Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the First Half
by Slyde on Jul 15, 2010 1:30 PM EDT
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PrintAfter every game, Brendanukkah and Gray give us a fine recap of the action (unless it sucks so much that they avoid the terror). Each recap usually contains a Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game, as we pay tribute to the "Star of the Game" that Nuxie used to interview after every Reds' game when we were kids. Brendanukkah has gone through and tallied the most honored members of the Reds team so far this year. Now is your chance to vote for who you think has been the Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the First Half. We'll have the entire list after the jump, but first, some notes:
- 31 different players have received at least an honorable mention for the award during a game this year. That means that just 5 players have played for the Reds this year and not received recognition: Enerio Del Rosario, Chris Dickerson, Juan Francisco, Mike Lincoln, and Matt Maloney. To be fair, Maloney likely would have received at least honorary mention last Sunday, but we dropped the ball and didn't post a recap. Still, it's impressive the number of contributions we've seen from the entire roster this year.
- It's likely not surprising that Joey Votto is tied for the most JNMHSotG awards with 7, but what might be surprising is who he is tied with: Jay Bruce. Next closest is Drew Stubbs with 5 awards.
- The most decorated pitcher is Bronson Arroyo, who has 4 awards plus 3 honorable mentions. Mike Leake is second on the pitcher list with 3 awards and 4 honorable mentions.
- Maybe the most disappointing players on the list are Brandon Phillips and Jonny Gomes, both of whom have only won the award twice, the same numbers as Paul Janish. Gomes does have 6 honorable mentions, while BP has just 4.
So, who do you think deserves to be the JNMHS of the first half? We have the complete list of honorees after the jump, but the poll below contains the top 7 ranked for you to vote on. Again, Brendanukkah gets all of the credit for putting this list together. It was a tedious process, I'm sure, so be sure to give Brendan a rec on the back next time you see him.
| Player | Awards | Mentions | Total Shares |
| Joey Votto | 7 | 11 | 12.5 |
| Jay Bruce | 7 | 7 | 10.5 |
| Scott Rolen | 4 | 11 | 9.5 |
| Drew Stubbs | 5 | 7 | 8.5 |
| Bronson Arroyo | 4 | 3 | 5.5 |
| Mike Leake | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Jonny Gomes | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Orlando Cabrera | 2 | 5 | 4.5 |
| Brandon Phillips | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Ryan Hanigan | 2 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Johnny Cueto | 2 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Arthur Rhodes | 1 | 5 | 3.5 |
| Ramon Hernandez | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Travis Wood | 2 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Chris Heisey | 0 | 5 | 2.5 |
| Aaron Harang | 0 | 5 | 2.5 |
| Paul Janish | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sam LeCure | 1 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Miguel Cairo | 1 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Laynce Nix | 1 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Micah Owings | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Homer Bailey | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Corky Miller | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Masset | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Logan Ondrusek | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jordan Smith | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Francisco Cordero | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Drew Sutton | 0 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Daniel Ray Herrera | 0 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Carlos Fisher | 0 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Bill Bray | 0 | 1 | 0.5 |
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wow
Woody has been honored or mentioned all of his games.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 15, 2010 1:42 PM EDT reply actions
I wanted to vote for Scott Rolen
but I guess voting for Scot will do. Joey’s been better than great, but I expected him to be great. Rolen’s been a bigger surprise than I could’ve fathomed, and I expected him to be solid when I bitched in his favor following the trade.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 15, 2010 1:53 PM EDT reply actions
I wanted to vote for Corky Miller
I mean, when else is he ever going to get the chance to be honored?
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umm
Again, Brendanukkah gets all of the credit for putting this list together. It was a tedious process, I’m sure, so be sure to give Brendan a rec on the back next time you see him.
yeah, ‘cause if there’s one thing ‘nukkah needs, it’s more recs. (great work, dude! love ya, mean it!)
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
Thanks to Slyde for putting this together
Gray, Slyde, nycredsfan, Charlie Scrabbles, and ken have all done game recaps this year (and probably some others that I’m forgetting). Thanks for the numerous times you pick up for me when I’m slacking off.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 15, 2010 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions
and thanks to you for the numerous times you're not slacking off.
