QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Sep 30, 2008 -> 03:21 PM)
I hate this award. Cliff Lee is deserving because he came back from spending time in the minor leagues after being demoted last year. But what about Lidge? He only pitched 2 more innings and 6 more appearances this season then he did last season. So what did he come back from, being bad? That's a dumb argument, and it's realistically not a valid one either. He had a 3.36 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, and .219 average against last season with a strikeout ratio well over 1 per inning, so it's not like he was total garbage.
Agreed. They should restrict it to something having to do with ABs or IP. That way there are qualification standards like there are for ROY