Koufax is the only candidate who held opposing batters under a .200 BA.



Tale of the #’s:

Pitching                    ERA  W  L    Pct   G CG  SH SV    IP GS   H   R  ER HR  BB   K
Ellis,Dock             Pit  2.17  4  2  .667   9  3   2  0  58.0  9  55  18  14  3  12  25
Maloney,Jim            CIN  2.28  8  0 1.000   9  4   1  0  71.0  9  53  20  18  5  18  56
Koufax,Sandy           LAD  2.47  8  1  .889  10  7   1  0  87.1 10  54  25  24 16  20  98
Carlton,Steve          PHN  2.70  4  2  .667  10  3   1  0  70.0  9  56  23  21  9  20  68
Gooden,Dwight          NYM  3.04  6  4  .600  10  5   0  0  77.0 10  75  33  26  5  18  72



NL MVP Award - click here to vote
 

Rick Monday (CUB) - Rick Monday was the Cubs most consistent leader all year, albeit a surprising consistence. He hit for power,average and played an excellent center field. I would have chosen Hank Sauer as Hank provided a tremendous spark once he made the starting lineup. Once I wised up and replaced Billy Williams with Sauer, that's when the Cubs took off.  Hank hit a HR every 5.9 at bats. While he may not be the league MVP, he was most definitely the Cub MVP (Walden).

Frank Robinson (CIN) - Frank went .323 with 17 HRs and an amazing 54 RBIs.....6 more than the next guy.  Lets look at total runs and RBIbis for the top MVP candidates.  Who cares what your bat avg is if you can't score or knock 'em in....and who cares about HRs that don't result in RBIs.  So, lets add up each players runs and RBIs and see what we get:

Jackie Robinson  43 runs and 21 RBI  =  64
Joe Morgan         33 runs and 31 RBI =  64
Steve Garvey       29 runs and 42 RBI =  71
Willie Mays         45 runs and 43 RBI  =  88

Frank Robinson 43 runs and 54 Rbis  =  97

Now factor this in with his team finishing 1st and this is why Frank Robinson was the MVP hands down.

I also looked at games played to adjust for that since Mays and Frank Robinson played in 48 and Garvey only 38.  Here is the avg of runs + RBIs divided by games played for each:

Willie Mays = 1.83 per game
Steve Garvey = 1.87 per game
Frank Robinson = 2.02 per game
(S.Tate)

Jackie Robinson (BKN) - Jackie led the NL in batting (.393), which was 63 points higher than his real life totals and 22 points higher than his next competitor (Garvey).  While on the basepaths, Jackie's constant threat to steal cause havoc on opposing pitchers.  His 7 stolen bases do not truly reflect just how valuable he was while on the basepaths.  His 43 runs scored tied him with Frank Robinson and put him just two behind Mays.

Willie Mays (SFG)  -The Say Hey Kid finished first in homers (22), 3rd in BA (.353) and 6th in RBI (43), 1st in Total Bases (150), 1st in Runs (45), 1st in Slugging Pct (.802), 2nd in triples (5) all while patrolling centerfield at a Gold Glove level.  Willie had the most put outs (143), the most assists (4) and the most “great plays” by any centerfielder in the NL, all while not making a single error in the field.  He is the only candidate on the list to finish in the top 10 in each of the 3 triple crown (BA/AVG/RBI) categories.

Dave Winfield (SDP) - The big man had the unenviable task of playing on the worst team in the league, yet he still was able to record a top 10 finish in most offensive categories.  “Winny” finished 6th in the batting race (.342), 8th in homers (16), and 5th in RBI (44).



