Spring 2012 Awards: Voting Now Open!
It’s time to start selecting the 2012 Spring 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 SUNDAY, JUNE 17 AT 11:59 PM.
Those nominees chosen by the players will then be put up for a final vote of the players to determine the ultimate 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 SUNDAY, JUNE 17 AT 11:59 PM.
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 (AB 42/IP 13.5/TP 27) is on the ballot to choose the nominees.
Ballots are initially sorted based on a players overall ranking compared to the other qualified players in each of the three triple crown categories. MVP and Roookie of the Year by the batting categories (AVG/HR/RBI). Cy Young by the pitching (ERA/OBA/K). Gold Glove by fielding (PO/FPCT/RF).
Manager and New Team are randomized by the system.