Buster Posey: Rookie of the Year? I say yes w/o hesitation

He'd get my vote if I had one...

Here is how I would vote for NL ROY...

1 - Buster Posey
2 - Jason Heyward
3 - Ike Davis
4 - Pedro Alvarez
5 - Gaby Sanchez
6 - Madison Bumgarner
7 - Ian Desmond
8 - Jon Niese

2/3 IP too much or he would be #1, Mat Latos

#1 Jason "Say hey" Heyward

"Say hey" belongs to just one player--Willie MAys

I've got to go with Posey slightly over Heyward due to difficulty of the catcher's position over outfield and the amount of responsibility Posey has assumed batting cleanup for a playoff team that began their climb after he joined the team. His offensive production was great with more power than some people thought he would have at this time. Both are barring injury future stars of the first rank.

This may be a better of the lists for MLB ROY

Jason Heyward

Buster Posey

Mike Leake

Jaime Garcia

Gaby Sanchez

Austin Jackson

Starlin Castro

Other

In the AL I like Austin Jackson
Austin Jackson
But I think Feliz will get ROY.

This guy might have been in the running had he been up all year.
Jeremy Hellickson

Two more rookies who shined are Chris Johnson of the Astros, batting over .300 in 350+ AB's and Mike Stanton of the Marlins with 22 HRs. The NL was chock full of exciting rookies this year while the AL was a two or three man race for Rookie of the Year.

Three Bagger,

The NL is loaded with good rookies this year. Two very good ones you mentioned.

Chris Johnson
Mike Stanton

Posey could be a once-in-a-generation player at his position.

I feel when we look back from five or six years down the road we will realize the 2010 NL crop of rookies was one of the better years for quality and quantity. Heyward, Posey and Stanton have the type talents that could be Hall of Fame stuff while Alvarez will be a big run producer if he continues hitting like he did in the second half. I'm also high on Starlin Castro who is somewhat raw as a fielder but was better offensively than I thought he would be.

Love Posey but willing to wait a little bit. Gordon Beckham was like this last year.

If I were starting a franchise right now, Heyward.

These guys are all having very good rookie seasons, but to say they are potential Hall of Famers is a bit extreme.

My vote would go to Posey, not because of his future potential, but because he is having the best year out of all of his opponents.

I just mean they have the type talent it often takes to make the Hall. I know a lot can happen or not happen along the way. Just ask Dwight Gooden, Nomar Garciaparra, Daryl Strawberry, Don Mattingly, etc. CD, Beckham will still be a good player--just needs to keep adjusting.

Three Bagger, that's a mixed bag of players you lumped together. I understand your point, but it should be noted that the careers of Gooden and Strawberry fell victim to their personal demons and Garciaparra and Mattlingly had injuries rob them from the years necessary to complete Hall of Fame careers.

It's exactly what I mean, anything can happen but the end result is a player everyone had marked for the Hall doesn't make it.

Others were Tony Oliva, Pete Reiser, Vada Pinson, Dale Murphy, Denny McClain, Tony Conigliaro. I mean players that were big stars at early ages only to be derailed as Hall of Famers for whatever reason.

3B

Lest we forget 'Hondo', the '60 ROY,
who improved while completing his 16 year MLB playing career!

And who in 2006, I had the pleasure of flipping him baseballs for four hours while he hit fungo's (and at age 70)...and could still swing it!

Posey gets my vote..... He is changing the way the game gets called... And he has veteran pitchers following his lead like he was a grizzled veteran..... And this is from a Rockies fan who can't stand the giants!

Bear,

Hondo, or Frank Howard for those that don't know his nickname had a legendary half season for the 2A Victoria TX team where I grew up, hitting 27HRs and batting .363. I was only about five years old that season but they still talk about places where his HR balls landed. My mom and dad often took me to those games although specific events are lost in my childhood memory.

Posey gets my vote.

Heyward has been fantastic too, but Posey, especially down the stretch, has been great.

Stu

Here's the question Shep asked on the PG board before the messageboard vanished recently (Shep is the scout who found POSEY as an 8th grader and recommended him to Jerry Ford at PG):

Is it too late to go the distance for "Just another player in Shep's Pocket Full of Poseys"?

