{"id":4609,"date":"2009-10-07T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-07T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/10\/nats-grades-dc-ibwa-post-season-player-awards.html"},"modified":"2009-10-07T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-10-07T18:00:00","slug":"nats-grades-dc-ibwa-post-season-player-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/10\/nats-grades-dc-ibwa-post-season-player-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Nats grades, DC-IBWA Post-Season Player Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2009\/oct\/06\/nationals-grades\/\"><b>Nationals Grades<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><br \/>Every significant player on the Nationals roster and the front office gets graded.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/dc-ibwaa.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/dc-internet-baseball-writers.html\"><b>DC-Internet Baseball Writers Association Names 2009 Player Achievement Awards<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>INTERNET BASEBALL WRITERS ASSOCIATION: Washington, D.C. Chapter<\/i>The Washington, DC chapter of the Internet Baseball Writers Association is an organization comprised of internet writers, on-line media outlets, and bloggers.<\/p>\n<p>In accordance with its stated goal of promoting the members of the association and increasing awareness and respect as active members of the media that cover the Washington Nationals Major League Baseball club, the DC-IBWA is pleased to announce its member-voted winners of Post-Season Player Achievement Awards.<\/p>\n<p>Each individual award is named after a member of the district\u2019s storied baseball heritage, to promote awareness of the significance of the history of Washington, DC baseball. Biographies of the honored historical players can be found attached to this press release.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>THE AWARDS<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Goose Goslin Most Valuable Player<\/span><br \/>Player most valuable to the success of the Washington Nationals:<\/p>\n<p>1st: Ryan Zimmerman (92 points, 16 first place votes)<\/p>\n<p>2nd: Adam Dunn (41 points, one first place vote)<\/p>\n<p>3rd: Nyjer Morgan (25 points, three first place votes)<\/p>\n<p>Others: John Lannan (19), Josh Willingham (3)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Walter Johnson Starting Pitcher of the Year<\/span><br \/>Excellent performance as a starting pitcher<\/p>\n<p>1st: John Lannan (96 points, 18 first place votes)<\/p>\n<p>2nd: Jordan Zimmermann (42 points, two first place votes)<\/p>\n<p>3rd: Craig Stammen (22 points)<\/p>\n<p>Others: J.D. Martin (6), Garrett Mock (4), Livan Hernandez (3), Ross Detwiler (2)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Frederick &#8220;Firpo&#8221; Marberry Relief Pitcher of the Year<\/span><br \/>Excellent performance as a relief pitcher<\/p>\n<p>1st: Tyler Clippard (80 points, 13 first place votes)<\/p>\n<p>2nd: Mike MacDougal (55 points, six first place votes)<\/p>\n<p>3rd: Sean Burnett (29 points, one first place vote)<\/p>\n<p>Others: Jason Bergmann (6), Joe Beimel (5), Ron Villone (3),Saul Rivera (1)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Sam Rice Hitter of the Year<\/span><br \/>Excellence in all-around hitting, situational hitting and baserunning<\/p>\n<p>1st: Ryan Zimmerman (81 points, 14 first place votes)<\/p>\n<p>2nd: Adam Dunn (39 points, two first place votes)<\/p>\n<p>3rd: Nyjer Morgan (26 points, three first place votes)<\/p>\n<p>Others: Josh Willingham (14), Nick Johnson (9, one first place vote), Cristian Guzman (6)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Frank Howard Slugger of the Year<\/span><br \/>Excellence in power hitting<\/p>\n<p>1st: Adam Dunn (100 points, 20 first place votes)<\/p>\n<p>2nd: Ryan Zimmerman (46 points)<\/p>\n<p>3rd: Josh Willingham (27 points)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\"><br \/>Joe Judge Defensive Player of the Year<\/span><br \/>Excellence in fielding<\/p>\n<p>1st: Ryan Zimmerman (88 points, 14 first place votes)<\/p>\n<p>2nd: Nyjer Morgan (69 points, six first place votes)<\/p>\n<p>3rd: Willie Harris (12 points)<\/p>\n<p>Others: Alberto Gonzalez, Elijah Dukes, Nick Johnson (3), Wil Nieves (1)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\"><br \/>Mickey Vernon Comeback Player of the Year<\/span><br \/>Player who overcame biggest obstacle in the preceding season to contribute on the field<\/p>\n<p>1st: Nick Johnson (50 points, 10 first place votes)<\/p>\n<p>2nd: Mike MacDougal (20 points, one first place vote)<\/p>\n<p>3rd: Ryan Zimmerman (18 points, three first place votes)<\/p>\n<p>Others: Jason Bergmann (16), Josh Bard (9), Ron Villone (8), Josh Willingham (7), Mike Morse (7), Justin Maxwell (5), J.D. Martin (4), Nyjer Morgan, Livan Hernandez, Ross Detwiler, Elijah Dukes (3),<br \/>Adam Dunn, Ian Desmond, Jorge Padilla, Sean Burnett, Garrett Mock (1)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Josh Gibson Humanitarian Player of the Year<\/span><br \/>Player who meritoriously gave of himself to the community<\/p>\n<p>1st: John Lannan (72 points, 12 first place votes)<\/p>\n<p>2nd: Ryan Zimmerman (44 points, four first place votes)<\/p>\n<p>3rd: Wil Nieves (21 points, three first place votes)<\/p>\n<p>Others: Josh Willingham (9), Nyjer Morgan, Willie Harris, Elijah Dukes (3), Tyler Clippard (1)<br \/><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\"><br \/>Minor League Player of the Year<\/span><br \/>Minor league player most destined for big league success<\/p>\n<p>1st: Derek Norris (54 points, nine first place votes)<\/p>\n<p>2nd: Ian Desmond (53 points, nine first place votes)<\/p>\n<p>3rd: Drew Storen (41 points, two first place votes)<\/p>\n<p>Others: Bradley Meyers (16), Chris Marrero (7), Mike Morse (4), Daniel Espinosa (2), Ross Detwiler, Jorge Padilla (1).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/website_3c1e0e40\/graphics\/technorati.gif\" border=\"0\">  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/WashingtonNationals\" rel=\"tag\">Washington Nationals<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/nats\" rel=\"tag\">Nats<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. 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