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Well deserved.
Webb and Johan received 4 first place votes each and CC came away with 1.
Johan finished 3rd with the VASTLY inferior Brandon Webb finishing second in the voting because people are f***ing retarded. Lincecum finished with 137 points, Webb 73 and Santana 55. I guess an epic Vazquez-esque choke job by Webb down the stretch killing any hopes of postseason play for the D-Backs wasn't enough to drop him out of the top 3 or even the top 2 for that matter. Meanwhile Johan continues to get no love in the Cy Young voting, hardly the first time.
Full Version: Tim Lincecum Take the NL Cy Young
Not enough love for CC, IMO.
QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Nov 11, 2008 -> 02:54 PM) 
Not enough love for CC, IMO.
Agreed
An interesting little nugget I didnt know is that Lincecum's dad wont let any pitching coaches change anything with him.He has been working on his mechanics with him since he was a child.
QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Nov 11, 2008 -> 01:54 PM)
Not enough love for CC, IMO.
No kidding. His first time in the NL and he runs complete game after complete game to drive his team into the playoffs.
QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 11, 2008 -> 12:49 PM)
No kidding. His first time in the NL and he runs complete game after complete game to drive his team into the playoffs.
Simply put, you can't only look at 2/3 of a guy's season. He was dominant in the NL, but that was only 2/3 of a season. If you look at the 1/3 of the season he spent in the AL, he wasn't nearly as good.
Lincecum was the right choice here.
QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 11, 2008 -> 02:53 PM)
Simply put, you can't only look at 2/3 of a guy's season. He was dominant in the NL, but that was only 2/3 of a season. If you look at the 1/3 of the season he spent in the AL, he wasn't nearly as good.
Lincecum was the right choice here.
Lincecum was the right choice here.
I think he should have been given just a little bit more love though.
QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 11, 2008 -> 03:53 PM)
Simply put, you can't only look at 2/3 of a guy's season. He was dominant in the NL, but that was only 2/3 of a season. If you look at the 1/3 of the season he spent in the AL, he wasn't nearly as good.
Lincecum was the right choice here.
Lincecum was the right choice here.
He spent half of his season in MIL not 2/3. He made 18 starts in Cleveland and 17 in Milwaukee so you really can't consider him a true contender for the award especially when there's 2 great candidates who spent the entire season in the NL. If it were a weak year for Cy Young candidates like the AL in 2005 then you could make a case for him. The voting should have gone: 1.) Lincecum 2.) Santana 3.) Sabathia with Webb a very distant 4th.
QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 11, 2008 -> 01:00 PM)
I think he should have been given just a little bit more love though.
I'll grant he should have beaten Webb and been in the top 3.
QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 11, 2008 -> 02:53 PM)
Simply put, you can't only look at 2/3 of a guy's season. He was dominant in the NL, but that was only 2/3 of a season. If you look at the 1/3 of the season he spent in the AL, he wasn't nearly as good.
Lincecum was the right choice here.
Lincecum was the right choice here.
See Rick Sutcliffe, 1984.
QUOTE (YASNY @ Nov 12, 2008 -> 10:27 AM)
See Rick Sutcliffe, 1984.
See Lincecum's Strikeout to walk ratio, his awful run support, terrible bullpen, and domination of some of the best in division hitters.
QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Nov 12, 2008 -> 02:16 PM)
See Lincecum's Strikeout to walk ratio, his awful run support, terrible bullpen, and domination of some of the best in division hitters.
I wasn't arguing against Lincecum's winning it, just the fact that since CC spent a third of the year in the AL he shouldn't be eligible.
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