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Beckett definitely should have won the Cy, and not just because he signed my son's glove at a Rays game this season We knew it had to end sometime, this inexplicable run of good luck and positive news surrounding the Red Sox this season, but no one in the Nation ever expected the gravy train to come to a screeching halt like this:
Cleveland Indians pitcher C.C. Sabathia bested our own Josh Beckett for the 2007 American league Cy Young award.
Stats aside, and we can all agree that the pair's numbers are extremely comparable, how can anyone in their right mind select Captain Cheeseburger over bad-ass Becks?
From Day 2 of the 2007 season, when Josh won the first of his ML-leading 20 games, the focus from all corners of the baseball globe has been centered on Boston's hard-throwing righty.
He went on to win his first seven starts, shrugged off a trip to the DL to post victories in his first nine decisions stretching into early June, and was the backbone of a staff that helped Boston climb to a 14 1/2 game division lead.
He was also the winning pitcher in the All Star Game, where he struck out two batters and allowed one hit in two innings of work, and following a mini-slump in which he went 4-5, he reeled off a 7-2 streak to end the season as the majors first 20-game winner in three years.
And although it does not matter in Cy balloting, for good measure he crushed all competition en route to another fantastic postseason, winning four games, including two Ws against Sabathia and the Tribe in the ALCS, and another in the World Series against Colorado, to cement his reputation as one of the best playoff performers in modern history.
And what does he get for his epic season for the ages?
Second place in the Cy.
Well, that and another World Series ring.
Guess that'll have to do.
But let me go on record saying that it's absolutely ridiculous that a man who arguably might have been the second best pitcher on his own team, let alone the entire league, win the award.
For what reason was he bestowed this honor? After all, Beckett bested the beefy lefty in nearly every significant statistical category; in fact, Becks was first in the entire AL in wins, winning %, WHIP and Ks/9 innings while allowing the fewest hits, runs, earned runs and lowest batting average against in the league.
The only categories that Sabathia was better than Beckett were ERA, innings pitched and strikeouts, and so it's pretty shitty when you realize Becks was robbed of the only meaningful trophy that's missing from his mantle over 41 innings,.06 runs per game and 14 strikeouts.
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