Baseball Writers' Association of America
The organizational logo for the Baseball Writers' Association of America
The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) is a professional association for baseball journalists writing for daily newspapers, magazines and qualifying websites.
Contents
1 Early years
2 Mission
3 Awards voting
4 Awards display
5 J. G. Taylor Spink Award
6 Web membership
7 Chapter awards
7.1 New York chapter
7.2 Other chapters
8 Presidents
9 List of current members
10 See also
11 Footnotes
12 Further reading
13 External links
Early years
The BBWAA was founded on October 14, 1908,[1] to improve working conditions for sportswriters in the early part of the 20th century; It also sought to promote uniformity of scoring methods, and to professionalize the press box, such that access was limited only to working reporters, telegraphers, and others who had a reason to be there. The forty-three founding members of the Baseball Writers Association first met in mid-October 1908.[2] They included Joe S. Jackson, who became the association's first president. At that time, Jackson was the sporting editor (today called sports editor) of the Detroit Free Press. Also selected as officers were Irving E. Sanborn of the Chicago Tribune, syndicated columnist Hugh Fullerton, and Boston Globe baseball writer Tim Murnane[3] A second meeting was held in New York City in December; Sanborn decided he could not serve as an officer at that time, and he was replaced by William Weart of the Philadelphia Times. The slate of officers was ratified, and anyone who wrote about baseball in major league cities was eligible for membership. This policy changed, however, in December 1913, at which time it was decided that minor league baseball writers could also become members.[4] Then, Jackson became a dominant force in the early years of the baseball writers, being elected as president of the association during nine consecutive terms.[5] Jackson finally retired in 1919, while Sanborn returned to assume the position of president. After that, Jackson became a member of the BBWAA Board of Directors.[6]
Mission
The organization's primary function is to work with Major League Baseball and individual teams to assure clubhouse and press-box access for BBWAA members. In addition, BBWAA members also elect players to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, which is the organization's most public function. All writers with 10 continuous years of membership in the BBWAA, plus active BBWAA membership at any time in the preceding 10 years, are eligible to vote for the Hall of Fame. The BBWAA also votes annually for the Kenesaw Mountain Landis Most Valuable Player Award, Cy Young Award, Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award, and Manager of the Year Award in each of the two major leagues. The Hall of Fame also empowers the BBWAA's Historical Overview Committee, made up of 11 or 12 veteran BBWAA members, to formulate the annual ballot for the Veterans Committee.
Considering the ready availability of television broadcasts for the majority of baseball games, plus instant access to information through the Internet, some have called into question why the BBWAA has not broadened its membership rules to include broadcasters and researchers.[7] (Similar arguments were made for the inclusion of Web-based journalists, before the BBWAA added Web writers to its ranks in December 2007.)[8]
Others have openly questioned why the BBWAA is involved in the award and Hall of Fame voting processes at all,[9] citing in some cases journalistic integrity and the need to remain unbiased in their coverage of newsworthy events.[10]
Awards voting
The BBWAA's most public function is to annually vote on candidates for the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
In addition, the BBWAA is responsible for voting on several annual awards in each major league, including:
Kenesaw Mountain Landis Most Valuable Player Award
- Cy Young Award
Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award
- Manager of the Year Award
In or about 2000, the BBWAA took over the voting responsibility for the Edgar Martínez Award, given each year to the outstanding designated hitter in the American League.
From 1953 to 1962, the BBWAA presented a "Sophomore of the Year Award" in each league.[11]
In 1997, a 36-member BBWAA panel selected the Major League Baseball All-Time Team.
Awards display
Replicas of various BBWAA awards and lists of past winners are displayed at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, in the Records Room, which also has other exhibits, including charts showing active and all-time leaders in various baseball statistical categories.
J. G. Taylor Spink Award
The annual J. G. Taylor Spink Award is the highest award given by the BBWAA. The award is open to both BBWAA members and nonmembers, but only one winner—Roger Angell of The New Yorker, the 2014 recipient—had never been a BBWAA member in his career. Despite having written on baseball for more than a half-century, Angell never worked a specific baseball writing beat, thereby making him ineligible for BBWAA membership.
