2011 SB Nation AL Cy Young Award

by Al Yellon on Nov 8, 2011 12:00 PM CST in MLB News

Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers throws a pitch against Mitch Moreland of the Texas Rangers in Game Five of the American League Championship Series at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

The only real surprise here is that the Tigers' Justin Verlander was not the unanimous winner; of the 24 AL ballots submitted (BCB, as a NL blog, did not get a vote here), he was named first on 22 of them. CC Sabathia of the Yankees got the other two first-place votes and Verlander was named second on those ballots. Cy Young voters cast ballots for their top five selections and points were awarded on a 7-4-3-2-1 basis. You'll have to wait two more days to find out how Verlander did in the AL MVP voting.

Complete voting after the jump.

Num	Name	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Total
1	Justin Verlander	22	2	-	-	-	162
2	CC Sabathia	2	17	4	1	-	96
3	Jered Weaver	-	5	10	4	-	58
4	James Shields	-	-	3	8	6	31
5	C.J. Wilson	-	-	4	4	5	25
6	Dan Haren	-	-	3	5	4	23
7	Josh Beckett	-	-	-	-	3	3
8	David Price	-	-	-	1		2
8	Jon Lester	-	-	-	1	-	2
8	Brandon McCarthy	-	-	-	-	2	2
11	Mariano Rivera	-	-	-	-	1	1
11	Doug Fister	-	-	-	-	1	1
11	Felix Hernandez	-	-	-	-	1	1
11	Gio Gonzalez	-	-	-	-	1	1

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Whoever didn't vote for Verlander should be

severely reprimanded….or something harsh like that.

We'll miss you Big Boy. #10 for Hall of Fame.

by mrcubsfan on Nov 8, 2011 12:08 PM CST reply actions

Shunned. Let's shun them.

The dipsticks.

There are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. Who says baseball isn't a religion? (Now #8452 in the Cubs Season Ticket Wait List...)

by Zeke on Nov 8, 2011 2:59 PM CST up reply actions

Verlander was a beast in 2011.

More of a beast than those lame impressions that the Brewers do. Justin Verlander is one of the best pitchers in baseball and the guy should have been a unanimous Cy Young Award winner. He gets my vote for MVP, too.

by jeffmills1972 on Nov 8, 2011 6:45 PM CST up reply actions

Justin > CC in 2011

and its not even close. Two voters were wrong

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by Hammer on Nov 8, 2011 12:13 PM CST reply actions

0.92 whip in 251 innings is insane

250Ks 57 walks

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry

by Hammer on Nov 8, 2011 12:15 PM CST up reply actions

Yep. SBN imitating BWAA?

Not so sure that’s something I’d aspire to…

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by ballhawk on Nov 8, 2011 2:01 PM CST up reply actions

Brandon McCarthy?

Those were 10 electric innings he pitched this year.

by cowboy2024 on Nov 8, 2011 2:59 PM CST reply actions

oooh, just missed by 160

in 170 2/3 innings of work, he turned in a 3.32 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 123/25 K/BB ratio while allowing only 11 home runs.

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by Fukudometer on Nov 8, 2011 3:06 PM CST up reply actions

Yeah.

Worth a 5th place vote for sure.

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by Al Yellon on Nov 8, 2011 3:15 PM CST up reply actions

One of those 5th places left Shields off the ballot. Worth it?

Am I the only one flagging this guy?
Seriously, do we have to wait for the money shot or a "F*** THE SOXXXXXX!" before we ban him? Doubleteapot… BAN HIM!!

by AlohaSox on Sep 28, 2011 10:20 PM CDT

by SandalsNoPants on Nov 9, 2011 7:30 AM CST up reply actions

Actually, both

One from the Royals, the other from the Rangers, and neither from the Rangers gave a vote to Shields. As a Rays fan, I am honestly shocked.

Am I the only one flagging this guy?
Seriously, do we have to wait for the money shot or a "F*** THE SOXXXXXX!" before we ban him? Doubleteapot… BAN HIM!!

by AlohaSox on Sep 28, 2011 10:20 PM CDT

by SandalsNoPants on Nov 9, 2011 7:34 AM CST up reply actions