Poll: A.L. Cy Young

[ctt8410]

Really tough call, but I went with Sabathia. 40 more innings pitched and a 5.69 K/BB ratio compared to 4.70 for Beckett.

[wayne1218]

Bump

[tech fan]

Gotta Go With Sabbathia

[wayne1218]

I don't think Beckett is going to Win the Cy Young but tonight is a perfect example for why i think he should!

Nobody else in baseball Won 20 games but him.

P.S. I told you he could go complete game if need be too!

[wayne1218]

Let's see what Sabathia does tomm.

[TwoTonTony]

i hope he throws a gem....or better yet indians win 8-7

[live jive]

carmona

[wayne1218]

carmona

C'mon now ... Carmona wasn't the guy who beat Santana & Verlander 5 times. Sabathia was.

[savage1]

Its too bad that post season stats don't count.
You saw what Beckett did tonight;lets see if fat ass can finally beat the Yankees.
ps I voted for the guy without the big rump.

[wayne1218]

Again, if the vote was held after last night, i think Beckett proved to be the better pitcher. Just like he did after game 1 of round 1 in the playoffs. I still think CC is going to win it though!

[savage1]

For the life of me, I cannot understand why the voting is held BEFORE the playoffs.
The entire point of any sport is to win a championship;what one does in the post season is thus at least as important as what one does during the regular season;can someone tell me why the rule regarding the voting is as it is presently?

[kbsooner21]

For the life of me, I cannot understand why the voting is held BEFORE the playoffs.
The entire point of any sport is to win a championship;what one does in the post season is thus at least as important as what one does during the regular season;can someone tell me why the rule regarding the voting is as it is presently?

Cause not every team makes the playoffs.

[savage1]

Cause not every team makes the playoffs.

That makes some sense, but should a pitcher whose team does make the playoffs in essence be penalized because they do?
Speaking of this topic, I find it amusing that with all of the debate as to who should be the Cy Young winner, namely Sabathia or Beckett, Sabathia is an underdog in HIS OWN ballpark tonight to Beckett with his team leading 3 games to 1.
I find that mighty strange indeed, and whether playoffs should count or not in determing the CY Young winner, it is clear indication anyways of how oddsmakers perceive the two pitchers.

[frankb03]

That makes some sense, but should a pitcher whose team does make the playoffs in essence be penalized because they do?

How's he being penalized? At season's end they're all on an equal playing field. We're comparing apples to apples. Each pitcher being considered has played a full season.

It can work both ways. What if they didn't take the vote at season's end. And what if Beckett shit the bed. Should he be penalized because he had two bad outings in the playoffs. Should that overshadow a great season.

I believe your opinion would be different and Boston didn't make the playoffs. Should the voters not consider Beckett?

Should we discard all pitchers simply because their team didn't make the playoffs?

The entire point of any sport is to win a championship

The Cy Young is awarded to the best PITCHER in each league. Not the best pitcher for the best teams.

Should the MVP be awarded to Manny because his team is still in the playoffs but Arod's Yanks were already eliminated. I guess Magglio Ordonez should get no consideration because the Tigers didn't make the playoffs.

[frankb03]

it is clear indication anyways of how oddsmakers perceive the two pitchers.

I don't agree. The oddsmaker adjusts the line to factor the publics PERCEPTION of the two pitchers. The casual baseball fan/bettor knows that Beckett's been clutch. But both his playoff wins were at home.

I guess since it a clear indication and since Beckett's only laying -120 you'll play the Sox BIG.