Friday, May 24, 2019

30 AND COUNTING THE DECADE IN REVIEW

McCABE MAGAZINE TAKES A LOOK BACK 
PLAYER of the DECADE and our ALL-DECADE TEAM


Lexington, KY (McC.com) - Welcome to McCabe Magazine's Decade in review. In this issue and issues during the season we will be looking back at the past decade in the Robert E. McCabe world of professional baseball. Every issue this season will have a note or Stat of the Day retaining to the decade of the 30s. With that said we’re proud to announce our PLAYER of the DECADE and our ALL DECADE TEAM. 


In honor of the four original owners, pat007ohmss Boston Red Sox, jgarron San Diego Padres, captain10a Anaheim Angels, and wylie715 San Francisco Giants, McCabe Magazine is proud to announce the four Decade Awards have been renamed in their honor as followed;

McCABE MAGAZINE DECADE Awards

The pat007ohmss Award will be presented to the Player of the Decade

The jgarron Award goes to The Pitcher of the Decade

The captain10a Award The Rookie of the Decade

The wylie715 Award to each player on the All- Decade Team


Listed below you will find our top players of the decade ranked 1 – 40, along with our McCabe Magazine Player Decade Awards.  

Note; All stats are from Season 30 - Season 39  


THE PAT007OHMSS AWARD 
McCABE MAGAZINE PLAYER of the DECADE





Bartolo Hernandez
Bartolo Hernandez
Boston
Red Sox
Age: 35B/T: L/R
Born: Bani, DO
Position(s): CF/IF/OF/DH
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Rank
1 Bartolo Hernandez -SS  G R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB AVG OPS
1352 1048 1704 257 45 419 1294 112 0.314 0.983
Awards
3 World Series Wins 
 2 MVP's  
7 All-Star Appearances
9 Silver Slugger Awards 
1 Gold Glove 



Wilkin Lopez
Wilkin Lopez
Boston
Red Sox
Age: 36B/T: R/R
Born: River Fall, WI
Position(s): DH/1B/LF
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Rank
2 Wilkin Lopez -2B G R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB AVG OPS
1557 1069 1790 310 31 340 1222 135 0.326 1.011
Awards
0 World Series Wins 
 3 MVPs  
7 All-Star Appearances
6 Silver Slugger Awards 


THE JGARRON AWARD
McCABE MAGAZINE PITCHER of the DECADE
















Al Garces
Al Garces
Toronto
Blue Jays
Age: 38B/T: L/L
Born: Los Llanos, DO
Position(s): P (SP1)
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Rank
3 Al Garces - P  G GS CG W L BB SO OAV WHIP ERA
343 343 53 170 91 965 1782 0.205 1.13 2.82
Awards
0 World Series Wins 
3 Cy Young Awards 
7 All-Star Appearances
1 No Hitter 

Harry Thayer
Harry Thayer
Cincinnati
Reds
Age: 36B/T: S/R
Born: Abingdon, IL
Position(s): 2B/CIF/OF/DH
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Rank
4 Harry Thayer - 2B  G R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB AVG OPS
1583 1122 1925 444 73 215 1072 289 0.338 0.967
Awards
4 World Series Wins 
 0 MVPs  
8 All-Star Appearances
5 Silver Slugger Awards 
2 Gold Glove 

THE CAPTAIN10a AWARD
McCABE MAGAZINE ROOKIE of the DECADE















Ignacio Valentin
Ignacio Valentin
Colorado
Rockies
Age: 33B/T: S/R
Born: Jarabacoa, DO
Position(s): LF/1B/DH
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Rank
5 Ignacio Valentin - LF  G R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB AVG OPS
1599 1178 1718 220 55 533 1348 172 0.303 1.001
Awards
0 World Series Wins 
 1 MVP  
Rookie of the Year S30
7 All-Star Appearances
1 Gold Glove 


