Cy Young

The first round of the playoffs is complete. So far I'm 4-0. :-)

I will now reveal my choices for the Cy Young Award.

I won't give away my methods, but I will say that my ranking is based on IP, ER, K, Sv, BS, Hld, WHIP, IBB, W, L, W and Sv %, CG, ShO, and ERA.

[actual voting is in ()]

american league
1: Cliff Lee, Cleveland (1)
*
2: Roy Halladay, Toronto (2)
3: Mariano Rivera, New York (5)
4: Frankie Rodriguez, Los Angeles/Anaheim/California/whatever (3)
5: Jonathan Papelbon, Boston
6: Joe Nathan, Minnesota
7: Joakim Soria, Kansas City
8: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Boston (4)
9: Jon Lester, Boston
10: Ervin Santana, Los Angeles/Anaheim/California/whatever (t6)
* people say what a great record-breaking season F. Rodriguez had. this is where Bobby Thigpen's 1990 season would rank.

National League
1: Tim Lincecum, San Francisco (1)
2: Brad Lidge, Philadelphia (4)
3: Johan Santana, New York (3)
4: Brandon Webb, Arizona (2)
5: Carlos Marmol, Chicago
6: Ryan Dempster, Chicago (6)
7: José Valverde, Arizona
8: Edinson Volquez, Cincinnati
9: Cole Hamels, Philadelphia
10: CC Sabathia, Milwaukee (5)

The MVPs should appear prior to the start of the World Series.

edit Nov 7, 2008: things have been busy around the homested. i'll try to get the MVPs post sometime during the week of Monday, Nov10.