fromthedugout.freedomblogging.com - 11/22/2009
—
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch talked to reliever Kyle McClellan, who blew a 6-1 lead in Adam Wainwright’s final start this year. That would have been Wainwright’s 20th victory.
And maybe that would have enhanced Wainwright’s chances of winning the N.L. Cy Young Award.
Wainwright, ...
stltoday.com - 11/20/2009
—
stltoday.com —
Of all the many mysteries surrounding our national
pastime, none is more baffling than the rather peculiar...
obsession by so many who profess a love of baseball who repeatedly try to turn this wonderfully simple game into a mind-numbing, highfalutin' ...
(more)
Why don't wins count anymore?
mlbnotebook.com - 11/19/2009
—
mlbnotebook.com —
Congratulations to Tim Lincecum for winning the NL
Cy Young award this year, as well as to...
the BBWAA voters for actually giving it to him. I was fairly sure that Chris Carpenter was going to win based on his league leading 2.24 ERA and 17-4 record, or – failing that – it would go to his ...
(more)
NL Cy Young Voters Get It Right
stltoday.com - 11/19/2009
—
stltoday.com —
Chris Carpenter was the best starting pitcher in
the National League. When he pitched, he was the...
toughest starter to hit. That is why he won the league’s earned-run average title. Adam Wainwright built the best season -– from start to finish -- so he ...
(more)
Wainwright got jobbed in Cy Young voting
Comments
Blog Reactions
Mark Whicker on Wins
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
... —The Best News Links from the Baseball Newsstand Saturday, November 21, 2009 Mark Whicker on Wins Beyond the fact that Law and Carroll aren’t daily on-site baseball writers, the disregard for a pitcher’s win total is a little disquieting… ...
Mark Whicker: 6 Days Late Breaking Dumb Trade Rumors
Halos Heaven —
... And when Whicker is not repeating week-old garbage (probably has to fill a bullsheet "freedomblogging" quota), he can play the stereotypical "old school" retarded sportswriter better than most... check out his defense of "Wins" as important for a pitcher's postseason awards worthiness and ...
Remember Mark Whicker? You might enjoy this then
Stupid Sports Blog —
... later wrote something less popular about Patrick Swayze. Fast forward to present time, and we have him talking about the winners of the NL and AL Cy Young. For once, it seemed like we got it right. Zack Grienke and Tim Lincecum, while lacking in wins, were dominant everywhere else. I think we can all agree that wins are not a true indicator of how well a pitcher has performed. Well, not all of us. You won't believe this, but Mark Whicker thinks wins are super important and you are a raging moron if you think otherwise. Beyond the fact that ...
Related Content
Wainwright on Carpenter
baseballmusings.com 11/15/2009 — Adam Wainwright writes a guest article for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch making the case for Chris Carpenter winning the NL Cy Young award :
Chris Carpenter, besides maybe Tim Lincecum, has the best stuff of anyone in the major leagues that I have seen. He is, really, an amazing specimen of a ...
Lincecum vs. Carpenter vs. Wainwright for the NL Cy Young
bases.nbcsports.com 11/19/2009 — The awards parade continues at 1:30 Eastern today, as the NL Cy Young Award is going to be announced. Guys like Javier Vazquez and Josh Johnson could get some love, but most folks (including this folk) believes it will come...
People: We've Moved Beyond Wins and RBIs
noyoureatowel.net 11/20/2009 — The great thing about baseball is that it continues to evolve. One way it has certainly evolved is in the use of advanced metrics to be able to qualify players. So it was to very few people's surprise that after relying on statistics like "wins" and "saves" "fielding percentage" and ...
CARP: Why Wainwright should win Cy Young
stltoday.com 11/16/2009 — Look at his body of work. Just start with that. What Adam Wainwright did this
year, he did all year long. He was consistent through the whole season. Look at
whatever number you want. Wins, ERA, strikeouts — he's at the top of them all,
and he too...
More Thoughts On The Cy Young
cardinal70.com 11/24/2009 — If you've not seen them, my selections for the Cardinal Bloggers Awards are below. The votes are coming in from across the blogosphere and we should have some results maybe this weekend. I briefly touched on it yesterday , but I want to talk a ...
Did Vazquez Get Robbed?
talkingchicagobaseball.com 11/20/2009 — Yesterday's NL Cy Young result was bound to anger somebody in the greater St. Louis area. When I saw Lincecum won I knew the traditionalist baseball fans everywhere would throw a fit because a 15 win pitcher was able to win the award. To make matters worse the anti-sabermetric pitchforks were ...
VORP, FIP, WAR Propel Lincecum to Cy Young
stltoday.com 11/20/2009 — ESPN.com’s Keith Law voted Tim Lincecum No. 1, Javier Vazquez No. 2 and Adam Wainwright No. 3.
He explained his thoughts on ESPN.com. He are snippets of that:
:Law noted that Lincecum led by wide margins the NL in FIP (Fielding Independent…
The Freak Does It Again: Lincecum Wins NL Cy Young Award
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com 11/19/2009 — Lincecum received 100 points to beat out Cardinal pitchers Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright in a very close race. Carpenter received 94 votes and Wainwright received 90 points.
Cy Not In The Cards
cardinal70.com 11/20/2009 — (OK, I'm sure that'll be a headline used by just about everyone. Nobody's ever said I was creative.) The news is out , and Tim Lincecum won another Cy Young, beating out Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright. It was a ridiculously tight ...
Carroll & Law Unfairly Criticized
nybaseballdigest.com 11/21/2009 — Who says fans don’t care about awards. Keith Law and Will Carroll became the latest targets for irate baseball fans as they were roundly criticized for leaving Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter off their Cy Young Ballot. Carroll voted for Adam Wainwright and Law for Tim Lincecum. After ...
SUNDAY PUNCH / Let the Freak's flag fly —
SFGate: Top Sports Stories 11/22/2009
In this corner we are angry about the Cy Young Award voting. Not the recent vote. We're talking about the '07 Cy Young vote. Tim Lincecum got totally stiffed that season, overlooked and snubbed by the voting writers despite his sterling debut ...
Reactions
