Jake Peavy = NL Cy Young unanimously

[HollywoodLeo]

San Diego Padres, Jake Peavy, Major League Baseball - CBSSports.com

NEW YORK -- Jake Peavy was a unanimous winner of the NL Cy Young Award on Thursday after leading the league in wins, ERA and strikeouts -- pitching's version of a Triple Crown.


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.


Peavy went 19-6 while topping the majors in ERA (2.54) and strikeouts (240) for the Padres, who came within one win of their third consecutive playoff berth. He joined Roger Clemens as the only pitchers to win a Cy Young Award without throwing a complete game.


It was the 12th time an NL pitcher has been a unanimous choice for the honor, the first since Arizona's Randy Johnson in 2002. The 26-year-old right-hander became the fourth Padres pitcher to win the award, joining reliever Mark Davis (1989), Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry (1978) and lefty Randy Jones (1976).
Brad Penny of the Los Angeles Dodgers finished third, Cincinnati's Aaron Harang was fourth and Chicago's Carlos Zambrano came in fifth.

[DirtyKash]

CC Sabathia and Jake Peavy your winners, thank god postseason performance doesn't count!

[browntown653]

Easily the best choice.

[catman]

No doubt about it. Peavy had a tremendous season and is very deserving of this honor.

[GiantsFanatic]

Congrats to Peavy.

[love_that_reefer]

The first of three is what I'm predicting.

[ability]

No doubt about it in the N.L.

[Foster]

It was like taking candy from a baby...too easy for the voters.

[BuckFoston]

No suprise here at all.