Sporting Kansas City's annual Pitch Black awards--a swanky Saturday night gala that the club puts on towards the end of the season to honor its outstanding contributors for the year--is just one week away from being held right on the pitch of Children's Mercy Park. With fan voting having just on Friday night, a quartet of The Blue Testament's writers discussed their reasons for their votes in the categories of Most Valuable Player, Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, and Goal of the Year.
Most Valuable Player
Thad Bell, TBT manager (TB): Roger Espinoza, runner-up Jacob Peterson.