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Cliff, Meet Cy. Cy, Meet Cliff.
WaitingForNextYear —
[image] Well, it’s official, after weeks of speculation. Cliff Lee is your 2008 American League Cy Young winner , beating Toronto’s Roy Halladay who finished second. Lee earned 24 of 28 first-place votes and 132 total points in voting done by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Halladay garnered the other four first-place votes and finished with 71 points. Lee led the AL in wins (22) and ERA (2.54), and his winning percentage (22-3, .880) was the fifth-best since 1900 for pitchers with at least 20 decisions in a season. Lee also finished second in three other major categories (IP, 223.1 - WHIP, 1.11 - CG, 4) and was ninth in the league in strikeouts with 170. He became the ...
Two in a Row for Tribe! Cliff Lee wins AL Cy Young!
The Tribe Daily —
It's official! Cliff Lee has won the 2008 American League Cy Young Award! And he did it much like he went through the season. DOMINATION! It's a shame four writers out there weren't bright enough to realize that even though Roy Halladay put together a fabulous season, Cliff Lee deserved every single vote. Halladay received four first place votes, which means Lee got 24 out of 28 first placers. A 22-3 record.. 2.54 ERA.. Both League Leads.. You deserve it Cliff! You can read the below post, which appears on B/R and even the front page of ...
Lee Wins AL Cy Young
Beyond the Box Score —
As with the Lincecum selection we had this one pegged two months ago.
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Cliff Lee Wins AL Cy Young Award
FanHouse —
by Tom Fornelli Filed under: Indians, AL Central, MLB Awards Last year CC Sabathia became the first Cleveland Indians pitcher to win the Cy Young Award since Gaylord Perry did it in 1972. Now Cliff Lee -- who coincidentally is the first Indians pitcher to win 20 games since Perry did it in 1974 -- has been named the first Indians pitcher to win the Cy Young since Sabathia did it last season, as he easily won the award over anybody else in the American League. There wasn't much doubt as to who was going to win the award in the American League, though some thought Lee could get a challenge from ...
Lee Wins AL Cy Young Award
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
No surprise here, it was announced today that Cleveland Indians lefty Cliff Lee has won the American League Cy Young award. On the season Lee went 22-3 with a 2.54 ERA. In 223.1 innings pitched he struck out 170 and walked just 34. He threw 4 complete games, and 2 shutouts. There were two Yankees that finished in the top ten; Mariano Rivera finished fifth in the AL Cy Young voting, getting three third-place votes, and Mike Mussina finished sixth, getting two third-place votes.
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Cliff Lee Wins AL CY
YFSF —
Tribe pitchers go back-to-back. Something I don't understand is how any writer could vote K-Rod ahead of Roy Halladay.
Tomahawks with Cy Phifer Lee
The DiaTribe —
... Cliff Lee deservedly won the Cy Young going away, besting Roy Halladay to become the second straight Indian to win the award. Not much more can be said about Lee that hasn’t been said ( ...
Rivera and Mussina Receive Third Place Votes for AL Cy Young Award
YanksBlog.com —
Jason Beck and Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com report that both Mariano Rivera and Mike Mussina received third place votes for the 2008 AL Cy Young Award. Only 7 pitchers received votes. Rivera collected three third place votes (one of which came from ...
2008 Awards - Is The Win Losing Value?
Athletics Nation —
... Cliff Lee - Leading the AL in wins (and no one despises this stat more than baseballgirl) with 22, and ERA with 2.54, Lee put together an amazing season, and easily took the award, with 24 first place votes. Roy Halladay was his closest competition and only earned 4 first place votes. K-rod, Matsuzaka, and Rivera round out the top five. ...
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