Cy Zambrano?

[Jazz]

Do you think Z has a chance to win the Cy Young? Here's a look at the top 10 canidates other than Zambrano:

 

Tom Glavine - 11-4, 3.69 ERA, 88 SO

Aaron Harang - 11-6, 3.52 ERA, 135 SO

Brandon Webb - 11-3, 2.51, 117 SO

Chris Capuano - 10-5, 3.49 ERA, 117 SO

Chris Carpenter - 10-4, 2.68 ERA, 114 SO

Brad Penny - 10-4, 3.28, 89 SO

Bronson Arroyo - 2.92 ERA, 111 SO

Pedro Martinez - 7-4, 3.45 ERA, 111 SO

Trevor Hoffman - 27 Saves, 2.09 ERA, 6.75 K/9

Jason Isringhausen - 28 Saves, 3.02 ERA. 8.87 K/9

 

and Zambrano - 11-3, 3.27 ERA, 147 SO

 

 

He is tied for the NL Lead in Win PCT %, with the cubs no less which would actually mean hes been more impressive than Brandon Webb, He leads the league in K's, by a decent margin, and is 6th in the NL in ERA. If Z were to go on a crazy run from here on out and win most of his starts (he's projected to have 10-12 more), and pitch phenomenly in all of them, he has a shot at the

Pitching triple crown.

[goonys evil twin]

Do you think Z has a chance to win the Cy Young?

 

Yes.

[illiniguy]

Do you think Z has a chance to win the Cy Young? Here's a look at the top 10 canidates other than Zambrano:

 

Tom Glavine - 11-4, 3.69 ERA, 88 SO

Aaron Harang - 11-6, 3.52 ERA, 135 SO

Brandon Webb - 11-3, 2.51, 117 SO

Chris Capuano - 10-5, 3.49 ERA, 117 SO

Chris Carpenter - 10-4, 2.68 ERA, 114 SO

Brad Penny - 10-4, 3.28, 89 SO

Bronson Arroyo - 2.92 ERA, 111 SO

Pedro Martinez - 7-4, 3.45 ERA, 111 SO

Trevor Hoffman - 27 Saves, 2.09 ERA, 6.75 K/9

Jason Isringhausen - 28 Saves, 3.02 ERA. 8.87 K/9

 

and Zambrano - 11-3, 3.27 ERA, 147 SO

 

 

He is tied for the NL Lead in Win PCT %, with the cubs no less which would actually mean hes been more impressive than Brandon Webb, He leads the league in K's, by a decent margin, and is 6th in the NL in ERA. If Z were to go on a crazy run from here on out and win most of his starts (he's projected to have 10-12 more), and pitch phenomenly in all of them, he has a shot at the

Pitching triple crown.

This is a joke, right? Isringhausen has been horrible this year.

[DiamondMind]

28 saves, a 3 ERA, and 9K/9IP is horrible?

[goonys evil twin]

28 saves, a 3 ERA, and 9K/9IP is horrible?

 

1.41 WHIP. Should not be on any Cy Young list.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Harang, Capuano, Arroyo, Hoffman, and Isringhausen will probably not get serious consideration. Pedro's injury may bump him off the list. Webb always seems to be forgotten about. I'd say the list is Z, Glavine, Webb, Carp, Penny.

[RyCubsFan]

Harang, Capuano, Arroyo, Hoffman, and Isringhausen will probably not get serious consideration. Pedro's injury may bump him off the list. Webb always seems to be forgotten about. I'd say the list is Z, Glavine, Webb, Carp, Penny.

 

Arroyo is having a much better year than Glavine right now. I'd take Glavine off, as his ERA is in the high 3's. At this point, I think Webb deserves it, with Z not far behind. Watch out for Carpenter and Pedro.

 

In the AL, the top 3 are probably Halliday, Santana, and Liriano so far. What a 1-2 combo for the Twins.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Harang, Capuano, Arroyo, Hoffman, and Isringhausen will probably not get serious consideration. Pedro's injury may bump him off the list. Webb always seems to be forgotten about. I'd say the list is Z, Glavine, Webb, Carp, Penny.

 

Arroyo is having a much better year than Glavine right now. I'd take Glavine off, as his ERA is in the high 3's. At this point, I think Webb deserves it, with Z not far behind. Watch out for Carpenter and Pedro.

 

In the AL, the top 3 are probably Halliday, Santana, and Liriano so far. What a 1-2 combo for the Twins.

 

Glavine's name will take him a lot farther, and his win total will likely be higher (which seems to be weighed heavily for the Cy).

[Caryatid]

Is it possible to give all the NL awards to the AL this year?

 

They could certainly make a case that the guy who finishes second in virtually every major award probably is having a better year than the guy in the NL.

[soccer10k]

Do you think Z has a chance to win the Cy Young? Here's a look at the top 10 canidates other than Zambrano:

 

Tom Glavine - 11-4, 3.69 ERA, 88 SO

Aaron Harang - 11-6, 3.52 ERA, 135 SO

Brandon Webb - 11-3, 2.51, 117 SO

Chris Capuano - 10-5, 3.49 ERA, 117 SO

Chris Carpenter - 10-4, 2.68 ERA, 114 SO

Brad Penny - 10-4, 3.28, 89 SO

Bronson Arroyo - 2.92 ERA, 111 SO

Pedro Martinez - 7-4, 3.45 ERA, 111 SO

Trevor Hoffman - 27 Saves, 2.09 ERA, 6.75 K/9

Jason Isringhausen - 28 Saves, 3.02 ERA. 8.87 K/9

 

and Zambrano - 11-3, 3.27 ERA, 147 SO

 

 

He is tied for the NL Lead in Win PCT %, with the cubs no less which would actually mean hes been more impressive than Brandon Webb, He leads the league in K's, by a decent margin, and is 6th in the NL in ERA. If Z were to go on a crazy run from here on out and win most of his starts (he's projected to have 10-12 more), and pitch phenomenly in all of them, he has a shot at the

Pitching triple crown.

