Because you can put just about any award on a bookshelf…

November 9, 2010

The New York chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced its 2010 awards.

Among the recipients:

  • Retiring managers Joe Torre, Lou Piniella, and Bobby Cox will be given the Willie, Mickey and the Duke Award
  • Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton will receive the Sid Mercer-Dick Young Player of the Year Award
  • Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes was voted the Ben Epstein-Dan Castellano Good Guy Award
  • Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum was voted the Babe Ruth Award as postseason MVP
  • Former Twins slugger Harmon Killebrew the Casey Stengel You Could Look It Up Award for the 50th anniversary of his 1961 season, when he hit 46 homers but was overshadowed by Roger Maris (61) and Mickey Mantle (54)
  • Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano was voted the Joe DiMaggio Toast of the Town Award
  • Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey gets the Arthur and Milton Richman You Gotta Have Heart Award

In addition, the late George Steinbrenner was voted the Joan Payson Award for community service and official scorer and baseball historian Bill Shannon was voted the William J. Slocum-Jack Lang Award for Long and Meritorious Service. The 69-year-old Shannon died Oct. 26 in a house fire.

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