The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) announced their 2010 American League and National League Manager of the Year winners on Wednesday afternoon as they named Ron Gardenhire of the Minnesota Twins and Bud Black of the San Diego Padres as the recipients.

Always a bridesmaid never a bride, Gardenhire finally won the AL Manager of the Year Award after finishing in second place five times in an eight-year span. Gardenhire led his Twins to a 94-68 record and the AL Central title. It's the sixth time in his nine years the Twins have won their division.

Boston Red Sox skipper Terry Francona finished in fourth place in the voting picking up two second place votes.

Black's Padres fell just short of making the playoffs as they were beat out by the eventual World Series champions San Francisco Giants on the final day of the regular season. Black's Padres finished with a 90-72 record despite having the second lowest payroll in MLB at $38 million.

Next up in the voting from the BBWAA is the American League Cy Young voting. We should see Jon Lester and Clay Buchholz from the Red Sox get some votes and maybe even one of them might sneak out the win.

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Roy Halladay went to the National League and the Philadelphia Phillies in search of his first trip to the postseason in his career. With the Toronto Blue Jays, he had never been there. He had won a Cy Young Award though with the Jays back in 2003. But that was the American League.

Now Halladay can call himself a Cy Young Award winner in the NL as he was the unanimous pick by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). Doc now joins Gaylord Perry, Pedro Martinez, Roger Clemens and Randy Johnson as the only pitchers to win a Cy Young in both leagues.

Halladay went 21-10 with a 2.44 ERA in 33 starts for the Phillies in 2010. Besides leading the league in wins, he also led in complete games (nine), shutouts (four) and innings pitched (250 2/3).

Doc was also the 20th person in MLB history to throw a perfect game which came in late May against the Florida Marlins in Miami. And while the voting had already happened, Halladay also went out threw a no-hitter in his first career postseason start against the Cincinnati Reds.

Next up in the awards from the BBWAA will be the AL & NL Manager of the Year awards which will be announced on Wednesday afternoon.

A full look at the NL Cy Young Award voting totals can be found by clicking on the read more button below.

The 2010 Jackie Robinson American League and National League Rookie of the Year Awards as voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) were on announced on Monday afternoon and we find two players who played in the 2010 World Series as the winners.

World Series champion San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey was named the 2010 Jackie Robinson National League Rookie of the Year while Texas Rangers closer Neftali Feliz was named the 2010 Jackie Robinson American League Rookie of the Year.

Posey, who came into the 2010 season as the No. 7 overall prospect by Baseball America, started the season with the Giants Triple-A affiliate Fresno before he was promoted to San Francisco on May 29th. He didn't become a regular for the Giants until July 1st when Bengie Molina was traded away to the Rangers.

He played in 108 games for the Giants where he hit .305 with 18 home runs and 67 RBIs. And while the postseason stats don't count for the voting process, Posey hit .288 with a home run and five RBIs in 15 games as he helped lead the Giants to their first World Series title in San Francisco.

Jason Heyward of the Atlanta Braves finished second in the voting while Jaime Garcia of the St. Louis Cardinals finished a distant third.

Feliz, who came into the 2010 season as the No. 9 overall prospect by Baseball America, took over the closing duties after finishing out the 2009 season as the closer for the Rangers. He was also named to the 2010 American League All-Star team.

He made 70 appearances during the 2010 season where he was 4-3 with 40 saves and a 2.73 ERA. Feliz struck out 71 batters in 69.1 innings of work. In seven games during the postseason, he had no record with a 1.23 ERA and one save.

Austin Jackson of the Detroit Tigers finished second in the voting while Danny Valencia of the Minnesota Twins finished a distant third

Next up in the awards from the BBWAA will be the 2010 National League Cy Young Award which will be announced on Tuesday afternoon.

A full look at the voting totals can be found by clicking on the read more button below.

The 2010 Silver Slugger Awards are out and little did he know it but Boston Red Sox third baseman Adrian Beltre was swinging a silver bat all season long. Beltre was the only member of the Red Sox to win one of the 2010 Silver Sluggers and it was his first since 2004 as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Between the American League and National League, there were only five repeat winners from last season with seven players winning the award for the first time this season.

There were also a few players who won Silver Sluggers that also won Gold Gloves. They are Robinson Cano, Carl Crawford, Albert Pujols, Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez.

Here's the full list of winners from both leagues:

The 2010 NL Gold Glove were awarded on Wednesday afternoon and they have a distinct Cincinnati flavor as three members of the Reds were honored.

Reds third baseman Scott Rolen, who won his 8th on his third different team, second baseman Brandon Phillips and pitcher Bronson Arroyo all received Gold Gloves. It was Arroyo's first and he joins two Colorado Rockies, Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez, who also won their first Gold Gloves.

