Hello! Let's mine the Blood Diamond. It's finally here, Draft Day. Unfortunately, the day I have two drafts I am unable to live draft because of work. So I am apologizing in advance for the Auto-Pick. I have spent multiple hours carefully aligning my pre-draft rankings knowing that it will probably do no good. Luckily Baseball is a very long season and it's pretty easy to stay in contention with the waiver wire.
Let's get to what you have all been waiting for. This years projections for Plunker of the Year, or the Walter Johnson Award. Walter has the dubious record of the most career Hit Batsmen with 205 and is in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
(for all of you who would like some in depth bruising check this out:
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_hbp.shtml)
The Top three for 2009 were:
1. D Bush MIL -15
2. J Cueto CIN -14
3. J Chamberlain NYY -12
3. C Marmol CHC -12
Now, Since Joba has been moved back to the bullpen it will be much harder for him to win this award, but he will have much more time to drive drunk around Nebraska. So, we are projecting J. Chamberlain to win the 2010 Clunker of the Year with most hit pedestrians.
2010 Walter Johnson Award Projections:
1. Kevin Millwood BAL 16
2. Ubaldo Jimenez COL 15
3. Johnny Cueto CIN 12
Good luck every one in 2010. Special thanks to our sponsor Icy Hot.
Though August "Gus" Weyhing holds the actual record of hit batsmen with 277 in his carer, I had to name the award after Walter Johnson. "The Big Train" is a true Baseball Legend and deserves this honor.
ReplyDeleteShould it be called the Big Train award?
Big Train award reeks of win, imo.
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