It’s a really slow sports day folks and the weather is absolutely miserable up here in Connecticut but we press forward.
San Diego Padres starting pitcher Jake Peavy was the unanimous winner of the 2007 NL Cy Young. He received all 32 first place votes and finished with 160 points. Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon Webb finished second with 94 points and Dodgers pitcher Brad Penny was third with 14 points. Reds pitcher Aaron Harang and Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano rounded out the top 5.
Peavy was the top pitcher in the National League as he won pitching’s version of the triple-crown. He led the league in wins with 19, he had an ERA of 2.54 and had 240 strikeouts.
Peavy was the first unanimous winner since Randy Johnson in 2002 and also joins Roger Clemens as the only pitchers to win the Cy Young without throwing a complete game.
The next set of awards will be announced on Monday when Alex Rodriguez will more than likely be named the AL MVP. The National League MVP will be announced on Tuesday.
