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November 08, 2005
Mo 2nd in AL Cy Young Vote
MLB's worst kept secret is now fact - Bartolo Colon is the 2005 AL CYA winner.
Mariano Rivera finished 2nd in the voting.
I have no issue with Mo being #2 - assuming that #1 was deserving. But, since it's well documented all over the Internet the past few days that Colon was not the best SP in the AL this year, I have to wonder "If you're not going to give it to the best SP, then why not give it to the best RP?"
Sure, some might say that RP should not win the Cy Young (or MVP). But, then, why is it OK for a RP to win the Rookie of the Year, as Street did this year in the AL?
In any event, it's interesting/sad that 6 voters did not even include Rivera on their ballot. I am curious as to where they're based - in terms of the teams that they cover.
In the end, this may be a bummer to Mo and his fans, but, truth be told, Rivera has everything that anyone could ever want from the game - a strong legacy in a great town and an eventual Cooperstown plaque. Plus, he's got rings. But, most of all, he has the respect of his teammates - from the Clay Bellinger levels to the Derek Jeter levels. Ask anyone who has played on the Yankees from 1995 through 2005 about Mo - and what they say beats a Cy Young Award any day.
Posted by Steve Lombardi at November 8, 2005 02:45 PM
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Hell, I'd say he has the respect of all of baseball.
Posted by: Jen ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.waswatching.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at November 8, 2005 03:09 PM
No doubt about it. He IS baseball. For all the talk about how Boston owned him, etc. he still put out a Cy Young & MVP performance in 2005. He is our rock. Bartolo Colon can now take his Cy Young bonus and allocate it to more cheeseburgers and back treatments. Mo will take his runner-up spot straight to Cooperstown in the middle of the upcoming decade.
Posted by: MJ at November 8, 2005 03:16 PM
Yep, yep!
Posted by: pokeefe at November 8, 2005 05:16 PM
Damn, I really wanted him to win it. Colon is such an ass clown too. Oh well.
Posted by: JeremyM at November 8, 2005 07:13 PM
I don't mind so much Mo coming in second, but the only thing Colon had over Buerhle or Santana were wins. BBWAA has embarassed itself yet again.
Posted by: rbj at November 9, 2005 08:14 AM
Been a fan ever since 8th inning of game 5 (1995).
:D
Looking at the box score, he only went 2/3 of an inning in that game?
Posted by: Raf at November 9, 2005 11:45 AM