Congratulations, Gerald Dempsey Posey III

That is the actual name of Buster Posey, winner of the 2010 National League Rookie of the Year award.

I'm surprised it was this lopsided (20 of the 30 first place votes went to Posey, nine to Jason Heyward and one to god knows who, probably Jaime Garcia.)

To me, a biased Giants fan, it was the obvious choice despite Heyward's talent, season and future - this guy will be a stud for years, just like Posey. But as a rookie catcher, to manage the Giants pitching staff as well as he did? That's the thing that should have - and apparently did - push him over the top.

On a related note, two voters didn't include either Posey or Heyward on their ballots. One, Dejan Kovacevic, is a writer for the Pittsburgh newspaper and included Heyward as his top vote, and two Pirates as #2 and #3. I'm sorry, but that's SOLELY a biased opinion and a not too veiled way of currying favor with Jose Tabata and Neil Walker - yes, those are the guys he voted for.  The other, a Los Angeles writer, didn't include Posey because he wasn't called up until May 29. This is a suprisingly popular sentiment though others resisted the stupid urge. I can't quite figure out why this matters - if what he did WHILE he was in the majors is enough, it's enough, right?

Honestly, if you are one of the thirty writers in the country entrusted with this vote, and you leave Heyward or Posey off your ballot entirely, I think MLB needs to give your vote to someone who isn't monumentally stupid.