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Post by KC Royals Nate on Dec 15, 2020 14:22:40 GMT -5
It's NSBL Awards time
First up, the Silver Sluggers!
American League
C - Yasmani Grandal, TOR
1B - Yordan Alvarez, KC
2B - Gleyber Torres, TB
3B - Rafael Devers, LAA
SS - Fernando Tatis, BAL
OF - Ronald Acuna, TB
OF - Aaron Judge, BAL
OF - Christian Yelich, TEX
DH - Michael Conforto, CHW
National League
C - Omar Narvaez, SF
1B - Joey Gallo, CHC
2B - Howie Kendrick, PHI
3B - Alex Bregman, CHC
SS - Francisco Lindor, ATL
OF - Cody Bellinger, PIT
OF - Juan Soto, ATL
OF - Mike Trout, MIA
P - Shohei Ohtani, CIN/Zack Greinke, SF
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Post by LA Angels GM on Dec 15, 2020 14:36:56 GMT -5
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Post by Cubbies on Dec 15, 2020 16:05:51 GMT -5
National LeagueOF - Juan Soto, ATL Giancarlo's 62 homers call bullshit on this one. |
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Post by KC Royals Nate on Dec 15, 2020 16:29:32 GMT -5
National LeagueOF - Juan Soto, ATL Giancarlo's 62 homers call bullshit on this one. The voters had to make some very difficult decisions this year, and would like to apologize for all the hurt fee-fees that result. |
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Post by KC Royals Nate on Dec 16, 2020 7:08:29 GMT -5
2020 Gold Gloves
American League
C - Garrett Stubbs, BAL
1B - Yordan Alvarez, KC
2B - Jedd Gyorko, KC
3B - Anthony Rendon, TB
SS - Didi Gregorius, CHW
LF - Ronald Acuna, TB
CF - Byron Buxton, OAK
RF - George Springer, OAK
P - Jose Quintana, KC
National League
C - Sal Perez, SD
1B - Trey Mancini, NYM
2B - DJ Lemahieu, SF
3B - Nolan Arenado, NYM/COL/ATL
SS - Francisco Lindor, ATL
LF - Michael Brantley, CIN
CF - Aaron Hicks, ARZ
RF - Cody Bellinger, PIT
P - Miles Mikolas, SF
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Post by LA Angels GM on Dec 16, 2020 15:49:22 GMT -5
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Post by KC Royals Nate on Dec 18, 2020 8:49:37 GMT -5
NSBL Reliever of the Year
American League
Josh Hader - LAA
National League
Felipe Vazquez - NYM
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Post by KC Royals Nate on Dec 18, 2020 10:46:43 GMT -5
2020 American League Rookie of the Year
Ronald Acuna, Tampa Bay
After a late season debut in 2019, Acuna took the AL by storm, leading the league in a number of categories highlighted by Home Runs (62), Slugging % (.628), and Runs (134). He racked up four 5 RBI games during the season, as well as 4 games with 4 runs scored.
Voting Results
Acuna, TB - 59 pts
Tatis, BAL - 41
Canning, LAA - 23
Alonso, TEX - 7
Fried, OAK - 4
Torres, TB - 1
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Post by KC Royals Nate on Dec 18, 2020 10:47:18 GMT -5
2020 National League Rookie of the Year
David Peterson, LAD
Peterson started his career with a 13-8 record and finished 3rd in the NL with a 2.77 ERA. He was very effective at keeping the ball in the park, allowing only 14 HR over 175 IP, leading the NL with 0.7 HR/9.
Voting Results
Peterson, LAD - 47 pts
Grisham, SF - 39
Lowe, PIT - 15
Bichette, LAD - 11
Kieboom, CHC - 6
Lux, CIN - 6
Kingery, PHI - 6
Hicks, ATL - 3
Burdi, COL - 1
Boyd, ATL - 1
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Post by KC Royals Nate on Dec 18, 2020 22:13:00 GMT -5
A short break for some standout performances....
No-hitters:
Max Scherzer, NYM - 3/26 vs. Wash (4-0) and 4/18 vs. Milw (1-0)
Joe Musgrove and Michael Feliz, ARZ - 4/3 at Cubs (23-0)
Most Strikeouts in a game - 16
Luis Severino, SD - 5/17 vs. Cubs
Longest Scoreless Inning Streak - 28
Michael Lorenzen, DET - 4/8 to 5/31
Highest Bill James Game Score - 96
Gerrit Cole, DET - 6/12 vs Tor and 6/18 vs CHW - back to back!
