It would never happen, but if we can keep playing the way we've been playing, we have top notch candidates for:

 

NL Manager of the Year (Fredi)

NL Cy Young (JJ)

NL Rookie of the Year (Coghlan)

NL MVP (Hanley)

 

I wonder if any team in the post-expansion era has ever had a viable candidate for all the awards. Good stuff!

 

Let's keep rolling! GO FISH!

They're all candidates (although I think Fredi's an idiot, but with the lowest payroll in the league, the fact we're in contention...he's going to be a candidate), but I highly doubt any of them win it.

If we make the PO i can see fredi with the Manager of the year award. After that im not so sure. Its gonna be hard as hell to take the MVP away from pujols. Lincecum is probably going to win the CY and that kid in Pitt Mcutchen could win the rookie of the year or Fowler along with a couple other guys. I can see guys from out team getting votes in all of the awards but not winning.

I think the only way Hanley has a shot at the MVP is if we make the playoffs and the Cardinals choke down the stretch. I still think Pujols gets it though even if those events were to happen.

I agree that Fredi has the best chance, but it's pretty dang awesome to have serious contenders in each category! 46 Games to go!

The postseason is more important

The postseason is more important

 

 

This

I predicted JJ to get the Cy Young award at the beginning of the season, but the way that Haren and Lincecum are pitching, he might have to settle for runner up. Although, if he wins anywhere close to 20 games and keeps a low ERA and WHIP and the two losses, it's going to be very close.

I can't see us winning any of those. I think CC has the best shot if he just keeps his recent explosion up.

I can't see us winning any of those. I think CC has the best shot if he just keeps his recent explosion up.

 

 

Totaly agree Rabb! JJ and Hamley will be Honerable mentions not even runner ups. Fredi doesn't even deserve to be mentioned

... You gotta look at the Job La Russa and Torre have done even Bochy

Manager of the Year is a mostly meaningless award anyhow.

 

Same with Rookie of the Year. How many ROY winners actually have a good career? Not many.

I predicted JJ to get the Cy Young award at the beginning of the season, but the way that Haren and Lincecum are pitching, he might have to settle for runner up. Although, if he wins anywhere close to 20 games and keeps a low ERA and WHIP and the two losses, it's going to be very close.

 

 

 

Even though i believe it's a li'l early to predict I tend to agree, it should be a close race depending on the shape those arms may be at the end.

 

Ah! before I forgot... Industriales campeon! Hell yes! That was my team for 30 yrs, and still in my heart.

Manager of the Year is a mostly meaningless award anyhow.

 

Same with Rookie of the Year. How many ROY winners actually have a good career? Not many.

 

Hanley lol

I predicted JJ to get the Cy Young award at the beginning of the season, but the way that Haren and Lincecum are pitching, he might have to settle for runner up. Although, if he wins anywhere close to 20 games and keeps a low ERA and WHIP and the two losses, it's going to be very close.

 

 

 

Even though i believe it's a li'l early to predict I tend to agree, it should be a close race depending on the shape those arms may be at the end.

 

Ah! before I forgot... Industriales campeon! Hell yes! That was my team for 30 yrs, and still in my heart.

It should be everyone's team because they ARE the best. Those who don't support Industriales truly do love them, they just don't know it yet lol.

Manager of the Year is a mostly meaningless award anyhow.

 

Same with Rookie of the Year. How many ROY winners actually have a good career? Not many.

 

Rookie of the Year winners of the last 10 years:

 

1999 Williamson, Scott

1999 Beltrán, Carlos

2000 Furcal, Rafael

2000 Sasaki, Kazuhiro

2001 Pujols, Albert

2001 Suzuki, Ichiro

2002 Jennings, Jason

2002 Hinske, Eric

2003 Willis, Dontrelle

2003 Berroa, Angel

2004 Bay, Jason

2004 Crosby, Bobby

2005 Howard, Ryan

2005 Street, Huston

2006 Ramirez, Hanley

2006 Verlander, Justin

2007 Braun, Ryan

2007 Pedroia, Dustin

2008 Soto, Geovany

2008 Longoria, Evan

 

While they may not have all gone on to become perennial all-stars, I think it's a bit much to say that not many have had good careers. I believe there's at least 3 MVPs on that list, and remember also that there are years where there just aren't as many good rookies coming up.

