Ryan Braun, The Most Valuable Player

A couple of you wrote to ask that Ryan Braun has been tested during the playoffs - technically still BBWA voting was done at the end of the regular season - should not matter. Not for me. First, it would be extremely naive to believe a player is to take drugs for the first time (and the risk of adverse effects on the body) during the period of one or two weeks after the regular season and team plays its biggest series in the year.

Second, this award is for the 2011 season, and people will remember the playoffs, how they remember something this year, or other sezon. BBWAA not be embarrassed by announcing a symbolic price, this season, when MLB officials knew in advance that the player tested positive. I will not let the player guilty of the ridge on tenuous subtleties. I'll let others do it, if not the best they can do.

Superb news today the Milwaukee slugger Ryan Braun was unable to test drugs for week’s performance before he was named the National League Most Valuable Player.

Nothing had yet been published and therefore, Ryan Braun appealed the findings. Its representatives say there are very unusual circumstances surrounding this case, but it's up to them to prove it.

It is interesting to note here that the player never appealed successfully against a positive test result. There's a first time for everything, I guess. But Ryan Braun seems pretty confident he will be acquitted. We shall see.

But what worries me is that members of the Baseball Writers of America (BBWA) were allowed to vote as Brown MVP while large baseball officials have kept everyone in the dark. Now I can understand why these officers would remain silent and protect the rights of appeal to Ryan Braun.

But in all honesty, I hope they also know that members should BBWA - if the call fails - will be able to re-vote for the MVP.

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The Winner Of 77th Heisman Trophy

Although Stanford defender Andrew Luck was Heisman Trophy favorite in both preseason and throughout most of the 2011 regular season, the Heisman race was this wide open in recent years.

There was a pool about 7-8 players who could do all things, why they deserve to be invited to New York for the Heisman ceremony, but it came down to five: Good luck, Robert Griffin III, Montee Ball, Trent Richardson and Tyrann Matheiu.

In the end, however, the 77th Heisman Trophy was awarded to Robert Griffin III.

RGIII grabbed 405 of 846 first-place votes and 1687 points to take home the trophy, Luck, was second in the second year in a row with 247 points of first place and 1407 points, Richardson received 138 votes and 978 first place points. Ball and Mathieu finished fourth and fifth race in the vote respectively.

"It's unbelievable believable," said Griffin, who threw for 3998 yards and 45 touchdowns overall this season. "For the nation at Baylor, I say it all the time, we may be blessed enough to have more of them in the future."

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