Jacob deGrom deserves his own thread because ...

[Frayed Knot]

BUSH(y hair) WINS!!!! *

26 of 30 1st place votes. Hamilton 2nd, Wong 3rd






* a decreasing amount of people here get that joke

[Zvon]

WOOHOO! Quite a news day for our Mets.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

He's on SNY for a "Day of deGrom" thing, in-studio for about a half-hour of chatting. Appearances can be deceiving, granted, but there's a strong aw-shucks good-guy waft around this one.

He could use a better conditioner, though.

[Fman99]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Yeah, I didn't realize how great d'Arnaud's second half really was until I took a look at his season numbers last week. I'd have him-- and maybe Panik-- ahead of Wong.

Fboy asked if we could watch the live presentation of the award tonight and jumped up and down when they announced DeGrom as the winner. He said, "Now, at least, I know I'll be able to get a DeGrom jersey shirt next year!" as he wanted one this past summer but we could not find them at Citi.

Also, he was wondering why D'Arnaud wasn't a finalist and I told him, incorrectly, that he didn't qualify because he had played too many games in the pros in 2013. Like I know what the fuck I'm talking about.

[Centerfield]

deGrom is really likeable and awkward in this SNY special. He's like the anti-Harvey.

If I get a jersey during my adult life, there's a good chance it will be deGrom.

[Edgy MD]

Fman99 wrote: Fboy asked if we could watch the live presentation of the award tonight and jumped up and down when they announced DeGrom as the winner.

This is why these things should be done at a big, dumb corny awards show.

[bmfc1]

Booooo!:
Phil Rogers, MLB.com (CHI): Hamilton DeGrom Wong
Fred Mitchell, Chicago Tribune (CHI): Hamilton DeGrom Wong
John Erardi, Cincinnati Enquirer (CIN): Hamilton DeGrom Inciarte
Brian Golden, Antelope Valley Press (LA): Hamilton DeGrom Wong

[Edgy MD]

1. deGrom 26-4-0-142
2. Billy Hamilton 4-23-3-92
3. Kolten Wong 0-1-11-14
4. Ken Giles 0-2-2-8
5. Ender Inciarte 0-0-4-4
6. Joe Panik 0-0-3-3
T7. d'Arnaud 0-0-2-2
T7. Familia 0-0-2-2
T7. Kyle Hendricks 0-0-2-2
10. Chase Anderson 0-0-1-1

WtF is Ken Giles? Is he based on a real player or is he completely computer generated?

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: WtF is Ken Giles? Is he based on a real player or is he completely computer generated?

I know, right?
You'd figure that a guy within our own division scoring ROY points and who shut us down four times (4 G vs NYM, 4 IP, 2 hits, 5 K) while having a hand in half of the six Philly wins against us would at least have his name ring a bell, but I guess that underscores the phutility of the Phillies this past year. They didn't even garner enough passion to hate this year, instead they were just ignored.

The only thing to admire about the 2014 Phils is that they were able to win their season series vs the Nats (10 wins - 9 losses) while we were going a pitiful 5-14

[Edgy MD]

Oh, now he's ringing a bell. I guess.

Is he related to the Warren Giles family? Or perhaps the Brian Giles family? How about the other Brian Giles family?

[MFS62]

And while we're at it, WTF is the Antelope Valley Press and why does one of their writers get a vote for ROY?
It sounds like if it were a New York City paper, they's be giving it out free at subway stations.

Later

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

Palmdale, California: http://www.avpress.com/