Web membership
In 2007, the BBWAA opened its membership to web-based writers employed on a full-time basis by "websites that are credentialed by MLB for post-season coverage."[8]
Chapter awards
New York chapter
For information about the chapter and its presiding officer, see footnote[12]and Red Foley (past chairman).
- National awards presented at chapter dinner
Kenesaw Mountain Landis Most Valuable Player Award (one for each league)[13] (voted on by the national BBWAA)
Cy Young Award (one for each league)[13] (voted on by the national BBWAA)
Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award (one for each league)[13] (voted on by the national BBWAA)
Manager of the Year Award (one for each league)[13] (voted on by the national BBWAA)
- Chapter awards
Babe Ruth Award (postseason MVP since 2007; was awarded to the MVP of the World Series from 1949 to 2006)[14][15]
- New York Player of the Year Award (formerly the Sid Mercer–Dick Young Player of the Year Award)[16][17][15]
- Arthur and Milton Richman "You Gotta Have Heart" Award[14][15]
Joan Payson/Shannon Forde Award (formerly the Joan Payson Award, until 2016) (for excellence in community service)[13][14][15]
Casey Stengel "You Can Look It Up" Award (to honor career achievement for those who went home empty-handed at previous dinners)[13][15]
Joe DiMaggio "Toast of the Town" Award (for a player who has become a New York favorite)[13][14][15]
William J. Slocum–Jack Lang Award (for long and meritorious service)[14][18][19][15]
- Ben Epstein–Dan Castellano "Good Guy" Award (for candor and accessibility to writers)[13][14][20][15]
Willie, Mickey and the Duke Award (to a group of players forever linked in baseball history)[13][14][15]
Other chapters
- Cincinnati: Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame (voting by Cincinnati chapter since 1998)
- Cincinnati: Ernie Lombardi Award (team MVP)
- Cincinnati: Team Pitcher of the Year
- Cleveland: Bob Feller Man of the Year Award (player or other team personnel) (since 1946)
- Cleveland: Frank Gibbons-Steve Olin Good Guy Award (since 1968)
- Detroit: Tiger of the Year (since 1965)
- Houston: Darryl Kile Good Guy Award (since 2003)
Minnesota:[21]
- Montreal: Montreal Expos Player of the Year (discontinued in 2004)
- Philadelphia: Most Valuable Player, Most Valuable Pitcher, Special Achievement, Good Guy Award, and Charlie Manuel Award for Service and Passion to Baseball (since 2004)
- St. Louis: Darryl Kile Good Guy Award (since 2003)
- Toronto: Neil MacCarl Award (since 1977)
- Note: The MLB Rookie of the Year Award was established by the Chicago chapter in 1940 and was known as the J. Louis Comiskey Memorial Award (after the Chicago White Sox owner of the 1930s). In 1947, the award became an official MLB award (voted on by the national BBWAA), with Jackie Robinson as its first recipient. In July 1987, the award was renamed the Jackie Robinson Award (see § Awards voting, above).
Presidents
For the list of presidents and secretaries from 1908 to the present, see footnote.[22]
During the 2012 World Series, the Association elected its first female president, Susan Slusser, of the San Francisco Chronicle.[23]
List of current members
Names of members are followed by the name of the organization for whom they write.[24]
Note: The New York Times, The Washington Post[25] and Baltimore Sun[26] writers have stated that they are no longer permitted to vote by their employers. The Los Angeles Times has a similar policy,[27] though it appears to be negotiable.
