First off, I have to say Happy Birthday to my lil sis. Thanks for all you’ve done Gina. I love you very much 🙂
Birthday wishes also go out to Ron Artest. Happy Birthday brotha. Thanks.
Props to Dwil for his SOMM mention in Jemele Hill’s latest.
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C.C. Sabathia wins Cy Young Award
Wasn’t a surprise to me brotha
I’m shocked. Beckett second.
Sports writers were swinging on Beckett’s jock the last two months of the season. There is no denying Beckett was a monster during the playoffs. Anyone outside of Cleveland who seriously entertained the notion Sabathia would win this award is a liar. Straight up. If anything, I thought his teammate Fausto Carmona would takes some votes and Beckett would win in a landslide. He’s the first Indians pitcher since Gaylord Focker Perry won the award in ’72. Does it make up for Albert Belle not winning in ’95? Of course not.
C.C. was 19-7 with a 3.21 earned run average. Maybe the reasoning behind Sabathia winning was he pitched 40 more innings than Beckett. Becket was on the dl–most likely to rest the ace–and maybe durability was a question.
Sabathia received 18 of 29 first place votes.
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