THE WYLIE715 AWARDS
McCABE MAGAZINE ALL-DECADE TEAM 







ALL-DECADE TEAM
Note; click on players name for more information


STARTERS
Rank
Position
Player
Teams
Owner
MVP
ROY
World Series
All-Stars
SS
GG
1
SS
2
2
2
0
3
7
9
1
2
OF
2
2
3
0
0
7
6
0
4
OF
1
1
0
0
4
8
5
2
5
OF
1
1
1
1
0
7
0
1
6
1B
1
1
1
1
2
5
3
0
7
2B
2
2
1
0
1
6
6
0
8
3B
1
2
1
0
1
6
3
0
9
C
1
1
0
0
1
5
5
0
12
DH
2
2
1
0
1
7
3
1
ROTATION
Rank
Position
Player
Teams
Owner
MVP
Cy Young
World Series
All-Stars
SS
GG
3
S1
2
3
0
3
0
7
0
0
13
S2
2
2
0
3
0
4
0
0
16
S3
3
3
0
2
1
5
0
0
21
S4
1
1
0
0
0
5
3
2
24
S5
1
1
0
1
0
4
0
1
CLOSER
Rank
Position
Player
Teams
Owner
MVP
FOY
World Series
All-Stars
SS
GG
10
CIA
1
1
0
3
0
5
0
0
BULLPEN
Rank
Position
Player
Teams
Owner
MVP
FOY
World Series
All-Stars
SS
GG
11
P
1
1
0
2
0
7
0
0
15
P
2
2
0
2
1
4
0
0
19
P
1
1
0
1
0
4
0
0
22
P
2
2
0
1
0
4
0
0
23
P
3
3
0
1
3
4
0
0
25
P
1
1
0
1
0
4
0
0
BENCH
Rank
Position
Player
Teams
Owner
MVP
ROY
World Series
All-Stars
SS
GG
14
1B
1
1
2
0
0
4
3
0
17
LF
1
1
2
0
3
4
7
0
18
RF
1
1
2
0
0
4
0
0
20
     1B
1
1
2
1
0
3
3
0
26
2B
1
1
0
0
1
5
0
4











HORNABLE MENTION
Rank
Position
Player
Teams
Owner
MVP
ROY
World Series
All-Stars
SS
GG
27
RF
1
1
0
0
4
4
1
0
28
SS
1
1
0
0
4
4
1
1
29
1B
1
1
0
0
3
4
1
0
30
RF
1
1
0
0
3
4
1
0
31
C
1
1
0
0
1
4
1
1
32
SS
2
2
0
0
1
4
1
0
Rank
Position
Player
Teams
Owner
MVP
FOY
World Series
All-Stars
SS
GG
33
P
1
2
0
1
0
4
0
0
Rank
Position
Player
Teams
Owner
MVP
ROY
World Series
All-Stars
SS
GG
34
RF
1
1
0
0
0
5
4
0
35
3B
3
3
0
0
0
5
1
2
36
1B
4
3
0
0
0
4
4
0
37
C
1
1
0
0
0
4
4
1
38
CF
1
1
0
0
0
4
2
0
39
RF
2
2
0
0
0
4
1
2
40
RF
1
2
0
0
0
4
0
1


*Harry Thayer played 2B most of his career however, he made the All-Star roster as a LF in season 39 and won a Gold Glove (LF) that same season.  


ALL-DECADE SILVER SLUGGER and GOLD GLOVE AWARD WINNERS


ALL-DECADE SILVER SLUGGER
AWARDS

Player
Positions
Number
SS
SS (6) 3B ( 3)
9
1B
1B (4) LF (3)
7
CF
CF (4) 2B (2)
6
3B
2B (3) RF (1) CF (1) 3B (1)
6
2B
2B (5)
5
C
C (4)
4
LF
LF (4)
4
RF
RF (3)
3
DH
DH (2)
2
ALL-DECADE GOLD GLOVE
AWARDS

Player
Positions
Number
1B
1B (5)
5
CF
CF (5)
5
SS
SS (4)
4
2B
2B (4)
4
C
C (3)
3
P
P (3)
3
RF
RF (3)
3
3B
3B (2)
2
LF
LF (2)
2