1990 Awards PIMP Thread

[Delandis]

Regular season ends Thursday so I guess this should be as good of a time as any to start this thread. You guys already know who I'm pimping, but for a refresher:

IL Slugger of the Year Candidate



Loren Wallace (OF)


-1st in IL AVG (.355)
-1st in IL SLG (.593)
-1st in IL OPS (.992)
-1st in IL RC (9.93)
-2nd in IL Hits (182)
-6th in IL RBI (103)
-7th in IL OBP (.400)
-6th in IL XBH (66)
-5th longest hitting streak in BLB at 21 games in 1990


-Before you dismiss this amazing performance as a pure product of Phillips Field, please review his home/road splits over the course of the season.

APR: .375 / .500
MAY: .410 / .169
JUN: .367 / .240

JUL: .510 / .351
AUG: .478 / .305
SEP: .323 / .326

As you can see, Wallace had two bad months that significantly impacted his road average. But as you can also see, he has completely turned it around after the All-Star break and has been a main catalyst to our success over the past couple of months.


Also please recognize that this 1990 Baltimore team is on pace to be the best hitting team in IL history (based on AVG and OBP), and we've consistently and significantly increased our batting average over the last four years. It is not a fluke or coincidental, especially since I hired a new hitting coach two or three years ago. Does he hit .350 outside of Phillips Field? Probably not.

But even at .315+, 25+ HR, 100+ RBI, on any other IL team, he's still a top five candidate.


I have a couple of rookie of the year candidates as well although I'm not sure if they have enough at-bats to qualify. Either way, I'll post again in a couple of hours.


Don't let the Stout hoodwink, bamboozle or lead you astray.

[Matt]

IL Last Call Relief

- CL Ken Bayer - Player Page

BLB All-Star: '87, '89, '90
IL Last Call Relief: '87, '88

5-4, 37 saves, 1.75 ERA, 0.92 WHIP

#1 - ERA
#1 - Saves
#1 - VORP
#1 - H/9
#1 - K's
#1 - K/9
#1 - K/BB
#1 - Opp AVG
#1 - WHIP
#1 - R/9

The most dominant relief pitcher of the decade.

[Delandis]

The most dominant relief pitcher of the decade.

Can't argue with that...

[Carlos]

Matt, you don't need to pimp him. Seriously. He pimps himself. I think he's good to go.

[Jistic]

Hack Wells for ROTY....that's about all I got.

[umd]

2B Chuck Durham for ROY 5 HR 48 RBI .305/.344/.443

http://www.simgamingnetwork.com/blb/...ayer_7728.html

[Delandis]

IL Rookie of the Year Candidate


OF- Coy McPherson - Player Page

.345/.378/.553
11 doubles
T-1st among IL rookies in triples (6), but only 197 AB
T-1st among IL rookies in steals (15)
2nd in IL rookie VORP

IL Rookie of the Year Candidate


1B-Shaun Newsome- Player Page

.338/.362/.416,
20 doubles, 36 RBI

[Lintyfresh85]

IL Refreshing New Brew


RP - Hector Sanchez

23 G, 0-1, 3 SV, 2.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 28/7 K/BB, 9.33 K/9, 2.33 BB/9, 10.1 VORP

Plus, have you seen his face? Dude has to shave every single day so he doesn't transform into the Wolfman.

[funclown]

Hack Wells for ROTY....that's about all I got.

Looks like he faded a bit. He sucks!

[Jistic]

Looks like he faded a bit. He sucks!

The day will come when he will destroy you.

[Spectre]

Jerry Ferrell: 16-3, 1.18 WHIP for 2nd place in the Pale Ale :)

[Pat]

Martin Carlton for Pale Ale.
15-3, 2.09 ERA, .96 WHIP, 168 IP, 134 H, 132 K, 28 BB
#1 in VORP
#1 in ERA
#1 in WHIP
Guy is easily the best SP in the IL right now. Only argument against him is his lower innings total, but it's not his fault I have used a six-man rotation all year. He has an 89% quality start, while his competitor Conan Wilkerson, is at 76%. The Bats are 20-6 when Carlton starts, while the Kodiaks are 16-13 when Wilkerson starts. When Carlton is on the mound, you just assume it's a win.

Joe Alveraz for Last Call Relief.
5-4, 33 SV, 2.09 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 69 IP, 52 H, 35 K, 17 BB
#4 in ERA (#2 for RPs with 22+ saves)
#4 in Saves
#5 in VORP (#2 for RPs with 22+ saves)
#3 in WHIP (#2 for closers)
He is no Bayer, but Alveraz is (arguably) having the second best season for all IL RPs. You could also argue that Bayer is so good, that there shouldn't be a second or third place for the award.

Miguel Angel Padilla for Stout Slugger.
.291 AVG, .922 OPS, 34 2B, 38 HR, 125 RBI, 105 R, 319 TB
#5 in OPS
#6 in VORP
#2 in ISO
#3 in XBH
#2 in TB
#2 in HR
#3 in RBI
#4 in R
The other leading candidates, Loren Wallace (1.123/.842), Mel Woodbury (1.004/.939) and Johnny Buzzell (.973/.958), all hit in hitter-friendly parks. Miguel Angel Padilla hits in a very nutural park, but is the only member of the leading candidates to hit worse at home, (.886/957). Not sure how much that matters folks but I think it's worth considering.

Derek Tucker for Refreshing New Brew.
9-8, 3.85 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 25 G, 147 IP, 119 H, 147 K, 54 BB
#2 in VORP
#1 in W (tie with Pagan)
#2 in K
#1 in WHIP
Right now, I think he is having the 2nd best season, behind Wilmington's Hector Pagan. Their numbers are however very close and I think Tucker could steal the award down the stretch.

[Delandis]

IL Pale Ale Candidate


SP-Juan Jose Garcia - Player Page

15-8, 3.46 ERA, 66.7% QS
#4 in VORP

I know he won't win, but maybe he gets a few 2nd or 3rd place votes based on the fact that he performs well as a right hander in the most lefty friendly park in the BLB.

[Lintyfresh85]

Conan Wilkerson

63.0 VORP - 1st in IL (Better than Carlton)
17 wins - 2nd in IL (Better than Carlton)
188 K's - 3rd in IL (Better than Carlton)
0.41 HR/9 - 2nd in IL (Better than Carlton)

That's all you need to know.

[Carlos]

Conan Wilkerson

63.0 VORP - 1st in IL (Better than Carlton)
17 wins - 2nd in IL (Better than Carlton)
188 K's - 3rd in IL (Better than Carlton)
0.41 HR/9 - 2nd in IL (Better than Carlton

That's all you need to know.

Your reluctance to provide a closed bracket at the end of your side note makes me believe that Wilkerson cares very little for sentence structure (Carlton does..I think).