SBNation 2007 MLB Awards: Cy Young Winners
It's the moment you've all been waiting for. The announcement of the SBNation Cy Young winners for the 2007 MLB season. I won't keep you on the edge of your seat much longer.
The winner of the regular season Cy Young award in the American League is: CC Sabathia

Here's how the voting broke down:
| American League | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. C. Sabathia | 13 | 3 | 2 | 76 |
| Josh Beckett | 3 | 10 | 2 | 47 |
| John Lackey | 2 | 3 | 4 | 23 |
| Fausto Carmona | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Johan Santana | - | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Erik Bedard | - | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Roy Halladay | - | - | 1 | 1 |
You can have your Cy Young award, CC. Because Josh Beckett, and the rest of the Red Sox Nation, would rather be holding the World Series trophy right now ... oh wait. We're already doing that.
For the National League, Sir Strikeoutalot, Jake Peavy, takes home the honors. Here's how the NL voting went:
| National League | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Peavy | 21 | - | - | 105 |
| Brandon Webb | - | 17 | 1 | 72 |
| Brad Penny | - | - | 10 | 10 |
| John Smoltz | - | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Cole Hamels | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Jeff Francis | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Tim Hudson | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| Aaron Harang | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| Chris Young | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Carlos Zambrano | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Yeah, I guess you could say Peavy won.
Thoughts? Was it fair? Did Beckett get screwed? Can we not bake our cake and eat it, too?
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Re: SBNation 2007 MLB Awards: Cy Young Winners
I care far more about the Cy than the Golden Gloves (which favor incumbency more than any institution except perhaps Congress). It's more often given to the player who merits it, making it a higher distinction. It's unfortunate that Beckett didn't get more 1st-place votes, but I understand the reasoning behind this decision.
by 0157H7 on Nov 7, 2007 1:54 PM EST 0 recs
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by panzermensch on Nov 7, 2007 2:00 PM EST 0 recs
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by B Cap on Nov 7, 2007 4:33 PM EST 0 recs
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by Randy Booth on
Nov 7, 2007 5:09 PM EST
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by spinz on Nov 7, 2007 4:41 PM EST 0 recs
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by tommy.otm on
Nov 7, 2007 5:50 PM EST
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But how can those two people who voted for Lackey first justify that? That's insane!
by RSNexile on Nov 7, 2007 4:51 PM EST 0 recs
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Besides the real question is this...if you had to pick one starter on each league to pitch for your life, who are you going with? Me....Beckett and Peavy, no arguments.
by sydneysox on Nov 7, 2007 5:00 PM EST 0 recs
Peavy
SportsNation Jim Callis: You wonder . . . I had someone with the Padres say exactly the same thing about Peavy.
I've only admired Peavy's stats from afar, never paying attention to how he's done in the bigger games. But it's interesting to see a Pads fan and a Pads FO guy (through the grapevine, admittedly) complain about his big-game ability, or lack thereof.
by tommy.otm on
Nov 7, 2007 5:54 PM EST
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Re: Peavy
2 Games; 12.10 ERA; 0-2; 9.2 IP; 13 ER; 4BB, 5 SO.
(both games against St. Louis, 2005 and 06 NLDS)
http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/peavyja01.shtml
Maybe the Padres would like to trade Peavy for a proven playoff starter. How about Schilling for Peavy, straight up?
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Nov 7, 2007 6:13 PM EST
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Nov 7, 2007 6:45 PM EST
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Nov 7, 2007 9:17 PM EST
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Nov 7, 2007 9:30 PM EST
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Nov 8, 2007 8:07 AM EST
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by gnick55 on Nov 7, 2007 5:37 PM EST 0 recs
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I can live with that. polishes the World Series trophy
by NinetyNineTails on Nov 7, 2007 6:30 PM EST 0 recs
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Roughly speaking.
Funny, but one of the main arguments being advanced in favor of Sabathia was that he had pitched a lot more innings in the regular season. But some observers think that his high inning count contributed to his weak postseason performances.
by RickD on Nov 8, 2007 8:06 AM EST 0 recs