 

Webb is clearly the leader right now with Carpenter likely in second. Z and Arroyo are tied for third in my book.

[dvdd127]

Izzy has sucked this year...he has not chance...

 

Big Z on the other hand has a great chance of winning it. But prolly wont because of the Cubs record

[Jazz]

Izzy has sucked this year...he has not chance...

 

Big Z on the other hand has a great chance of winning it. But prolly wont because of the Cubs record

but shouldnt that give even more credibility for Z? The fact that he has an 11-3 record alone should wow alot of voters.

[texascub]

Z is getting the most press right now which should really help him. He'll lead the league in K's and have one of the lowest WHIP and ERA at the end of the year. If he doesn't win I think he'll be very, very close.

[soccer10k]

Izzy has sucked this year...he has not chance...

 

Big Z on the other hand has a great chance of winning it. But prolly wont because of the Cubs record

but shouldnt that give even more credibility for Z? The fact that he has an 11-3 record alone should wow alot of voters.

 

Brandon Webb is 11-3 also and his ERA is .76 lower than Z's and Webb's WHIP is lower as well (1.11 compared to 1.23). A team's record should not come into play when deciding the Cy Young. The award is handed out to the best pitcher in the league, not the best pitcher on the best team. Fact is, Webb has been a better so far this year.

[illiniguy]

Z is getting the most press right now which should really help him. He'll lead the league in K's and have one of the lowest WHIP and ERA at the end of the year. If he doesn't win I think he'll be very, very close.

Plus he might hit 10 homers.

[Abe Frohman]

Let's not forget how bad it was for Z in the first couple months. Also, his 8 straight wins are going to turn some heads. I like Z or Webb SO FAR.

 

I'll bet Z pulls away in the second half.

[texascub]

Z is getting the most press right now which should really help him. He'll lead the league in K's and have one of the lowest WHIP and ERA at the end of the year. If he doesn't win I think he'll be very, very close.

Plus he might hit 10 homers.

 

If he stays on his current pace 7-8 isn't out of the question, but he's have to go on a power surge for 10.

[ZMovieman]

We also have to remember that voters often go with the "What have you done for me lately?" approach. That means that, even though Z and Webb are the current front runners (in my mind), whoever finishes stronger will more than likely get the award.

[impaler_240]

Z is getting the most press right now which should really help him. He'll lead the league in K's and have one of the lowest WHIP and ERA at the end of the year. If he doesn't win I think he'll be very, very close.

Plus he might hit 10 homers.

 

Anyone know the most a pitcher has hit in the last 30 or so years? I think Hampton jacked about 7 or 8 one year with Colorado recently... :?

[Jazz]

Z is getting the most press right now which should really help him. He'll lead the league in K's and have one of the lowest WHIP and ERA at the end of the year. If he doesn't win I think he'll be very, very close.

Plus he might hit 10 homers.

 

Anyone know the most a pitcher has hit in the last 30 or so years? I think Hampton jacked about 7 or 8 one year with Colorado recently... :?

 

the last i can remember is don drysdale, he jacked 7 a couple times in the 60's

[texascub]

ESPN said the most by a pitcher in recent years is 7 by Hampton in 2001.

[soccer10k]

Let's not forget how bad it was for Z in the first couple months. Also, his 8 straight wins are going to turn some heads. I like Z or Webb SO FAR.

 

I'll bet Z pulls away in the second half.

 

Z has to catch Webb before he can pull away from him.

[illiniguy]

Let's not forget how bad it was for Z in the first couple months. Also, his 8 straight wins are going to turn some heads. I like Z or Webb SO FAR.

 

I'll bet Z pulls away in the second half.

 

Z has to catch Webb before he can pull away from him.

Webb is doing his part to help that happen tonight.

[Abe Frohman]

Let's not forget how bad it was for Z in the first couple months. Also, his 8 straight wins are going to turn some heads. I like Z or Webb SO FAR.

 

I'll bet Z pulls away in the second half.

 

Z has to catch Webb before he can pull away from him.

 

I'll put my money on Zambrano.

[3finger]

Izzy has sucked this year...he has not chance...

 

Big Z on the other hand has a great chance of winning it. But prolly wont because of the Cubs record

but shouldnt that give even more credibility for Z? The fact that he has an 11-3 record alone should wow alot of voters.

 

Brandon Webb is 11-3 also and his ERA is .76 lower than Z's and Webb's WHIP is lower as well (1.11 compared to 1.23). A team's record should not come into play when deciding the Cy Young. The award is handed out to the best pitcher in the league, not the best pitcher on the best team. Fact is, Webb has been a better so far this year.

 

Webb also pitches in the worst pitcher's park in the NL (now that Coors Lite has been humidified into just plain Coors). My guess is that his park adjusted ERA blows away most of the competition.

 

But if someone wants to hand Z the award based on his vaguely Carlton-ish effort this year (lotsa wins on a crappy team), I wouldn't be all that upset.