Post by Rog on Apr 11, 2015 18:08:55 GMT -5
Here are the Giants results of some of the 32-vote Bleacher Reports pre-season polls:
NL Pennant Winner -- No votes for the Giants. Surprisingly, one vote for the Padres. Dodgers finish second to the Nationals in the voting.
World Series Winner -- No votes for Giants. Dodgers finish 2nd to the Nationals in the voting.
Best Bullpen -- Royals, with -- perhaps surprisingly -- no votes for the Giants.
Best Rivalry -- Giants vs. Dodgers over Yankees vs. Red Sox
Most Disappointing Team -- Giants tied with Tigers
Best Free-Agent Bargain -- Nori Aoki
Biggest Free-Agent Bust -- Pablo Sandoval tied with Jon Lester for 3rd. Yasmani Tomas tied for 5th. Mike Morse and James Shields tied for 10th.
Player Most Likely to be Traded at the Deadline -- Tim Lincecum tied for 3rd.
NL Cy Young -- Madison Bumgarner tied for 5th with Jon Lester.
NL MVP -- No votes for Buster Posey
Most Overrated Player -- Madison Bumgarner tied for 7th with Pablo Sandoval, James Shields and Jon Lester.
Favorite Player to Watch -- Madison Bumgarner tied for 7th.
Face of Major League Baseball -- Buster Posey tied for 5th.
Best Stadium -- AT&T Park
Best Nickname -- Kung Fu Panda. Mad Bum tied for 2nd. Hits McGehee tied for 9th.
NL Pennant Winner -- No votes for the Giants. Surprisingly, one vote for the Padres. Dodgers finish second to the Nationals in the voting.
World Series Winner -- No votes for Giants. Dodgers finish 2nd to the Nationals in the voting.
Best Bullpen -- Royals, with -- perhaps surprisingly -- no votes for the Giants.
Best Rivalry -- Giants vs. Dodgers over Yankees vs. Red Sox
Most Disappointing Team -- Giants tied with Tigers
Best Free-Agent Bargain -- Nori Aoki
Biggest Free-Agent Bust -- Pablo Sandoval tied with Jon Lester for 3rd. Yasmani Tomas tied for 5th. Mike Morse and James Shields tied for 10th.
Player Most Likely to be Traded at the Deadline -- Tim Lincecum tied for 3rd.
NL Cy Young -- Madison Bumgarner tied for 5th with Jon Lester.
NL MVP -- No votes for Buster Posey
Most Overrated Player -- Madison Bumgarner tied for 7th with Pablo Sandoval, James Shields and Jon Lester.
Favorite Player to Watch -- Madison Bumgarner tied for 7th.
Face of Major League Baseball -- Buster Posey tied for 5th.
Best Stadium -- AT&T Park
Best Nickname -- Kung Fu Panda. Mad Bum tied for 2nd. Hits McGehee tied for 9th.