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The Golden Sombrero presents MLB Look-alikes Playoff Edition: Lance Berkman and [Fat] Elvis Presley

Walter Johnson Award (Cy Young)

National League:
First Place Vote – Roy Halladay (Philadelphia)
Second Place Vote – Ubaldo Jimenez (Colorado)
Third Place Vote – Adam Wainwright (St. Louis)
Fourth Place Vote – Josh Johnson (Florida)
Fifth Place Vote – Tim Hudson (Atlanta)

American League:
First Place Vote – Felix Hernandez (Seattle)
Second Place Vote – David Price (Tampa Bay)
Third Place Vote – CC Sabathia (New York)
Fourth Place Vote – Trevor Cahill (Oakland)
Fifth Place Vote – Jered Weaver (Anaheim)

On Wednesday, Alexei Ramirez of the Chicago White Sox was named the shortstop on The Sporting News American League All-Star Team, as voted on by a panel of 326 major-league players, 25 managers and 24 general managers.

Ramirez, 29, hit .282 with 29 doubles, 18 home runs and 70 RBI in 156 games with the White Sox in 2010.  He is just the third shortstop in White Sox history to be honored by The Sporting News and the first since Luis Aparicio in 1970.

After a slow start to the 2010 season, Ramirez ultimately led all AL shortstops in average (.282), home runs (18), slugging percentage (.431) and total bases (252) and ranked second in RBI (70), third in runs scored (83) and tied for third in doubles (29).

He also led the league with 768 total chances, the most by a Sox shortstop since Ozzie Guillen in 1989 (806), as well as assists (499) and range factor/games at SS (4.79).

Ramirez joins South Side legends Aparicio (1968, ’70) and Luke Appling (1936, ’40 and ’43) as the only three White Sox shortstops to receive the prestigious recognition.

Next up for Ramirez is the Silver Slugger.

The Golden Sombrero presents MLB Look-alikes Playoff Edition: Joba Chamberlain and Ryan Ward(“Fake Joba”)

Who is Ryan Ward?

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Tune in at 7pm ET on Thursday night for a special edition of The Baseball Show with MLB agent Matt Sosnick of the Sosnick Cobb Sports Agency.  Clint and I are extremely excited and honored to have Matt on the show, as we have no doubt that his experience as an MLB agent will generate a stimulating and insightful discussion.  For those who are unfamiliar with Sosnick Cobb, here is a brief list of players who they represent:

Jay Bruce, Kyle Blanks, Ryan Doumit, Josh Johnson, Brent Morel, Ricky Nolasco, Freddy Sanchez, Josh Willingham, Aaron Cunningham and Dontrelle Willis.

Don’t worry, in case you are unable to listen to The Baseball Show as it airs, it will be posted and available to stream or download later that night.