I predicted JJ to get the Cy Young award at the beginning of the season, but the way that Haren and Lincecum are pitching, he might have to settle for runner up. Although, if he wins anywhere close to 20 games and keeps a low ERA and WHIP and the two losses, it's going to be very close.

 

 

Johnson most likely wont win 20, he only has probably 10 more starts before the end of the season.

 

However, if I am wrong, twenty wins would place him right in the middle of the cy young talk, because he would have been basically lights out to get 8 wins in that span.

I predicted JJ to get the Cy Young award at the beginning of the season, but the way that Haren and Lincecum are pitching, he might have to settle for runner up. Although, if he wins anywhere close to 20 games and keeps a low ERA and WHIP and the two losses, it's going to be very close.

 

 

Johnson most likely wont win 20, he only has probably 10 more starts before the end of the season.

 

However, if I am wrong, twenty wins would place him right in the middle of the cy young talk, because he would have been basically lights out to get 8 wins in that span.

 

Forget the wins, as long as he doesn't lose another game he will be in serious talks.

I'd like to see a Marlin get a batting title... Go Hanley!!!

All they guys ahead of JJ in wins have 7 or 8 losses. 17-3 will look alot better than 19 -10 at the end of the season. How do voters look upon ND"s? JJ has alot of them.

All they guys ahead of JJ in wins have 7 or 8 losses. 17-3 will look alot better than 19 -10 at the end of the season.

 

You'd think so but no. They just see that "20" and they ignore life.

 

Plus, JJ's going to have to get lucky to be 17-3. He should have 9 starts, left, so he'll have to get a W in 55% of them. So far his rate has been getting a W in 50%. He rarely gets losses though, which is why his W-L% is so good (and best in baseball).

 

BTW, Lince only has 3 losses, Carpenter only has 3 losses, Cain only has 4 losses.

I can't see us winning any of those. I think CC has the best shot if he just keeps his recent explosion up.

 

 

Totaly agree Rabb! JJ and Hamley will be Honerable mentions not even runner ups. Fredi doesn't even deserve to be mentioned

... You gotta look at the Job La Russa and Torre have done even Bochy

 

dude what you mean not runner ups?do you know what you are talking about.You making it seems like it isnt even close.Freddi automatically gets the CDOTY award if we make the playoffs and JJ is battling now Cain for the 2nd spot.Once he overtakes him the race gets tighter with robotic tim lincicum.In the other side haslem is having as good if not better season than pujol.If he keeps it up and the marlins make the PO,it'll be closer than you think

I can't see us winning any of those. I think CC has the best shot if he just keeps his recent explosion up.

 

 

Totaly agree Rabb! JJ and Hamley will be Honerable mentions not even runner ups. Fredi doesn't even deserve to be mentioned

... You gotta look at the Job La Russa and Torre have done even Bochy

 

dude what you mean not runner ups?do you know what you are talking about.You making it seems like it isnt even close.Freddi automatically gets the CDOTY award if we make the playoffs and JJ is battling now Cain for the 2nd spot.Once he overtakes him the race gets tighter with robotic tim lincicum.In the other side haslem is having as good if not better season than pujol.If he keeps it up and the marlins make the PO,it'll be closer than you think

 

sh*t, I didn't know Udonis can swing the stick.

i meant hanley lol

wow looking at pujol vs hanley and pujol is the clear MVP.hANLEY ONLY LEAD HIM in average and stolen bs.

I can't see us winning any of those. I think CC has the best shot if he just keeps his recent explosion up.

 

 

Totaly agree Rabb! JJ and Hamley will be Honerable mentions not even runner ups. Fredi doesn't even deserve to be mentioned

... You gotta look at the Job La Russa and Torre have done even Bochy

 

dude what you mean not runner ups?do you know what you are talking about.You making it seems like it isnt even close.Freddi automatically gets the CDOTY award if we make the playoffs and JJ is battling now Cain for the 2nd spot.Once he overtakes him the race gets tighter with robotic tim lincicum.In the other side haslem is having as good if not better season than pujol.If he keeps it up and the marlins make the PO,it'll be closer than you think

 

 

Lincecum, Cain, and Carpenter are all ahead of Johnson in the race right now. At best, he will probably finish 4th, but someone like Cliff Lee could sneak ahead of him if he keeps dominating.

 

Hanley deserves the MVP, but unfortunately I think we all know Pujols is going to get it. Voters probably won't take into consideration that there are many great hitting first basemen in the MLB, and Hanley is by far the best shortstop in the MLB.