ISBL 2004 UL MVP & CY YOUNG RESULTS

 

Jim Thome

Albuquerque Sidewinders

ISBL 2004 UL MVP

 First baseman Jim Thome of the Albuquerque Sidewinders was the unanimous choice as ISBL 2004 UL MVP. Thome batted .296 and slugged .700 while posting JC bests of 64 HRs and 163 RBI. Right fielder Trot Nixon of the Cartersville Cyclones, who batted .323 with 39 HRs and 139 RBI, finished second in the balloting with 56 points, three ahead of Sidewinders left fielder Hideki Matsui, who led all JC batters with a .358 average.
UNION 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th TOT
Jim Thome (SID) 7 98
Trot Nixon (CYC) 4 1   2 56
Hideki Matsui (SID) 2 1 3 1 53
Derrek Lee (BUL) 1 3 1 1 44
Marcus Giles (PRA) 1 1 3 1 38
Rafael Furcal (PRA) 2 2 1 25
Manny Ramirez (BUL) 3 1 17
Brandon Webb (SID) 1 1 1 17
Brian Roberts (SID) 1 1 2 1 16
Carlos Lee (PRA) 2 1 1 12
Others receiving votes:

J.Encarnacion (BUL) 8, T.Salmon (SID) 8, A.Cintron (WOL/SID) 6, C.Everett (CYC) 3, 

E.Byrnes (BUL) 2, J.Crede (CYC) 2, C.Jones (CYC) 2, E.Loaiza (BUL) 2, 

D.Eckstein (CYC) 1, D.Lowe (CYC) 1, M.Morris (SID) 1, J.Payton (UND) 1

 

 

 

Brandon Webb

Albuquerque Sidewinders

ISBL 2004 UL Cy Young

 Rookie Brandon Webb of the Albuquerque Sidewinders, who began his ISBL career this April with a no-hitter in his first start, captured five first-place votes to win the ISBL 2004 UL Cy Young Award. Webb posted a JC-best 2.31 ERA and led the UL in strikeouts with 242 on his way to a 21-3 campaign. Teammate Matt Morris, who led all JC pitchers in wins with a 22-7 record, nabbed the other two first-place votes to finish second in the balloting. Esteban Loaiza of the Chicago Bulldogs, who went 19-7 with a 2.32 ERA, was third.
UNION 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th TOT
Brandon Webb (SID) 5 2 88
Matt Morris (SID) 2 1 2 1 1 66
Esteban Loaiza (BUL) 4 2 1 58
Derek Lowe (CYC)   2 3 1 1 48
Ted Lilly (PRA) 1 3 2 1 39
Francisco Cordero (CYC) 1 1 1 1 2 1 33
Brad Penny (CYC) 2 3 2 28
Mike Mussina (WOL/SID) 1 2 2 1 21
Chad Bradford (PRA) 1 1 1 12
Shawn Estes (CYC) 3 6
Others receiving votes:

D.Wells (BUL) 4, S.Reynolds (BUL) 3. A.Leiter (UND/PRA) 3, B.Myers (WOL) 2, R.Beck (SID) 1

 

Sluggers' 9th-place vote went to an FL pitcher who was inadvertently listed on the ballot, Estes moved up to 9th, no 10th-place vote

BALLOTS CAST

MVP SID PRA BUL CYC WOL UND SLU Total 1st
Jim Thome (SID) 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 98 7
Trot Nixon (CYC) 9 6 9 8 9 9 6 56
Hideki Matsui (SID) 7 7 7 9 6 8 9 53
Derrek Lee (BUL) 8 9 8 7 8 4 44
Marcus Giles (PRA) 6 5 6 6 7 8 38
Rafael Furcal (PRA) 4 3 4 7 7 25
Manny Ramirez (BUL) 5 2 5 5 17
Brandon Webb (SID) 3 8 6 17
Brian Roberts (SID) 4 3 3 1 5 16
Carlos Lee (PRA) 4 1 3 4 12
Juan Encarnacion (BUL) 1 5 2 8
Tim Salmon (SID) 3 5 8
Alex Cintron (WOL/SID) 4 2 6
Carl Everett (CYC) 3 3
Eric Byrnes (BUL) 2 2
Joe Crede (CYC) 2 2
Chipper Jones (CYC) 2 2
Esteban Loaiza (BUL) 2 2
David Eckstein (CYC) 1 1
Derek Lowe (CYC) 1 1
Matt Morris (SID) 1 1
Jay Payton (UND) 1 1
CY YOUNG SID PRA BUL CYC WOL UND SLU Total 1st
Brandon Webb (SID) 14 14 9 14 9 14 14 88 5
Matt Morris (SID) 6 9 14 7 14 8 8 66 2
Esteban Loaiza (BUL) 9 8 8 9 6 9 9 58
Derek Lowe (CYC) 8 7 6 8 5 7 7 48
Ted Lilly (PRA) 7 5 5 6 4 6 6 39
Francisco Cordero (CYC) 5 6 7 1 8 3 3 33
Brad Penny (CYC) 3 4 4 4 3 5 5 28
Mike Mussina (WOL/SID) 3 3 5 2 4 4 21
Chad Bradford (PRA) 4 1 7 12
Shawn Estes (CYC) 2 2 2 6
David Wells (BUL) 2 2 4
Al Leiter (UND/PRA) 3 3
Shane Reynolds (BUL) 1 1 1 3
Brett Myers (WOL) 2 2
Rod Beck (SID) 1 1