C.C. Gets the Cy

Sabathia wins A.L. Cy Young over Beckett on strength of innings pitched
By Jesse Andrews,  Newser Staff
Posted Nov 13, 2007 11:26 PM CST
C.C. Gets the Cy
Cleveland Indians pitcher C.C. Sabathia laughs with his teammates during practice before Game 4 of the American League Championship baseball series agianst the Boston Red Sox in Cleveland, in this Oct. 16, 2007 file photo. Sabathia was voted the AL Cy Young Award winner Tuesday Nov. 13, 2007. (AP Photo/Tony...   (Associated Press)

Leviathan Cleveland ace C.C. Sabathia won the 2007 A.L. Cy Young Award, edging out 20-game winner Josh Beckett of Boston, to whom he lost twice in the playoffs. Sabathia led the majors in innings pitched with 241, and became the first African-American pitcher to win the award since Dwight Gooden in 1985. I definitely thought it would be close and I definitely thought Josh Beckett could have won it. I'm glad it worked out this way," he said.

Sabathia, 6'7", 290 pounds, will be a free agent after the 2008 season. His pitching coach gushed to the Cleveland Plain Dealer about his improved poise: "When his emotions get away from him, he tends to overthrow. Now when he can control all that, he can throw any pitch at any time." (More MLB stories.)

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