Here's the full list of winners (No. of Gold Gloves)

C - Yadier Molina, Cardinals (3)
1B - Albert Pujols, Cardinals (2)
2B - Brandon Phillips, Reds (2)
3B - Scott Rolen, Reds (8)
SS - Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies (1)
OF - Michael Bourn, Astros (2)
OF - Shane Victorino, Phillies (3)
OF - Carlos Gonzalez, Rockies (1)

Next up in the MLB awards process will be the American League and National League Rookie of the Year awards which will announced on Monday, November 15th.

The 2010 American League Gold Glove Awards are out and for the first time in 10 years, Torii Hunter finds himself without one. The other player who had won nine in a row, Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners won his tenth and now joins Roberto Clemente and Willie Mays (12 each) and Ken Griffey Jr., Andruw Jones and Al Kaline (10 each) for the most by an outfielder.

Carl Crawford of the Tampa Bay Rays, Robinson Cano of the New York Yankees and Franklin Gutierrez of the Seattle Mariners each won their first Gold Glove.

And it just goes to show you how sorry the shortstop position is in the AL when Derek Jeter wins a Gold Glove.

Here are the list of winners (No. of Gold Gloves)

C - Joe Mauer, Twins (3)
1B - Mark Teixeira, Yankees (4)
2B - Robinson Cano, Yankees (1)
3B - Evan Longoria, Rays (2)
SS - Derek Jeter, Yankees (5)
OF - Carl Crawford, Rays (1)
OF - Franklin Gutierrez, Mariners (1)
OF - Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners (10)
P - Mark Buehrle, White Sox (2)

The National League Gold Glove winners will be announced on Wednesday afternoon.

Congratulations to the San Francisco Giants on winning the 2010 World Series. It's their first title since 1954 and their first in San Francisco.

Edgar Renteria was named the MVP of the 2010 World Series. He had the game-winning three-run homer tonight. He also provided the walk-off hit as a member of the Florida Marlins in the 1997 World Series.

And now with the World Series over, free agency begins at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, November 2nd. Players will have five days to file for free agency and teams will have just three days to negotiate with their own free agents.

Let the free agency games begin.

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I'll freely admit it. I've never been good at making predictions. It's amazing to me that I'm actually doing well in the Bloguin College Football Pick'em as well Chip Malafronte of the New Haven Register's weekly pick'em contest as well.

Maybe I should stick to the college football because so far during the MLB postseason, I'm sitting at 2-4. I shouldn't feel bad though because Steve is sitting at 2-4 as well.

Now we get to make one more set of predictions for the 2010 MLB postseason with the 2010 World Series upon us starting tonight. Do I go with the San Francisco Giants or do I stick with the American League representative the San Francisco Giants.

For me it's quite simple. I've been a Tim Lincecum fan since he descended upon the big leagues. But on the other hand, you have the new Mr. October in Cliff Lee. A great World Series by Lee will help him a long way in what's already going to be a contract of a lifetime for next season.

So where do I go with my pick.

Texas has never won a World Series while the Giants last won in 1954. The Giants have two former members of the Boston Red Sox in their bullpen. The Rangers have David Murphy who the Red Sox sent in the much maligned Eric Gagne deal in 2007.

So using my logic of having two Red Sox players, I'm going with the San Francisco Giants to win in seven games.

Steve's pick and commentary coming up can be found by using the read more button below.

Game 1: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - Rangers @ Giants, 7:57 p.m.
Game 2: Thursday, October 28, 2010 - Rangers @ Giants, 7:57 p.m.
Game 3: Saturday, October 30, 2010 - Giants at Rangers, 6:57 p.m.
Game 4: Sunday, October 31, 2010 - Giants at Rangers, 8:20 p.m.
Game 5: Monday, November 1, 2010 - Giants at Rangers, 7:57 p.m. (if necessary)
Game 6: Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - Rangers at Giants, 7:57 p.m. (if necessary)
Game 7: Thursday, November 4, 2010 - Rangers at Giants, 7:57 p.m. (if necessary)

All games will be broadcast on FOX.

Joe Buck will call the action with Tim McCarver as the game analyst. Ken Rosenthal will be the off field reporter.

It's time for Steve and I to make our 2010 ALCS & NLCS predictions but before we do, let's see how we did in the ALDS & NLDS predictions.

Steve and I both had the Twins while Steve had the Rangers and I had the Rays. Steve also was dead on with the Rangers as he picked them to win in five games (Steve 1-1, Ian 0-2).

Steve and I both had the Phillies while Steve had the Braves and I picked the Giants (Steve 2-2, Ian 2-2).

Steve: Yankees over Rangers 4-2
Ian: Yankees over Rangers 4-2

Steve: Phillies 4-3
Ian: Phillies over Giants 4-3