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Lincecum wins Cy Young Award
2008-11-12 04:48:00
The kid certainly deserved it, and on Tuesday it became official. Tim Lincecum won the 2008 NL Cy Young award earlier today and won it in a landslide. He received 23 of the 32 first place votes and edged out Brandon Webb and Johan Santana to become the first Giant to win the award since Mike McCormick over 40 years ago in 1967. He had just received The Sporting News' NL Pitcher of the Year award as well as the NL's most outstanding pitcher award two weeks ago, so winning this award is no fluke. I had pushed for Lincecum to win this thing since August when he really separated himself from the rest of the pack. Lincecum's final line of the 2008 season looked like this: 227.1 IP, 18-5 record, 182 hits, 84 walks, 265 strikeouts, .221 BAA, 1.17 WHIP and a 2.62 era. Not bad at all for a kid who was pitching his first full big league season, what a way to start your career. Congratulations to Tim Lincecum as he made an otherwise boring season, watchable.
Lincecum Makes Final Pitch for Cy Young
2008-09-30 02:05:00
The 2008 Major League Baseball season came to an end Sunday, and the Giants went off in style with Tim Lincecum throwing one more gem in a final effort to boost his Cy Young chances. The new face of the Giants' franchise posted his 18th win of the season by going 7 strong innings and striking out 13 batters and allowing only one run while defeating the Diamondbacks. His 265 strikeouts this season are the most by a Giant since I've been following them (early 90's and too lazy to luck up official historical stats) but I'd say that would be a Giants record as well. I posted my early final season awards here, and I think I am going to have to stick by the Lincecum pick for Cy Young, even with Johan Santana's late surge. Santana has Timmy in era, but that's it and I can't help but think that if Lincecum were pitching in with the Mets offense and defense behind him, he'd have won 20 games easy. The writers will likely choose Brandon Webb because of the fact that he won 22 games, b...
Lincecum for Cy Young?
2008-09-03 22:57:00
With the way he's been throwing the ball lately, it is becoming more and more clear that Tim Lincecum deserves the NL Cy Young Award as much, or more, than anyone else. He did get roughed up in Colorado in his most recent outing, but I don't think it's going to hurt his chance as long as he just finishes out the year with quality starts. Right now, Lincecum's numbers for the season are significantly better than the next tear of Cy Young hopefuls. His era is the lowest among all NL starters at 2.60 and he leads the league in strikeouts by a large margin. He also sports the lowest BAA amongst Cy hopefuls which I always look at as a biggest indication to a pitchers dominance. Brandon Webb, the guy who's been everyone's favorite for the award since his ridiculous start to the season, has seen his era go from 2.74 to 3.19 over his last two starts, and even though he leads the league with 19 wins, his other numbers pale in comparison to Lincecum's. C.C. Sabathia has been the best p...
K-Rod?s banner season doesn?t justify Cy Young hype
2008-08-25 21:02:00
K-Rod just recorded his 50th save and now talk of a possible Cy Young Award is building. Dayn Perry can’t believe his ears. Read the full story.
Bartolo Colon Resembles Past Cy Young Form
2008-05-27 08:09:00
It is rare for a former Cy Young Award winner to sneak under the radar, but Bartolo Colon certainly has. Every team had its chance to pick this guy up as a free agent, but the defending champion Boston Red Sox are the team that was able to take advantage. Colon has won both of his starts this season, while allowing just 3 earned runs and 3 walks. While injuries have hampered him the past two seasons,...
Early AL Cy Young, MVP, And ROY Candidates
2008-05-06 12:31:00
Baseball Happenings has begun a dynamic feature that draws on the collective knowledge of the blogging community to provide intelligence on which players are currently considered the leading contenders for the big three baseball awards - MVP, Cy Young and ROY - for the American and National leagues.  This week's AL voting should be available later today.   Here is the way I voted.  My biases for voting in the Cy Young and MVP awards lean towards those hitters and pitchers playing on contending teams.  ROY determination is not tied are strongly to his team's record, but good rookies on expected play-off contenders will get additional consideration. AL Cy Young:  Cliff Lee, Cleveland Indians  Ervin Santana, Los Angeles Angels  Chien-Ming Wang, New York Yankees With so many teams bunched around .500, giving Cliff Lee the top billing was easy. Once big winners like Santana and Wang stop winning 85+% of their starts, I expect Roy Halladay of the Tor...
