Just this Fan's take on End of Year Awards

This year's MLB regular season has come to an end.  And after every season, you hear all the experts give their opinions on the year's most likely hardware candidates.  This year, the year of the pitcher, has seen outstanding pitching from unlikely sources, but the same guys lead the pack in the conversation.  Even with all this brilliant pitching, which featured 5 no hitters, two of them being perfect games, and one should-have-been perfect game, there has been some eye-popping offensive numbers from the likes of Josh Hamilton, Robbinson Cano, Jose Bautista, Joey Votto, Albert Pujols, and Miguel Cabrera.

AL Cy Young
CC Sabathia led the AL in wins with 21 and posting an ERA of 3.18, as his AL East counterpart, David Price posted 19 wins with an ERA of 2.27.  But who is the front runner for the AL Cy Young Award?  Traditionalists do say Sabathia or Price, but the Sabermetricians have an all together different view.  The poster boy for the Sabermetricians this year is without a doubt Felix Hernandez of the dreadful Seattle Mariners.  King Felix posted a miniscule ERA of 2.27; however, he barely posted a .500 winning percentage, going 13-12.  We cannot blame Hernandez for this, as the Mariners are probably the most light hitting team in the major leagues, but is that record deserving of a Cy Young award?  Last year, the Cy Young from either league didn't win 17 games.  While I am tempted to give the nod to Hernandez, I cannot ignore the record and I hereby declare CC Sabathia the AL's Cy Young for 2010.  Although Sabathia had a slightly higher ERA, by winning two more games than Price, close to 30 more innings pitched, and more strikeouts recorded, I have to award the hefty lefty with his second Cy of his career. 
1. CC Sabathia
2. David Price
3.Felix Hernandez
Honorable Mentions: Trevor Cahill(Oak), Clay Bucholz(Bos),  Justin Verlander(Det)

NL Cy Young
At the halfway point of the season, this was a very close debate with Ublado Jimenez usually winding up as the NL Cy Young, followed by Roy Halladay, Josh Johnson, and Adam Wainwright.  That is why they play 162 games.  Jimenez deteriorated throughout the second half of 2010, Johnson was injured for much of the second half, and Wainwright is just not Roy Halladay.  This pick is a no-brainer folks.  Roy Halladay won 21 times, tops in the NL, posted a 2.44 ERA, good for 3rd in the NL, pitched 9 complete games, one of them being of the perfecto variety!
1. Roy Halladay
2. Adam Wainwright
3. Ubaldo jimenez
Honorable Mentions: Tim Hudson(ATL), Chris Carpenter(StL), Matt Latos(SD)

AL MVP
Who to chose, who to chose?  Let's start in the AL East.  Robbie Cano put up some gaudy numbers as a second baseman this year hitting .319 with 29 HRs and 109 RBI.  He is the first second baseman since Carlos Baerga in 92-93 to record 200 hit season in consecutive seasons.  Hitting in the Yankees lineup definitely helps, but was third on the team in HRs and RBI, not making his case all that convincing.  Jose Bautista clubbed 54 round trippers with 124 RBI this year, however his batting average was sub-par hitting only at a .260 clip.  Miguel Cabrera put up some monster numbers this year, hitting .328 with 28 HRs and 126 RBI, placing in the top 3 in the triple crown stats.  Josh Hamilton hit 23 points better than anyone in the majors with a .359 average, 32 HRs, and 100 RBIs.  the nod must go to Cabrera.  What topped it off was that the was in the top 3 in the big 3.
1. Miguel Cabrera
2. Josh Hamilton
3. Robinson Cano
Honorable Mentions: Vladimir Guerrero(TEX), Alex Rodriguez(NYY), Delmon Young(MIN)

NL MVP

This one is a little easier for me.  The resurgent Cincinnati Reds had the NL's best offense.  And the reason is Joey Votto.  He hit .324. with 37 HRs and 113 RBI.  That's top three in the big three.  He is the single most valuable player for any team in the NL.  While Pujols and Gonzalez, hitting .312 42 HRs and 118 RBI for Pujols and .336 32 HRs ans 117 RBI for Gonzalez, Votto is the lone player in this discussion still playing baseball, and is once again the most important player for any team in NL.  The MVP goes to Votto.

1. Joey Votto

2. Carlos Gonzalez

3. Albert Pujols

Honorable Mentions: Ryan Howard(PHI), Adrian Gonzalez(SD), Troy Tulowitzki(COL)

AL Rookie of the Year:

1. Neftali Feliz

2. Austin jackson

3. Brennan Boesch

NL Rookie of the Year

1. Buster Posey

2. Jaime Garcia
3. Jason Heyward

AL Manager of the Year
1. Ron Gardenhire
2. Terry Francona
3. Ron Washington

NL Manager of the Year
1. Dusty Baker
2. Bud Black
3. Bobby Cox