2013 Cy Young winners: Kershaw & Scherzer

[TNP777]

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/9972634/max-scherzer-detroit-tigers-wins-2013-al-cy-young-award

Not unexpected on either side, but glad it's official.

 

[Topnotchsy]

Kershaw enters rare company with this award. Definitely less intrigue than the MVP voting will be since pretty much everyone expected this. Well deserved by both pitchers.

 

[sheetskout]

No complaints here.

 

[Super Mario]

The coast bias sickens me.

If Wainwright pitched on the East or West coast, he would have at least 3 Cy Young awards.

Just like Bonds screwing Pujols out of a few MVP awards.

And Lincicum screwing Wano and Carp.

 

[Super Mario]

Kershaw wasn't any more deserving than Wainwright.

 

[Topnotchsy]

Kershaw wasn't any more deserving than Wainwright.

Would love to hear this argument...

 

[Super Mario]

Would love to hear this argument...

How was he?

 

[Topnotchsy]

How was he?

ERA over a run lower. More K's, lower WHIP. Pretty much beat him in every meaningful stat... Feel free to argue the other side.

 

[alexs64]

ERA over a run lower. More K's, lower WHIP. Pretty much beat him in every meaningful stat... Feel free to argue the other side.

HAHAHA. Love it.

 

[Austin]

The coast bias sickens me.
If Wainwright pitched on the East or West coast, he would have at least 3 Cy Young awards.

I hope this is a joke post, because you're smarter than this Sam.

If not, then it's ironic that you're calling the media biased, when you're so biased for the Cardinals.

Even the St. Louis beat writer voted for Kershaw, as did every other voter in the midwest and other non-coastal cities (except for the one voter from Cincinnati who picked Wainwright).

 

[Mighty Bombjack]

Kershaw wasn't any more deserving than Wainwright.

I agree with the existance of a coast-bias, but did you notice that Kershaw had a 1.83 ERA? Say what? That's historically great. He was absolutely more deserving that Wainwright.

 

[A_Pharis]

ERA over a run lower. More K's, lower WHIP. Pretty much beat him in every meaningful stat... Feel free to argue the other side.

But he didn't play for the Cardinals - therefore - didn't deserve it.

 

[Ryan The Orange]

Kershaw deserved every first place vote. But how did four writers leave Wainwright out of the top 5? That's ridiculous.

 

[TNP777]

But he didn't play for the Cardinals - therefore - didn't deserve it.

Yup. Some people (not just Sam) have their team blinders on just a tad too tight sometimes. I can't say I haven't been guilty of it myself.

Kershaw deserved every first place vote. But how did four writers leave Wainwright out of the top 5? That's ridiculous.

100% agree. Obviously I feel Kershaw was more than deserving (again, team blinders might be a factor), as did 29/30 of the writers that voted for him. This year he was the clear choice. However, Wainwright had a fantastic year - no way should he have placed that low on some ballots.