Baseball Musings (Free subscription) | 08/17/2008
In the Games of the Day post, I noted five NL Cy Young candidates were in action today. None of them hurt his chances this afternoon. Johan Santana turned in the strongest outing, a shutout against the Pirates. Not only...
I'm Writing Sports (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
Suddenly the big debate in baseball surrounds CC Sabathia, and whether or not he should be awarded the National League’s Cy Young Award. There’s no denying his impact on the Milwaukee Brewers since taking the mound for the first time on July 8. Simply put, he’s been brilliant. Without him their playoff [...]
Keep Your Sox On In Brooklyn: Diary (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Sean McAdam on Dice-K's Cy Young chances : "There are guys who have won more games -- there's Mussina, there's Saunders, there's Lee, all of whom I think have to be thought of ahead of Dice-K -- but if he continues to pitch at this clip and ends up with 18 or 19 wins, and only maybe three or four losses, he has to be in the conversation." I'm inclined to disagree: Matsuzaka's certainly been a cornerstone...
The Wisconsin Sports Bar (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
I'm just asking. The guy has be absolutely dominate since joining the Brewers. If he can win, say, 12 games with the Crew while maintaining a sub-2.50 ERA, can he legitimately be considered an NL Cy Young candidate?
AZ Sports Hub (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
I started thinking today about the Phoenix pro sports scene, and the amount of star power here in the Valley. We have 2 NBA MVPs, 2 Cy Young Award winner, 3 NBA Rookies of the Year, an NFL and Super Bowl MVP and a Heisman trophy winner all who now call Phoenix home. [...]
Home Run Derby (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Sometimes the best trades are the ones you don’t make. But don’t tell that to the New York Yankees. Back in December, the Yankees and the Boston Red Sox were each trying to negotiate a trade with the Minnesota Twins for pitcher Johan Santana. At the time, Minnesota wanted two of the top three Young players [...]
Viva El Birdos (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
with his win last night, cc sabathia is 8-0 since joining the brewers in a midseason trade. he’s shaping up to be the best midseason mound acquisition since rick sutcliffe , who went 16-1 for the 1984 cubs, pitching them into the playoffs for the first time in 39 years and winning the nl cy Young award. (coincidentally, sutcliffe --- like cc --- was traded away by the indians.) unless i’m mistaken,...
The Bucky Channel (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
Could CC Sabathia really win the NL MVP award? I'm not talking the CY Young award, which would be improbable enough for a pitcher that switched leagues midseason, I'm talking the actual NL MVP. The discussion came up the other night on ESPN's Baseball Tonight, and Sabathia's named was seriously considered. After you're done thinking about how crazy of a scenario that would be, think about it some more....
Cute Sports (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
Last night CC Sabathia threw 130 pitches and a complete game and a lot of the Brewer faithful are wondering if Ned Yost is pounding CC into the ground. It's been said that Sabathia should signs of being tired in last year's postseason. He won the AL Cy Young while pitching only one complete game. He's been with the Brewers about 5 weeks and he's already got 5 complete games for the Brewers. So why...
WaitingForNextYear (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
With the 2007 season long in the rear view, the common thought coming into this year was that if the Indians were not able to extend the contract of C.C. Sabathia, the team would have a 24-year old Fausto Carmona to rely on. In the Cy Young talks himself, Carmona tallied one of the biggest [...] ShareThis
Knuckle Curve (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
The long rumored Greg Maddux trade finally went through. The San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers struck a deal that will send the future Hall of Famer from San Diego north to L.A. While Maddux doesn’t still have his Cy Young stuff, he’s still a pretty darn decent pitcher. In 26 starts [...]
AstrosDaily.com's Astrowire (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
Eric Kayne Chronicle Astros starting pitcher Wandy Rodriguez wipes sweat from his brow just before walking in the first run for the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first inning at Minute Maid Park on Friday. Friday, Aug. 15, 2008, in Houston. ( Eric Kayne / Chronicle ) The Astros had their fun with the pushovers from Cincinnati and San Francisco. Now they’re girding their loins for the baseball equivalent...
Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
Halladay A …Doc has been and continues to be great. I really think he should get the CY Young this year, but likely won't because Lee has a better won/loss record. He has been showing frustraition with umpires more lately than I ever remember before. Marcum A …He looks like he's 100% which is great to see. It took a few games to build up his endurance and Cito isn't big on pulling guys early for some...
Gaslamp Ball (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
It irks me that they keep moving Peavy's starts. In the last two weeks Peavy was suppose to face Jeff Francis and C.C. Sabathia. In Colorado it would have been Ace vs. Ace and yesterday it could have been 2007 NL Cy Young vs. 2007 AL Cy Young. That would have been an exciting game to watch. That's something fans could get excited about during an otherwise dreadful season. Instead they decide to give...
WaitingForNextYear (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
With our Tribe (and company) recap coming a bit later today, I found this small blurb by Will Carroll from Baseball Prospectus. On June 13, 1984, the Indians traded Rick Sutcliffe to the Cubs. He made 20 starts, going 16-1 with seven complete games and won the Cy Young in the NL. On July 7, 2008, the [...] ShareThis
