Author Archives: Doogan
BSB MLB Awards: Most Valuable Players
We wrap-up our MLB Awards in pretty uninteresting fashion with the MVP Awards. Joey Votto and Josh Hamilton took home the awards, and BSB agrees with the choices unanimously. NL MVP: BRY: Joey Votto Adrian Gonzalez Troy Tulowitzki Carlos Gonzalez Albert … Continue reading
BSB MLB Awards: Pleasant Surprises and Disappointments
Along with all the normal awards, BSB has also cast votes for the “pleasant surprises” and most disappointing players in each league in 2010. So, before we get to the MVP awards in a day or two, here are the … Continue reading
BSB MLB Awards: Cy Young
Roy Halladay was awarded his second Cy Young award on Tuesday, and today MLB announced that Seattle’s Felix Hernandez captured the AL award for the first time. BSB weighs in: NL Cy Young: BRY: Roy Halladay Adam Wainwright Ubaldo Jimenez Roy … Continue reading
BSB MLB Awards: Manager of the Year
The Manager of the Year awards were announced today, with Bud Black of the Padres winning in the NL, and Ron Gardenhire won the award in the AL for the first time. Gardenhire was the runner-up for the award in … Continue reading
BSB MLB Awards: Rookie of the Year
This season, we’re going to announce our MLB Awards (roughly) when the actual awards are announced. The real awards are voted on by the so-called “experts” of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America but, fear not, because BSB is here … Continue reading
Contreras and Sandberg Coming Back
The first real news of the Phillie offseason came this morning with the reports that the Phils are “close” to a deal with Jose Contreras. Right now the reports are saying 2 years/$5 million for the soon-to-be 39-year-old right-hander. This … Continue reading
Defining Success
Like a lot of NFL teams, the Eagles hit the midway point of their season with a huge range of possibilities for where their season will end. At 5-3, they’d currently be in a 3-way tie for the 6th, and … Continue reading
College Hoops Looking Like a Two-Horse Race
As Bry noted below, the end of the baseball season means more time to focus on the NFL. But it also means there’s a new sport coming back for our viewing pleasure: college basketball. The season gets underway tonight, and … Continue reading
The Phils Fall Short
Considering the Phillies’ season ended in the NLCS on Saturday night, I can’t make the claim that they were the best team in baseball this season, but I will always believe that they were, and I suspect there are plenty … Continue reading
Live Blog: NLCS Game 4, Phillies at Giants
9:53 AM: The Phils are now 3-0 this postseason when we do a live blog and 1-2 when we don’t, so you know what that means. You can’t say we didn’t do our part. And we’re starting over 10 hours before game … Continue reading