Tale of the #’s:

Batting                      Avg   G  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR  TB RBI  BB   K HBP  SB CS
Robinson,Jackie        LAD  .393  45 163  43  64 12  3  3  91  21  24  16   1   7  4
Mays,Willie            SFG  .353  48 187  45  66  8  5 22 150  43  23  27   1   4  1
Monday,Rick*           ChC  .345  48 174  35  60  6  2 18 124  45  22  35   1   1  0
Winfield,Dave          SDP  .342  46 184  29  63  9  1 15 119  44  10  29   3   2  1
Robinson,Frank         CIN  .323  48 186  43  60 14  0 17 125  54  18  30   3   3  0


AL CY Award - click here to vote

Allie Reynonlds (NYY) - The #5 starter on the Yankees rotation, Allie Reynolds put in dominant start after dominant start. He finished with six wins and an ERA under two, solidifying the Tankees' rotation and playing a vital role in their 30-win campaign (Hopcroft)

Jack Morris (DET) - Jack finished second in wins with a 7-1 record and third in era at 2.31.  He struck out more batters than any other pitcher in AL's top ten in era amd was also 4th overall in the AL. He started ten games and only pitched less than 7 innings once, averaging nearly 8 innings per start.  Only once did the opposition score more than 3 runs against him.  In his two no decisions, the Tigers won both.  He left one game tied and the other ahead.  The pitchers he beat included Bob Feller, Allie Reynolds, Dave McNally, Catfish Hunter and Billy Pierce.  His only loss was to Roger Clemens.  Among American League pitchers with 10 starts or more, he had the second lowest WHIP at 1.167.  The Tigers finished 10 games over .500 and 6 of those belonged to Jack.  He pitched winning baseball on a winning team (T.Davis).

Andy Messersmith (CAL) - 6-0, 2.67 era, 64 IP, 49 hits, 52Ks, 13BBs. 5th in the league in ERA, tied for 3rd in wins. Pitched 10-innings of no hit, 1 walk baseball versus Chicago on Sept 20 but was denied the win and the official record of having thrown a no-hitter when the White Sox scored an unearned run, and the Angels could only score 1 run in support of Messersmith, who left the game after 10 innings with the score tied at 1 (D.Zaner).

Bret Saberhagen (KCR) - (speaking on behalf of himself):  First, let me say what an honor it is to be mentioned in the AL Cy Young award race for the KOD 12 season.  It was my pleasure to mow the entire league down!  I may be young (22 years old), and my win-loss record at 4-4 may not be sexy, but if you look beyond that, you'll see why I was the best pitcher in the AL this season.  Leading the AL in IP with 89.1 and leading the majors with a 1.81 ERA are two key points to note in the run to the Cy Young.  With my leadership, and bulldog mentality, I kept my team in the playoff picture until the last week of the season, but hey, I can't do it alone...

Another important feature to look at is my IP to H and BB ratio.  74 hits and 18 walks allowed in 89.1 IP is very respectable, IMO.  Throw in 3 CG, and my final start of the season, an 11 inning effort to keep fighting for my team, and you'll see what I'm all about.

I'm a good kid, with a bright future.  I don't throw bleach at reporters, or hang around people who throw firecrackers at people either.  Please vote "Sabes" on your AL Cy Young Ballot!  Show everyone a great pitcher has nothing to do with how many runs your offense can score for you (mutters to himself:  Yea I should be 9-1)! (J.Ryan)

Dennis Eckersley (BOS) - Nobody had more wins (8) in the AL, than “the Eck”.  Completing more than half of his starts (5 out of 9) shows durability.  Many times he was forced to “gut it out” due to the lack of bullpen depth that his team possessed.



Tale of the #’s:
Pitching                     ERA  W  L   Pct   G CG  SH SV    IP GS   H   R  ER HR  BB   K
Saberhagen,Bret        KCR  1.81  4  4  .500  11  3   0  0  89.1 11  74  27  18  5  18  47
Reynolds,Allie         NYY  1.96  6  2  .750   9  2   1  0  64.1  9  50  14  14  4  26  35
Morris,Jack            Det  2.31  7  1  .875  10  2   0  0  78.0 10  73  21  20  8  18  60
Messersmith,Andy       Cal  2.67  6  0 1.000  10  0   0  0  64.0  8  49  22  19  4  13  52
Eckersley,Dennis       Bos  4.27  8  1  .889   9  5   0  0  65.1  9  68  31  31 12  10  45


AL MVP Award - click here to vote

Joe DiMaggio (NYY) - Joe DiMaggio is a legend beyond the world of baseball, and his performance on the diamond was compelling in KOD. Despite not playing the first week of the season and missing several games due to injury, DiMAggio still put up awe-inspiring numbers, especially in September and most especially in clutch situations. Against the stellar pitching of the KOD league he hit .340 with 16 home runs and 44 RBI in only 39 games. He got hotter as the season went on and in the crucial September period was red-hot (Hopcroft).

