By TIM MULLHAUPT Without question the MLB's most sought-after pitching award is based off one's entire body of work in a given year. If the season ended today, I'd have no qualms handing Chris Archer the AL hardware (his K/9 giving him the nod over the nearly identical Sonny Gray) and I'd be content giving Gerrit Cole his first big league accolade that didn't end in "of the … [Read more...] about 48 and 49: the Tale of Two 26-year old Cy Young Contenders
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Cy Young Hindsight #2
In the spirit of "Blind Resume," and at least partly inspired by what I like to call the evolution of Cy Young voters, we bring you the second installment of "Cy Young Hindsight." What we do here is anonymously present the top candidates for the Cy Young award from a prior year, and ask you to tell us who you'd vote for. If you recognize the statistics for any of the … [Read more...] about Cy Young Hindsight #2
Cy Young Hindsight
In the spirit of "Blind Resume," and at least partly inspired by what I like to call the evolution of Cy Young voters, we introduce the first installment of "Cy Young Hindsight." What we'll be doing here is anonymously presenting the top candidates for the Cy Young award from a prior year, and asking you to tell us who you'd vote for. If you recognize the statistics for any … [Read more...] about Cy Young Hindsight
Who Am I? | 10/6/10
By Paul Casey Gotham ****Remember, try this without research. Make like Wally, and release your inner James Joyce. Show us your stream of consciousness as you try to decipher the answer. I wish I could share my story with as many young players as possible. Maybe they would learn to appreciate what they have. Yeah, by the time I was 25 I had won over 80 major league games. … [Read more...] about Who Am I? | 10/6/10
Who Am I? | 8/25/10
By Paul Casey Gotham ****Remember, try this without research. Make like Wally, and release your inner James Joyce. Show us your stream of consciousness as you try to decipher the answer. Evens and odds. Odds or evens. They came up with a theory about me. I was only good on the odd years. Ha. I guess they were right. After all, it was an odd-numbered year when I won my … [Read more...] about Who Am I? | 8/25/10