My Votes in the 2009 Internet Baseball Awards

Ever get upset with the major baseball awards, the ones that selected members of the Baseball Writers Of America Association vote upon? Certain they picked the wrong guy, or simply are all loony? Yeah, me too, some years.

But for well over a decade, the good people at Baseball Prospectus have been conducting the Internet Baseball Awards, open to anyone interested and registered with the BP site (which is free for the basic level). It's not only much more democratic -- the electorate can number in the thousands -- it's also much more statistically driven. Sure, there's disputes and differences of opinions, but the winners tend to be clear-cut.

I've cast my votes since before BP came into existence -- it was conducted on Usenet's rec.sport.baseball group way back when -- and did so again this year. Without further rambling, here's the ballots I cast.

American League Manager Of The Year
1. Mike Scioscia, Angels.
2. Ron Gardenhire, Twins.

National League Manager Of The Year
1. Jim Tracy, Rockies.
2. Bruce Bochy, Giants.

American League Rookie Of The Year
1. Elvis Andrus, Rangers.
2. Jeff Niemann, Rays.
3. Rick Porcello, Tigers.
4. Nolan Reimold, Orioles.
5. Gordon Beckham, White Sox.

National League Rookie Of The Year
1. Tommy Hanson, Braves.
2. Chris Coghlan, Marlins.
3. Andrew McCutchen, Pirates.
4. Randy Wells, Cubs.
5. Garrett Jones, Pirates.

American League Cy Young Award
1. Zack Greinke, Royals.
2. Felix Hernandez, Mariners.
3. Roy Halladay, Blue Jays.
4. Justin Verlander, Tigers.
5. Joe Nathan, Twins.

National League Cy Young Award
1. Chris Carpenter, Cardinals (say that fast three times).
2. Tim Lincecum, Giants.
3. Adam Wainwright, Cardinals
4. Matt Cain, Giants.
5. Jonathan Broxton, Dodgers.

American League Most Valuable Player Award
1. JOE MAUER, Twins.
2. Zack Greinke, Royals.
3. Mark Teixeira, Yankees.
4. Kendry Morales, Angels.
5. Alex Rodriguez, Yankees.
6. Ben Zobrist, Rays.
7. Kevin Youkilis, Red Sox.
8. Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners.
9. Derek Jeter, Yankees.
10. Miguel Cabrera, Tigers.

National League Most Valuable Player Award
1. Albert Pujols, Cardinals.
2. Prince Fielder, Brewers.
3. Hanley Ramirez, Marlins.
4. Pablo Sandoval, Giants.
5. Chris Carpenter, Cardinals.
6. Ryan Braun, Brewers.
7. Tim Lincecum, Giants.
8. Ryan Howard, Phillies.
9. Adrian Gonzalez, Padres.
10. Derrek Lee, Cubs.

Results coming soon.