Mariners Felix Hernandez wins AL Cy Young
by Eli Greenspan on Nov 18, 2010 2:24 PM EST
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PrintIn a surprising decision, Mariners ace Felix Hernandez, despite amassing 13 wins this season, has been awarded the 2010 Cy Young award. Hernandez finished second last year in Cy Young voting with 19 wins, was a league leader in nearly every other category besides wins.
Hernandez beat out C.C. Sabathia, who had 21 wins, and David Price, who had 19 wins, but didn't match up when it came to other statistics.
Personally, if you can put up that dominating of a performance over all other AL starters, you deserve the distinction. However, I believe the Cy Young award should go to the player who was dominating for his team that was also winning and competing till the end of the season.
Both Sabathia and Price were competing all the way till the end of the season, deciding home field advantage in the final week. Hernandez was very deserving, but if I had my vote it would go to the pitcher on a playoff-bound team or near-bound (near-bound = Padres in '10).
Regardless, a job well done for King Felix.
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So basically what you are saying is that the Cy Young shouldn’t be an individual award, but should instead go to the pitcher who happened to be on one of the best teams. That is a terrible way to determine who was the best pitcher. If you put up a 2.27 ERA and 1.06 WHIP, clearly the offense on your team is the reason you didn’t win as many games as other pitchers. But regardless of that fact, you are still the best pitcher, and that is who the award should go to.
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by CoolJ90 on Nov 18, 2010 3:17 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Agreed
The award is best pitcher period. I agree with this award completely because Felix had the best performance of any pitcher in the American League in 2010. However, if we want to include playoffs, then it is time to include Cliff Lee due to his three good starts this year. Then again, Ron Gardenhire shouldn’t have won AL Manager of the Year because of the way his teams tank in the postseason.
Agreed completly.
If you make it about the team and not about the pitcher, the award loses all credibility (see: Gold Gloves). I guarantee that if you covered up the logos of both Seattle and New York, covered up the wins and just put the stats side by side (the only stats that the pitcher can control), this wouldn’t even be a contest, Felix would win every time.
Also, this isn’t the Angel fan in me talking, I hate both Seattle and New York. This is the baseball fan talking.
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