Peter Abraham, Boston Globe [10]
J. A. Adande, ESPN.com, formerly The Los Angeles Times[28]
Dave Albee, Marin Independent Journal[29]
- Jim Alexander, The Press-Enterprise[30]
Dom Amore, Hartford Courant[31]
Mel Antonen, USA Today[32]
Tom Archdeacon, Dayton Daily News
Nancy Armour, Associated Press
Phil Arvia, SouthtownStar[33]
Steve Aschburner, Honorary[30]
Chris Assenheimer, Elyria (Oh) Chronicle-Telegram
Andrew Baggarly, Bay Area News Group[34]
Geoff Baker, Seattle Times[35]
Bill Ballou, Telegram & Gazette of Worcester[36]
- Mike Bass, St. Paul Pioneer Press[37][38]
Bob Baum, Associated Press
Mike Bauman, MLB.com[39]
Rod Beard, The Detroit News
Jon Becker, Bay Area News Group[30]
Ira Berkow, The New York Times[40]
Rob Biertempfel, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review[30]
Jeff Blair, The Globe and Mail
- Barry Bloom, MLB.com[39]
- Ron Blum, Associated Press[37][41]
Paul Bodi, MLB.com[39]
Hal Bodley, USA Today[41]
Thomas Boswell, The Washington Post[25] (non-voting member)
Pat Borzi, The New York Times (non-voting member)
Peter Botte, NY Daily News[30]
Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette[42]
- Mark Bradley, Atlanta Journal-Constitution[43]
Marcos Breton, Sacramento Bee[30]
Bob Brookover, Philadelphia News
Steve Buckley, Boston Herald
Don Burke, Newark Star-Ledger[44]
Pete Caldera, Bergen (NJ) Record
Dave Cameron, Fangraphs
- Dave Campbell, The Associated Press
Mark Camps, Honorary[30]
John Canzano, The Oregonian[30]
Jim Caple, ESPN[45]
Pat Caputo, Oakland Press
Sam Carchidi, Philadelphia Inquirer
Marc Carig, New Jersey Star Ledger
Will Carroll, Bleacher Report
Bill Center, U-T San Diego[31]
Murray Chass, www.murraychass.com[30]
Ron Chimelis, The Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts)[37]
Joe Christensen, Minneapolis Star Tribune[30]
Bill Christine, Honorary[30]
Carson Cistulli, Fangraphs
Frank Clines, Honorary[30]
Jay Cohen, The Associated Press
Gene Collier, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette[42]
Dan Connolly, The Baltimore Sun
Ron Cook, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette[42]
Jose Covarrubias, retired
Joe Cowley, Chicago Sun-Times[46]
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN[45]
Dave Cunningham, Honorary[30]
Ken Daley, Honorary[30]
Ken Davidoff, New York Post
Art Davidson, The MetroWest Daily News[30]
Jose de Jesus Ortiz, Houston Chronicle[47]
Tony Demarco, Honorary[30]
- Mike DiGiovanna, Los Angeles Times
Steve Dilbeck, Los Angeles Daily News[46]
Mike Dodd, USA Today[41]
Mike Downey, retired[48]
- Paul Doyle, Hartford Courant[49]
Rich Draper, MLB.com[39]
Josh Dubow, Associated Press[30]
Rich Dubroff, CSNmidatlantic.com
Bob Dutton, The News Tribune
Mike Dyer, Long Island Press, retired
Gordon Edes, ESPN[50]
Bob Elliott, Toronto Sun[51]
Eduardo Encina, The Baltimore Sun
John Erardi, Cincinnati Enquirer[46]
Gerald Eskenazi, The New York Times
August Fagerstrom, Fangraphs
Mark Faller, The Arizona Republic[52]
John Fay, Cincinnati Enquirer
Mark Feinsand, The Daily News[53]
Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press
Ken Fidlin, Toronto Sun[30]
- Mike Fine, Honorary[37][54]
John R. Finger, CSNPhilly.com[55]
Mike Fitzpatrick, Associated Press
Jeffrey Flanagan, MLB.com[56]
- Jeff Fletcher, Santa Rosa Press Democrat[39]
Sean Forman, Sports Reference LLC[57]
Gerry Fraley, Dallas Morning News[58]
- Tom Gage, The Detroit News[31]
Peter Gammons, MLB Network[45]
Jim Gauger, Trenton Times, retired
Steven Gietschier, Sporting News, retired
Dave Ginsburg, Associated Press