Leadin National League MVP, Cy Young and ROY Candidates
2008-04-29 17:44:00
Baseball Happenings' dynamic feature that draws on the collective knowledge of the blogging community to provide intelligence on which players are currently considered the leading contenders for the big three baseball awards - MVP, Cy Young and ROY - for the American and National leagues enters its 4th week.  The second round of NL voting will be available here in separate posts.  THe NL MVP tally is up.   Here is the way I voted.  My biases for voting in the Cy Young and MVP awards lean towards those hitters and pitchers playing on contending teams.  ROY determination is not tied are strongly to his team's record, but good rookies on expected play-off contenders will get additional consideration. NL Cy Young:  Brandon Webb, Arizona Diamondbacks  Tim Lincecum San Francisco Giants  Edinson Volquez Cincinnati Reds Webb's six wins and almost seven inning per start average beat Lincecum's and Volquez's almost six innings per start.  Ad...
Leading American League Cy Young, MVP and ROY
2008-04-22 12:22:00
Baseball Happenings has begun a dynamic feature that draws on the collective knowledge of the blogging community to provide intelligence on which players are currently considered the leading contenders for the big three baseball awards - MVP, Cy Young and ROY - for the American and National leagues.  Last week, he had the initial results for the NL. This week's AL voting should be available later today.  Here is the way I voted.  My biases for voting in the Cy Young and MVP awards lean towards those hitters and pitchers playing on contending teams.  ROY determination is not tied are strongly to his team's record, but good rookies on expected paly-off contenders will get additional consideration. AL Cy Young:  Javier Vasquez Chicago White Sox  Daisake Matzusaka Boston Red Sox  Ervin Santan Los Angeles Angels This was a tough call as the Indians' Cliff Lee and the Royals' Zach Greinke have been outstanding, but both their clubs are under .500. ...
An NL MVP Dark Horse & An AL CY Young Contender No Longer
2008-04-17 12:32:00
The Cubs placed their $136MM man, LF Alphonso Soriano, on the DL yesterday.  What better time for manager Lou Piniela to make the best of this bad turn by setting a line-up to maximize the run production of his 3rd and 4th batters.   To do so, Japanese import Kosuke Fukudome would move into the two-hole with Ryan Theriot leading-off.  This would place two .350+ OBP hitters in front of 1B Derrek Lee and 3B Aramis Ramirez.  A line-up change like this would automatically make Derrek Lee a dark horse NL MVP candidate as he would amass the RBIs necessary to impress the voters.  A nice fantasy side effect would be a top-ranked 1B. * Cleveland Indians ace, C.C. Sabathia, made his fourth consectutive awful start of the 2008 season.  It was the worst of the lot! Against the Detroit Tigers, C.C. allowed nine earned runs in four innings of work.  While he allowed the same number of runs in his last start against the Oakland A's in 2/3s of an inning less, he ...
Can Sabathia regain Cy Young form for a big deal?
2008-04-16 18:23:00
His Cy Young should have ensured a bank-breaking deal for C.C. Sabathia. Will his slow start in ‘08 affect that? Ken Rosenthal explains. Read the full story.
Leading National League MVP, Cy Young and ROY Candidates
2008-04-15 12:17:00
Baseball Happenings has begun a dynamic feature that draws on the collective knowledge of the blogging community to provide intelligence on which players are currently considered the leading contenders for the big three baseball awards - MVP, Cy Young and ROY - for the American and National leagues.  Last week, he had the initial results for the AL. This week's NL voting should be available later today.  Here is the way I voted.  My biases for voting in the Cy Young and MVP awards lean towards those hitters and pitchers playing on contending teams.  ROY determination is not tied as strongly to his team's record, but good rookies on expected play-off contenders will get additional consideration. NL Cy Young:  Brandon Webb, Arizona Diamondbacks  Jake Peavy San Diego Padres  Cole Hamels Philadelphia Phillies NL MVP:  Justin Upton Arizona Diamondbacks  Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals  Derrek Lee Chicago Cubs NL ROY:  Kosuke...
