Potomac Wiffleball League: Awards

Awards History

written by Commissioner Gallaway

Most Valuable Player

Summer 2011 – Joseph Thaman (Superman’s Wheelchair)
Spring 2011 – Matt Dreyfus (Scared Hitless)
Summer 2010 – Joseph Thaman (Superman’s Wheelchair)
Spring 2010 – Nicholas DiCrosta (Scared Hitless)
Summer 2009 – Alex Filides (Clubber Lang)
Spring 2009 – Tony Ragano (Clubber Lang)
Summer 2008 – Patrick Browning (Scared Hitless)
Spring 2008 – Brett Beyerlin (Mega Maids)
Summer 2007 – Stephen Zigmund (Canvassers)
Spring 2007 – Stephen Zigmund (Canvassers)

Most Valuable Female Player

Summer 2007 – Andrea Pagano (Canvassers)
Spring 2007 – Mindie Reule (Borg)

Rookie of the Year

Summer 2011 – David Dembnicki (My O’s Face)
Spring 2011 – Jon “Will” Campbell (DC Twits)
Summer 2010 – Matthew Higgins (Master Batters)
Spring 2010 – Eamon Murray (The Gnats)
Summer 2009 – Jesse Contario (Flaglove)
Spring 2009 – Jack Shannon (Blandsford Barnburners)
Summer 2008 – Matt Dreyfus (Scared Hitless)
Spring 2008 – Chris Coger (Mega Maids)
Summer 2007 – Craig Wentzell (Drinkers with a Hitting Problem)
Spring 2007 – Joe Gortenburg (Masterbatters)

Cy Young Award

Summer 2011 – Joseph Thaman (Superman’s Wheelchair)
Spring 2011 – Joseph Thaman (Superman’s Wheelchair)
Summer 2010 – Joseph Thaman (Superman’s Wheelchair)
Spring 2010 – Brian Ford (Scared Hitless)
Summer 2009 – Tony Ragano (Clubber Lang)
Spring 2009 – Jacob Tomko (Blandsford Barnburners)
Summer 2008 – Brian Ford (Scared Hitless)

Gold Glove Award – Pitcher

Summer 2011 – Tyler Willaims (Sex Panthers)
Spring 2011 – Scott Abrahams (Have Fun Out Theres)
Summer 2010 – Matthew Higgins (Master Batters)
Spring 2010 – Brian Ford (Scared Hitless)
Summer 2009 – Kris Garcia (Rough Riders)
Spring 2009 – Jacob Tomko (Blandsford Barnburners)
Summer 2008 – Brian Ford (Scared Hitless)

Gold Glove Award – Fielder

Summer 2011 – Michael Burns (Suns Out Guns Out)
Spring 2011 – Jon “Will” Campbell (DC Twits)
Summer 2010 – Mark Nicholson (Superman’s Wheelchair)
Spring 2010 – Alex Strong (Brosephorous Rex)
Summer 2009 – Matt Freyfus (Canvassers)
Spring 2009 – Colin Gannon (Blandsford Barnburners)
Summer 2008 – Brett Beyerlin (Catalista Revolucion)

Gold Glove Award – Catcher

Summer 2011 – Patrick Hook (Superman’s Wheelchair)
Spring 2011 – Jim Shannon (Blandsford Barnburners)
Summer 2010 – Zach Carter (Master Batters)
Spring 2010 – Austin Bernardo (Alcoholics Anonymous)
Summer 2009 – John Bernard (Clubber Lang)
Spring 2009 – Matt Dreyfus (Scared Hitless)
Summer 2008 – Chris Coger (Catalista Revolucion)

Manager of the Year

Summer 2011 – Andrew Johnson (Ha’chi Mountaineers)
Spring 2011 – Colin Gannon (Blandsford Barnburners)
Summer 2010 – Christopher Keeven (Superman’s Wheelchair)
Spring 2010 – Kathryn Poindexter (The Gnats)

New Team of the Year

Summer 2011 – Suns Out Guns Out (William McNally, Manager)
Spring 2011 – DC Twits (Gregory Hudson, Manager)

Special Commissioners Award

Summer 2006 – Erika Shernoff (Masterbatters)

Color Commentary [1] - posted 2011-11-16 22:42 in Awards

Summer 2011 Awards: Voting for Nominees Open Now

written by Commissioner Gallaway

It’s time to start selecting the 2011 Summer Season Award Winners.

We give out four awards for full season play, an award for Manager of the Year, and a New Team of the Year award. Unlike Player of the Week awards, these winners are kept secret and announced at our annual Champions Dinner hosted by the World Series Champions at the end of each season.

Instead of the nominees being chosen by the Commissioner, all official roster players will get to vote to determine the nominees. That’s right, YOU pick the nominees.

VOTES FOR NOMINEES ARE DUE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18 AT 12:00 PM. (Noon)

Those nominees chosen by the players will then be put up for a final vote to determine the winner.

Each player in the league has been emailed instructions on completing their ballot, which is being hosted by BallotBin. Emails were sent to the address used when the player paid their registration fee. If you did not receive your email notification contact the Commissioner.

Voting for the nominees is being done by ranked pairs voting.

VOTES FOR NOMINEES ARE DUE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18 AT 12:00 PM. (Noon)

The awards to be voted on, as well as the number of nominees that league players will select are:

Most Valuable Player – Wiffleball is an offensive sport, and the five nominees for this award are determined largely by offensive power, though voters should consider overall performance in making their selections. (5 nominees)
Rookie of the Year – This award is for the Rookie player (defined as a player not eligible for nomination in any prior year’s stats) who had the most impact on the PWL. (3 nominees)
Cy Young Award – The Cy Young Award honors the finest pitching performance for the season. (5 nominees)
Gold Glove Award – This award honors performances in the field. There is one award per position, Pitcher, Catcher and Fielder. (3 nominees per position)
Manager of the Year – This award honors the best manager of the year. (3 nominees)
New Team of the Year – This award will honor the best new team of the year. You can use whatever criteria you wish. Best record, best uniforms, best logo, best fans, etc. (3 nominees)

Every player in the league who qualified for the minimum number of appearances is on the ballot to choose the nominees. Ballots are initially sorted based on a single stat performance. MVP and Roookie of the Year by SLG. Cy Young by OBA. Gold Glove by RF. Manager and New Team are randomized by the system.

Color Commentary - posted 2011-10-13 23:28 in Awards