Rich Glanzer, Lynbrook Times Gazette
Ben Goessling, MASN[59]
- Steve Goldman, Ashtabula Star Beacon
Steven Goldman, Baseball Prospectus
Jimmy Golen, Associated Press[60]
Pedro Gomez, ESPN[61]
- Mark Gonzalez, Chicago Tribune[31]
Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Pat Graham, Associated Press
Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News[30]
Jerry Green, The Detroit News[62]
Richard Griffin, Toronto Star
- Stephen Gross, Allentown Morning Call
Ken Gurnick, MLB.com[39]
Paul Hagen, MLB.com[63]
- Mike Harrington, Buffalo News
- Jim Hawkins, The Oakland Press,[31]
- Joe Henderson, Tampa Tribune,[51]
- Lynn Henning, The Detroit News[64]
Steve Henson, USA TODAY/Gannett
Jon Heyman, Sports Illustrated[65]
- Myron Holtzman, St. Louis Globe-Democrat, retired
Jeff Horrigan, Boston Herald[66]
Garry D. Howard, Sporting News[37][67]
Paul Hoynes, The Plain Dealer[68]
Rick Hummel, St. Louis Post-Dispatch[58]
Bob Hunter, Columbus Dispatch[69]
Jim Ingraham, The News-Herald (Ohio)
- Jeff Jacobs, Hartford Courant
Jay Jaffe, Baseball Prospectus
- Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle[70]
Chris Jenkins, Associated Press
Chuck Johnson, USA Today[41]
Richard Justice, Houston Chronicle[9]
Dick Kaegel, MLB.com[39]
Christina Kahrl, Baseball Prospectus[71]
Joe Kay, Associated Press
- Tyler Kepner, The New York Times [72]
Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle[73]
Bob Klapisch, ESPN[45]
Mike Klis, Denver Post[51]
Gwen Knapp, San Francisco Chronicle[74]
Michael Knisley, ESPN[45]
Danny Knobler, CBSSports.com
Nobuyuki Kobayashi, Tokyo Daily Sports
Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette[42]
Steve Krasner, Providence Journal[46]
Dave Krieger, Denver Post
Doug Krikorian, Long Beach Press-Telegram[51]
Roch Kubatko, MASNSports.com
Tim Kurkjian, ESPN[45]
Paul Ladewski, Chicago Baseball Museum[75]
Scott Lauber, Boston Herald
Keith Law, ESPN[76]
Gil LeBreton, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Mike Lefkow, Contra Costa Times[77]
Joseph Liao, World Journal [11]
Ben Lindbergh, Baseball Prospectus
Bill Livingston, The Plain Dealer[68]
Seth Livingstone, USA Today[41]
- John Lowe, Detroit Free Press
Rob Maaddi, Associated Press
Bill Madden, New York Daily News[32]
Dennis Manoloff, The Plain Dealer
Tony Massarotti, Boston Globe[50]
Sean McAdam, CSNNE[45]
Janie McCauley, The Associated Press
Hal McCoy, Dayton Daily News[78]
- Dan McGrath, Chicago Tribune[51]
Jack McCaffery, Delaware County Times
- Stan McNeal, Sporting News [12]
- Paul Meyer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette[42]
Bernie Miklasz, ESPN Radio[58]
Scott Miller, CBS Sportsline[41]
Larry Milson, The Globe and Mail[79]
Jim Molony, MLB.com[39]
Robert Morales, Los Angeles Daily News[39]
Ernest Moreno, MLB.com[39]
Chuck Murr, Associated Press
Carrie Muskat, MLB.com[39]
- La Velle E. Neale III, Minneapolis Star Tribune[80] Past President of BBWAA
- Mark Newman, MLB.com[76]
Lisa Nehus Saxon, retired"
Bob Nightengale, USA Today[41]
Marty Noble, MLB.com[39]
- David O'Brien, Atlanta Journal Constitution[81]
Sheldon Ocker, Akron Beacon-Journal
Jack O'Connell, BBWAA[82]
Dave O'Hara, retired[31]
Buster Olney, ESPN[45]
Scott Orgera, Sports Press Service
Woody Paige, The Denver Post[83]
Rob Parker, The Detroit News[84]
- Tony Paul, The Detroit News
Jeff Peek, Traverse City Record-Eagle[85]
John Perrotto, Beaver County Times[46]
Mike Peticca, The Plain Dealer[68]
Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times[51] (non-voting member)
Terry Pluto, The Plain Dealer
Joe Posnanski, The Kansas City Star[86]
