2008 SBN Baseball Awards: Cy Young
by Randy Booth on Nov 6, 2008 8:41 AM EST
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PrintAs voted on by the SBN baseball family, the 2008 American League and National League Cy Young winners:
| National League | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Lincecum | 14 | 2 | 1 | 77 |
| Johan Santana | 1 | 8 | 3 | 32 |
| Brandon Webb | - | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| CC Sabathia | 3 | - | 1 | 16 |
| Cole Hamels | - | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Roy Oswalt | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| Ryan Dempster | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Dan Haren | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Edinson Volquez | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| American League | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Lee | 13 | 5 | - | 80 |
| Roy Halladay | 5 | 10 | 1 | 56 |
| Jon Lester | - | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Francisco Rodriguez | - | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Mike Mussina | - | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| Ervin Santana | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Justin Duchscherer | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Nathan | - | - | 1 | 1 |
I forget how I voted, but I believe I had Lee and Halladay in the top two spots. Jon Lester was most likely my No. 3 guy.
MVP winners will be posted today.
Any discussion?
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Looks about right in the AL
Although I don’t think K-Rod should be that high. The closer is an overrated role if you’re only pitching one inning at a time.
Man do I hate Longhorn fans, well except for the ones that actually went there.
Especially when
Paps and Nathan were better closers than K-Rod.
Papelbon: 69.1 IP, 8 BB, 77 K, 198 ERA+, 0.952 WHIP
Nathan: 67.2 IP, 18 BB, 74 K, 305 ERA+, 0.901 WHIP
K-Rod: 68.1 IP, 33 BB, 77 K, 198 ERA+, 1.288 WHIP
It’s a lot more like BB-Rod, honestly. Nathan, Paps, and Mo all have multi-inning saves, while BB-Rod had zero.
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
Corrrection: K-Rod had 34 walks.
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
K-Rod sucks
I can’t believe there are talks about this fool winning the MVP.
Mother---- him and John Wayne!
by MerryGoByeBye on Nov 6, 2008 12:42 PM EST up reply actions
K-Rod got lip-service for the Saves record
Saves are a very “ho-hum” stat for me, dependent on many aspects that have nothing to do with the pitcher.
Blown saves are perhaps a better stat to count.
"You know you're having a bad day when the fifth inning rolls around and they drag the warning track." - Mike Flanagan, Baltimore Orioles pitcher, 1992.
No disrepect to Lee
But game in and game out, I saw nobody tougher than “Doc” Halladay this past year. With support, he would have 25 easily.
Lincecum gets his due! Huzzah!
Clutch: A measurement of how much better or worse a player does in high leverage situations than he would have done in a context neutral environment. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/glossary/
Hi guys long time no see!
Sorry I was gone for so long, too much going on and I was helping out with the elections. The month or so after the World Series in my opinion is the worst time for baseball, just nothing really interesting going on until teams start making serious moves later on as the Spring Training approaches. I absolutely can’t wait for the World Baseball Classic.
Forever Red Sox, screw all those pink-hatted babes, 'got no family, 'got no friends, 'got no life--RED SOX I LIVE FOR THIS.
*remove article before Spring Training
Forever Red Sox, screw all those pink-hatted babes, 'got no family, 'got no friends, 'got no life--RED SOX I LIVE FOR THIS.
Doesn't look like this season is going to produce any big awards for the Red Sox
Except Pedroia for MVP?
Forever Red Sox, screw all those pink-hatted babes, 'got no family, 'got no friends, 'got no life--RED SOX I LIVE FOR THIS.
He got a Gold Glove.
Silver Sluggers announced later.
Clutch: A measurement of how much better or worse a player does in high leverage situations than he would have done in a context neutral environment. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/glossary/
Full-disclosure:
My ballot went: Halladay, Lee, Lester.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
Wait. It's possible I went with Santana in 3rd over Lester.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
WTF?
You took Ervin instead of Lester?! Why?
Mother---- him and John Wayne!
by MerryGoByeBye on Nov 7, 2008 12:04 PM EST up reply actions
Halladay appeared on two fewer ballots than Lee. Hmm.
Beyond the Boxscore // Calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy.
Some people should not be allowed to vote, or nominated for Vice-President.
I should find out who left Halladay off, because it cannot be defended. Lots more voters for the “real” Cy Young left him off, but let’s face it, we’re probably talking about ballots with Lee in the top spot, K-Rod listed second or third, and either a Yankees or Red Sox starter in the other spot.
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