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Players of the Year, 1998 Edition

 

Thanks for all of you who voted.  And the award goes to.... 
(Only the top three vote-getters in each category are listed.)

Rookie Of The Year
This was rather a tight race, but here are the results:

    1.  Ace (Jim) Morin

    2.  Jim Besada
         Shannon Darwin
         Charlie Kessenich

You Were Missed
These top three vote-getters received the majority of the votes:

    1.  Jake Jacobsen

    2.  Rod Paulat

    3.  Steve Longo

Wish You Were Here More Often
Again, the top three vote getters received most of the votes:

    1.   Lou Kryzych

    2.  Tim Hiltabiddle

    3.  Mary Kaczynas

Ironman Of The Year
Only four people qualified for this category....

    1.  Mitz Niwa

    2.  JB Baggott

    3.  Kevin McCabe
         Jim Morin

Cheering Section of the Year
The leading vote-getter received about 50% of the votes....

    1.   Charlie Kessenich

    2.  Masako Niwa

    3.  Kristy Besada

Beer Drinker of the Year
The leading vote-getter did again receive majority of the votes....

    1.  Andy Feldman

    2.  Charlie Kessenich

    3.  JB Baggott
         Steve Gack
         Dennis McCarthy
         Zeke Weeks

Just wondering...did JB or Zeke ever have beer during the games???  I surely hope Charlie didn't!
Defensive Player of the Year
Very tight race between second and third place....

    1.  Mitz Niwa

    2.  Rob Klamka

    3.  Ace (Jim) Morin

Offensive Player of the Year
There was a very clear-cut winner in this category (who received nearly 70% of the vote)....

    1.  Zeke Weeks

    2.  Larry Kessenich

    3.  Rob Klamka
         Jim (Ace) Morin

Utility Player of the Year
This was interesting enough, a very tight race....

    1.  Shannon Darwin
         Charlie Kessenich
         Rob Klamka
         Kevbud McCabe
         Jim Morin

Just as a side note...I don't think some people knew what they were doing, since Charlie (as well as JB and Mitz, who also got some votes) only played in one position all year...ha ha.
Most Improved Player of the Year
The coach agrees with the vote results very much with this category....

    1.  Larry Kessenich
         Zeke Weeks

    3.  JB Baggott

Comeback Player of the Year
The webmaster apologizes for the fact that Most Improved Player and Comeback Player sounded really similar in their descriptions....

    1.  Larry Kessenich
         Kevbud McCabe

    3.  Rob Klamka
         Mitz Niwa
         Zeke Weeks

Most Valuable Player
There was no doubt about this one....

    1.  Zeke Weeks

    2.  Mitz Niwa

    3.  Dennis McCarthy

Most Dependable Player of the Year
Webmaster believes many people have already forgotten that the first half of the championship game was played without the bases!

    1.  Mitz Niwa

    2.  Dennis McCarthy

    3.  Kevbud McCabe