{"id":2788,"date":"2014-11-13T09:03:50","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T13:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ceetar.com\/optimisticmetsfan\/?p=2788"},"modified":"2014-11-13T09:03:50","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T13:03:50","slug":"kershaw-hernandez-win-ibwaa-cy-young-my-votes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ceetar.com\/optimisticmetsfan\/2014\/11\/13\/kershaw-hernandez-win-ibwaa-cy-young-my-votes\/","title":{"rendered":"Kershaw, Hernandez Win IBWAA Cy Young: My Votes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 The Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA<\/span><\/a>) announced the winners in its Cy Young category Wednesday, with the Los Angeles Dodgers\u2019 Clayton Kershaw winning the group\u2019s National League award, and Felix Hernandez, of the Seattle Mariners, being selected in the American League.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Clayton Kershaw was a no-brainer, and his unanimous selection means everyone else agreed. After the playoffs I do feel a little silly having left Madison Bumgarner off the ballot entirely, but there was a lot of good pitching.<\/p>\n

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Hernandez’s selection was more contested. I voted for Corey Kluber, who did receive more first-place votes but less total points. It was really a toss-up either way, as both guys were definitely deserving. I ultimately erred on the side of Kluber’s higher WAR and strikeout total.<\/p>\n

NL<\/p>\n

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  1. Clayton Kershaw<\/li>\n
  2. Johnny Cueto<\/li>\n
  3. Adam Wainwright<\/li>\n
  4. Zack Greinke<\/li>\n
  5. Cole Hamels<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    AL<\/p>\n

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    1. Corey Kluber<\/li>\n
    2. Felix Hernandez<\/li>\n
    3. Chris Sale<\/li>\n
    4. Jon Lester<\/li>\n
    5. David Price<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Los Angeles\u00a0\u2013 The Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) announced the winners in its Cy Young category Wednesday, with the Los Angeles Dodgers\u2019 Clayton Kershaw winning the group\u2019s National League award, and Felix Hernandez, of the Seattle Mariners, being selected in the American League.   Clayton Kershaw was a no-brainer, and his unanimous selection … <\/p>\n

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