Felix Hernandez Won The Cy Young

[MUSEOVEN]

Today Felix Won The Cy Young Award :d :d :d

[yanks12025]

Re: Felix Hernandez Won The Cy Young

What a joke.

[yanks12025]

Re: Felix Hernandez Won The Cy Young

I take back by previous statement, wrong post.

Good for Felix, should have gotten more wins but no run support.

[legaleagle92481]

Re: Felix Hernandez Won The Cy Young

Total farce. As Roy Hallday said Tuesday when he won in summary the new school thought is wrong and great pitchers find a wau to win. Felix did not pitch well in April and may then when Ms fell out of contention pitched great with little pressure in a division that was a total joke other than the Rangers. Yes he had a good record vs. contending teams but how many of those games were meaningful? The Yanks and Rays both were going to make the playoffs barring an epic losing streak so how amped up were they to play the league's doormat? CC, Price and Lester all deserved it over him.

[cliffjmp33]

Re: Felix Hernandez Won The Cy Young

I won't poo-poo it that bad, but I think it a bit silly/odd/lacking of competitive spirit that Hernandez didn't pitch when his spot was up in the final game of the season. I think any "great pitcher" would want the ball and say to hell with voting and finishing the year at 14-12(win), 13-13 (loss) or 13-12 (didn't play/no decision).

[David]

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Felix wanted to pitch the last start, but the team wouldn't let him.

Judging by wins alone is stupid, in my opinion. If your Yankees give you 5 runs per game, of course you're going to get more wins than if you team gives you 1. It's an individual award not a team award. If it isn't an individual award, then give the Cy Young to Derek Jeter and the Yankees.

[DJaeger22]

Re: Felix Hernandez Won The Cy Young

cy young would think it was a joke. cy won over 500 games with good teams and bad. he carried his teams on his back winning games along the way. how does a guy that barely has a winning record win the cy young award. oh well thats just my take on it.

[David]

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If Cy Young was so good, then why didn't he win a Cy Young

I fairly note my bias in that I live in Seattle and dislike the Yankees. Though my opinion on wins stands, independent to team.

[MarinersFan34]

Re: Felix Hernandez Won The Cy Young

So if Felix shouldn't have won this year because of lack of run support and it should be based on W-L record alone, then he should have won last year with his 19-5(.792) to Greinke 16-8 (.667) correct?

Based on stats, Felix beat CC in every category except the W-L record, so had Felix had the same run support.. hmm, 20+ game winner as well.

[Manram]

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I am glad for felix. Been a great pitcher for years just on the mariners so he doesn't have run support. Put him on the yankees he would have won more than cc did..................

[mariner_gamers]

Re: Felix Hernandez Won The Cy Young

Bill James will definitely be in the Hall of Fame someday this years Cy Young voting shows his incredible influence. For over 10 years now I have based my value of a player on OPS, runs created, etc. Today the baseball writers also got on board and awarded the Cy to the most dominant pitcher in the AL. I understand many still value RBI's, batting average, W/L records and that's fine. At least those who have the power to award players for their dominance have finally realized how to measure a players true contibutions.

Congrats to the KING!!!!

[Vintagedeputy]

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Is this a joke?

Hernandez over CC?

First Obama, now this.....absolutely unbelievable....someone needs to be fired.

[Dewey2007]

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Felix's record and stats this year completely reminded me of some of Nolan Ryan's seasons when he pitched with some bad teams. I looked at his career stats and although he didn't win the Cy Young award in 1987, Nolan Ryan was 5th in voting that year with an 8-16 record which is amazing. He did lead the league in ERA and K's that year though.

[lakeerie92]

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cy young would think it was a joke. cy won over 500 games with good teams and bad. he carried his teams on his back winning games along the way. how does a guy that barely has a winning record win the cy young award. oh well thats just my take on it.

Cy Young also had 316 losses. He was a 20 game loser in 3 different years. He did his fair share of losing on bad teams too.Cy Young career .618 winning percentage. Hernandez-.573

[Fnazxc0114]

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If you took felix off of the mariners they would still be a last place team. He pitched with no pressure. As much as i hate the yankees CC pitched lights out in a pennant race, while felix was busy sitting out his last start in order to not affect his stats. This is as bad as the writer who gave joe girrardi a vote for manager of the year.