CFOD 1997 POST-SEASON AWARDS

Hitter's value = 0.025*(OBA+SBSLG-.8)+.09*(RUNS+RBI)
Pitcher's value = 2.6*(Wins/4.2 + Saves/4.2 + IP/100*(4.35/ERA+1.42/WHIP))

where SBSLG is slugging percentage with net steals factored it.

And now, without further ado...

Cy Young:

2nd runner up:  Greg Maddux, SP, Seattle Moshers
NAME         CF Team          POS VALUE ERA  WHIP  W L  S  IP    H   BB  K
Maddux       RY Moshers       SP  35.2  2.12 0.93 16 11 0  271.1 232 19  219 

Chalk up another stellar year for the great one.  Maddux has had an amazing
streak with Seattle, earning his 7th straight all-pro team selection.

1st runner up:  Roger Clemens, SP, Hillsborough Regulators
NAME         CF Team          POS VALUE ERA  WHIP  W L  S  IP    H   BB  K
Clemens      MK Regulators    SP  38.5  2.24 1.04 22 4  0  289.2 219 82  316 

Roger Clemens made like it was 1988 and put in another great season.  Clemens
won 22 games with a tiny ERA and WHIP ratio, and helped put Hillsborough
in the playoffs.

Cy Young:  Pedro Martinez, SP, Park City Climbers
NAME         CF Team          POS VALUE ERA  WHIP  W L  S  IP    H   BB  K
Martinez,P   RY Climbers      SP  36.4  2.18 1.02 23 4  0  251.1 177 79  322 

Pedro Martinez had it all this year.  Martinez had the highest win total
in the majors at 23, had the 2nd lowest ERA in the league, struck out 322
batters, and had a WHIP of nearly 1.  All of this while playing in the
unfriendly confines of Coors field.  If Pedro was this dominating when
playing half his games in Coors field, imagine how he would have done playing
in the Astrodome?

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Fireman of the Year:
NAME         CF Team          POS VALUE ERA  WHIP  W L  S  IP    H   BB  K
Beck         RY Moshers       RP  26.3  2.99 1.37 2  5  33 72.1  82  17  59  

Rod Beck was a solid & dependable closer for Seattle this year.  Beck had
a small ERA, a decent # of saves in quite a few innings.

NAME         CF Team          POS VALUE ERA  WHIP  W L  S  IP    H   BB  K
Shaw         MK Shriners      RP  28.7  2.03 0.98 4  5  29 88.2  76  10  77  

See comments for Beck, Rod, but only moreso in most of the categories.

NAME         CF Team          POS VALUE ERA  WHIP  W L  S  IP    H   BB  K
Hernandez    MK Wet Sox       RP  31.4  1.95 1.03 2  4  39 64.2  37  29  67

Roberto Hernandez was roughed up in the 1996 playoff series against Brookfield
when he pitched for the Whaleheads.  In the off-season, Hernandez moved to
Oregon, where he simply put up the best relief performance of the season.
Hernandez had a sub 2 ERA, a WHIP ratio of nearly 1, and saved a league
leading 39 games.  While Larry Walker & the rest of the Oregon crew beat up
the opponent with hitting, Hernandez was always there to shut down the
hitters in the 9th inning.

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MVP:

2nd runner up:  Mark McGwire, 1B, Thunder
NAME       CF Team       PS AVG   OBP   SBSLG VAL  AB  2B 3B HR R   RBI BB  SB
McGwire    RY Thunder    1B 0.255 0.359 0.674 30.5 611 29 0  75 125 169 90  2 

Big Mac just keeps on producing.  In 1996 McGwire powered his team to a 
wildcard spot.  In 1997, McGwire powered the Thunder to the Young division 
pennant.  McGwire shattered the homer record, smacking 75 dingers.  Something
to ponder for 1998:  McGwire will be even better, *AND* there are rumors the
Thunder will be leaving Jacobs field (with it's slight dampening effect on
homers) and moving to homer friendly ballpark.  Triple digit homers in 1998?

1st runner up:  Mike Piazza, C, Coneheads
NAME       CF Team       PS AVG   OBP   SBSLG VAL  AB  2B 3B HR R   RBI BB  SB
Piazza     RY Coneheads  C  0.357 0.425 0.717 31.0 538 25 1  55 129 158 61  3

Piazza just seems to get better and better every year, all while playing the
demanding catcher position.   Due to his catching position, some might say
Piazza should be MVP this year.  Amazing AVG/OBP/SLG numbers, 50+ homers,
runs and RBI's comfortably in triple digits.  And Piazza was on a pennant
winner.

1997 CFOD MVP:  Larry Walker, OF, Wet Sox
NAME       CF Team       PS AVG   OBP   SBSLG VAL  AB  2B 3B HR R   RBI BB  SB
Walker     MK Wet Sox    OF 0.372 0.446 0.770 35.2 639 48 5  55 164 145 73  50

Larry Walker certainly had a year to remember.  Walker dominated the league,
sending pitchers running for cover.  Among other things, Walker led the league
in batting average, sluging average, and runs, and was in the top 10 in
several other categories.  Larry Walker was a 50 homer/50 stolen base man,
which is a CFOD first.  The pennant-winning Wet Sox were a team to be
reckoned with this year, and a big part of it was due to the 1997 CFOD MVP.