Mark Purdy, San Jose Mercury News
Ryan Pyner, MLB.com
Luis E. Rangel, El Nuevo Herald [13]
- Ron Rapoport, retired
Ricardo Montes de Oca, Actualidad Media Group
Ray Ratto, San Francisco Chronicle
Marla Ridenour, Akron Beacon Journal
Tracy Ringolsby, Rocky Mountain News[87]
- Joe Rivera, Sporting News
Lawrence "Larry" Rocca, Honorary[30][88]
Juan C. Rodriguez, Sun-Sentinel[30]
Phil Rogers, ESPN[45]
- John Romano, St. Petersburg Times
Bob Rosen, Elias Sports Bureau[31]
Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic[89]
Roger Rubin, New York Daily News[90]
Jim Salisbury, CSNPhilly.com, formerly The Philadelphia Inquirer[91]
Eno Sarris, Fangraphs
Peter Schmuck, The Baltimore Sun (non-voting member); elected President of the BBWAA in 2005.
Russ Schneider, The Plain Dealer; retired- Jeff Schultz, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Alan Schwarz, Baseball America[92]
Chaz Scoggins, The Sun of Lowell[93]
Dan Shaughnessy, The Boston Globe[32]
Bud Shaw, The Plain Dealer[68]
John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle[41]
Joel Sherman, New York Post
Bob Sherwin, Associated Press/Seattle
Michael Silverman, Boston Herald
Dave Skretta, Associated Press
Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle
Claire Smith, ESPN[94]
Christopher Smith, MassLive.com
Bob Smizik, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette[95]
Jim Souhan, Star Tribune (Minneapolis)[96]
Lyle Spencer, MLB.com[39]
Alex Speier, WEEI-FM
- Barry Stanton, ESPN
Jayson Stark, ESPN[45]
Kit Stier, The Journal News[97]
Joe Stiglich, Contra Costa Times
Pat Stoetzer, Carroll County Times
- Larry Stone, Seattle Times[98]
- Jim Street, MLB.com[39]
- Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune[78]
T.R. Sullivan, MLB.com[39]
Eli Tash, CF Productions
- Marc Topkin, Tampa Bay Times
Howard Ulman, Associated Press
Dave van Dyck, Chicago Tribune[78]
Juan Vene, VIP Wire[51]
Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated[99]
- Ben Walker, Associated Press
Tadashi Watanabe, Kyodo News
Tom Withers, Associated Press
Gordon Wittenmyer, Chicago Sun Times
Akiko Yamawaki, Hochi Shimbun
Yasuko Yanagita, Associated Press
- Mark Zuckerman, Nats Insider,[100]CSNwashington.com[30][101]
See also
Honor Rolls of Baseball (writers)- Baseball awards
- List of MLB awards
CASEY Award (best baseball book of the year)- Official scorer
- National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
- National Sports Media Association
- Pro Basketball Writers Association
United States Basketball Writers Association (college)
Football Writers Association of America (college)- Pro Football Writers Association
- Professional Hockey Writers Association
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Further reading
"Red Foley Dies at 79; Scorer in 10 World Series". The New York Times. The Associated Press. July 16, 2008. Retrieved November 19, 2009.He served for many years as an officer of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America and was chairman of the New York chapter in 1969-70.
External links
- Official website
Annual Awards (2003–present). BBWAA official website
Hall of Fame. BBWAA official website
Voting FAQ (national awards and HoF). BBWAA official website
Constitution. BBWAA official website
MLB Awards and Baseball Hall of Fame Results. Baseball-Reference.com (including HOF inductees, Hall of Famer Batting and Pitching Stats, HOF Ballot and Voting Summaries, Projected or Official Ballots for 2012 to 2015, Voting Results for 1936 to present, and "Most times in the All-Star Game")
