Posted on 11/10/2004 4:18:45 PM PST by Gucho
Clemens wins record 7th Cy Young Award 11/9/2004 8:36 PM By: Associated Press
NEW YORK -- Houston Astros great, and former Texas Longhorn, Roger Clemens easily won his record seventh Cy Young Award on Tuesday
The pitcher dubbed the "Rocket" received 23 of 32 first-place votes and 140 points in balloting released by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Clemens won the National League Cy Young for the first time -- after capturing six Cy Youngs in the American League.
Arizona's Randy Johnson finished second. Houston's Roy Oswalt was third.
Clemens, 42, is the oldest Cy Young winner. Gaylord Perry was 40 when he won the NL honor in 1978.
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He deserves it. He took the Astros to the NL championship. Good for him.
Has the AL winner been announced yet? I have my fingers crossed for Johan Santana.
I hope this will make up (some day) for selling my Ryan Rookie in '78.
Tip of the hat to a great picher and a state that produces pitchers with bionic arms.
Clemens was a jerk when I coached Little League.
He was a jerk in junior-high school.
He was a jerk in high school.
He was a jerk in college.
He was a jerk when with the Boston Red Sox.
He was a jerk when with the Expos.
He was a jerk when with the Yankees.
He was a jerk when with the Astros.
He is still, to this day, a jerk.
Some things never change.
Clemens top 10 record for Cy Young Award:
Top 10 CYA
1986-AL-1
1987-AL-1
1988-AL-6
1990-AL-2
1991-AL-1
1992-AL-3
1997-AL-1
1998-AL-1
2000-AL-6
2001-AL-1
2004-NL-1
He really is an ageless wonder and a freak of nature.
Even though he turned his back on the Yankees to pitch for Houston, he deserves it. Kudos Roger. May you continue to do the thing you love -- pitch -- long into the future.
"Has the AL winner been announced yet? I have my fingers crossed for Johan Santana."
Will be named tomorrow:
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6447560/
RJ's 2004 Record = http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=4288
Rocket's 2004 Record = http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=3340
Yes, it's too bad Johnson was playing for a minor league team this year. Otherwise, he would have won the award easily.
Randy Johnson's 16-14 is impressive on a team that barely topped 50 wins, but Clemens won a lot of close games and fully deserves the award. Wins are what ultimately counts, and Clemens always seemed to have just enough to win.
Clemens's career record is now 328-164, exactly twice as many wins as losses. When a whole team goes 108-54, it is regarded as a great, great team. For an individual pitcher to do for his entire career is almost unparalleled -- I think Clemens has the top career winning percentage of any righthander with 200 wins.
"I think Clemens has the top career winning percentage of any righthander with 200 wins."
Bob Caruthers
Robert Lee Caruthers (Parisian Bob)
Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 7", Weight 138 lb.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/carutbo01.shtml
Ballplayer Bob Caruthers
http://brandy.weblogs.us/poster/ballplayer-bob-caruthers-831411.html
Some would say that records from before 1900 shouldn't count because the game was so different; for some records that is true, but won-lost percentage is insensitive to any changes in the game because they affect both teams equally, so I don't have a problem counting Caruthers.
Maybe some day the choke will win a 7th game.
I thoroughly dislike Clemens.
However, I can't deny that he is talented and he deserves it.
this arrogant POS didnt "take the astros to the NL" the rest of the astros took themselves. 18 wins and Cy Young? give me a friggin break.
The Capt.
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