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Memphis is the Season 33 Champion in Cobb, but it wasn't an easy path. The top seed in the AL had to battle through a 5 game series in the division round against Baltimore and a 7 game series in the ALCS against Tacoma to make the World Series. From there, they kicked it into high gear taking the crown in 5 games against a tough San Francisco team. Memphis made their run through the playoffs thanks to great pitching, posting a 2.97 team ERA against some of the world's top teams, while putting up consistently solid offensive numbers to back it up. This is the first Cobb title for snides, his squad had made the World Series in Season 26, but came up short against Omaha. Congrats to snides on taking home his first Cobb title! In addition, awards were handed out, so let's see who took home the major individual honors!
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
American League - Don Nation, Baltimore - .333 AVG 50 HR 159 RBI
Nation put forth another tremendous season for Baltimore, putting up impressive power numbers to go with a great batting average. Nation claims his 3rd MVP trophy, also winning the honor in seasons 28 and 30. He also made his 5th All-Star team and won his 6th Silver Slugger this season. Seems like a Hall of Fame resume already, and at age 31 next season, he still has some very productive years ahead.
National League - Tony Koh, Omaha - .339 AVG 65 HR 133 RBI
Given Koh's amazing offensive numbers, it's not much of a surprise that he walked away with the MVP award, his second consecutive win. Koh has stepped it up the past two seasons with back-to-back 60 HR seasons. He also made his 7th All-Star team and won his 5th Silver Slugger this season. Seems like another sure fire Hall of Famer, and he will also be just 31 at the start of next season, meaning more productive seasons to come.
CY YOUNG AWARD
American League - Eddie Blasingame, Memphis - 17-7 1.99 ERA 161 K
Blasingame stepped it up for World Champion Memphis this season leading them to the top seed in the AL and the World Series title. With a microscopic ERA and WHIP, he seemed like an easy choice for AL Cy Young. He also made his 2nd All-Star team this season. He'll be 27 next season and looking to help Memphis repeat as champions, in addition to repeating his Cy Young performance.
National League - Gill Cochrane, Atlanta - 25-7 1.87 ERA 280 K
What an incredible season for Cochrane! He broke the single season strikeout record and put up the 2nd most wins in Cobb history, to go with a most impressive ERA and WHIP. Winning his 4th Cy Young Award, this was likely his most impressive season yet. He also made his 7th All-Star team this season. Cochrane came just short of leading Atlanta to their 4th straight World Series title, but certainly earned his 4th Cy Young Award.
That concludes this season's wrap up! See you back for next season after a hopefully quick rollover!