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I almost voted for Rolen
he has done alot, but I remembered that 3 run home run off of Brad Lidge and had to vote Votto.
And I will rec the next post from Brendan no matter what it is, even if it says “I love the Cubs”
Yeah, Rolen's been awesome, and KMB makes a good point about the surprise factor
but still, if a guy is in league MVP conversations, he’s gotta be the team MVP.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
you're right.
I don’t mean to sound like a sportswriter who won’t vote a guy in 1st ballot on principle (fuck those guys), but there really is no other choice but Votto. If you’re good enough to make a +.960 OPS be taken for granted, you net the Team MVP award, if not your own personal ball-washer.
The fact that up until 10 games ago, Rolen was leading the NL in SLG% does at least merit a few votes, though.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 15, 2010 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I know who would get Dusty's
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
well, Janish would certainly have the free time.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 15, 2010 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
who?
If you walk out of here tonight and see a man c***-flapping, you run with that man.
by Man Mountain on Jul 15, 2010 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Star of the First Half <> Team MVP
I didn’t intentionally didn’t want to call it Team MVP because that answer is totally obvious. I wanted some gray area.
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well, the answer is still the same, but just for fun, how would you distinguish the two?
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In my own way...it's a subjective vote
I voted for Mike Leake.
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Unsuprisingly
“Reds Seek Right Handed Reliever” (MLBTR)
I don’t think they need to land someone like Soria, but this ought to be Priority 1
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jul 15, 2010 2:34 PM EDT reply actions
I'd personally like to see either Kerry Wood or Leo Nunez
but then again, I’m sitting in a cubicle, avoiding work.
by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Jul 15, 2010 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Soria would be HUGE. He's probably one of the best 4-5 closers in the game but is languishing in KC.
I doubt he’d be available, and certainly not cheap. His contract is extremely team friendly too, with a 4 mil guarantee next year, then team options for 3 years after that with a 750K buyout. That would be sweeeeet to have.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
Maybe they'd take Cordero in exchange?
i mean, if you’re Walt, you can say look what happened with Vernon Wells. You could be the new Kenny Williams.
Alex Rios...?
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 15, 2010 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Did I get my mammoth contract messed up?
Stupid AL. I should pay more attention. Thanks KMB, although the joke made more sense when my kid let me watch 30 seconds of All-Star coverage and I was shocked to see Wells hanging out. I thought he was with the Sox.
Now, I am just completely confused. this whole work and family thing takes too much of my time away from baseball….can’t follow anything but the NL
i dunno
as we are all painfully aware, relief pitchers are a crap shoot. we’d be getting a guy for, what, 20 innings? anything can happen in 20 innings. i think Burton, Del Rosario, and Leake should be used first before any prospects are spent on fool’s gold.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 15, 2010 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed, unless it's a guy under reasonable control for another year or two.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
meehhhh, I don't know about that....
I think we need one more veteran presence in that bullpen not named Arthur Rhodes. Lord knows Cordero is riding a razor thin line this year between shitty and good and everyone we have coming up behind him is either young (Ondrusek, Smith, Del Rosario), coming off of injury (Bray) or unreliable (Masset) and adding Leake to that mix is a complete toss up. I’d rather have a guy like Wood or Nunez or Soria who can come in and lock down innings for us. That is to say, I’d rather have a guy with a long track record of lock down performances and have him bust as opposed to having guys who have a very short track record of okayness and hoping to God that they figure things out. Does that make sense?
by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Jul 15, 2010 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Definitely a good argument.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 15, 2010 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
i think that’s how most baseball guys operate. “better to lose with a known loser than lose with a prospect”. it’s why they had to sign Taveras and Patterson.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 15, 2010 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
MikeLincoln'd
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by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 15, 2010 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I wouldn't call Soria a known loser
2.86 career FIP would look mighty good in Red
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
better to lose with a known winner, you mean
I’m talking about experience, and we’re a team riding on a lot of luck concerning our bullpen performance, which has been okay but definitely not unbeatable.
