...not Michael Brantley =(
Josh Harrison of the Pittsburgh Pirates was revealed as the winner of this year's Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association's Heart & Hustle Award. he was presented with his award tonight, on November 18, during the 15th Annual Legends for Youth Dinner at Capitale in New York City.
Harrison finished the 2014 season with a .315 batting average, 164 hits, 38 doubles, 13 home runs, 52 RBI, 77 runs, 18 stolen bases, 22 walks, and 81 strikeouts in 143 games. defensively, he played 1,027 innings in 127 games. Harrison saw time in both the infield and the outfield, playing 2nd base, 3rd base, shortstop, left field, and right field. he had a total of 151 putouts, 6 errors, and a .983 fielding percentage. additionally, he had 4 assists in 52 games as an outfielder.
the Heart & Hustle Award, created by the MLBPAA, is given to players who demonstrate passion for baseball and embody the values, spirit, and traditions of the game. one player from all 30 major league teams was named as a preliminary winner back on July 22, based on his passion, desire, and work ethic on and off the field. then, at the end of the year, fans, alumni, and active players voted on the final winner. it was later made known that the fan vote counted for just 5% of the overall decision. so unfortunately, we fan voters didn't have much of a say in the results of this award. all of this year's nominees can be found here.
it didn't seem likely that Michael would win 2014's H&H award, even though he fits the description to a T, but it was a great honor for him just to be named as the Cleveland Indians' recipient. it was a career first for him and i was so proud, particularly because he was chosen by former MLB players. regardless of him not being the overall winner, it still makes me very happy to see Michael getting recognized for things that he wasn't being recognized for in his previous seasons as a major league ballplayer. he put together an incredible year for himself, and i know we can expect more of the same in the upcoming years. =D
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Vote Brantley For MLBPAA's 2014 Heart & Hustle Award!
back on July 22, i wrote a blog about how Michael Brantley was the Cleveland Indians' recipient of MLBPAA's 2014 Heart & Hustle Award.
to recap, the Heart & Hustle Award is given annually to active players who demonstrate a passion for baseball and best embody the values, spirit, and traditions of the game. this honor was created by the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association and is awarded to 30 preliminary winners, one player on every team. it is the only award in baseball that is voted on by former players.
the MLBPAA has 30 committees made up of alumni players with established relationships to each major league team. these committees choose one player from each team based on his passion, desire, and work ethic both on and off the field. then at the end of the season, fans, alumni, and active players can vote for the final winner of the award from the 30 individual team recipients.
tonight, i was made aware that fans can finally vote. i'm not sure, however, if voting has been open prior to today, and if it has, i'm very sorry that i couldn't alert my readers to it sooner. my Tribe sources should have been a little more on top of this, for the love of Brantley lol anyways, fans can now vote until November 8 at 11:59 pm EST. the fan vote counts for 5% of the total vote, so in all honesty it's probably not going to make much difference. regardless, you can still VOTE FOR MICHAEL HERE.
the final winner will be presented with his Heart & Hustle award on November 18 at the 15th annual Legends for Youth dinner in NYC. good luck, Michael!
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to recap, the Heart & Hustle Award is given annually to active players who demonstrate a passion for baseball and best embody the values, spirit, and traditions of the game. this honor was created by the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association and is awarded to 30 preliminary winners, one player on every team. it is the only award in baseball that is voted on by former players.
the MLBPAA has 30 committees made up of alumni players with established relationships to each major league team. these committees choose one player from each team based on his passion, desire, and work ethic both on and off the field. then at the end of the season, fans, alumni, and active players can vote for the final winner of the award from the 30 individual team recipients.
tonight, i was made aware that fans can finally vote. i'm not sure, however, if voting has been open prior to today, and if it has, i'm very sorry that i couldn't alert my readers to it sooner. my Tribe sources should have been a little more on top of this, for the love of Brantley lol anyways, fans can now vote until November 8 at 11:59 pm EST. the fan vote counts for 5% of the total vote, so in all honesty it's probably not going to make much difference. regardless, you can still VOTE FOR MICHAEL HERE.
the final winner will be presented with his Heart & Hustle award on November 18 at the 15th annual Legends for Youth dinner in NYC. good luck, Michael!
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Brantley Named Indians Recipient of MLBPAA's 2014 Heart & Hustle Award
in another first of his career, it was announced today that Michael Brantley is the Cleveland Indians' recipient of the 2014 MLBPAA Heart & Hustle Award! congratulations! =D
like many of you, i'm sure, i didn't know much about this award when i heard this. so i had to do a little research to find out that the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association created the Heart & Hustle Award in 2005, and it is given annually to active players who demonstrate a passion for baseball and best embody the values, spirit, and traditions of the game. that sounds like Michael to me. this honor is awarded to 30 preliminary winners, one player on every team. it is the only award in baseball that is voted on by former players.
the MLBPAA has 30 committees made up of alumni players with established relationships to each major league team. these committees choose one player from each team based on his passion, desire, and work ethic both on and off the field. then at the end of the season, fans, alumni, and active players will vote to select the final winner from the 30 team winners. that final winner will be announced on November 18, 2014 at the 15th annual Legends for Youth dinner in NYC.
Michael will be recognized for his Heart & Hustle Award prior to a future Indians home game. and good luck to him in the final vote. Tribe fans better actively participate to make him the definitive winner! =D
a list of the other 2014 team recipients can be found here. past Indians recipients include Jason Kipnis, Asdrubal Cabrera, Shin-Soo Choo, and Grady Sizemore. Sizemore won the overall award in 2008.
like many of you, i'm sure, i didn't know much about this award when i heard this. so i had to do a little research to find out that the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association created the Heart & Hustle Award in 2005, and it is given annually to active players who demonstrate a passion for baseball and best embody the values, spirit, and traditions of the game. that sounds like Michael to me. this honor is awarded to 30 preliminary winners, one player on every team. it is the only award in baseball that is voted on by former players.
the MLBPAA has 30 committees made up of alumni players with established relationships to each major league team. these committees choose one player from each team based on his passion, desire, and work ethic both on and off the field. then at the end of the season, fans, alumni, and active players will vote to select the final winner from the 30 team winners. that final winner will be announced on November 18, 2014 at the 15th annual Legends for Youth dinner in NYC.
Michael will be recognized for his Heart & Hustle Award prior to a future Indians home game. and good luck to him in the final vote. Tribe fans better actively participate to make him the definitive winner! =D
a list of the other 2014 team recipients can be found here. past Indians recipients include Jason Kipnis, Asdrubal Cabrera, Shin-Soo Choo, and Grady Sizemore. Sizemore won the overall award in 2008.
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