Lincecum Nabs NL Cy Young
Close race, Lincecum got 100 points, Carpenter 94, Wainwright 90.
Also, what the hell, Will Carroll gets to vote on these? Gross.
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According to Neyer, Keith Law certainly helped in getting Lincecum the award.
Its behind insider, but he hints strongly at it and also confirms in a later edit that KLAW gave Vasquez his lone 2nd place vote.
He was defensible, even when you throw out wins
He pitched more innings and had a slight higher ERA than Lincecum. Their BABIP’s were both above .300 as well, implying that neither got much help from his defense. The main reason Waino outperformed his FIP so much (while Lincecum underperformed it), was a lot higher. Crediting a pitcher for performing well with runners on base (whether it’s luck or not) is a matter of preference.
Still, I would be that the voters only saw the winz.
by vivaelpujols on Nov 19, 2009 7:07 PM PST up reply actions
Lincecum's 15 wins are the 2nd lowest total for a Cy Young winning starter.
Fernando Valenzuela went 13-7 when he won the 1981 NL Cy Young.
FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS!
Which was a strike year.
Lowest non-strike year total for a starter…maybe ever?
Says a lot about how far the voters have come -
the two CY winners barely have 30 wins between them.
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Nov 19, 2009 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
This is slightly nuts:
Two voters, Will Carroll of Baseball Prospectus and Keith Law of ESPN.com, did not include Carpenter on their ballots.
Schenanigans?
Fans are typically idiots.
by The Typical Idiot Fan on Nov 19, 2009 12:35 PM PST up reply actions
Vazquez and Haren both deserved votes
but not at the expense of Carpenter.
Exactly, they should have been at the expense of Wainwright
Carpenter was second(?) in PRAA, and tRA
Nah, Mr. Microphone dude, I don't got any tree bark.
Fans are typically idiots.
by The Typical Idiot Fan on Nov 19, 2009 10:38 PM PST up reply actions
I never asked about the hair, Tim
You asked with our eyes, Trent…..you asked with our eyes….
"Don't forget your towel, everyone!"
Hard work never killed nobody, but I won't take my chances.
His mother must be so proud...
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Nov 20, 2009 12:24 AM PST up reply actions
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