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Attention All Softball Playas: Feel free to vote (once) for any and all postseason awards.  Try to get your votes in by this weekend so we can hand out some pretzels or something to the winners at this weekend's game.  Don't worry about spelling.  If you're not sure of somebody's name, you can click on the list at the right to see a photo. Feel free to write in whatever crazy shit you want.  If I'm missing a name or a photo, my apologies.  We'll get you next year.

Voting is done!  Thanks to those who voted. And remember to vote in November as well.  On to the results:

MVP:

1. Steve 2. Justin 3. Dan L.
Others receiving votes: Chris H., Dinny

As site editor, I want to say this is embarrassing, as I am perhaps the 10th best player on any given night.  But I will accept this tremendous honor graciously, and I will assume it is your way of recognizing the many hours of my life I pour into the softball project.  Thank you muchly. - Hans

Rookie of the Year:

1. Rob 2. Dan K. 3. Jon

Best Arm:

1. Justin  2. (tie) Rob/D. Lee
Others: Chris H., Benge

Gold Glove Award (Best overall fielder):

1. (tie) Chris H./Justin  3. (tie) Dan L./Rob

Dan Russell Award (Fastest Player):

1. Justin 2. (tie) Mark/Ambrose

Best Fence-climber:

1. Mark 2. Justin 3. Doug
Others: Dave R., Alexi

Sportsmanship Award:

1. Chris H. 2. (tie) Matt, Dan K., Steve, Doug, Dipak

Drunkest Player Award:

1. Steve 2. (tie) Dinny/Eugene
Others: Deion

Manager of the Year:

1. Dan L. 2. Steve 3. Rob

Joe Charboneau Award (Guy who showed up, dominated, and left without a trace):

1. (tie) Juan/Jon/bounty hunters/That Howie Mandel-looking guy. (Was that this year?)/Justin/Colin F./The guy with all the teeth (still wins even though it was years ago)/That poor bastard in right field in Dan K.'s first recap

Attendance Award:

1. D. Lee 2. (tie) Mark/Steve/Doug

Best New Rule:

1. Called HR's  2. assorted sarcastic comments about the infield fly rule  3. (tie) playing 2 games per night/ambiguous 2-strike foul ball countdown rule

Best Dressed:

1. Deion 2. (tie) Ambrose, Chris L., Matt, Rob, Danny

Hustle Award:

1. Mark 2. (tie) Doug, Brose, Justin

Sweatiest Player:

1. Alexi 2. Dinny 3. Deion

Best Baseball Card:

1. Dan K. 2. Eugene 3. (tie) D. Lee, Steve, Chris H., Deion, Benge

Worst Baseball Card:

1. (tie)  Dave R. /Matt G. 3. (tie): Dinny, Ambrose, Dan K.

Any additional thoughts you might have:

Best pure hitter: Matt Galkin (Editor's Note: Sorry I forgot this.  Feel free to leave your opinions on this matter in the comments section)

no, silver slugger award..? Best cheerleader, worst attendence, and best tarp assembler would have been interesting.

This is fun...lets do it next year...the baseball cards are tremendous

Most underrated fielder: Alexi

Clutchest Hitter: Dipak

  

Josh

Matt G.

Colin

Paul

Chris H.

Benge

Dipak

Steve

Dan L.

Dan K.

Mark

Deion

Eugene

Ambrose

Dinny

Alexi

Jon

Dave R.

Rob

Doug

Justin (no photo available)

Chris L. (no photo available)