Every November, there comes a time where the United Cardinal Bloggers uncoil a table full of awards and honors. Some for the players, a few for the local media and a section where we take a look in the mirror and see how far we have come as bloggers and informers.
Let’s get this show on the road.
1) Player of the Year-Matt Carpenter
Nominees: Matt Carpenter, Matt Holliday, Jhonny Peralta
2) Pitcher of the Year-Lance Lynn
Nominees: Lance Lynn, Pat Neshek, Adam Wainwright
3) Game of the Year-Game 4 NLDS
Nominees: May 20 (Wainwright one-hitter), May 31 (Taveras debut), Game 1 NLDS, Game 4 NLDS, Game 2 NLCS
4) Surprising Player of the Year-Pat Neshek
Nominees: Jon Jay, Lance Lynn, Pat Neshek
5) Disappointing Player of the Year-Peter Bourjos
Nominees: Peter Bourjos, Justin Masterson, Kevin Siegrist
6) Cardinal Rookie of the Year-Kolten Wong
Nominees: Marco Gonzales, Randal Grichuk, Oscar Taveras, Kolten Wong
7) Acquisition of the Year-Jhonny Peralta
Nominees: John Lackey, Pat Neshek, Jhonny Peralta
8) Most Anticipated Cardinal-Stephen Piscotty
Nominees: Rob Kaminsky, Stephen Piscotty, Luke Weaver
9) Cardinal Moment of the Year-“The Big City Leap” In Game 4 of the NLDS
Nominees: Taveras’s first home run as the rains came, “The Big City Leap” in Game 4 of the NLDS, Wong’s walkoff in Game 2 of the NLCS
10) Best Individual Cardinal Blog-C70 At The Bat
11) Best Team Cardinal Blog*-Viva El Birdos
*–All members of The Cardinal Conclave are considered individual blogs. No votes for “The Cardinal Conclave” as a whole should be done here.
12) Best Media Coverage-Bernie Miklasz
Nominees: Derrick Goold, Jenifer Langosch, Stan McNeal, Bernie Miklasz
13) Best Rookie Cardinal Blog-High Sock Sunday
Nominees: Baseball Geek In Galveston, Bird Tales, Cajun Cardinal, Gateway Sports Connection, High Sock Sunday, Red Cleat Diaries
14) Post of the Year-The Lynning: Fact Or Fiction(Daniel Shoptaw)
Nominees: The Dawn of the Stephen Piscotty Era in Right Field (Daniel Solzman),Doctor’s Prescription: A Daily Dose of Baseball (Doug Vollet), The End of a Love and a Season (Marilyn Green), The Lynning: Fact or Fiction? (Daniel Shoptaw), The Outfield Chronicles: A Conversation (Christine Coleman), Thinking of Playoff Baseball (Dan Buffa)
15) Best UCB Project-Bloggers As Players
Nominees: Bloggers As Players, Cardinal Hall of Fame Voting, Mailbag, Roundtables
16) Best UCB Podcast-UCB Radio Hour
Nominees: Conversations With C70, Gateway To Baseball Heaven, UCB Radio Hour
17) Best Non-UCB Podcast-Best Podcast In Baseball
Nominees: Best Podcast In Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals Extras (MLB.com), Viva El Birdos Podcast
18) Best Twitterer-Bob Netherton(@CardinalTales)
Who did it best? Who did you look to for the right stuff and content? Head over here and vote yourself.
Thanks and have a nice day,
D. Buffa
