All voting decisions are final, and will not be overturned or recalculated to include ballots from new or banned writers in the Association. Prior to the announcement of the 2012 MLB year end awards the decision was made by the Chairman of the Association to remove the ballot of one writer from the current and all future awards voting processes. This was done with not done due to contempt or dislike for the aforementioned writer, but rather to withhold the integrity of the association. Ballots deemed reckless or those containing careless oversights have always, and will always be removed from the process. The BBWAVSN has always prided itself in celebrating the very best players in baseball. Including such ballots would be imprudent on the Association's behalf, as well as unfair to the players, fans, and other writers.
All results were calculated with the utmost integrity. The ballots were then submitted to Arthur Andersen, LLP for review. Arthur Andersen, LLP has provided the Association with assurance that the 2012 voting results have been calculated correctly and are an honest following of the rules set forth in the BBWAVSN charter and rulebook. Furthermore a second set of results were calculated, that included the henceforth banned writer's ballots. The final winners of the second set of results were the same. However the decision remains final to exclude the ballot from the official results.
The remaining BBWAVSN 2012 MLB Year End Awards will be reviewed in the coming days. The Association is pleased to present them, and looks forward to friendly conversation and critique of the awards.
All results were calculated with the utmost integrity. The ballots were then submitted to Arthur Andersen, LLP for review. Arthur Andersen, LLP has provided the Association with assurance that the 2012 voting results have been calculated correctly and are an honest following of the rules set forth in the BBWAVSN charter and rulebook. Furthermore a second set of results were calculated, that included the henceforth banned writer's ballots. The final winners of the second set of results were the same. However the decision remains final to exclude the ballot from the official results.
The remaining BBWAVSN 2012 MLB Year End Awards will be reviewed in the coming days. The Association is pleased to present them, and looks forward to friendly conversation and critique of the awards.
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