Today's project: Gaslamp Ball Year End Awards!

by Dex on Dec 28, 2005 10:07 AM PST in News

Here's an interactive project, because it's such a light day. End of the year awards!

I've never done end of the year awards before, so forgive me if it's lame. Here are the categories I'd like to see nominations for:

Player of the Year

Bad Guy of the Year

Big League Hairiest of the Year

I dunno what else. Prettiest Eyes of the Year, maybe? Who knows. I'm open to suggestions

Anyways, if you're around the blog, enter in your nominations by 8:00 PST and tomorrow we'll vote. All you Anonymous Heroes are welcome to nominate as well.

Good luck to the contenders!

Update [2005-12-28 14:39:49 by Dex]: Here are more potential awards:

Whiner of the Year

Nakedest Player of the Year

Best Intro Song

Padre 2005 Player Most Likely to Become a Star in 2006

I think those are a good amount of categories. Let's start in on some nominations.

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Nominations

I have 2:

Bad Guy of the Year - Rob Piccolo - Baserunning was responsible for several losses this year... with better base coaching we could have had 8-10 more wins. Hooray for no more stopping when we should score and getting thrown out at the plate when we should stop at third.

Prettiest Eyes - Anna K - Also a nominee for best first pitch EVER by a female (though Jennie Finch did OK last year too).

by CM Strapz on Dec 28, 2005 10:17 AM PST reply actions

Anna K

Maybe the greatest game in Gaslamp Ball history. We had a solid 3 weeks worth of posts from that one game. I'm not even kidding...

by Dex on Dec 28, 2005 10:27 AM PST up reply actions

Commenter of the year!

I'd nominate myself, but I hate nerds.

Best Player of the Year - Albert Pujols
Biggest Disappointment of the year-
Fattest player of the year -
Thinnest player of the year -
Most frosted player of the year -
Most naked player of the year -

by thenerdhater on Dec 28, 2005 10:26 AM PST reply actions

Those are good too

I'll couple some of those with the Anonymous Hero one and add them to the post.

by Dex on Dec 28, 2005 10:28 AM PST up reply actions

I'll be honest

Those are all really good, but they are somewhat negative. Maybe if we can couple a positive award with a couple negatives?

The sad part is, I already have multiple nominees for all of them.

by Dex on Dec 28, 2005 10:26 AM PST reply actions

Most likely to vote for Bochy in all future elections, even if he isn't running -

Player most likely to surprise us in 2006 (in a bad way and in a good way) -

Best player intro song -

Funniest player intro song -

Or just simple predictions for 2006. My prediction?

Pain

by thenerdhater on Dec 28, 2005 11:11 AM PST reply actions

Nominations

Player of the Year: Giles

Big League Hairiest of the Year: Adam Hyzdu

Best Intro Song: I'm a Thug by Trick Daddy (Khalil's song)

by Dex on Dec 28, 2005 11:43 AM PST reply actions

Whiner of the year

Jdub?

by thenerdhater on Dec 28, 2005 12:21 PM PST reply actions

Nomination noted

Are you talking about Gaslamp Ball's own Jonny Dub? Cause if so, you have no idea how much that guy wants to be able to post stories directly to the main section.

by Dex on Dec 28, 2005 1:05 PM PST up reply actions

I was

but don't hurt me Jdub...I was just kidding a bit...I don't know if you're a real whiner or not...that's what Dex and Jbox always say though.

by thenerdhater on Dec 28, 2005 1:16 PM PST up reply actions

How about

Most Likely to Stir Up Some of the Trouble?

by Dex on Dec 28, 2005 1:48 PM PST up reply actions

That would be...

jbox. Always stirring stuff up.

by thenerdhater on Dec 28, 2005 2:10 PM PST up reply actions

I am

I am, well a little bit. I'm just a whiner when it comes to Dex and Jbox. And it's always about Dex and Jbox.

by Jonny Dub on Dec 30, 2005 4:02 PM PST up reply actions

Trophy

And if I can get a little plastic trophy, I'll take it!

by Jonny Dub on Dec 30, 2005 4:03 PM PST up reply actions

nominations

Player of the Year - Albert Pujos

Bad Guy of the Year - How about Ugueth Urbina (if you're talking "bad guy")

Whiner of the Year - Manny Ramirez

Padre 2005 Player most likely to Become a Star in 2006 - Clay Hensely

Best Intro Song of the Year - I liked Ramon Hernandez's song.... what's was it called? "Gasolina?"

Hairiest Player - Adam Hyzdu

by slodown4me on Dec 28, 2005 2:56 PM PST reply actions

bad guy of the year

I was figuring Barry Bonds or Palmeiro or maybe Canseco, but I guess pouring gasoline on dudes and chasing them around with machetes is pretty intense.

by Dex on Dec 28, 2005 3:15 PM PST up reply actions

Why not?

Why shouldn't you have a truly "BAD" guy as a nomination? Gotta give my boy Ugueth some love by nominating him.... let him know we are thinking of him.....LOL!

by slodown4me on Dec 28, 2005 3:22 PM PST reply actions

Is this going to be a real poll?

Are you (dex) actually going to do this poll? It would be pretty cool. If you are, you should organize the contestants into their respective categories and make clear which will be the real categories. Then maybe you should post the results so we know who is not a contestant and what the actual categories are. I don't mean to sound bossy, but I couldn't think of another way of saying it. It was just a suggestion, and you (dex) don't have to listen to it... After all you are the BOSS! :) :)

by slodown4me on Dec 28, 2005 6:26 PM PST reply actions

Sure

Maybe tomorrow I'll get a proper set of categories and we'll hold off the voting for Friday.

by Dex on Dec 28, 2005 6:46 PM PST up reply actions

I've Got A Category

Best Minor League Correspondent

;)

by padresfan311 on Dec 28, 2005 8:38 PM PST reply actions

If only we knew somebody

that was an expert on the Mobile Bay Bears.

by jbox on Dec 28, 2005 9:03 PM PST up reply actions

Hmmm

Who could that be?

PS: (BayBear is one word. Don't let anyone else tell you otherwise)

by padresfan311 on Dec 30, 2005 8:06 PM PST up reply actions

hmmm...

future old padre of the year..
future yankee or red sox of the upcoming year...
best dressed...
future player to be outed...
future star player to be outed for steroids...
favorite espn personality...
if the padres could have one player, name him...
worst player in the league...

and the winner is...

by mato on Dec 28, 2005 11:54 PM PST reply actions

If the Padres could have 1 player....

Definitely Albert Pujos maybe Derek Lee (but Derek Lee is getting on in his years) because we need a new first baseman, not crappy Klesko. But if Klesko still stays on the team, then, who knows (because we owe him so much money, we can't just bench him, can we...)? Maybe a younger, inexpensive 3rd baseman? I am a little wary of Vinny Castila. I think he's too old.

by slodown4me on Dec 29, 2005 9:04 AM PST up reply actions