Welcome one and all to the Awards show presented by RealGMbaseball. Now, I know the official half way point passed a few days ago and the All-Star game is still a couple of days away, but I thought I would get a head start. So, without further ado, here are the 2005 Mid-Season Awards for each league. MVP: American League: In a race that is so wide open, you can name at least seven guys who are worthy, I have to go with Miguel Tejada of the Baltimore Orioles. Tejada comes into play Friday with a .324 average, 19 home runs, and 60 RBIs. Beyond the box score, Tejada is the one and only leader for an Orioles team that surprised the baseball world with their hot start. Tejada's candidacy will be dependent on the Orioles staying competitive in the coming months. Other worthy candidates should Tejada fall are Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramirez. National League: Derek Lee of the Chicago Cubs gets the nod at the break in a race that is about as open as the one in the American League. Lee has provided baseball fans with thoughts of a Triple Crown season with his .377 average to go along with 25 home runs and 67 RBI's. He has done this on a team that has only one other good bat (Aramis Ramirez) in the line-up and an injury-ravished pitching staff, while keeping the team in the wild card hunt. A shoulder injury might slow him down in the second half and if it does, look for either Andruw Jones or Carlos Lee to take his place for the award. Cy Young American League: Toronto Blue Jay Roy Halladay takes the prize in the first half in a category he seems to be qualified for every year. Halladay currently stands at a record of 12-4 with an ERA of 2.33. Halladay could also receive some votes for MVP for the fact that he has carried an average staff and an average team overall and kept them on the pace of the New York Yankees thus far. In my mind, he is a lock for this award, but the pair of aces in Chicago might have something to say about that if the White Sox stay hot. National League: In the most wide open race in baseball, the nod goes to Roger Clemens, who continues to defy the logic of age. Clemens has been almost unhittable this season, which is evident in his 1.41 ERA and an .181 opponents' batting average. While he only has seven wins thus far, Clemens would have close to 13 wins at this point if the Astros had just hit for him the first two months of the season. To add even more fuel to my argument, Clemens has allowed just one road run in 46 innings this season! Other worthy candidates include Dontrelle Willis and Livan Hernandez. Manager of the Year American League: Ozzie Guillen takes this race in a landslide because of the limited candidates and his ability to lead the White Sox to a 57-26 record. Guillen brought a no-nonsense attitude last season and his players are finally buying into it. Whether this success leads to October glory is to be determined, but for the time being, Guillen is just riding the wave. National League: With so many injuries on his roster this year, the nod goes to Bobby Cox of the Atlanta Braves. Cox has never been given the credit he deserves because everyone seems to think you can put this team on auto-pilot and still win division titles. This year has been different as Cox has had to deal with the loss of three starters, a disaster at closer, and nights of having to put seven rookies on his line-up card. Through it all, Cox has kept the team even keeled and on the heels of the Nationals. Other worthy candidates are Frank Robinson of the Nationals and Bruce Bochey of the Padres. Other Awards General Manager of the Year: In the American League it has to go to Kevin Williams of the White Sox for his key addition to the small ball White Sox. In the National League, Jim Bowden of the Nationals gets the nod for brining life back to a franchise that was left for the dead a few years ago. Rookie of the Year: Jeremy Reed of the Mariners gets the nod in the American League for his excellent play in the field and timely bat at the plate. In the National League, the honor goes to Jeff Francis of the Rockies, who looks like he might be the first pitcher to actually figure out Coors Fields. So there you have it for the Awards Show at the Mid-Season point, where we had many worthy competitors. Now lets just hope the second half brings out as many great performances as the first half has.