By ContractBud.com Staff ContractBud.com's Regular Season Awards Well, the regular season is now over, which means it's time for the awards. From the typical awards (Cy, MVP, etc.) to the atypical (Worst GM, Best Milestone), we have some shocking picks in here. We made our predictions at the beginning of the season, and some of them came pretty close. Adam Dunn finished the season with a record 195 strikouts — only 9 pitchers broke that mark this year. And still his OPS was .956, good for 11th in the NL. Adam Conn Matt Phillips Brian Wilmer Ed Barnes AL Cy: 1. J. Santana 2. C. Schilling 3. B. Radke 1. J. Santana 2. C. Schilling 3. P. Martinez 1. J. Santana 2. C. Schilling 3. J. Westbrook 1. J. Santana 2. C. Schilling 3. M. Rivera NL Cy: 1. Schmidt 2. Clemens 3. Oswalt 1. Schmidt 2. Clemens 3. Pavano 1. Clemens 2. Pavano 3. C. Zambrano 1. Clemens 2. Johnson 3. Schmidt AL MVP: 1. V. Guerrero 2. M. Ramirez 3. G. Sheffield 1. G. Sheffield 2. M. Ramirez 3. D. Ortiz 1. V. Guerrero 2. M. Ramirez 3. G. Sheffield 1. Guerrero 2. Sheffield 3. Ramirez NL MVP: 1. A. Beltre 2. B. Bonds 3. A. Pujols/J. Edmonds 1. B. Bonds 2. A. Pujols 3. A. Beltre 1. A. Beltre 2. B. Bonds 3. A. Pujols 1. B. Bonds 2. A. Beltre 3. A. Pujols AL Reliever of the Year: 1. J. Nathan 2. M. Rivera 3. F. Cordero 1. M. Rivera 2. J. Nathan 3. F. Cordero 1. J. Nathan 2. M. Rivera 3. F. Cordero 1. M. Rivera 2. J. Nathan 3. F. Cordero NL Reliever of the Year: 1. E. Gagne 2. A. Benitez 3. D. Kolb 1. E. Gagne 2. A. Benitez 3. J. Isringhausen 1. E. Gagne 2. J. Isringhausen 3. A. Benitez 1. E. Gagne 2. A. Benitez 3. J. Isringhausen AL Rookie of the Year: 1. Bobby Crosby 2. Shingo Takatsu 3. Daniel Cabrera 1. Bobby Crosby 2. Shingo Takatsu 3. Daniel Cabrera 1. Bobby Crosby 2. Shingo Takatsu 3. Daniel Cabrera 1. Bobby Crosby 2. Shingo Takatsu 3. Daniel Cabrera NL Rookie of the Year: 1. K. Greene 2. J. Bay 3. A. Otsuka/N. Lowry 1. K. Greene 2. J. Bay 3. D. Wright 1. K. Greene 2. M. Holliday 3. J. Bay 1. K. Greene 2. J. Bay 3. A. Otsuka AL Flop: 1. A. Rhodes 2. E. Guardado 3. R. Aurilia 1. Ju. Gonzalez 2. J. Giambi 3. B. Boone 1. E. Hinske 2. B. Boone 3. E. Loaiza 1. A. Rhodes 2. Ju. Gonzalez 3. A. Berroa NL Flop: 1. R. Sexson 2. K. Matsui 3. R. Simon/J.Payton 1. R. Simon 2. A. Pettitte 3. S. Sosa 1. H. Nomo 2. M. Cameron 3. S. Sosa 1. H. Nomo 2. J. Payton 3. H. Choi AL Comeback Player: 1. J. Leiber 2. P. Konerko 3. J. Dye 1. O. Hernandez 2. P. Konerko 3. J. Lieber 1. B. Inge 2. R. Lopez 3. T. Hafner 1. J. Dye 2. B. Inge 3. D. Delluci NL Comeback Player: 1. C. Carpenter 2. E. Milton 3. J. Wright 1. J.D. Drew 2. C. Carpenter 3. J. Wright 1. J. Wilson 2. J. Wright 3. Oliver Perez 1. C. Carpenter 2. J. Wright 3. T. Hoffman AL Manager of the Year: 1. Eric Wedge 2. Ron Gardenhire 3. Buck Showalter 1. Buck Showalter 2. Ken Macha 3. Eric Wedge 1. Mike Scioscia 2. Terry Francona 3. Ron Gardenhire 1. Buck Showalter 2. Ron Gardenhire 3. Mike Scioscia NL Manager of the Year: 1. B. Cox 2. P. Garner 3. T. La Russa 1. J. Tracy 2. B. Bochy 3. B. Cox 1. B. Cox 2. J. Tracy 3. P. Garner 1. B. Cox 2. J. Tracy 3. F. Alou Best GM of the Year: 1. W. Jocketty 2. T. Ryan 3. B. Stoneman 1. W. Jocketty 2. J. Schuerholz 3. B. Stoneman 1. B. Stoneman 2. J. Schuerholz 3. D. Melvin 1. W. Jocketty 2. J. Schuerholz 3. B. Stoneman Worst GM of the Year: 1. Bill Bavasi 2. Joe Garagiola Jr. 3. Jim Duquette 1. Jim Duquette 2. Joe Garagiola Jr. 3. Bill Bavasi 1. Allard Baird 2. Bill Bavasi 3. Ken Williams 1. Bill Bavasi 2. Joe Garagiola Jr. 3. Paul DePodesta Best Milestone achieved this year: Greg Maddux becomes perhaps the last 300 game winner Bonds 700th HR & Ichiro breaking Sisler's record Ichiro breaking Sisler's record Ichiro breaking Sisler's record World Series Prediction: St. Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox in 6 games New York Yankees over St. Louis Cardinals in 7 games Boston Red Sox over Houston Astros in 6 games Boston Red Sox over Houston Astros in 7 games World Series MVP Prediction: Albert Pujols Alex Rodriguez Manny Ramirez Curt Schilling 2005 Hall of Fame Electees: Wade Boggs Ryne Sandberg Wade Boggs Ryne Sandberg Bruce Sutter Wade Boggs Ryne Sandberg Wade Boggs File last modified October 10, 2004

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