[外電] Those poor Dodgers, now even MLB is …
Those poor Dodgers, now even MLB is taking a shot at them
October 29, 2010 | 3:10 pm
When your season has been a crashing disappointment, it’s not like you need
offseason reminders.
Alas, that’s part of the deal. A not-so-sweet package. Darts and barbs and
cynicism everywhere. Constant reminders of failures and shortcomings, from
media and fans.
And did I mention … Major League Baseball?
Yep, good ol' MLB has given the Boys in Blue one little extra slap in the
kisser.
Not intentionally, of course, but with the release of its This Year in
Baseball Awards, the Dodgers have taken yet another blow.
This is the ninth year it’s sponsored a polling of fans to determine winners
in 19 different categories. Because, you know, there can just never be enough
fan-driven awards.
There are 10 nominations in each category -- which besides best hitter and
closer, include such nifty awards as X-factor and oddity -- meaning, there
are 190 nominations in all.
And out of 190 nominations, there is exactly one current Dodger nominated.
Unless you count the ball boy who was nominated for best fan moment. Still
awaiting word on whether the Dodgers are going to pick up his option.
The Dodgers received three total nominations, including Hong-Chih Kuo for
best setup man, ex-Dodger Ronnie Belliard for best play and ball boy
Francisco Herrera for best fan moment.
I’m pretty sure Dennis Mannion was going to nab a nomination for executive
of the year, until Frank McCourt let it slip he was canning the team
president. Sadly for McCourt, whom you may have heard also suffered a rough
season, there is no award for owner of the year. I mean, they’d probably
just have to name it after him anyway.
This Internet poll does earn a following. MLB claims more than 12 million
people voted last season.
Kuo won the setup man award in 2008 and had an even better 2010, though the
Dodgers are sort of fudging to nominate him here since he spent almost the
final two months as their closer.
Belliard was nominated for making a play May 2 against Pittsburgh. Playing
third base he made a running, over-the-shoulder catch in left field of a
Bobby Crosby popup, then spun and made a strong throw to first baseman James
Loney, who stretched out to make the catch and double up Andy LaRoche.
Otherwise, Belliard hit .216 and was released by the Dodgers Sept. 7.
Somehow four ball boys were nominated for best fan moment, including the
Dodgers’ Herrera. Sitting in foul territory outside left field, he made a
terrific backhanded catch of a slicing drive into the stands by Met Ike
Davis. Then he handed the ball to a toddler.
And you thought the Dodgers had no highlights in 2010. Forgot all about the
ball boy, and probably Belliard.
Nineteen different awards, 190 nominations, and that’s the best the Dodgers
could do. If MLB was just a bit more creative, maybe the Dodgers could have
scored a few more nominations.
Best first six weeks of the season (Andre Ethier), most creative hair use
(Manny Ramirez), most creative use of a hair product (Vicente Padilla), best
performance by a really small person (Jamey Carroll), best Matthew
McConaughey look-a-like (John Ely), best performance by a 300-pound reliever,
first-half division (Jonathan Broxton).
As it is, the award nominations are what they are, much like the Dodgers’
season.
-- Steve Dilbeck
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dodgers/2010/10/those-poor-dodgers-now-even
-mlb-is-taking-a-shot-at-them.html
http://is.gd/gtob1
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