The Midseason Awards…

1st half D Back MVP: Justin Upton? Mark Reynolds? Josh Byrnes? Nope, Dan Haren takes the prize with his All-Star first half.

Worst Bad Pitcher to beat the D-Backs: Eric Stults (4.80 ERA, 1.58 WHIP)? Jeff Weaver (1.57 WHIP)? The award goes to Kris Medlen, who came in with an ERA of 9.72 and, making his third start of the year, went 6 innings, 4 hits, 1 run, 9 Ks.

The Eric Byrnes “Player we will miss the least in the 2nd half” Award:
Doug Slaten, Chad Tracy, and Blaine Boyer all receive votes, but the award goes to Yusmeiro Petit, who is 0-3 with an ERA close to 8 in 7 starts replacing Brandon Webb.

Best Addition to the Phoenix Sports Vocabulary?
Simply put… “Organizational Advocacy”

Highlight of 1st half?
Josh Wilson’s triple play and the Reynolds rant finish bronze and silver, but the Diamondbacks getting the 2011 All Star Game takes the gold.

Low point of 1st half?
The 8th inning (as a whole), April’s offense, and June/July’s Defense each finish highly, but none of the three can catch Doug, Wolf, and Yoda’s embarrassing hot dog race during an Arizona Diamondback game.

Biggest surprise of 1st half?
Gerardo Parra, Clay Zavada, Eric Byrnes not doing a somersault… not quite. The resurrection of Jon Rauch takes the cake for the prize that is also called, “The Where the %$*& Did That Come From Award.”

The “Remember Me” Award?
Brandon Webb beats out Conor Jackson, Randy Johnson, Bob Melvin, Spring Training in Tucson, and Josh Byrnes’ bold preseason prediction “I think we can win the World Series.”

Looking “forward” into the 2nd half?
Who is packing their bags? Will Dan Haren win the NL Cy Young, or will he continue his normal second half struggles? Will Stephen Drew have another great 2nd half?

Can Mark Reynolds become the first ever 50/30 player in the MLB?
On pace for 44 HR and 27 SB, Reynolds has an outside chance of becoming the first player in Major League History to hit for 50 Home Runs and steal 30 bases in the same season.

Why is Dan Haren not starting the All-Star game?
Two words: Arizona Diamondbacks. Yes, Haren is leading Lincecum in most major categories (including ERA, WHIP, and K/BB ratio), but the San Francisco Giants are a playoff contender, meaning Lincecum’s numbers matter.