shysterball.blogspot.com - 11/14/2008
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My view on the NL Cy Young was that reasonable people could disagree between Johan Santana and Tim Lincecum, and that whatever my thoughts on the matter, Brandon Webb would get a lot of votes based on early season performance and win total. Any way you sliced it, though, those three would be in ...
Who You Got for the NL Cy? A B & C Argument
bugsandcranks.com 11/11/2008 — Every season the usual suspects are rounded up as the pre-season favorites to win the post-season prizes and the NL Cy Young is not exempt of those petty prognostications.
Following his trade from Minnesota last winter Johan Santana was ...
When 5th Place Gets You More Cash Than 1st Place
sportscracklepop.com 11/14/2008 — When 24 year-old Tim Lincecum won the NL Cy Young award earlier this week, he was all teeth smiles at his press conference. He pitched a hell of a season and dominated in the Cy Young voting.
It’s not at all surprising that Lincecum won the ...
NL Cy Young Winner Tim Lincecum to Grace the Cover of Major League Baseball 2K9
bizofbaseball.com 11/12/2008 — 2K Sports , the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc . , announced Tuesday that National League Cy Young Award winner, Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants, will be featured as the cover athlete and spokesman for next year's highly anticipated baseball video game, ...
Lincecum Wins NL Cy Young
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 11/12/2008 — From MLB.com : Tim Lincecum has been called "The Freak," "The Franchise" and "Seabiscuit." Now he can be called something else: The National League's Cy Young Award winner. The Giants right-hander earned the prestigious honor, emblematic of the league's best pitcher, in voting conducted by the ...
Brad Lidge Gets No Love from BBWAA
nittanydelphia.blogspot.com 11/12/2008 — Brad Lidge finished fourth in the voting for NL Cy Young Award, announced yesterday. Tim Lincecum of the Giants won the award. Also, why a Phillie will NOT win the NL MVP.
2008 BBWAA American League Cy Young
theoutsiderslook.blogspot.com 11/13/2008 — Brandon Heikoop reacts to the BBWAA's 2008 Cy Young Award announcement. While the BBWAA has already broken their final straws of credibility, the clout this organization holds is still enough to get someone rattled up.
A Fastball With a Vicious Streak a Mile Wide!
bugsandcranks.com 11/12/2008 — In an upset of epic proportions, the BBWAA got it right. Your 2008 National League Cy Young Award winner: Tim Lincecum! That’s right, the writers who are so often seduced by win totals and other completely useless statistics (like saves, for ...
When will Lincecum get paid? | Extra Baggs
blogs.mercurynews.com 11/12/2008 — So Tim Lincecum is the Cy Young award winner for the National League, and in case you missed the last paragraph of the Associated Press story, allow me to present it here as a public service: Santana, a two-time AL Cy Young winner with Minnesota, ...
2008 BBWAA NL Cy Young Winner
theoutsiderslook.blogspot.com 11/11/2008 — Brandon Heikoop praises the BBWAA for not entirely screwing up the post-season awards. He also questions the credibility of this organization, as well as the likelihood that the voting is done merely to tarnish the value held with this award.
Let the Fans Decide! —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/14/2008
I have been one to let the fans have as much say in professional sports as they can. I love that 2009 is a World Baseball Classic year. Personally, if I were Japanese, Venezuelan, or from an island in the Caribbean, but you know, at least I get to ...
A Case for Roy Halladay —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/14/2008
To this point in the postseason awards, there has been two obvious candidates for each award. The same holds true for the American League Cy Young Award, which sees Cliff Lee and his miraculous turn-around of a season, up against Roy Halladay and ...