2010 Midseason Awards

Gentlemen, here is this year's Midseason Awards.

Remember, this is all good-natured, so don't get too high or low over it. Feel free to post your thoughts below on what I hit, what I missed, and any of your own if you have different categories or choices.

Without further ado...


Best pickup: Troy Glaus, Chris.
Honorable mention: Corey Hart, Shea; Colby Lewis, Bob.

Worst drop: Paul Konerko, Rick.
Honorable mention: Adrian Beltre, Hal; Shaun Marcum, Chris.

Player who survived on a roster too long: Rick Porcello, Joe.
Honorable mention: Adam Lind, Andy; Adam Jones, Bob.

Best trade: Keeper League acquires Hal for Richie.

Best draft pick: Jason Heyward, Andy.
Honorable mention: Stephen Strasburg, Bob; Andy Pettitte, Shea.

Worst draft pick: Jacoby Ellsbury, Mike.
Honorable mention: Mark Reynolds, Chris; Aaron Hill, Dave.

Best keeper: Justin Morneau, Shea;
Honorable mention: Adrian Gonzalez, Chris; Adam Wainwright, Dave.

Worst keeper: Grady Sizemore, Chris.
Honorable mention: Ian Kinsler, Mike; Jason Bay, Jack.

Worst keeper decision: Rick keeps CC Sabathia instead of Roy Halladay;
Honorable mention: Jack lets Miguel Cabrera walk; Adam gives up two draft picks for Manny Ramirez and Josh Beckett.

Biggest bomb-thrower: Chris trying to petition to cut Grady Sizemore.
Honorable mention: Joe's razzle-dazzle swap of Dice-K and Wade Davis.

Best stiff: Shea picks up Mike Leake as a Sunday stiff, he becomes top pitcher.
Honorable mention: Andy picks up Ian Snell, gives him win over tie in Week 2; Joe picks up Wade Davis, helps him preserve Week 4 win.

Worst stiff: Joe picks up Sam LeCure at 1:37 a.m. when he has literally zero chance of winning on Sunday.
Honorable mention: Shea picks up Kevin Millwood for an outing of 11 hits and 8 earned runs; Andy picks up Derek Holland and he doesn't make it out of the second inning.

Midseason MVP (player): Ubaldo Jimenez, Dave.
Honorable mention: Miguel Cabrera, Shea; Robinson Cano, Chris.

Midseason LVP (player): Grady Sizemore, Chris.
Honorable mention: Jacoby Ellsbury, Mike; Jimmy Rollins, Dave.

Best team name: Turd n the punchbowl, Ken.
Honorable mention: Billy Ball, Jack; Time to Mo Vaughn, Dave.

Worst team name: Manager of the Year, Mike.
Honorable mention: Don't Tase Me Bro, Bob; Rebuilding Year Ova!, Shea.

Best win: Hal beats Bob 16-3 for his first-ever victory.
Honorable mention: Ken beats first-place Andy 12-8 to continue strong surge after awful start; Adam beats Bob 11-9 to move into a tie for first place.

Worst loss: Rick loses 15-4 to winless Ken in Week 6.
Honorable mention: Joe loses 17-2 to Dave.

Most dramatic win: Andy beats Jack 10-9 on Dallas Braden's perfect game.
Honorable mention: Rick beats Andy 8-7 on Adrian Beltre's hit after Kevin Youkilis' hit ties the matchup.

Best manager: Andy.
Honorable mention: Hal; Bob.

Biggest surprise: Rick.
Honorable mention: Jack; Adam.

Most improved from last year: Shea.
Honorable mention: Adam; Chris.

Best team: Snooki Punch, Andy.
Honorable mention: Cole Miners, Bob; Phightin Sillies, Adam.

Worst team: Manager of the Year, Mike.
Honorable mention: Billy Ball, Jack; Fireballs Ten, Rick.

2nd half predictions:
*Denotes wildcard

Elin Nordegren Division
1. Andy 15-6-1
2. Hal* 14-8
3. Chris* 11-9-2
4. Ken* 10-10-2
5. Shea 9-13
6. Rick 9-13

Tiger Woods Division
1. Bob 14-7-1
2. Adam* 13-9
3. Joe 11-11
4. Jack 8-11-3
5. Dave 7-14-1
6. Mike 5-17