With that over with, I've decided to take a look at what the Cubs got this season with the $144,359,000 they paid in salaries (according to Cot's Baseball Contracts...your mileage may vary). Here is how the Cubs players fared in the voting for annual awards for 2010.
- # of Gold Gloves: 0
- # of First Place votes for Cy Young: 0
- # of Second Place votes for Cy Young: 0
- # of Third Place votes for Cy Young: 0
- # of Fourth Place votes for Cy Young: 0
- # of Fifth Place votes for Cy Young: 0
- # of First Place votes for MVP: 0
- # of Second Place votes for MVP: 0
- # of Third Place votes for MVP: 0
- # of Fourth Place votes for MVP: 0
- # of Fifth Place votes for MVP: 0
- # of Six Place votes for MVP: 0
- # of Seventh Place votes for MVP: 0
- # of Eighth Place votes for MVP: 0
- # of Ninth Place votes for MVP: 0
- # of Tenth Place votes for MVP: 0
It sure looks like the Cubs got their money's worth this season...doesn't it?
No Gold Gloves...fine.
No Cy Young votes of any kind...fine...
But with a $144 million payroll, you should at least have someone that could get just one vote in the top 10 of the MVP balloting....just one 10th place vote? No?
UGH!
