Welcome to Complaint Week. The annual major awards from the Baseball Writers Association of America will be handed out this week, the spot on the baseball calendar that triggers healthy kvetching. People keep arguing, for instance, about the definition of “most valuable.” How in the world do you define the manager of the year? It is part of the analog beauty of the awards in a game that has gone heavily digital.
The schedule:
Monday: Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award
Tuesday: Manager of the Year Award
Wednesday: Cy Young Award
Thursday: Most Valuable Player Award
The MVP awards are re-designed this year.