Carpenter wins NL Cy Young Award
Carpenter wins NL Cy Young Award - MLB - Yahoo! Sports: "Chris Carpenter of the St. Louis Cardinals won the NL Cy Young Award on Thursday, capping a satisfying comeback from shoulder surgery that jeopardized his career only a few years ago.
After going 21-5 with a 2.83 ERA, Carpenter received 19 of 32 first-place votes and finished with 132 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America."
After going 21-5 with a 2.83 ERA, Carpenter received 19 of 32 first-place votes and finished with 132 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America."
2 Comments:
That really surprises me (in a good way). I thought Clemens would get it for the ERA but some people think wins define pitchers (though ERA doesn't alone either). Dontrelle's numbers seemed to be as good or better than Carp's except losses. So why did Carpenter win so decidedly?
Probably politics.
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