by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Jul 15, 2010 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't see the problem with adding someone like Wood or Soria
though I’d be more apt to believe that Farnsworth is the only Royal pitcher that’s going to be on the market. I’d like to see our bullpen get shored up, and I don’t like the idea of relying soley on rookies and displaced starting pitchers to do the job.
by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Jul 15, 2010 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, lord knows Wood hasn't been used all that much
unless you count throwing regular bull-pen sessions as being over-worked
by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Jul 15, 2010 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I think they've kinda run out the string on RH relievers in the system though
Having reached down to AA for Smith. He’s pitched admirably, but he’s not the solution for a stretch run. His innings and leverage might be low, but acquiring another quality arm could have a positive effect on the whole hierarchy of the bullpen. I think Burton, Del Rosario and Leake could be tried in the ’pen, just as Owings could be part of a deal that brought some bullpen depth. With the logjam at SP, Leake, LeCure, Maloney or possibly Wood could all fill that longman role.
I agree it’s not worth a major prospect haul, which is why they could go for a second-tier guy.
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jul 15, 2010 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
or, like I said, a guy who is controlled past this year.
My problem with a second tier guy is what Chuck said. Relievers are so volatile that there are no guarantees he’d be better than Ondrusek/Smith/Del Rosario etc. I’d rather get a guy who is much more likely to be awesome.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
If the price is right
then an awesome guy would be awesome. But since the market seems to inflate the price of closers – and teams like the Reds seem to overpay for them – it’s a dangerous proposition. For as good as Soria is, his asking price in prospects would probably outstrip his value in terms of his innings share. I’d like to see the Reds avoid a repeat of “The Trade” or “The Contract” (Cordero).
I’m just looking at it from a perspective of volume. The more guys you add that have a chance to be a solid, the higher probability that one of them will. The reliever doesn’t have to be head and shoulders above someone like Ondrusek, but just good enough that the Reds could feel comfortable, for example, moving out Owings.
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jul 15, 2010 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
There's basically just a difference of degree
You’ve got to pay a lot to get a lot, ie, a guy who’s more likely to be awesome. So they just need to get the best deal they can to improve the pen – and contract details make a big difference. History seems to suggest there are more pitfalls in going after a top-line closer. I see the Reds having a problem of depth more than a problem of “not having Joakim Soria” – though it would be a problem if they turn down a good deal for him.
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by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jul 15, 2010 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions
If we're going to be doing business with the Royals...
may as well to try to get Soria and Greinke. Two of the games best at what they do, languishing away in Kansas City. There’s one problem with this, though; probably won’t have enough prospects left to get our next SS, Hanley Ramirez.
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You didn't hear?
We just got him for Miguel Cairo!
by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Jul 15, 2010 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn...
now who’s gonna be first off the bench?!
What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs.
seriously. Terrible trade!
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
I cast my vote for Rolen.
It’s obvious that Mr. Joe Votto has been the best player for our First Place Cincinnati Reds through the first 90 games, but Rolen has been very good, too. And, it appears that he’s been a very positive influence on some of our younger guys. If this vote meant anything, my vote would have been Votto. But I just wanted to show Rolen some love (cuz you know he spends his down time creeping RR!)
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That's only legit if you believe Stubbs is a below average CF and Lando is an above average SS
I don’t find either very likely
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by nycredsfan on Jul 15, 2010 7:16 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Reading is underrated
And I’m pissed at myself for writing out that whole post on my phone for nothing
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by nycredsfan on Jul 15, 2010 9:47 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
phones aint fer internetin'
phones are fer talkin’!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 15, 2010 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Voted Rolen
We know who the MVP is, but i think the JNMHSotFH should be given to the guy who I think deserves a lot of the credit for how well this team has been playing both on and off the field. Scotty is clearly that guy.
I voted Votto...
although I would have trouble picking my runner up between Rolen and Arroyo.
Watch it, ass blood.
As awesome as Cub Enemy #1 is...
70 wins and 42 losses since coming over from Toronto is a much more important stat. I voted Arroyo in protest of the lack of RR picking pitchers for the JNMHSotG but the most important player on the team seems to be Scotty.
by Jack Armstrong started an All Star Game on Jul 16, 2010 12:08 AM EDT reply actions
JNMHS is biased against pitchers
It’s a fact. You can look it up.
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