That’s TWI-D (Twilight Dawning) not TWIB (This week in Baseball)
Here’s the roll of honour:
Batter of the Year 2009: Derek Jeter
Pitcher of the Year 2009: C.C. Sabathia
Bench player of the Year 2009: Ramiro Pena
Relief Pitcher of the Year 2009: A three-way tie:
David Robertson – Mariano Rivera – Alfredo Aceves
For the record, here are the total points gained:
Batters
Derek Jeter 8
Alex Rodriguez 5
Robinson Cano 4
Jorge Posada 3
Hideki Matsui 2
Melky Cabrera 2
Johnny Damon 2
Mark Teixeira 1
Brett Gardner -1
Xavier Nady -1
Nick Swisher -2
Bench
Ramiro Pena 4
Francisco Cervelli 3
Jerry Hairston jr 1
Juan Miranda 1
Kevin Cash -1
Cody Ransom -2
Eric Hinske -2
Shelley Duncan -2
Freddy Guzman -2
Angel Berroa -2
Jose Molina -3
Pitchers
C.C. Sabathia 6
David Robertson 5
Mariano Rivera 5
Alfredo Aceves 5
Andy Pettitte 3
Joba Chamberlain 3
Phil Hughes 1
Mark Melancon 1
Phil Coke 1
Chad Gaudin 1
A.J. Burnett 0
Damaso Marte 0
Brett Tomko 0
Brian Bruney -1
Jose Veras -1
Sergio Mitre -1
Ian Kennedy -1
Jonathan Albaladejo -2
Chien-Ming Wang -2
Anthony Claggett -2
Edwar Ramirez -3
The way that is calculated favours those players that are consistent. Teixeira’s awful April and October explains why he might have ranked lower than on other season summaries. Other than I think it’s pretty reflective.