Former Cy Young Award winner McLain released after arrest related to civil
2008-04-12 15:34:00
Former Cy Young Award winner Denny McLain has been released from jail following his arrest on a warrant related to a civil case. Michael Olson, a lawyer for McLain, said Saturday that the former Detroit Tigers pitcher posted bond Friday night. Livingston County Sheriff Bob Bezotte said Friday that Oakland County sheriff’s deputies had gone ...
The 2008 AL Cy Young Frontrunner, Some West Coast Fantasy Notes Plus Links
2008-04-12 14:32:00
New York Yankees' ace, Chien-Ming Wang, took his efforts towards his third consecutive 19-win season one step closer by throwing a 94-pitch, complete game gem against the Boston Red Sox.  At 3-0, he has to be considered the front-runner for this year's AL Cy Young.  He is helped tremendously by the slow/horrible starts of Justin Verlander, CC Sabathia, and Erik Bedard. The Dodgers face a tough right-hander, and Joe Torre does what is obvious to everyone.  he sits RF Matt Kemp and starts Juan Pierre in his place.  Unfortunately for Torre's naysayers, Pierre went 3-4 and is now hitting .273. St. Louis Cardinals ace, Kyle Lohse, moved to 2-0 on the season with a two-ER effort against the San Francisco Giants.  He did allow his first two earned runs of the season, so it wasn't all puppies and sunshine.  Man, I just wanted to call Kyle Lohse an "ace". In their effort to run away with the NL West, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies to move...
Can Justin Verlander Still Win The Cy Young?
2008-04-08 12:26:00
While listening to the Tigers' sixth straight loss to open the 2008 season, I was struck by the thought that my pre-season CY Young pick, Justin Verlander, was about to open year with two losses in this, his first CY young award-winning season.  That got me to thinking if Verlander's chances are doomed with an 0-2 record to dig out from under. Using Baseball Reference, I looked at the game logs of each of the past 94 Cy Young awarding winning seasons to see if Verlander would need a historic season to come back from an 0-2 hole to win the Cy Young.  Starting with Don Newcombe's inaugural Cy Young season in 1956, I began to think Verlander would need to set a precedent to win the award in 2008. Then I got to 1969.  Mike Cuellar won the award after begining the season at 0-2 (40 starts).  OK, Verlander would be the first to do it in 38 years!  That is history enough for the vast majority of people.  (Read those my age of younger). And that sense of alm...
2008 MVP, Cy Young and ROY Winners
2008-03-31 11:36:00
Given yesterday's projected standings, I will do my best Jean Dixon impression and predict the MVP, CY Young and ROY winners for each league.  Building off the assumption that MVPs and CY Youngs come from play-off contending teams, the group of players in contention are limited.  The ROY won't necessarily be treated the same way, but one can't negate the press a rookie would get for contributing to a play-off run. AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers:  While he doesn't match Alex Rodriguez's HR total, he produces 140+ runs and finishes in the Top 10 for AVG to take the award. AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers:  The only 20-game winner in baseball is the recipient of his team's incredible offense.  Chien-Ming Wang wins 18 but doesn't sniff the award. AL ROY: Carlos Gomez, Minnesota Twins:  In a backlash to the perceived Red Sox bias of ESPN, the voters select him over Jacoby Ellsbury, who leads-off for the Red Sox and plays good CF d...
2008 Cy Young Predictions
2008-03-31 10:35:00
Let's make some 2008 Cy Young picks... AL: Justin Verlander.  Runner up: Erik Bedard. NL: Johan Santana.  Runner up: Jake Peavy. Who are you taking?
Cy Young Award winner Sabathia eager to pitch in Cleveland Indians? opener
2008-03-31 00:29:00
C.C. Sabathia is as excited to pitch on opening day as he was last October, when he had a chance to send the Cleveland Indians into the World Series by beating the Boston Red Sox. When the 2007 AL Cy Young Award winner takes the mound against the Chicago White Sox on Monday, he hopes ...
