Well it's that time this year for me to announce the BEAN BALL WAR MLB awards for the year 2011. Hopefully you agree, but if not, then you should probably start your own blog. For each award, I will put my top pick first followed by my second and third place votes.AL Awards: MVP: 1st Miguel Cabrera (Detroit Tigers); 2nd Jacoby Ellsbury (Boston Red Sox); 3rd Curtis Granderson (New York Yankees)
Cy Young: 1st Justin Verlander (Detroit Tigers); 2nd CC Sabathia (New York Yankees) 3rd James Shields (Tampa Bay Rays)
Rookie Of The Year: 1st Eric Hosmer (Kansas City Royals); 2nd Ivan Nova (New York Yankees); 3rd Mark Trumbo (Anaheim Angels)
Fireman Of The Year: 1st Mariano Rivera (New York Yankees); Jose Valverde (Detroit Tigers); Neftali Feliz (Texas Rangers)
Silver Slugger Awards: C Alex Avila (Tigers); 1B Miguel Cabrera (Tigers); 2B Robinson Cano (Yankees); 3B Adrian Beltre (Rangers); SS JJ Hardy (Orioles); OF Jacoby Ellsbury (Red Sox), Jose Bautista (Blue Jays), Curtis Granderson (Yankees)
Gold Gloves: C Matt Weiters (Orioles); 1B Adrian Gonzalez (Red Sox); 2B Gordon Beckham (White Sox); 3B Evan Longoria (Rays); SS Erik Aybar (Angels); OF Adam Jones (Orioles), Alex Gordon (Royals), Austin Jackson (Tigers); Pitcher Ricky Romero (Blue Jays)
NL Awards:
MVP: 1st Matt Kemp (LA Dodgers); 2nd Ryan Braun (Milwaukee Brewers); 3rd Jose Reyes (New York Mets)
Cy Young: 1st Ian Kennedy (Arizona Diamondbacks); 2nd Clayton Kershaw (LA Dodgers); 3rd Roy Halladay (Phildelphia Phillies)
Rookie Of The Year: 1st Vance Worley (Philadelphia Phillies); 2nd Freddie Freeman (Atlanta Braves); 3rd Craig Kimbrel (Atlanta Braves)
Fireman Of The Year: 1st Joel Hanrahan (Pittsburgh Pirates); 2nd John Axford (Milwaukee Brewers); 3rd JJ Putz (Arizona Diamondbacks)
Silver Sluggers: C Miguel Montero (Diamondbacks); 1B Prince Fielder (Brewers); 2B Brandon Phillips (Reds); 3B Aramis Ramirez (Cubs); SS Troy Tulowitzki (Rockies); OF Matt Kemp (Dodgers), Ryan Braun (Brewers), Hunter Pence (Phillies); Pitcher Daniel Hudson (Diamondbacks)
Gold Gloves: C Brian McCann (Braves); 1B Joey Votto (Reds); 2B Neil Walker (Pirates); 3B Placido Polanco (Phillies); SS Troy Tulowitzki (Rockies); OF Cameron Maybin (Padres), Michael Bourn (Astros), Drew Stubbs (Reds); Pitcher Jake Westbrook (Cardinals)
