Predictions: Will Greinke Win the Cy Young?

by Will McDonald on Nov 16, 2009 7:10 PM EST Comment 42 comments

Does Greinke take home the award or not?

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Will Greinke win the Cy Young?

Yes

397 votes

No

31 votes

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I didn't expect this much faith...

by Will McDonald on Nov 16, 2009 7:21 PM EST reply actions

Neither did I

But at this point, I think everyone’s convinced themselves. We’ll see tomorrow I guess.

by AxDxMx on Nov 16, 2009 7:33 PM EST up reply actions

We're all Royals fans and from our perspective, it's a no-brainer.

I also haven’t seen much in the last week or two that has me worried.

I used to work with an old man that told me. Son, every workplace has a dumbass, if you don't have one where you work, then I'm afraid you're it.

by Warden11 on Nov 16, 2009 7:36 PM EST up reply actions

They voted before the playoffs started though

So it really doesn’t matter at this point. It has been decided for over a month.

by AxDxMx on Nov 16, 2009 8:49 PM EST up reply actions

Yes, but things normally start leaking out.

And if this was going to be a shocking result, I’d expect to have stuff leaking out.

I used to work with an old man that told me. Son, every workplace has a dumbass, if you don't have one where you work, then I'm afraid you're it.

by Warden11 on Nov 17, 2009 11:56 AM EST up reply actions

There's just been TOO much press

arguing that he deserves it, and a not-insignificant portion of it has actually been from guys with votes.

This space for rent.

by jonfmorse on Nov 16, 2009 11:00 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Jamey Wright will give him a good run, but Greinke gets it in the end

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Nov 16, 2009 9:20 PM EST reply actions 3 recs

I don't want to vote for fear of a jynx

by sterlingice on Nov 16, 2009 9:31 PM EST reply actions

Minda weighs in

http://mvn.com/royalblues/2009/11/16/some-greinke-thoughts-on-cy-young-eve.html

by Will McDonald on Nov 16, 2009 10:24 PM EST reply actions

damn Will, 180+ votes in a single day

in the middle of the offseason, on a blog about the worst franchise in baseball

if that doesn’t put a smile on your face re: your readership base, nothing will

by slayor on Nov 17, 2009 4:06 AM EST reply actions

Well that was odd

I had a dream last night that not only did Greinke lose to Sabathia but barely got 2nd place and I was sitting there arguing with some guys at work how stupid this was.

1) Not the type of dream I usually have. I mostly dream in action movie sequences- it’s true (and kindof fun).

2) Don’t really feel all that invested in this but curious that it would pop up in a dream

3) Hopefully not true

So, when’s the announcement, anyways?

by sterlingice on Nov 17, 2009 9:17 AM EST reply actions

1 PM CST

Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!

by cmkeller on Nov 17, 2009 10:57 AM EST up reply actions

I just hope that in your dream

everyone kept their clothes on

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by Matt Klaassen on Nov 17, 2009 11:36 AM EST up reply actions

When I hear about people having weird dreams all the time, I kindof wonder about their psyche. At least 80% of the time, I dream in “action movie” (sometimes the hero, sometimes supporting cast, occasionally the villain) of some sort where I’m doing things I don’t normally get to do in real life (fly, blow stuff up, save the world, etc).

by sterlingice on Nov 17, 2009 1:10 PM EST up reply actions

I don't think constantly dreaming that you are in an action movie is normal unless you are Jackie Chan, Steven Seagal, etc.

by AxDxMx on Nov 17, 2009 1:19 PM EST up reply actions

And how do you know I'm not ;)

by sterlingice on Nov 17, 2009 1:50 PM EST up reply actions

ESPN members voted for him 15-6

Go Royals!

by BabyBlues on Nov 17, 2009 11:00 AM EST reply actions

who were the brilliant 6?

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by Matt Klaassen on Nov 17, 2009 11:36 AM EST up reply actions

Steve Berthiaume
Dave Campbell
Jim Caple
Pedro Gomez
Karl Ravech
picked Felix Hernandez

Jon Miller
picked Justing Verlander (??? – let’s hope for Jon Miller’s sake there was a hanging chad)

Blank

by benfunke on Nov 17, 2009 12:20 PM EST up reply actions

Half empty/Half full

Frankly, I expected more dolts taking Sabathia. Should be we happy that they at least picked Felix, who had a fine year, albeit it was a poor man’s Zack Greinke season with 3 more wins? Or just bludgeon them for completely missing the obvious?

I’m still a little surprised to see less Halladay love as the “but he pitches in the AL East” argument vaguely holds sway with him (unlike Yankees and Red Sox pitchers who don’t pitch against their own team).

Maybe Jon Miller let his kids pick or something. He’s a busy guy and all that.

by sterlingice on Nov 17, 2009 1:07 PM EST up reply actions