Damn, I love me some old Cy Young winners
2008-03-29 04:29:00
So I managed to finagle an actual evening of baseball viewing today, despite a crying three month old in the background. Dodgers/Red Sox, even in spring training, was pretty nice (particularly in high definition).So, Bartolo Colon looked pretty good. He's fat and coming off an injury, but if fucking Yahoo had him available I might have added yet another DL'ed old pitcher. I'd have about nine starters by June. Of course, that might have been the half gallon of Live Oak Hefeweizen I was consuming at the time talking.And Juan Pierre? He had a two out, runners on second and third situation. A situation that any good hitter knows should result in a walk or a swing at a good pitch to hit. He tries to drag bunt and hits it too hard right at the first baseman. If it drops fair, no one probably would have scored. He basically surrendered the at-bat.For the love of Zeus, Joe Torre, start Andre Ethier.
MUD.com?s 2008 Predictions
2008-03-26 12:41:00
MUD.com’s 2008 Predictions Last year the writers at Mop Up Duty had uncanny success with their 2007 predictions. This year’s predictions include Tampa Bay finishing ahead of New York in the AL East, Chase Headley as NL Rookie of the Year and Grady Sizemore as AL MVP.  Check them out and see where you think they ...
Angels score 4 runs in first off NL Cy Young Award winner Peavy (AP)
2008-03-12 02:00:00
Jake Peavy used his start to work on his fastball. Problem was, the Los Angeles Angels were ready for the pitch. The NL Cy Young Award winner gave up four runs in the first inning Tuesday and the San Diego Padres never recovered, losing 8-4 to the Angels. Erick Aybar had an RBI triple, Jeff ...
7-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens speaks under oath to congressional law
2008-02-05 21:08:00
Roger Clemens spoke under oath for about five hours to congressional lawyers Tuesday, then said he told them he did not use performance-enhancing drugs. “I just want to thank the committee, the staff that I just met with. They were very courteous,” Clemens said after emerging from the offices of the House Oversight and Government ...
Clemens? turn: 7-time Cy Young winner arrives to speak to congressional law
2008-02-05 15:42:00
Roger Clemens arrived to give private, sworn testimony Tuesday to congressional lawyers about whether he used performance-enhancing drugs, pausing briefly to look around the House hearing room where he is to testify next week. Wearing a pinstriped gray suit instead of a pinstriped New York Yankees uniform, the seven-time Cy Young Award winner was accompanied ...
Twins Trade Cy Young Pitcher Johan Santana to Mets
2008-01-30 17:01:00
In a deal announced Tuesday, the Minnesota Twins have traded pitcher Johan Santana to the New York Mets. The trade is yet to be finalized, pending a physical examination and agreement on a contract extension, but an agreement is expected to be made before 5:00 EST Friday. In exchange for the three-time all-star and two-time Cy ...
Greatest Relief Seasons: Willie Hernandez 1984
2008-01-24 17:15:00
Greatest Relief Seasons: Willie Hernandez 1984
Cy Young Award winner Jake Peavy wraps up biggest deal in Padres history (A
2007-12-12 23:52:00
When Jake Peavy said it wasn’t about the money, he really meant it. After all, the Cy Young Award winner could have played out his contract with the San Diego Padres and gotten big money elsewhere as a free agent. As it is, the $52 million, three-year extension Peavy signed on Wednesday is the biggest ...
Cy Young Award winner Peavy, Padres close to finalizing extension (AP)
2007-12-12 05:43:00
Cy Young Award winner Jake Peavy of the San Diego Padres took a physical on Tuesday and the sides anticipated announcing a $52 million, three-year contract extension Wednesday. Also Tuesday, the Padres agreed to terms with free-agent second baseman Tadahito Iguchi, pending a physical scheduled for Monday. Read the full story.
Cy Young winner Peavy, Padres close to finalizing extension (AP)
2007-12-12 03:34:00
Cy Young winner Jake Peavy of the San Diego Padres took a physical on Tuesday and the two sides anticipated finalizing a $52 million, three-year contract extension by Wednesday. The process was a little more involved because the Padres are taking out an insurance policy. “I’d be very surprised if there are any issues,” agent ...
