Who wins the AL CY YOUNG AWARD?

Believe today it will be announced.

The candidates

<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width="100%" align=left border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width=60 rowSpan=2> </TD><TD>Johan Santana, MIN</TD></TR><TR><TD>Bidding for his second straight Cy Young, Santana put together another solid season. In the AL, he finished fifth in victories, second in ERA and first in strikeouts. After struggling in the first half, he put together a strong second half (9-2, 1.59).</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>IP</TD><TD>W-L</TD><TD>ERA</TD><TD>SV</TD><TD>BB</TD><TD>K</TD></TR><TR><TD>231.2</TD><TD>16-7</TD><TD>2.87</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>238</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width="100%" align=left border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width=60 rowSpan=2> </TD><TD>Mariano Rivera, NYY</TD></TR><TR><TD>It is rare when a closer is a legitimate contender for the Cy Young Award. Due to the lack of strong candidates and a terrific season, Rivera has a chance to win this award. He dominated opponents, converting on 43 of his 47 save chances.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>IP</TD><TD>W-L</TD><TD>ERA</TD><TD>SV</TD><TD>BB</TD><TD>K</TD></TR><TR><TD>78.1</TD><TD>7-4</TD><TD>1.38</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>80</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width="100%" align=left border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width=60 rowSpan=2> </TD><TD>Bartolo Colon, LAA</TD></TR><TR><TD>After a rough first season as a Halo, Colon looked more comfortable in 2005. He was the only pitcher in the American League to break the 20-win barrier (21). The Angels needed Colon to step up and he did, leading the Angels to the AL West title.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>IP</TD><TD>W-L</TD><TD>ERA</TD><TD>SV</TD><TD>BB</TD><TD>K</TD></TR><TR><TD>222.2</TD><TD>21-8</TD><TD>3.48</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>157</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width="100%" align=left border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width=60 rowSpan=2> </TD><TD>Jon Garland, CHW</TD></TR><TR><TD>The emergence of Garland as an 18-game winner was one of the main reasons why the White Sox recorded the best record in the AL. He is a long shot to win the award and teammate Mark Buehrle being a contender won't help his chances.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>IP</TD><TD>W-L</TD><TD>ERA</TD><TD>SV</TD><TD>BB</TD><TD>K</TD></TR><TR><TD>221.0</TD><TD>18-10</TD><TD>3.50</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>115</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>



Honorable Mention: Francisco Rodriguez, LAA; Cliff Lee, CLE; Mark Buehrle, CHW

Garland wins this one

Hard to ignore 21 wins by COLON, not to mention SANTANA's awesome statistics.

i love Snatana dont get me wrong but his numbers were even more amazing last year and he got some run support, he does not go back to back but he is the best AL pitcher.


colon has some shot that is for sure.

Colon...

Should have been Halladay. 12-4 in 19 starts, 5 complete games, 2 shutouts, 2.41 era.

Rivera, although I don't necessarily think he should.

i say rivera for what he meant to club.

trytrytry said:

Garland wins this one

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like I said Colon wins this one easy!!!

sherman said:

Colon...

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arty:

This was not a banner yr for AL starters when Colon is your Cy Young winner with that yr.

still nothing in the post season from Colon as he was unjured down the stretch twice and can't beat the Yankees.