The Baseball Blog: 2012 Horse Collar Awards Part VI (Team Awards and LVP Awards)

Just For Fun Awards

Team Awards

Best Regular Season Team: Washington Nationals

Most Surprising Team: Oakland Athletics

Biggest Mid-Year Turnaround: Oakland Athletics

Biggest Late Season Collapse: Texas Rangers

Most Disappointing American League Team: Boston Red Sox

Most Disappointing National League Team: Miami Marlins

Most Over-Achieving American League Team: Tampa Bay Rays

Most Over-Achieving National League Team: Washington Nationals

Most Under-Achieving American League Team: Anaheim Angels

Most Under-Achieving National League Team: Philadelphia Phillies

Most Anonymously Decent Team: Arizona Diamondbacks

Best Non-Playoff Team: Tampa Bay Rays

Worst American League Team: Cleveland Indians

Worst National League Team: Houston Astros

Luckiest American League Team: Baltimore Orioles

Luckiest National League Team: San Francisco Giants

Most Snake-bit American League Team: Boston Red Sox

Most Snake-bit National League Team: Arizona Diamondbacks

Worst Front-Office: Miami Marlins

Worst American League Managerial Job: Bobby Valentine (Boston Red Sox)

Worst National League Managerial Job: Charlie Manuel (Philadelphia Phillies)

Worst American League Fans: Tampa Bay Rays

Worst National League Fans: Cincinnati Reds

Best Fans: Texas Rangers

The Jeff Francoeur Award

Major League Baseball Least Valuable Position Player

Winner: Jeff Francoeur (RF-Kansas City)

Runner-up: Ryan Raburn (2B-Detroit)

Third Place: Chris Coghlan (LF-Miami)  

The Hideki Arabu Award

Major League Baseball Least Valuable Pitcher

Winner: Jonathan Sanchez (SP-Kansas City/Colorado)

Runner-up: Jesse Chavez (RP-Toronto/Oakland)

Third Place: Daisuke Matsuzaka (SP-Boston)