Climbing Tal's Hill » Freddie Freeman http://climbingtalshill.com A Houston Astros Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:53:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Astros getting no respect from Player of the Week voters http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/05/08/astros-getting-no-respect-from-player-of-the-week-voters/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/05/08/astros-getting-no-respect-from-player-of-the-week-voters/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 22:48:06 +0000 Greg Thurston http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=3756 I don’t know who gets to determine the winners of the Player of the Week Awards for MLB, but whoever it is should be charged with an error for this week’s decision. I wasn’t surprised to learn yesterday that Atlanta’s Freddie Freeman was the recipient of N.L. honors for the week that ended Sunday. I’m [...]

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]]> I don’t know who gets to determine the winners of the Player of the Week Awards for MLB, but whoever it is should be charged with an error for this week’s decision. I wasn’t surprised to learn yesterday that Atlanta’s Freddie Freeman was the recipient of N.L. honors for the week that ended Sunday. I’m used to the Astros being overlooked by those who hand out awards and accolades. But this week’s glaring oversight has to be laughed about pointed out.

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]]> http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/05/08/astros-getting-no-respect-from-player-of-the-week-voters/feed/ 0 Rookie of the Year votes tallied at ‘Call to the Pen’ http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/10/11/rookie-of-the-year-votes-tallied-at-call-to-th-pen/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/10/11/rookie-of-the-year-votes-tallied-at-call-to-th-pen/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:45:41 +0000 Greg Thurston http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=2286 Last week we here at Fansided unveiled our winners of the Manager of the Year Award. Today it’s time to announce our winners in the Rookie of the Year voting. My National League ballot had Craig Kimbrel first, Vance Worley second, and a tie for third between Freddie Freeman and Danny Espinosa. Let’s see how [...]

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]]> Last week we here at Fansided unveiled our winners of the Manager of the Year Award. Today it’s time to announce our winners in the Rookie of the Year voting. My National League ballot had Craig Kimbrel first, Vance Worley second, and a tie for third between Freddie Freeman and Danny Espinosa. Let’s see how the rest of our voters felt.

 


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One name I am surprised to see left off the list is John Mayberry. The Phillies outfielder put up better offensive stats than veteran teammate Chase Utley.
The American League had one of the best rookie classes in years. Several candidates warranted serious consideration for the prize. Here’s how the voting panned out.


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