The MLB Blog Poll votes on the MVP, Cy Young, and Rookie of Year candidates in each league throughout the regular baseball season. The Blog Poll Voters is a group of some of the best writers the baseball blogosphere.
American League Most Valuable Player Vote Week #5
- Manny Ramirez - 270 points
- Casey Kotchman - 114 points
- Josh Hamilton, Carlos Quentin (Tie) - 113 points
The player ranked first on a ballot is assigned 14 points, the player ranked second is assigned 9 points, and the player ranked third is assigned 8 points.
American League Cy Young Vote Week #5
- Cliff Lee - 116 points
- Zack Greinke - 40 points
- Ervin Santana, Chien-Ming Wang (Tie) - 18 points
The player ranked first on a ballot is assigned 5 points, the player ranked second is assigned 3 points, and the player ranked third is assigned 1 point.
American League Rookie of the Year Vote Week #5
- Jacoby Ellsbury - 83 points
- Greg Smith - 58 points
- Evan Longoria - 25 points
The player ranked first on a ballot is assigned 5 points, the player ranked second is assigned 3 points, and the player ranked third is assigned 1 point.
The following blogs contributed to the Blog Poll results::
- Baseball Happenings
- Baseball Musings
- Seth Speaks
- Fire Brand of American League
- Brock For Broglio
- Brew Crew Ball
- Beyond The Boxscore
- Greener On Other Side
- Fake Teams
- RotoRob
- No Bias Baseball
- Outs Per Swing
- Bugs & Cranks
- Talking Chop
- Roto Junkie
- Baseball Time In Arlington
- Statistically Speaking
- Tiger Tales
- Kranepool Society
- Cubs F/X
- Roto Advice
- Chicago Cubs Online
- Baseball Legends
- Roto Professor
[...] Baseball Happenings Week 5 poll has Manny Ramirez and Cliff Lee as AL MVP and Cy Young. [...]