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AL Cy Young - Bartolo Colon

AxtellAxtell Posts: 10,037 ✭✭
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Congrats to the deserved winner...and yet another yankee gets shut out of postseason awards.

Another good day!

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  • megatronmegatron Posts: 955
    Had a great yet quiet year in Anaheim.

    Well deserved indeed......I actually heard he swallowed the competition image.
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  • SkinpinchSkinpinch Posts: 1,531
    Again, why give out individual awards if you award them to players based on their teammates (both run support, and what place the team finishes in). TIme and time again, the voters do this. I'm not going to debate about this topic as I did that already. But, having better teammates is the only thing that separated Bartolo Colon from Johan Santana, because Colon certainly didn't pitch as well as him. 21 wins(thanks for the runs fellas), and first place (thanks again fellas). Please don't say Colon was part of it, because I am quite certain Johan wouldn't have had a problem leading them to first place either.

    HEck, Mark Buehrle was also more deserving than Colon. It is the wins!! People are blinded by the wrong things!! It wasn't lack of innings that cost Buehrle or Santana wins, it was sheer bad luck(in comparison to Colon!!).


    image I geuss the only requisite to be a voter is a fat belly, crumbs on your shirt, and the ability to throw phony superlatives around. I've seen these guys. Because it sure isn't based on any analytical ability, or know how.
  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Johan Santana should have won this award, he is a much better pitcher.

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  • TwinsthreepeatTwinsthreepeat Posts: 278 ✭
    I agree Johan should won it, but didn't. Didn't Johan have better stats than bartolo in just about every catorgry.
  • thegemmintmanthegemmintman Posts: 3,101 ✭✭
    It wasn't all that close...

    AL Cy Young voting
    Pitcher 1st 2nd 3rd Pts
    Bartolo Colon, LAA 17 11 0 118
    Mariano Rivera, NYY 8 7 7 68
    Johan Santana, Min 3 8 12 51
    Cliff Lee, Cle 0 2 2 8
    Mark Buehrle, CHW 0 0 5 5
    Jon Garland, CHW 0 0 1 1
    Kevin Millwood, Cle 0 0 1 1


  • ctsoxfanctsoxfan Posts: 6,246 ✭✭


    << <i>I agree Johan should won it, but didn't. Didn't Johan have better stats than bartolo in just about every catorgry. >>



    Name Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP BAA
    Johan Santana MIN 33 33 16 7 0 3 2 231.2 180 77 74 22 45 238 2.87 0.97 .210
    Bartolo Colón LAA 33 33 21 8 0 2 0 222.2 215 93 86 26 43 157 3.48 1.16 .254


    Yes, I was a bit surprised to see how much better he actually was...but, I guess the 21 wins did the trick.
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  • DirtyHarryDirtyHarry Posts: 1,917 ✭✭✭
    Congrats to him. Great season. Axtell brings up the Yankees? image
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  • gosteelersgosteelers Posts: 2,668 ✭✭✭
    I heard an interesting stat the other day about Colon. His bullpen did not blow ONE game for him this year. That sure helped him along the way to 21 wins. Ask Pedro Martinez how he feels about his bullpen blowing games for him.
  • AxtellAxtell Posts: 10,037 ✭✭


    << <i>Congrats to him. Great season. Axtell brings up the Yankees? image >>



    And you can't help but put my name into your mouth.

    Obssess much, perhaps?

  • DirtyHarryDirtyHarry Posts: 1,917 ✭✭✭
    O'Axtell...obsessed - no way.
    Amazed...most definitely.

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