November 15, 2007
Perfect Peavy
The pitching triple crown nets Jake Peavy a unanimous Cy Young award.
The San Diego Padres ace received all 32 first-place votes and finished with 160 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Arizona sinkerballer Brandon Webb, last year's winner, was a distant runner-up with 94 points. He was listed second on 31 ballots and third on one.
Interestingly, Webb actually earned more pitching win shares. That came from pitching in a tougher ballpark with a weak offense behind him. Maybe the vote should have been a bit closer. But Peavy pitched equally as well home and away. It's an excellent choice for the award. Congratulations to Peavy on a great season.
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