Continuing on…

Surprise Player: Joe Gray
Joe quietly contributed 7 runs scored and 6 runs batted-in, resulting in a total run production index of .361. That’s pretty darn good.

Biggest Disappointment: Andy Orr
This award, nicknamed the “Maximoo Award,” is the most difficult to hand out. But it has to be done (for parity sake). Andy was last year’s top offensive player; this season, not so much. Andy batted .429 with a .522 contribution percentage — pretty good numbers, but not stellar for the East Side captain. Andy’s defensive play also deteriorated this season. Andy has openly acknowledged his season-long slump, the first step in rehabilitation.

Rutherford B. Hayes Award For Excellence In The Field Of Unadulterated Support: Eric’s improved choice in livestock
First, a little background information on Mr. Hayes. Hayes was born and raised in the state of Ohio before becoming governor and was only one of four U.S. presidents to have won the Oval Office without winning the popular election. (J.Q. Adams, Benjamin Harrison and sitting-president G.W. Bush are the other three.) Hayes promised to only serve one term and that he did. Hayes was also the first sitting president to visit the west coast. But on to Eric’s improved choice in livestock. You may remember her name; I don’t. But she was there for almost every game, rooting for the Superbas to at least tie.

Joe, Andy and Eric’s improved choice in livestock… we salute you.