Tyler Anderson, BAL - 7/5 vs Oak
Consecutive Saves - 30
Josh Hader, LAA
Triple Play
Boston vs. LA Angels - 5/6, Teheran on the Mound...Odor lined into a triple play, McMahon to Carpenter,M, Devers,R out at second, Smoak out at first
Home Runs in a Game - 4
Rafael Devers, LAA - 4/1 at Texas
Trevor Story, ARZ - 4/3 at Cubs - the same game the Cubs were no-hit
Giancarlo Stanton, CHC - 4/6 vs Pitt
There were three 4 HR games in 5 days!!
RBI in a game - 10
Trevor Story, ARZ - 4/3 vs Cubs
Hits in a game - 5 - happened 14 times
Doubles in a game - 3 - happened 19 times
Triples in a game 2 - happened 9 times
Runs in a game - 5
Dansby Swanson, TEX - 7/11 vs Yankees
Total Bases in a game - 17
Rafael Devers, LAA - 4/1 vs TEx, Devers went 5-5, HRs in 1st, 3rd, 7th, and 9th, singled in the 5th
Trevor Story, ARZ - 4/3 vs Cubs, he went 5-7, 4 HR and 10 RBI. singled in the 2nd, HR in 3rd, F-9 in 5th, HR in 6th, groundout in 7th, HR in 8th, HR with 2 outs in 9th
Longest hitting streak - 22
Francisco Lindor, ATL
Home Run Streak - 7
Joey Gallo, CHC
Hit for the Cycle
Cody Bellinger, PIT - 5/5 vs Yankees
Austin Meadows, STL - 6/26 vs Boston
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Post by KC Royals Nate on Dec 19, 2020 8:37:39 GMT -5
2020 NSBL Skip of the Yeartie - Skip McMountme and Skip Foreplay
Skip to My Lou, Skip D'Bullshit, and Skip D'Question also receiving votes
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Post by KC Royals Nate on Dec 19, 2020 8:38:47 GMT -5
2020 American League Cy Young Award
Stephen Strasburg, Baltimore
Strasburg had a monster season in helping lead Baltimore to the best record in the NSBL. Stras led the league in Wins (20), Strikeouts (306), Shutouts (3-t), Quality Starts (24), and finished 4th with a 2.98 ERA.
Voting Results
Strasburg, BAL - 143 pts
Canning, LAA - 50
Bieber, TEX - 41
Fried, OAK - 41
Kluber, TB - 34
Ray, TEX - 28
11 others received votes
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Post by KC Royals Nate on Dec 19, 2020 8:39:15 GMT -5
2020 National League Cy Young Award
Max Scherzer, New York Mets
Scherzer started 2020 off with a No-hitter, and then 3 weeks later twirled another! He led the NL in wins (19) winning 15 in a row at one point, Strikeouts (327), Shutouts (3-t), and finished with a 2.99 ERA in helping the Mets capture the NL East crown.
Voting Results
Scherzer, NYM - 106 pts
Greinke, SF - 59
Severino, SD - 57
Sale, MIA - 54
Snell, ATL - 41
12 others received votes
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Post by Pirates GM on Dec 19, 2020 10:00:09 GMT -5
This thread is incredible. I used to run the NSBL Awards, and this just blows all my efforts out of the water.
Go Nate go,
JIm
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Post by KC Royals Nate on Dec 19, 2020 17:39:31 GMT -5
2020 American League Most Valuable Player
Ronald Acuna, Tampa Bay
Acuna simply was dominant in his first full season in the NSBL. He racked up 8 multi HR games, including three 3-HR games. He was tops in the AL in most offensive categories. He was named Rookie of the Year. He played an errorless LF for 161 games and won a Gold Glove.
Voting Results
Acuna, TB - 111 pts
Judge, BAL - 85
Devers, LAA - 62
Rizzo, TB - 37
Tatis, BAL - 32
9 others received votes
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Post by KC Royals Nate on Dec 19, 2020 17:41:44 GMT -5
2020 National League Most Valuable Player
Mike Trout, Miami
Trout led the NL in Batting Average (.322), On Base % (.431), and was 4th in Slugging % (.614). He racked up a 40-40 season, with 41 HR and 41 SB. Those numbers plus his 117 RBI helped propel the Marlins back to the Wild Card game.
