\nAfter spending hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars at the batting cage last offseason, Chris Lidstone came into the season rejuvenated and ready for the Tier 1 challenge. He was consistent all year and would\u2019ve had higher stat totals had most SweatSox games not ended after 5 innings.<\/p>\n
The Andy Brothers Offensive Player of the Year Award – Chris Lidstone<\/strong><\/span> The Lee Shields Pitcher of the Year Award – Josh Ramage<\/strong><\/span> The GLE Award – Cory Bond<\/strong><\/span> The Angry Center Fielder\u2019s Defensive Player of the Year Award – Kent Johnston<\/strong><\/span> Mr. Hyjinx Two Thousand Sixteen – Chris Lidstone<\/strong><\/span> Ms. Hyjinx Two Thousand Sixteen – Mrs. Techno<\/strong><\/span> The Bill Freeman Rookie of the Year Award – Jason Klein<\/strong><\/span> The Shaun \u201cK\u201d Accolade – Jason Klein<\/strong><\/span> The Matt Robert Sportsmanship & Ability Award – Cory Bond<\/strong><\/span> The Someone\u2019s Mom Manager of the Year Award – Cory Bond<\/strong><\/span> The Reach Around Cumback Player of the Year – John Groves<\/strong><\/span> The Needs a Slumpbuster Player of the Year – Craig Cornell<\/strong><\/span> The Mike Hindmarsh Top Teammate Award – Josh Ramage<\/strong><\/span> The Punch Clock Award – Jason Klein<\/strong><\/span> The iJose Hernandez Award – Eric White<\/strong><\/span> The Cash Money Homey (Mr. Clutch) Award – Chris Lidstone<\/strong><\/span> By the way, this is Liddy\u2019s 1st ever Cash Money Homey award, and is just 6 CMH\u2019s behind Cory Bond for the all-time team lead in greatness.<\/p>\n The Shannon Rankin Webmaster of the Year Award – Shaun Keay<\/strong><\/span> The Murdock – Dillon Lowry<\/strong><\/span> Final Sweaty\u2019s Notes\/Thoughts<\/strong><\/span>:<\/p>\n #THESWEATYS<\/strong><\/p>\n Missed any of the SweatSox 14 Days of SweatMas SweatSite Extravaganza posts so far?\u00a0 Here they are, in all their glory:<\/p>\n Day 1: \u201cGreat Upheaval Day\u201d \u2013 SweatSox vs Cubs III Recap<\/a><\/p>\n Day 2: \u201cMarc Van Wilder\u201d \u2013 SweatSox vs Brewers III Recap<\/a><\/p>\n Day 3: \u201cI Need to Learn How to Receive It\u201d \u2013 SweatSox vs Athletics III Recap<\/a><\/p>\n Day 4: \u201cKent Loves Children Now\u201d \u2013 SweatSox vs Kingston Ponies III Recap<\/a><\/p>\n Day 5: \u201cSeventeen Runs\u201d \u2013 SweatSox vs Panthers III Recap<\/a><\/p>\n Day 6: \u201cThe Decision: 2017\u201d \u2013 Where Will We Play Next Year?<\/a><\/p>\n Day 7: \u201cThe Feminist\u201d \u2013 Petawawa Tournament Recap<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2016sweatymvp.jpg\")
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\nChris Lidstone was our MVP and didn’t pitch, so by default that makes him the Offensive Player of the Year, right?<\/p>\n
\nTier 1 batters will never be the same after facing Josh Ramage this year. The only thing slower than his patented Daisy Duke gravity ball was the SweatSox defense that kept him on the mound for hundreds of extra pitches.<\/p>\n
\nThe Greatest Lefty Ever award goes to the left handed pitcher with the most career wins in a SweatSox uniform.\u00a0 A honourable mention goes to Dillon Lowry, who is on the board with 1 SweatSox win, just 47 shy of our now 14x GLE winner: Cory Bond.<\/p>\n
\nBen Franklin said it best: \u201cIn this world nothing can be said to be certain except death, taxes, and Kent Johnston playing a mean center field.\u00a0 Born & bread to play this one position, The Director once again showed why this award is named after him, catching 45 out of a possible 45 fly balls hit in his general direction without committing en error.\u00a0 A honourable mention goes to Ross Hughes, who was the only other player to play error-free in 2016.\u00a0 Johnston (108.67 defensive innings played) may have outplayed Hughes (4.67 innings played), but Ross did have more outfield assists (1 vs 0).\u00a0 Fucking dodgeball.<\/p>\n
\nHe eats, he sleeps, he drinks, he repeats.\u00a0 Mr. Mindy once again represented the SweatSox in all the right ways off the field, earning him an ultra rare 2nd Mr. Hyjinx award.\u00a0 Bill Freeman would be proud.<\/p>\n
\nWe don\u2019t know her name, what she does, or even what her voice sounds like, but she was at the most Hyjinx\u2019, so she wins.\u00a0 Honourable mentions go out to besties Mrs. Dillon and Mrs. Chris.<\/p>\n
