I'd love to see some of the writers who voted for Colon be forced to defend choosing him over Santana. What a joke.
Normally I wouldn't even consider a closer, but I think Mo Rivera might have even been a better choice this year that Colon.
When are people going to stop looking at "wins" as the most telling stat for starting pitchers?
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i dont think there was one dominant pitcher in the AL this year. i was shocked that the vote was such a runaway for colon.
did Rivera have as dominant a yr as Gagne had in 2003? people made a fuss about a closer winning the cy but Gagne was the most dominant pitcher that year so he deserved it. I know Mo had a down year, but was he that dominant?
i dont think there was one dominant pitcher in the AL this year. i was shocked that the vote was such a runaway for colon.
did Rivera have as dominant a yr as Gagne had in 2003? people made a fuss about a closer winning the cy but Gagne was the most dominant pitcher that year so he deserved it. I know Mo had a down year, but was he that dominant?
Mo was great last year, but he wasn't nearly as good as Gagne's 2003 season which was among the best of all time. Regardless, Santana should have won the award.
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Ricardo Tubbs wrote:
Koufax wrote:
i dont think there was one dominant pitcher in the AL this year. i was shocked that the vote was such a runaway for colon.
did Rivera have as dominant a yr as Gagne had in 2003? people made a fuss about a closer winning the cy but Gagne was the most dominant pitcher that year so he deserved it. I know Mo had a down year, but was he that dominant?
Mo was great last year, but he wasn't nearly as good as Gagne's 2003 season which was among the best of all time. Regardless, Santana should have won the award.
although it never should be a factor, do you suppose the fact that no one pitcher had an obviously blow the world away-type yr that playoff position had an influence?
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I agree that too much emphasis is put on wins for Cy Young voting. Too often do the voters look at how the team was on the season. Santana had better stats and probably should have won it.
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Santana piled up 81 more strikeouts, beat Colon in ERA by 61 points, allowed almost two fewer baserunners for every nine innings, and had more innings pitched, complete games and shutouts.
Santana piled up 81 more strikeouts, beat Colon in ERA by 61 points, allowed almost two fewer baserunners for every nine innings, and had more innings pitched, complete games and shutouts.
never looked at the guys stats. guess there WAS a dominant pitcher in the AL.
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JOHAN SANTANA
• Ranks 6th in AL in W (16) • Ranks 2nd in AL in IP (231.2)
• Ranks 1st in AL in SO (238) • Ranks 2nd in AL in ERA (2.87)
• Ranks 1st in AL in WHIP (0.97) • Ranks 4th in AL in WPct (.696)
• Ranks 4th in AL in CG (3) • Ranks 1st in AL in BAA (.210)
BARTOLO COLON
• Ranks 1st in AL in W (21) • Ranks 7th in AL in IP (222.2)
• Ranks 8th in AL in SO (157) • Ranks 8th in AL in ERA (3.48)
• Ranks 3rd in AL in WHIP (1.16) • Ranks 3rd in AL in WPct (.724)
• Ranks 10th in AL in CG (2)....Ranks 13th in AL in BAA (.254)
THE STAST DON'T LIE!
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Santana piled up 81 more strikeouts, beat Colon in ERA by 61 points, allowed almost two fewer baserunners for every nine innings, and had more innings pitched, complete games and shutouts.
never looked at the guys stats. guess there WAS a dominant pitcher in the AL.
Santana piled up 81 more strikeouts, beat Colon in ERA by 61 points, allowed almost two fewer baserunners for every nine innings, and had more innings pitched, complete games and shutouts.
never looked at the guys stats. guess there WAS a dominant pitcher in the AL.
Pretty shocking, huh? I am baffled by the voters.
you shouldn't be. They've been making dumb decisions for years. That Kirk Gibson MVP in 1988 was a joke....right Koufax???
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Santana piled up 81 more strikeouts, beat Colon in ERA by 61 points, allowed almost two fewer baserunners for every nine innings, and had more innings pitched, complete games and shutouts.
never looked at the guys stats. guess there WAS a dominant pitcher in the AL.
Pretty shocking, huh? I am baffled by the voters.
you shouldn't be. They've been making dumb decisions for years. That Kirk Gibson MVP in 1988 was a joke....right Koufax???
Tubbo, I know your just pushing me buttons, but Ill rant and rave anyway. mostly because im one day away from a week off of work and im not in the working mood...
Gibby was in deed the MVP in 88. Not looking at stats, from the second he went apeshit in spring training till he hit the greatest HR in baseball history, he changed the Dodgers from laughingstocks to champs.
His attitude and hustle and leadership is what made that 1988 team win. I know that argument wont hold water to people who didnt follow that 88 season, but its true. Kevin MacReynolds had better stats, but that year was one time where the award was given to the player who was most VALUABLE to their team, not the best stats.
now let me relive 88 while Frank McCourt burries the franchise deeper and deeper.....
hey, you were 10. you couldn't have followed that closely.
eh, give him a break. When I was 10, I thought Don Mattingly was the best baseball player of all time.
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Mitchell wrote:
hey, you were 10. you couldn't have followed that closely.
when I was 10 I lived and died by the LA Dodgers. I had my dads friends in california sending me newspaper clipping everyday and trust me when I say the dodgers were my entire life at age 10. didnt have much else when i was that age.
hey, you were 10. you couldn't have followed that closely.
eh, give him a break. When I was 10, I thought Don Mattingly was the best baseball player of all time.
and when i was 10 i felt the same way about juan gonzalez
who stole the '96 MVP from A-Rod
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Koufax wrote:
Mitchell wrote:
hey, you were 10. you couldn't have followed that closely.
when I was 10 I lived and died by the LA Dodgers. I had my dads friends in california sending me newspaper clipping everyday and trust me when I say the dodgers were my entire life at age 10. didnt have much else when i was that age.
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Doug RR wrote:
Koufax wrote:
Mitchell wrote:
hey, you were 10. you couldn't have followed that closely.
when I was 10 I lived and died by the LA Dodgers. I had my dads friends in california sending me newspaper clipping everyday and trust me when I say the dodgers were my entire life at age 10. didnt have much else when i was that age.
and you were a fan when you were 7 as well......
fuck Jack Clark, fuck Ozzie, and FUCK TOM NEIDENFURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i cried under my bed that night and it was the only time in my life I was allowed to stay home from school because of sports
Jack Clark was the man. I remember when he went bankrupt, which was likely caused by his collection of like 30-40 cars.
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