Eight Phillies Nominees for "This Year in Baseball" Awards

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Remember that time when that cute little girl threw the foul ball away during that one Phillies game? Awwwww. Remember when Bruntlett had that amazing unassisted triple play and everyone forget how much he kind of sucked? Yesssss. The season may be over, but the voting and awards aren't yet! The 2009 This Year in Baseball Awards nominees have been announced and quite a few Phils are in the running. Take a gander and vote your brains out, Philly. It's what Jimmy's walk-off double would want you to do. Voting ends December 11th.

Hitter of the Year: Ryan Howard
Manager of the Year: Charlie Manuel
Rookie of the Year: J.A. Happ
Oddity of the Year: Girl rejects foul ball
Executive of the Year: Ruben Amaro, Jr.
Defensive Player of the Year: Jimmy Rollins
Unsung Star of the Year: Jayson Werth
Play of the Year: Eric Bruntlett’s unassisted triple play
Postseason Moment of the Year: Ryan Howard's double play rally, NLDS Game 4
Postseason Moment of the Year: Jimmy Rollins' walk-off double, NLCS Game 4

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