\nHe was our only true rookie, but it was well deserved after our pizza-boy techno-fan finished 2nd on the SweatSox MVP ballot.\u00a0 A honourable mention goes to Dillon Lowry, who was a team rookie but not a league one.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nI, Shaun Keay, have done many great things for both the SweatSox and the NCBL, but there\u2019s nothing I\u2019m more proud of than the award that\u2019s named after me.\u00a0 The Shaun \u201cK\u201d Accolade is presented annually to the player with the most strikeouts.\u00a0 Jason Klein was rung up 18 times this year, earning him this most noble honour.\u00a0 Honourable mentions go to John Groves (15) and Mark Bond (14).<\/p>\n
\nI’m not quite sure how or why Cory Bond won this award again, I sure as hell didn’t vote for him.<\/p>\n
\nIt takes a truly special someone to voluntarily lead his people to the slaughterhouse.\u00a0 Our Authority put the SweatSox in a situation where a winless season was all but certain, but Cory Bond\u2019s great leadership actually produced 2 very unexpected Tier 1 wins, and a tie.\u00a0 Honourable mentions go out to Craig Cornell and Kent Johnston, who co-managed the 3 innings on opening day when Cory started.<\/p>\n
\nIt takes a tremendous amount of skill to get seminal fluid on your back, so just imagine how hard it is to be our Reach Around Cumback Player of the Year.\u00a0 This SweatSox-exclusive award, open to licensing, is discharged on\u00a0the player with the biggest increase in batting average from the previous season.\u00a0 We don\u2019t know how or why Old Man Groves dominated Tier 1 pitching, but he did, hitting .300, .178 points higher than 2015.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nThere\u2019s nothing I hate more than someone who mails it in.\u00a0 Each year, someone on the team doesn\u2019t put in the time or effort to do what he did the year before, and as a result of these lack of contributions, brings the team way down.\u00a0 When it\u2019s all said and done, Craig Cornell is single handedly responsible for the SweatSox poor showing in Tier 1 this year.\u00a0 Here\u2019s hoping you take a few extra swings in the garage this offsesaon.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nUnless you\u2019re on the Nepean Brewers, who are so politically powerful they don\u2019t pay any league fees, players can be charged upwards of $400 to play full time baseball in the NCBL.\u00a0 In order to maximize playing time while limiting costs, teams always hope for that one guy who pays his fees but never shows up.\u00a0 The SweatSox make it a point to honour that player, whose personal sacrifice gets us in the batters box a few extra times a year.\u00a0 Josh Ramage had a team low 36 plate appearances, despite paying full fees.\u00a0 Thank you Josh!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nWhile the Mike Hindmarsh award makes you a much better teammate, we do also recognize the one player each year that was there the most.\u00a0 Jason Klein played in a team high 22 games, with a team high 72 plate appearances, and a team high 69 pizza deliveries.\u00a0 Techno would like to specifically thank whichever disc in Cory\u2019s back that slipped out of place for a few weeks for helping him upset the defending champ.<\/p>\n
\nNamed after the fastest man in NCBL history, the iJose Hernandez award is presented to the player with the most stolen bases each year.\u00a0 SB\u2019s were extra hard to come by this year, partly because it was the best group of opposing catchers we\u2019ve seen, and just getting on base in Tier 1 was a chore in itself.\u00a0 Eric White had the least difficulty adapting to those changes, stealing a team and Tier 1 high 12 bases.\u00a0 Honourable mentions go out to Kent Johnston and Jason Klein, who tied for 2nd in SB\u2019s with 2 each.<\/p>\n
\nStatisticians, sabermetricians, and baseball analysts everywhere will all tell you the same thing when asked: the most important stat in all of sports is runs batted in.\u00a0 The more RBI\u2019s someone has, the greater the baseball player he is, bar none.\u00a0 Knowing this fact, it makes perfect sense that our MVP Chris Lidstone led the team in RBI\u2019s with 10, proving without a shadow of a doubt that he was the best.\u00a0 Honourable mentions go out to Mark Bond (8), and John Groves (7) & Jason Klein (7).<\/p>\n
\nI run the website.\u00a0 I don\u2019t do it for the glory.\u00a0 I\u2019m forced to award this to myself by the rest of the team, or face their wrath.\u00a0 I\u2019m Shaun Keay.<\/p>\n
\nThe SweatSox will give an award to just about anyone for just about anything.\u00a0 Pay the final dollar of your fees last, you get a trophy.\u00a0 Congrats Dillon!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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