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The Daily Keg is excited to announce the 9th annual Brewski Awards show. After drinking too much pre-Brewski's last year and missing the award show we are back with a bang! The selection committee has poured over the season stats and excitedly announces the winners for the following awards, some serious...some not so serious. So without further delay here we go.
Player of the Year
LF Richie 'Powder' van Luik, SEA - He hit .402 and stole 92 bases with a 9.2 WAR. Any other questions?
2030 winner: 3B Johnny 'Big Stick' Swope, SEA
2031 winner: 1B Turell 'Two Ton' Morris, MAI
2032 winner: 3B Johnny 'Big Stick' Swope, SEA
2033 winner: C Ian James, SDR
2034 winner: 1B Johnny 'Big Stick' Swope, SEA
2035 winner: 1B Johnny 'Big Stick' Swope, CAL
2036 winner: 1B Johnny 'Big Stick' Swope, CAL
2037 winner: CF Rory Elia, CAR
Hitter of the Year
1B J.D. 'Hurricane' Rice, BAL - It's hard not to give it to the guy who hit .402 and stole 92 bases but 'Hurricane' hit .333/.402/.662 with 52 HR's, 135 RBI's, and a 7.7 WAR. He was the only player in the BLB to hit over 50 home runs and he's now done that three times, back to back to back. He is 27 years old and has 231 career dingers already. Someone wake up O'Hearn from his booze induced coma and let him know a Hurricane is coming...and not the drink before he gets too excited.
2030 winner: 1B Turell 'Two Ton' Morris, MAI
2031 winner: RF Ron 'Vampire' Hutchison, HAR
2032 winner: 1B Jermaine Williams, IND
2033 winner: 1B Manny Quezada, PHO
2034 winner: LF Fred Falloon, IND
2035 winner: DH Ron 'Vampire' Hutchison, HAR
2036 winner: CF Rory Elia, CAR
2037 winner: DH Manny Quezada, WIL
Pitcher of the Year
P Barton Mejia, WC - He already captured his second straight Triple Crown and will more than likely be chosen unanimously for his second straight Pale Ale. He has overtaken Plumley as the most dominant pitcher in the game and he's only 26. His season stat line: 23-3, 2.08 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 275 K's, 9.4 WAR. Unreal.
2030 winner: Manabu Hamada, DEN
2031 winner: Manabu Hamada, DEN
2032 winner: Noel Graham, MAI
2033 winner: Pat 'Baja' Arballo, WAS
2034 winner: JJ Plumley, WIL
2035 winner: JJ Plumley, WIL
2036 winner: JJ Plumley, WIL
2037 winner: JJ Plumley, WIL
Rookie of the Year
LF Davis Abbott, WIL - The 14th overall pick of the 2035 draft was joined by fellow outfield rookie Cayden Huff to form some sort of rookie Transformer, that when activated comes together to destroy opposing pitchers. Abbott hit .311/.364/.532 with 33 HR's, 93 RBI's, 16 SB's, a 12.3+ ZR, and a 5.2 WAR. Huff ended up with a 5.1 WAR and their direct competition to get better and out shine each other should fuel the Clowns for the next decade.
2030 winner: 1B Pat Walton, HAR
2031 winner: 2B Alex Arana, SDR
2032 winner: 1B Dave Perry, PIT
2033 winner: 2B Tom Martin, NYK
2034 winner: CF Rory Elia, CAR
2035 winner: RF Robert 'Stretch' Jessee
2036 winner: 3B Dawson 'Wedge' Davis, WC
2037 winner: 1B Edgar Alonzo, WAS
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All-State Hands Award
(Given to the player with the most total chances and no errors...who doesn't play primarily first base)
CF Cayden Huff, WIL - Hey remember that guy we talked about...like 10 seconds ago? Well he played center for the Clowns for 141 games, had 450 total chances, and never made a single error. His +11.4 ZR was also fourth best among center fielders. We heard more than once Plumley went to sleep smiling just thinking of Huff and Abbott.
2030 winner: RF Dusty Janson, DEN
2031 winner: LF Jamie Hendon, NY
2032 winner: CF Gil Banda, SEA
2033 winner: CF Tom White, SDR
2034 winner: RF Donnie Wilson, MON
2035 winner: CF Mat Weir, NO
2036 winner: CF Ian 'Viper' Lisch, NO
2037 winner: CF Rick Watson
Army Ranger Sniper Award
(Given to the catcher with the highest runner thrown out percentage with a minimum of 30 attempts)
C Dave James, PAW - The long lost brother of Ian James only played in 72 games and hit a measly .193, but everyone and their mom tried to steal a base on him. In the end 34 runners tried, and 17 of them were thrown out by his sniper of an arm for an RTO of 50%.
2030 winner: C Micah Gordon, WIL
2031 winner: C Ian 'Pickles' James, SDR
2032 winner: C Landon McClelland, PHI
2033 winner: C Tristan Logan, SEA
2034 winner: C Dusty Akkerman, PAW
2035 winner: C Micah Gordon, PIT
2036 winner: C Sean Covington, SYR
2037 winner: C Jayden Dean, PAW
Frank Abagnale, Jr Award
(Given to the player who stole at least 20 bases and was caught the least)
RF Gilles 'Mudcat' Rugiero, PHI - The 28 year old isn't the fastest player in the BLB but his instincts on the base put him ahead of almost anyone else in the league. This season he swiped 27 bases in 29 attempts for a 93.1% success rate, highest in the league (for our standards). Over his illustrious four year career in the majors he is 91 for 99 when testing opposing pitchers and catchers on the base paths.
