Is Buster Posey the 2010 National League Rookie of the Year?
The San Francisco Giants are on cloud number 9. With a home parade held to celebrate their recent accolade in Major League Baseball, no supporter would be more content with them than at this moment. The players had done their best
for the side and it did not seem impossible for the ball club to clinch the major prize in the game as the season concluded and the off-season kicked off.
The Giants had done the unexpected in the post-season as they took out the Philadelphia Phillies and capitalized on the position to clinch the World Series title when they went head to head against the Texas Rangers. The side did
its best and dominated their opponents in every game to make the campaign simplistic and comfortable. It took just 5 games to decide the winner and San Francisco secured the major trophy in a tally of 4 wins to 1 loss.
One of the factors responsible for the Giants ascension to the main throne was the contribution from every player in the team. One of the tall figures was none other than Buster Posey. The young catcher was the 4th National
Rookie to slam a homer in the World Series and his contribution behind the plate made the job easier for Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum.
However, his regular league performance is going to be considered in the Rookie of the Year awards. His batting average was .305, with a slugging percentage of .505. He smashed 18 homers and led in 67 runs. Nevertheless, he entered
the team in the season halfway, which makes him less likely to win the award, given Right fielder Jayson Heyward’s role in the year as an Atlanta Braves hitter.
Matt Cain issued his compliment to the young catcher recently and he said, “When he stepped in full-time, (he did) a great job of trying to figure out what the pitcher wants to do and call his game. There are not a lot of mound
meetings. He's done a great job of taking over.”
Bruce Bochy seemed content with the 23-year-old and was not short of praise when he spoke of Buster. He recently came out to say, “Nothing he does surprises me. Since we brought him up, he played great baseball, both sides of the
ball; receiving and swinging the bat. It's obvious we think a lot of him. ... It's fun to watch this kid play. It really is. He's a guy you want up there and he finds a way to get it done.”
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