Cy Young winner Peavy closing in on biggest deal in Pads history (AP)
2007-12-04 22:45:00
When he returns from a hunting trip, NL Cy Young winner Jake Peavy will bag the biggest contract by far in San Diego Padres history. Once the deal is finalized, the right-hander will be guaranteed $52 million from a three-year extension that will run from 2010-12. Should the team exercise a $22 million option for ...
Red Sox GM Theo Epstein talks around acquiring Twins? two-time AL Cy Young
2007-11-30 22:10:00
Theo Epstein won’t talk publicly about Johan Santana, even though the Boston Red Sox appear to be trying to add the two-time AL Cy Young Award winner to their already strong rotation. “There are a lot of interesting names held out there on the trade market and whether those names are moved remains to be seen,” ...
Cy Young Award winner goes to C.C. Sabathia
2007-11-28 08:05:00
The Cy Young award is a coveted award given to those who have some real pitching abilities. I am sure you have heard the news that C.C. Sabathia got the award and was able to get some serious props for getting it. While the numbers of this passed season may look like someone else like Lackey should have gotten it you have to take an overa5 Zoom(s)
Indy Racing Revolution :: MVN Awards: Peavy named NL CY Young
2007-11-26 09:11:00
Today Jake Peavy was given yet another piece of hardware to add to his growing collection.  The MVN Baseball writers awarded the San Diego ace the National League Cy Young award, given annually to the best pitcher in the NL.Peavy won the vote ALMOST unanimously over Brandon Webb, 53-1. Contrast this to Peavy’s unanimous selection ...
Peavy unanimous pick for NL Cy Young
2007-11-16 05:39:00
Peavy unanimous pick for NL Cy Young
Jake Peavy on Winning the NL Cy Young Award
2007-11-16 05:39:00
Jake Peavy on Winning the NL Cy Young Award
Jake Peavy wins 2007 National League Cy Young Award
2007-11-16 04:27:00
Jake Peavy is the unanimous winner of the 2007 National League Cy Young Award after leading the league in wins, ERA and strikeouts. He received all 32 first-place votes and finished with 160 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Last years winner, Brandon Webb, was the runner-up. “Obviously, I was elated. This is ...
Sun Rises in East; Peavy Wins Cy Young Award
2007-11-15 23:05:00
To no one?s surprise, Jake Peavy won the NL Cy Young Award today. The vote was unanimous, the crowning a achievement of a spectacular season is which Peavy led the National League not only in the traditional Triple Crown stats of wins (19), ERA (2.54) and strikeouts (240). In the latter two categories, Peavy was miles ahead of the competition: nearly a half-run better than Brandon Webb in ERA, and 22 whiffs clear of Aaron Harang.  Now, it?s not unheard of for a pitcher to dominate the traditional stats and still be challenged for the Cy Young Award. After all, wins are not really a metric as much a dated scoring construct, subject to the vagaries of chance. Strikeouts do not always track with performance?they?re a leading indicator, but anyone who watched Daisuke Matsuzaka rack up 200 of them this season wouldn?t use that figure to build up his case for shiny hardware. Even ERA, the safest of the triad, can be influenced by park, by a pitcher?s relief staff and, most importantly, h...
Padres RHP Peavy wins NL Cy Young Award (PA SportsTicker)
2007-11-15 19:13:00
San Diego Padres ace Jake Peavy was named as the unanimous winner of the National League Cy Young Award on Thursday. Read the full story.
San Diego Padres ace Jake Peavy wins NL Cy Young Award in unanimous vote (A
2007-11-15 19:07:00
Jake Peavy was a unanimous winner of the NL Cy Young Award on Thursday after leading the league in wins, ERA and strikeouts — pitching’s version of a Triple Crown. The San Diego Padres ace received all 32 first-place votes and finished with 160 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Read the ...
Johan Santana gets AL Cy Young Award
2007-11-15 18:24:00
It?s not over at MLB yet. While this MLB Season is over, the excitement of picking the best baseball players of the last months is taking everyone?s breath. Now, the Cy Young award has a new owner: Johan Santana. What makes this year?s Cy Young so outstanding is the fact that Santana was an unanimous choice ...