2030 winner: CF Pat Welch, BAT
2031 winner: LF Akiyuki Kimura, MAI
2032 winner: RF R.J. Kapper, PIT
2033 winner: RF R.J. Kapper, PIT
2034 winner: RF R.J. Kapper, PIT
2035 winner: CF Seth Blankenship, SYR
2036 winner: CF Marcos Savage, LAD
2037 winner: RF Riley Thomas, SEA
Ludacris Award
(Given to the player who got hit with the most pitches)
LF Chang-hyun Kym, HAR - Goodness me as poor Kym got hit 24 times this season in 152 games, six more than his closest competition. He was an All-Star DWI winner in 2037 and 2038 but this season had an off year. A man can only perform so well when you're constantly taking balls to the face.
2030 winner: 1B Geoff 'Mr. Reliable' Dail, MIA
2031 winner: 2B Dave 'Bulldog' Bickford, NY
2032 winner: 2B Tristan Hagen, HAR
2033 winner: 1B Joy-shan Guo, BAT
2034 winner: LF Benny Tatsuno, PIT
2035 winner: 2B Hideki Nakayama, MAI
2036 winner: RF Tony Chieregati, HAR
2037 winner: RF Hyun-seung Bark, BAT
Broadside of the Barn Award
(Given to the player with the highest strikeouts per plate appearance)
SS Shannon Jackson, PHO - The 24 year old was a 6th round draft pick in 2035 and there is no rags to riches story here. In 71 games and 235 AB's he struck out 102 times, which comes to 41.6%. What is sad is that he has the rare ability to play almost any position in the field and his work ethic is constantly raved about by his teammates. Usually it goes like this..."man I love Shannon, his work ethic is unbelievable. I come early and he's here, I stay late and he's here. Too bad he can't hit worth s***."
2030 winner: LF Sayid bin Sariyah, LAD
2031 winner: C Sean Gallion, SYR
2032 winner: 1B Tom Lewis, MAI
2033 winner: C Jaime 'Dodo' Bushnell, CAR
2034 winner: 1B Dave Schaefer, NYK
2035 winner: C Jaden Stills, MAI
2036 winner: 1B Tommy Spielman, LAD
2037 winner: LF Grant Hockensmith, CAR
Swing For Between the Infielders Award
(Given to the player with the most hits but no home runs)
C Dave Nichols, MIA - The 28 year old Nichols is a rich man due to his amazing play behind the plate and at the plate, so we can overlook the fact that his wet noodle bat can't quite reach the outfield. In 128 games and 523 at bats he hit .356/.385/.432 with 0 HR's and 50 RBI's. In seven full time seasons he does have 23 total home runs but he just couldn't muster one this year. We saw the new GM giving him some pointers on laying the wood though so next year we expect things to be different.
2030 winner: 2B Ricky 'Heartthrob' Figueroa, DEN
2031 winner: 2B Ricky 'Heartthrob' Figueroa, DEN
2032 winner: 3B Ron Morgan, SDR
2033 winner: RF Tom Lyon, PHO
2034 winner: C Tony Solorio, HAR
2035 winner: 2B Ricky 'Heartthrob' Figueroa, WC
2036 winner: 2B Ricky 'Heartthrob' Figueroa, WC
2037 winner: RF Kam Foster, NO
Dickey's BBQ Beans Award
(Given to the pitcher who hits the most batters)
P Zachary Kennedy, MAI - Sheng Jong tried his best to go back to back to back but his 15 batters beaned fell short of Kennedy, who put his balls on 20 batters this season! Wait...what? Anyways when you go 7-16 with a 6.16 ERA and 1.65 WHIP we think you might have a bit of a control issue. Lets look over his past seasons to see if it was an anomaly: 6-17, 6.61 ERA in 2038; 7-15, 5.38 ERA in 2037; 2-13, 4.85 ERA in 2035...nope. The poor guy even had a losing record in AAA in 2036.
2030 winner: P Nate Bettis, PHO
2031 winner: P Pat Burgess, PIT
2032 winner: P Robby 'Bruiser' McEvoy, BAL
2033 winner: P Jarrod Peacock, PHI
2034 winner: P Robby 'Bruiser' McEvoy, BAL
2035 winner: P Erik Martin, NYK
2036 winner: P Sheng 'Admiral' Jong, SDR
2037 winner: P Sheng 'Admiral' Jong, SDR
The Milton Swingline Stapler Award
(The player who earned a check without deserving one)
CF Dave Tibbs, SDR - You think he'd be smiling more after earning $19,000,000 this season and posting a -0.9 WAR in 25 games for the Rum Runners. He also played for AAA Reno and AA Miramar (as you can see by his lovely picture). Thank goodness for him it's President Trump's 6th term and Tibbs will only have to pay $750 in taxes next year.
2030 winner: P Jerrod Blick, TOR
2031 winner: P Jerrod Blick, TOR
2032 winner: 1B Dylan Owens, TOR
2033 winner: 3B Erik Redding, CAL
2034 winner: 1B Dylan Owens, TOR
2035 winner: 1B Joy-shan Guo, BAT
2036 winner: SS Pat Pierce, CAR
2037 winner: P Jarrod Peacock, PHI
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