Anything Josh can do, Jonathan can do... better? Yesterday, Josh notched up the 2007 Starter of the Year Award from the annual This Year In Baseball Awards- and today, it's Jonathan's turn. Say hello to your 2007 Closer of the Year.
Jonathan snagged an overwhelming 38.1% of the public vote, outdistancing the other nine candidates for the award- including second place vote-getter Bobby Jenks (26%). Third place honors went to J.J. Putz, and Takashi Saito came in fourth.
Anyone else bet that Josh got a text message earlier this morning saying something like, "GOT ONE, TOO, OLD MAN"?
on December 11, 2007 10:07 AM
God, we're so lucky to have these guys.
I suppose any discussion on translations of his slang should be here instead--but I didn't know about this yet.
I swear, in that video of him and Beckett talking--and then in the moose hunting extravaganza--I cannot understand every other word. I head south and it takes me 10 minutes to order a sandwich. I think maybe southerners only talk slow around northerners like me so we can understand each other...
(you should understand my mom's family speaks with a downeast accent--that's how northern I am--as New England as they come)
I don't think that post will be the only one of mine asking for translations...
Anyway, congrats Papelbon! You're awesome. Thanks for being yourself and rejecting any and all PR rules. We loves you and your heaters, and you seem to enjoy winning as much as we do.