Toby Harrah (TEX) - Toby Harrah was the heart of a dynamic Texas offense. He compiled a variety of impressive offensive numbers in a short period of time. He finished the season as the top Texas hitter with a BA of .338 good for the 6th spot in the American League top 10. Not only did Toby hit for average, he also hit for power as evident by his 14 home runs. He was productive as well with 36 runs batted in. Toby had a OBP of .419, a slugging % of .676, and a OPS of 1.095. In clutch situation he hit a phenomenal .615 with 3HR and 13 RBI. With 2 out and runners on he hit .462. He was the top All-Star vote-getter from the American League at SS . He played a steady defensive game. Toby even managed to steal 5 bases to add to the many ways he was the most valuable player for the Texas Rangers. Please consider Toby Harrah for the MVP of the American League (Selders).

Wade Boggs (BOS) - Boggsie led the majors in hitting with an unheard of .443 batting average, which was 64% points higher than the nearest competitor.  Boggs scored 45 runs and walked 26 times to claim an off the chart .507 OB%.  Boggs chipped in with 23 XBH (14-2B, 3-3B and 6-HR), to prove he wasn't just a punch and judy hitter.

Harmon Killebrew (MIN) - "Killer" led the AL with 22 homers and finished 2nd with 50 RBI's all while hitting a respectable .276 for the Western division champion Twins.  Rotating between 3 positions (1B-3B-LF), Killer had 7 game winning RBI's.

Al Rosen (CLE) - Rosen hit .336 with 17 homers and 35 RBI’s, which enabled him to finish in the top 10 in all three of those categories.


Tale of the #’s:
Batting                   Avg   G  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR  TB RBI  BB   K HBP  SB CS
Boggs,Wade*            Bos  .443  47 192  45  85 14  3  6 123  36  26  11   0   0  0
DiMaggio,Joe           NYY  .340  39 150  33  51  6  5 16 115  44  15  11   2   0  0
Rosen,Al               Cle  .336  41 146  40  49  8  0 17 108  35  17  16   3   1  1
Harrah,Toby            Tex  .333  45 147  27  49  5  0 14  96  36  22  19   0   5  2
Killebrew,Harmon       Min  .276  48 181  44  50  4  0 22 120  50  38  41   2   0  0


Rolaids Relief - click here to vote

Bruce Sutter (CUB) - There's not a reliever in the league to compare to Sutter. While Tug McGraw had 11 saves, the same as Sutter, Sutter had a 1.41 ERA compared to McGraw's  6.19 ERA. There's no comparison (Walden).

Bryan Harvey (CAL) - 1-2, 10 saves, 5.02 era.  14,1 IP, 15 hits, 17Ks, 6BBs. Struggled early in the season.  But in his last 11 games. pitched 10 innings, 1 win, 7 saves, giving up 8 hits, 12Ks, 0BBs with an ERA of 1.80 and a WHIP of 0.80 (D.Zaner).

Tug McGraw (PHI) -  (From manager Justin Ryan)  Not much to say here.  He is one of three men on this club I hold personally responsible for our collapse down the stretch.  He single handedly lost 4-5 games, that would've give us the NL East.  Stat piler is what he is...he must own stock in Rolaids.  If you gotta believe in something...believe that a save is one of the worst stats in baseball!  Up by 3 runs, you can give up 2 runs in an inning and still get the save.  Sure, he had the most in the NL, so, whatever, vote for him there, but you'll get no more out of me.  I hope we trade this guy.  F*CK YOU McGraw! (J.Ryan)

Dennis Eckersley (OAK) - The "Eck" saved 12 of 14 and had a sub 2.00 era until he was forced to take one for the team in an extra inning outing that ballooned his ERA over 5.00.  6 of the 8 runs that he allowed were in the two blown save outings.  Minus those outings his ERA would have been sub 2.00.

Rick Aguilera (MIN) - "Aggie" notched saves in 11 of 12 opportunities, while appearing in 18 games total.  His ERA was 2.87 and his WHIP was an outstanding 0.957, while playing for the division winning Twins.