Check out the pumpkin carving patterns the Nationals have posted and make your jack-o-lanterns, Nationals fans. Or for the creative Nationals fan, design your own pumpkin pattern and enter it in the contest to win a 2009 game used jersey. For full instructions click here.

Here are our pumpkins from last year!

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As part of We’ve Got Heart’s support of the Baseball Blogger Alliance Awards, we wanted to post the ballots submitted by the Washington Chapter.   Nats News Network and History’s Perspective at Nationals Pride submitted ballots this season.

History’s Perspective:
Manager of the Year: Monday, October 12
Jim Tracy - Colorado Rockies
Bruce Bochy - San Francisco Giants
Joe Torre - Los Angeles Dodgers

Rookie of the Year: Thursday, October 15
Chris Coglan - Florida Marlin
J.A. Happ - Philadelphia Phillies
Tommy Hanson - Atlanta Braves

Cy Young Award: Monday, October 19
Tim Lincecum - San Francisco Giants
Chris Carpenter - St. Louis Cardinals
Adam Wainwright - St. Louis Cardinals

Most Valuable Player: Monday, October 26
Albert Pujols - St. Louis Cardinals
Prince Fielder - Milwaukee Brewers
Hanley Ramirez - Florida Marlins
Ryan Braun - Milwaukee Brewers
Ryan Howard - Philadelphia Phillies
Derrick Lee - Chicago Cubs
Ryan Zimmerman - Washington Nationals
Troy Tulowitzki - Colorado Rockies
Pablo Sandoval - San Francisco Giants
Adrian Gonzalez - San Diego Padres

Nats News Network:
N.L. MANAGER OF THE YEAR
3. Joe Torre, LAD
2. Bruce Bochy, SF
1. Jim Tracy, COL

N.L. ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
3. Chris Coghlan, FL (.321/.390/.460, 9 HR—47 RBI—8 SB)
2. J.A. Happ, PHI (12-4, 2.93, 119 K in 166.0 IP)
1. Tommy Hanson, ATL (11-4, 2.89 ERA, 116 K in 127.2 IP)

N.L. CY YOUNG
3. Chris Carpenter, STL (17-4, 2.24 ERA, 144 K in 192.2 IP)
2. Adam Wainwright, STL (19-8, 2.63 ERA, 212 K in 233.0 IP)
1. Tim Lincecum, SF (15-7, 2.48 ERA, 261 K in 225.1 IP)

N.L. MVP (AVE/OBP/SLG, HR/RBI/RUNS/SB)
10. Andre Ethier, LAD (.272/.361/.508, 31/106/92/6)
9. Ryan Zimmerman, WAS (.292/.364/.525, 33/106/110/2)
8. Pablo Sandoval, SF (.330/.387/.556, 25/90/79/5)
7. Derrick Lee, CHC (.306/.393/.579, 35/111/91/1)
6. Ryan Braun, MIL (.320/.386/.551, 32/114/113/20)
5. Prince Fielder, MIL (.299/.412/.602, 46/141/103/2)
4. Ryan Howard, PHI (.279/.360/.571, 45/141/105/8)
3. Troy Tulowitzki, COL (.297/.377/.552, 32/92/101/20)
2. Hanley Ramirez, FL (.342/.410/.543, 24/106/101/27)
1. Albert Pujols, STL (.327/.443/.658, 47/135/124/16)

I don’t think many people know about the DC-IBWA just yet — it was created by a few pioneering Washington, DC bloggers who wanted to give more legitimacy to the news that bloggers report on the Washington Nationals to complement the information provided by more traditional sources.

All of the participating blogs had the opportunity to vote for end of year awards which were named after successful Washington baseball players, similar to the end of season awards given to players as voted on by sports writers.

Here are the results…

Goose Goslin Most Valuable Player
Player most valuable to the success of the Washington Nationals
Ryan Zimmerman

Walter Johnson Starting Pitcher of the Year
Excellent performance as a starting pitcher
John Lannan

Frederick “Firpo” Marberry Relief Pitcher of the Year
Excellent performance as a relief pitcher
Tyler Clippard

Sam Rice Hitter of the Year
Excellence in all-around hitting, situational hitting and baserunning
Ryan Zimmerman

Frank Howard Slugger of the Year
Excellence in power hitting
Adam Dunn

Joe Judge Defensive Player of the Year
Excellence in fielding
Ryan Zimmerman

Mickey Vernon Comeback Player of the Year
Player who overcame biggest obstacle in the preceding season to contribute on the field
Nick Johnson

Josh Gibson Humanitarian Player of the Year
Player who meritoriously gave of himself to the community
John Lannan

Minor League Player of the Year
Minor league player most destined for big league success
Derek Norris