Go the distance and ease his pain. You might get the full measure of his blessings, if you do.

Black and the Padres are waiting in the wings.
I still say this is Bochey's year though, if Posey does the right thing. He won't though, I know. Shep served his purpose; out of sight, out of mind. It will be interesting to see how this all plays out. Karma is a _ _ _ _ _!

Black is still young and tempermental. Bud needs to mature a little bit and not act like "one of the guys" if he wants to win the NL West League Title. He needs to manage and not act like a player.

Interesting enough, this is going to be a pennant race ending to remember, including the wildcard-LOL

There's a NEW Say Hey kid in town now...

First name Jason, last name Heyward.

YGD

AsI stated earlier there is only ONE Say Hey Kid----Heyward is not even close to Willie Mays in talent

Agree TR about Mays, and think that Posey should be ROY over Heyward. Posey is in every play of every game where Heyward is great but on a good day he may be hit to 5 or 6 times. Posey has also carried the no. 4 spot most of the season and as of today is hitting .307 where Heyward is hitting something like .279. Posey also has caused other teams not to try and steal as much because of his quick accurate release.

Tooold

I am with you regarding Posey

Here's an interesting tid-bit for you good people to chomp on:

Bruce Bochey's brother Joe Bochey was the scout who recommended, drafted, and signed Latos here in FL a few years back! Joe Bochey's great sign for S.D. Latos will be pitching against the S.F. manager Bruce Bochey's team for all the marbles today! Any way you look at it, the Bochey's will win!

Today's the Day when hearts will be broken on one team and spirits will be lifted up on the other.

In the end, I believe all of those directly involved will completely understand why it had to be this way at the very last minute at the finish line.

There's a NEW Say Hey kid in town now...

First name Jason, last name Heyward.

YoungGunDad,
Do you even know how Willie Mays got the nickname, because if you did you wouldn't call Heyward by it.

Time will tell who is the best players, as for ROY Posey should be named for how much he has met to the team. Heyward is good but Posey has had more of a major impact for his team.

quote:

Originally posted by fathertime71:
Here's an interesting tid-bit for you good people to chomp on:

Bruce Bochey's brother Joe Bochey was the scout who recommended, drafted, and signed Latos here in FL a few years back! Joe Bochey's great sign for S.D. Latos will be pitching against the S.F. manager Bruce Bochey's team for all the marbles today! Any way you look at it, the Bochey's will win!

You know that is pretty cool, I didn't realize that. Met and spoke with Joe Bochey a few times in HS. He was one of those scouts who sat himself in the stands and no one knew he was scouting a player. When he finally introduced himself I was surprised, he didn't sit and chit chat with the other scouts at games. The night before the 2004 draft he called us specifically, to let us know he heard son announced that he preferred going to CU, and to let us know what a fine young man son was and enjoyed watching him that spring.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Tooldforthis:

YoungGunDad,
Do you even know how Willie Mays got the nickname, because if you did you wouldn't call Heyward by it.

[QUOTE]

I didn't give Heyward the nickname sport, Atlanta did. Chill.

I've heard a couple stories on how Mays acquired his nickname. Neither were particularly interesting. But after the nickname stuck with him it belonged to arguably baseball's greatest all-around player (I prefer Ruth, but 'arguably' is appropriate here).

BTW, Posey homered in a 3-0 Giants win today.

So YoungGunDad, we'll start calling Buster Posey the "Georgia Peach".

Good one Tooldforthis!

The Atlanta fans who call Heyward by that nickname can only make him suffer when you compare him with the incomparable Willie Mays.

I'm a long time Willie Mays fan. Years ago I earned enough points on a promotion at work to get an autographed, framed Willie Mays small poster with authentication.

It hangs in my sons room to this day.

They broke the mold when they made Willie Mays.

I met and shook hands with Willie Mays when I was 12 outside Shea Stadium. An unforgettable moment and the baseball thrill of a lifetime.

Now that I think of it, it might be time to finally wash that hand...