Predictions

September 13, 2011 – Jeff Herbst In December of each year, the baseball Hall of Fame announces their inductees, with fans and players alike waiting with baited breath for the voting results. In recent years, Hall of Fame voting has been somewhat skewed due to several players who were knownto have used performance enhancing drugs [...]

September 8, 2011 – Robbie Clark To be frank, the last month of the regular season is shaping up to be quite the snoozefest. The division and wild card winners are all but locked up. And barring some colossal collapse down the stretch (which is possible, of course) the playoff field for the AL will [...]

September 5, 2011 – Andrew Martin AL MVP | NL MVP | AL ROY | NL ROY The American League ROY race is a lot closer than what is going on in the National League. Not only have they had more ballyhooed rookies, but they have produced at a higher level as well. The crop [...]

September 1, 2011 – Andrew Martin AL MVP | NL MVP | AL ROY | NL ROY The 2011 National League Rookie of the Year race has been one of the most regional in recent memory. For some reason, the stars aligned and the majority of candidates for the award are in the NL East, [...]

August 26, 2011 – Andrew Martin AL MVP | NL MVP | AL ROY | NL ROY The National League MVP race is coming down to a thrilling conclusion, similar to what is happening in the junior circuit. Most exciting is that most of the frontrunners are young players, just coming into their primes. These [...]

August 24, 2011 – Andrew Martin AL MVP | NL MVP | AL ROY | NL ROY As the home stretch to the playoffs approached, it is time to start thinking about the individual player awards. In particular, the American League MVP race has been tight all year, with no clear-cut candidate having completely separated [...]

July 1, 2011 – Matt De Lima Cy Young voting has always confused me and really, I don’t think closers deserve to win. That is to say, they should have their own award. It isn’t meant as a slight. It’s just that comparing starting pitchers to relievers just isn’t fair. They are three very different [...]

June 27, 2011 – Matt De Lima My earliest memory of the Rookie of the Year award came in the early ’90s. I was born and raised in California and I was and still am a Dodgers fan. From 1992 to 1996, for five straight years, a player from the Dodgers was named NL Rookie [...]

June 26, 2011 – Matt De Lima Not all award races are created equal. While there is plenty of glamour surrounding MVPs and Cy Youngs, winning Manager of the Year says a lot, not only about the manager, but about the team as well. The three-day break surrounding the 2011 All-Star Game begins on Monday, [...]

June 23, 2011 – Matt De Lima Major League Baseball’s 2011 All-Star Game is on July 12. Now that it is only a couple weeks away, The Dugout Doctors would like to present their NL ballot. Go vote now! Click here for my NL ballot! Note: All stats are updated as of 6/23/2011. CATCHER Alex [...]