Tim Lincecum Wins NL Cy Young

The San Francisco Giants’ Tim Lincecum has won his second consecutive National League Cy Young Award. As only 10 points separated the top three vote getters, it was one of the closet votes in the history of the honor. Nicknamed “The Freak” for his giant stride, a 15-7 record was good enough to win. Randy Johnson was the last pitcher to win back to back Cy Young Awards.

 

Along with Lincecum’s 15-7 record, he recorded 261 strikeouts with an ERA of 2.48 with  four complete games pitched. His accuracy allows him to hit the Rawlings catchers mitts wherever they are positioned.

 

No longer is the Cy Young just about wins and losses. The focus has changed to include other statistics such as the number of walks and hits allowed per inning. That’s an important statistic because you limit the number of base runners that can hurt you. So, will there be any more 20-game winners?

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