Voting Results
Trout, MIA - 104 pts
Bregman, CHC - 66
Gallo, CHC - 57
Bellinger, PIT - 55
Stanton, CHC - 35
Lindor, ATL - 23
Soto, ATL - 22
8 others receiving votes
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Post by KC Royals Nate on Dec 20, 2020 10:07:34 GMT -5
American League GM of the Year
Nate Feuerer, Kansas City
Nate took his Royals from an 81 win team in 2019 to the best season in KC history in 2020, going wire to wire in the AL Central and finishing with 101 wins. It was the first division title and playoff appearance in franchise history. In the playoffs, Kansas City defeated Texas and Chicago to win the AL Pennant before falling to Arizona in the World Series.
Voting Results
Nate, KC - 54 pts
Ty, BAL - 28
John, LAA - 19
Mark, TEX - 17
Bob, DET - 11
Connor, TB - 9
Jeff, OAK - 1
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Post by KC Royals Nate on Dec 20, 2020 10:08:52 GMT -5
2020 National League GM of the Year
Ian Hall, Arizona
Ian improved the Diamondbacks by 15 games over 2019, winning the NL West and taking the top seed in the NL with a blistering last month and a half. Arizona returned to the playoffs after a 1 year absence, and completely dominated. The D-backs swept Atlanta in the NLDS, knocked out the Mets for the NL Pennant, and then disposed of Kansas City in 4 straight to take the NSBL Title.
Voting Results
Ian, ARZ - 59 pts
Joe, CHC - 23
Bot, STL - 16
Hayes, NYM - 15
Pat, ATL - 9
Rich, LAD - 7
Ed, MIA - 5
Deron, SD - 1
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Post by KC Royals Nate on Dec 20, 2020 10:14:33 GMT -5
NSBL Owner's Choice Awards
The following owners were recognized by their colleagues for the 2020 season. In no particular order...
Mike, PHI
Sean, MIL
Bot, STL
Bob, DET
Ed, MIA
John, LAA
Joe, CHC
Connor, TB
Ian, ARZ
Hayes, NYM
Brian, COL
Nate, KC
Jason, MIN
Travis, SF
This wraps up awards season. Thanks to everyone for a great 2020!
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Post by marlinsgmed on Dec 20, 2020 10:32:03 GMT -5
Nate,
Thanks so much for doing this! These awards were amazingly well done and really enhance the league a lot.
Well
Done sir
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Post by sanfran on Dec 20, 2020 12:42:57 GMT -5
Thanks a lot Nate, great wrap up and reminder of all the events on the season.
Two gold gloves! In a small way it feels like winning the world series.
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Post by LA Angels GM on Dec 20, 2020 15:00:47 GMT -5
Super cool, Nate. Hope you choose to continue this next year!
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Post by Cubbies on Dec 22, 2020 9:00:13 GMT -5
2020 National League Most Valuable Player
Mike Trout, Miami
Trout led the NL in Batting Average (.322), On Base % (.431), and was 4th in Slugging % (.614). He racked up a 40-40 season, with 41 HR and 41 SB. Those numbers plus his 117 RBI helped propel the Marlins back to the Wild Card game. Voting Results Trout, MIA - 104 pts Bregman, CHC - 66 Gallo, CHC - 57 Bellinger, PIT - 55 Stanton, CHC - 35 Lindor, ATL - 23 Soto, ATL - 22 8 others receiving votes 3 in the top 5? I'll take it. |
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Post by LA Angels GM on Dec 22, 2020 11:32:53 GMT -5
2020 National League Most Valuable Player
Mike Trout, Miami
Trout led the NL in Batting Average (.322), On Base % (.431), and was 4th in Slugging % (.614). He racked up a 40-40 season, with 41 HR and 41 SB. Those numbers plus his 117 RBI helped propel the Marlins back to the Wild Card game. Voting Results Trout, MIA - 104 pts Bregman, CHC - 66 Gallo, CHC - 57 Bellinger, PIT - 55 Stanton, CHC - 35 Lindor, ATL - 23 Soto, ATL - 22 8 others receiving votes 3 in the top 5? I'll take it. You know what you won't take with 3 in the top 5? The championship. I'll see myself out. |
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Post by raysgm on Jan 4, 2021 16:17:54 GMT -5
These are all soooo soooo good. Thank you for your effort and putting these all together Nate!
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