Padres? Peavy favorite to win NL Cy Young Award (PA SportsTicker)
2007-11-15 14:50:00
The National League Cy Young Award will be announced on Thursday, and San Diego Padres ace Jake Peavy likely will be collecting the hardware. Read the full story.
C.C. Sabathia won the AL Cy Young Award
2007-11-15 04:17:00
C.C. Sabathia won the AL Cy Young Award on Tuesday. He became the first Cleveland Indians pitcher in 35 years to earn the honor. He received 19 of 28 first-place votes and finished with 119 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Josh Beckett was second with eight first-place votes and 86 points. “I ...
C.C. Sabathia Beats out Josh Beckett for Cy Young Award
2007-11-15 00:00:00
C.C. Sabathia beat Josh Beckett at last — albeit a few weeks later than he hoped. Sabathia won the AL Cy Young Award on Tuesday, topping Boston’s ace and two other worthy contenders by a comfortable margin to become the first Cleveland Indians pitcher in 35 years to earn the honor. Sabathia received 19 of 28 first-place ...
Josh Beckett Reacts to that Whole Cy Young Award Thing
2007-11-14 01:23:00
Josh Beckett would have been my choice for the 2007 Cy Young Award out of the American League. And you have to believe that a lot of others agree -- enough people where Beckett could have reasonably assumed that he was the favorite. I wondered how Beckett reacted to hearing he came in second, but
Padres? Peavy gets ready for first Cy Young Award (PA SportsTicker)
2007-11-14 00:55:00
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Cy Robbed - Josh Beckett Loses Cy Young to Sabathia
2007-11-14 00:00:00
Josh Beckett was unable to bag the big one this time around. (kevinfowleroutdoors.com Photo) Well, looks like the baseball writers got the AL Cy Young Award wrong this year as Josh Beckett lost out to Indians ace C.C. Sabathia. Sabathia...
Josh Is OUR Cy Young Award Winning Pitcher....Not According To The Powers-T
2007-11-13 23:13:00
No, not this year...the voting, as I said in an earlier post, took place BEFORE October. WE know that Josh is the best pitcher in baseball....CC Sabathia knows it too! What a major gaffe by those who voted. Hey, we're World Series Champions, the best in the world, but as the famous words go...."HE WAS ROBBED!" WE WAS, TOO!
Indians? C.C. Sabathia Wins AL Cy Young
2007-11-13 23:06:00
yahoo news: NEW YORK - C.C. Sabathia won the AL Cy Young Award on Tuesday, beating out several worthy contenders by a comfortable margin and becoming the first Cleveland pitcher in 35 years to earn the honor. The Indians ace received 19 of 28 first-place votes and finished with 119 points in balloting by the ...
Cy Young !
2007-11-13 22:47:00
We have a Cy Young Award winner! Cleveland Indians’ C.C. Sabathia has captured the Cy Young award! Sabathia was named the American League Cy Young Award winner by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America moments ago, nabbing a 118 points. Boston righty Josh Beckett finished second at 86 points. He ended the season with a 3.21 ERA in 34 starts. He becomes the second Indian after Gaylord Perry in 1972 to win the award.
Cleveland Indians lefty C.C. Sabathia wins AL Cy Young Award (AP)
2007-11-13 19:41:00
C.C. Sabathia won the AL Cy Young Award on Tuesday, beating out several worthy contenders by a comfortable margin and becoming the first Cleveland pitcher in 35 years to earn the honor. The Indians ace received 19 of 28 first-place votes and finished with 119 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Read ...
Sabathia wins AL Cy Young
2007-11-13 18:32:00
The Indians fell short of their ultimate goal in 2007. Their consolation? C.C. Sabathia won the Cy Young by a surprisingly large margin. Read the full story.
Beckett, Sabathia vie for AL Cy Young Award (PA SportsTicker)
2007-11-13 15:22:00
Unfortunately for Boston Red Sox ace Josh Beckett, the voting for the American League Cy Young Award took place before the playoffs started. Read the full story.
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