The votes have been cast, the ballots are in, and the points have been tallied. Here are your 2032 Award Winners.
NL MVP
Parker 70
Melton 65
Walker 34
Lee 13
Blaylock 9
Cepeda 8
Berkman 4
Floyd 4
AL MVP
Snyder 72
Larkin 50
Jackson 38
Morgan 11
Killabrew 11
Prez 8
Easter 5
Olerud 4
Lee 3
Gehrig 3
Martinez 2
NL Cy Young
Joss 53
Livingston 37
Roe 33
Blaeholder 27
Brubaker 21
Willow 20
Hershiser 8
Cox 6
Blank 1
Niekro 1
AL Cy Young
Barrios 73
Rau 66
Blackwell 24
Cone 18
Smiley 12
Belcher 6
Goldsmith 6
Halliday 2
NL Rookie of the Year
Lette 101
Zimmerman 54
Solaris 34
Odell 6
Carrol 5
Bradley 4
Clarke 3
AL Rookie of the Year
Verlander 96
Graves 50
Kramer 30
Beck 14
Lando 10
Anderson 7
NL Fireman
Saito 70
Stone 35
Barnhardt 24
Solaris 23
Holloway 21
Face 11
Takatsu 8
Wright 8
Otsuka 4
Amonte 3
AL Fireman
Sherry 44
Pappas 40
Kellaher 39
Gagne 37
Tyler 12
Street 10
Stock 10
Lasher 8
Charlton 2
GM of the Year
Nick 61
Mike 52
Scott 35
Expos 17
Jason 11
Arvin 7
Casey 5
Sheffy 4
Luke 2
Thanks for voting guys, and for another great season.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Thursday, September 06, 2007
An Interview with the Champs: Texas Rangers
Sheffy here, conducting the 2nd annual post World Series interview with the GM who won it. We have the GM answer the same five questions to get to know some GM's better. We started last year with Gary of the Expos, and this year we are interviewing Nick from the Rangers who has just won his third World Series championship in Habla.
1. How does it feel to have won the Habla World Series?
It feels very good. Each World Series win has been different, from the young, emerging team in 2024, to the juggernaught in 2026. This one was more of the underachieving team getting it done when it counts.
2. Did your team surprise you this year?
Yeah, to be honest I thought they would be better. We have averaged 102 wins in this dynasty run, so 94 is a bit lower. Our hitting and pitching were both down, for whatever reason. But, I'd gladly take a regular season like this again if it ends with another ring.
3. What is the one move you made that help you become an elite team in this league?
Gosh, there are so many. The first was probably drafting Jake Peavy at a time when I thought my pitching was set (man was I naive). That originally put me in the hunt. Trading up to get Tris Speaker was huge, as was deciding to take a chance on Doug Rau 1st overall. The trade for Hank Aaron. The trade for Lou Gehrig. I think it would be a toss up between the Rau decision and getting Gehrig, because Rau is my best pitcher and Gehrig my best hitter.
4. What is the secret to winning a Habla World Series?
Honestly, after the amazing teams I have built that have fizzled in the first round of the playoffs, and also winning World Series' with 92 and 94 win teams, I have given up on caring about the regular season. My goal has changed to simply get to the playoffs, where you have a 1 in 8 chance. I think it almost all luck. A case in point is this years Yankees, who set the wins record at 122 and then lost in the first round. Sure they had a huge injury, but they were not a first round exit team. This new goal has changed my philosophy, though. I used to relish having 5 great pitchers. I'm not sure you need that anymore. If you can have an ace, 2 really good pitchers, and 2 serviceable guys who can help get you to the playoffs, then you can set your front three up in a playoff series. It still helps to have 4 or 5 in case you have an injury, but I traded away a great pitcher in Preacher Roe for Terrence Lee to make my lineup better because that fit this new philosophy better. It was a gamble, but it paid off.
5. Is there anything you would like the league to know about you as a person?
Ummm...well I guess I would say that I have a huge heart for justice issues; things like poverty and forced labor over seas. I think these are issues that we as Americans have to face and stand up against. We cannot continue to be ignorant about these things.
Thanks for the time.
1. How does it feel to have won the Habla World Series?
It feels very good. Each World Series win has been different, from the young, emerging team in 2024, to the juggernaught in 2026. This one was more of the underachieving team getting it done when it counts.
2. Did your team surprise you this year?
Yeah, to be honest I thought they would be better. We have averaged 102 wins in this dynasty run, so 94 is a bit lower. Our hitting and pitching were both down, for whatever reason. But, I'd gladly take a regular season like this again if it ends with another ring.
3. What is the one move you made that help you become an elite team in this league?
Gosh, there are so many. The first was probably drafting Jake Peavy at a time when I thought my pitching was set (man was I naive). That originally put me in the hunt. Trading up to get Tris Speaker was huge, as was deciding to take a chance on Doug Rau 1st overall. The trade for Hank Aaron. The trade for Lou Gehrig. I think it would be a toss up between the Rau decision and getting Gehrig, because Rau is my best pitcher and Gehrig my best hitter.
4. What is the secret to winning a Habla World Series?
Honestly, after the amazing teams I have built that have fizzled in the first round of the playoffs, and also winning World Series' with 92 and 94 win teams, I have given up on caring about the regular season. My goal has changed to simply get to the playoffs, where you have a 1 in 8 chance. I think it almost all luck. A case in point is this years Yankees, who set the wins record at 122 and then lost in the first round. Sure they had a huge injury, but they were not a first round exit team. This new goal has changed my philosophy, though. I used to relish having 5 great pitchers. I'm not sure you need that anymore. If you can have an ace, 2 really good pitchers, and 2 serviceable guys who can help get you to the playoffs, then you can set your front three up in a playoff series. It still helps to have 4 or 5 in case you have an injury, but I traded away a great pitcher in Preacher Roe for Terrence Lee to make my lineup better because that fit this new philosophy better. It was a gamble, but it paid off.
5. Is there anything you would like the league to know about you as a person?
Ummm...well I guess I would say that I have a huge heart for justice issues; things like poverty and forced labor over seas. I think these are issues that we as Americans have to face and stand up against. We cannot continue to be ignorant about these things.
Thanks for the time.
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