SBN 2014 MLB Awards - Halos Heaven Selections

Well folks, there we have it.  Our selections for the 2014 SBN Awards are in. Being honest, our favored franchise is kinda busy making news already so our attention to this was a tad diluted. But we go with what we got. Here, to be made public to the balance of the SBN MLB Empire, are the Chosen Ones. No turning back now...

Funniest LA Angels Moment of 2014:

The Nominations

1) Pujols & Trout Bow and Arrow Day

2) Pujols mocks Puig fail

3) Shoemaker's wife tweets Middlebrooks a "butthole"

And the winner is: "Pujols & Trout Bow and Arrow Day"

Most Regrettable LA Angels Moment of 2014:

The Nominations

1) Hambone sliding headfirst, injuring thumb, tanking his hot offensive start

2) Frieri coughing up a walk-off grand-slam home run in Cleveland

3) Hambone playing all three games in the ALDS

4) Bunting Kole Calhoun in Game 1 with no outs and 3-1 count in 8th inning of Game 1, ALDS

5) Garrett Richards injuring his knee and out for the balance of the season

And the winner is: "Garrett Richards injuring his knee and out for the balance of the season"

Best LA Angels Best Defensive Play of 2014:

The Nominations

1) August 19th - Kole Calhoun robs Brock Holt of a home run in Fenway

2) April 23rd - Mike Trout robs Bryce Harper of base hit

3) June 14th - Kole Calhoun robs Justin Upton in 10th to preserve win over Atlanta

And the winner is: "Kole Calhoun robs Brock Holt of a home run in Fenway"

LA Angels Most Important Hit of 2014:

The Nominations

1) Trout's walk-off homer off of Houston's Tony Sipp on 4th of July

2) Trout's game-tying grand slam off of ChiSox' Chris Sale on June 7th

3) Pujols' game-tying double on July 20th...the Bow and Arrow walk-off against Fraudney

And the winner is: "Pujols' game-tying double on July 20th...the Bow and Arrow walk-off against Fraudney"

LA Angels Top Pitching Outing of 2014:

The Nominations

1) August 4th: Garrett Richard Complete Game Shutout versus the Dodgers

2) August 21st: Shoemaker one-hits Boston (the "Middlebrooks, you butthole" game!)

3) August 30th: The first Corey Rasmus "Johnny Allstaff" game, victory over Oakland

4) August 31st: Shoemaker throws 7 shutout inings in Oakland to complete 4-game sweep

And the winner is: "August 21st: Shoemaker one-hits Boston (the "Middlebrooks, you butthole" game!)"

Best Team of 2014 not named "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim":

The Nominations

1) Kansas City Royals

2) San Francisco Giants

3) Baltimore Orioles

4) Washington Nationals

And the winner is: "The San Francisco Giants"