The Cy Young Award Has Changed

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 17, 2010 12:22 PM PDT in Miscellaneous

This seems so simple, yet it makes such a difference.

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Actually I opened new tabs between and flipped between.

It is identical excluding the better depth perception the new one offers.

by MT Olson on Sep 17, 2010 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions

It appears the award no longer comes with the Asian style plate holder.

I hate the Texas Rangers

by 44FAN on Sep 17, 2010 12:39 PM PDT reply actions

Floyd Bannister was robbed!

by Kenneth Arthur on Sep 17, 2010 12:51 PM PDT reply actions

Oooh! It is also now available in pewterine!

by msb on Sep 17, 2010 1:01 PM PDT reply actions

It would be cooler if they took it off of the plaque and instead mounted it on a staff, like a fucking Trident of Pitching.

by RustyJohn on Sep 17, 2010 1:15 PM PDT reply actions 6 recs

This should work in Feilx' favor right?

I mean, they specifically changed it from most valuable to stress the team-independence of the award.

De Gutibus non disputandum est

by Bearskin Rugburn on Sep 17, 2010 1:19 PM PDT reply actions

I wonder if it did make a fundamental difference because you couldnt get much more different than LaMarr Hoyt and Zack Greinke.

24-10!

by Kenneth Arthur on Sep 17, 2010 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions

Lamarr Hoyt's award should be taken away since he was a cocaine user.

by Sec 108 on Sep 17, 2010 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions

Then Tyson Gillies would be returned to the Mariners.

by Kenneth Arthur on Sep 17, 2010 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions

He can give it back and they'll vacate a winner for the year

by tootthekazoo on Sep 17, 2010 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs

When did this change occur? Just last year?

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by JonBBT on Sep 17, 2010 1:26 PM PDT reply actions

No idea

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 17, 2010 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions

I think it has said "Outstanding" since the mid-80s

I’ve seen pictures of Maddux’ and Randy Johnson’s Awards, and they say “Outstanding”. Fenway has plaques for Clemens and Pedro that say “Outstanding” back to 1986, but I don’t know if those are replicas made later. KC has Greinke’s award displayed with their past winners too, though, and they say “Outstanding” all the way back to Saberhagen’s ‘85 award, so unless both are inaccurate replicas, that would put ’84 or ’85 as the year they switched. I don’t think it was a single clear switch, because some older years have “Outstanding” on the award, but I’ve never seen one say “Most Valuable” from the mid-80s on.

by Kincaid on Sep 18, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions