Avast ye mateys! Blake Snell be sailin' with the wind, snatching his second Cy Young Award like a true pirate of the high seas!
2023-11-15
Avast ye! 'Tis a jolly tale, mateys! 'Tis the 22nd time ol' Blake Snell o' the San Diego Padres be takin' home multiple Cy Young Awards! This dashing southpaw be the grandest o' all, boastin' a 2.25 ERA that be thumpin' all other landlubbers in baseball!
In the language of a 17th-century pirate, Ahoy Mateys! Avast ye! The good news be that there be now 22 scurvy dogs in Major League Baseball history who have won multiple Cy Young Awards. Arrr!This week, me hearties, Blake Snell of the San Diego Padres was named the 2023 NL Cy Young Award winner. Aye, he had a splendid season, that lad. He joins a group of elite buccaneers, with 11 pitchers who have won the award multiple times having a plaque in Cooperstown. And mark my words, Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, and Clayton Kershaw be likely to join them soon enough.
Now, let's talk about Roger Clemens, me hearties. He be having Hall of Fame numbers, with a record-breaking seven awards. But alas, his association with those cursed performance-enhancing drugs has kept him out of the Hall. Aye, a sad tale indeed.
But back to Snell, he be a rare breed, being just the seventh ever to win the award in both leagues. He be a winner back in 2018 as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays. His numbers be impressive, with a lowly 2.25 ERA, the lowest in all of baseball. Aye, he did have a weakness for walkin' the plank, with an MLB-high 99 walks, but he be keepin' runners from scoring, so the damage be minimal.
Snell be a free agent now, me hearties. The lad be seekin' a new ship to sail with, and we'll be waitin' to see where he lands. Until then, keep an eye on the horizon for more thrilling sports tales! Yo ho ho!