Tim Lincecum Wins NL Cy Young Award: The Freak Does It Again

My preseason NL Cy Young pick: Cole Hamels

NL Cy Young Award winner: Tim Lincecum

For the second year in a row, San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum has won the National League Cy Young award. Great, now I have to hear St. Louis Cardinal fans whine some more.

Is there a fanbase in sports that is more sensitive about their players winning awards than Cardinal fans? It’s overkill.

Lincecum received 100 points to beat out Cardinal pitchers Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright in a very close race. Carpenter received 94 votes and Wainwright received 90 points.

Just like with his fellow Cy Young award winner Zack Greinke, Lincecum’s...

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