Comments on: Happ Finishes in Second for ROY

By: jman

jman — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:52:31 +0000

“Happ … was unbeaten in starts after a loss.”

I’m not sure what that “stat” means, if anything.

By: karen

karen — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:43:38 +0000

Happ lost it because in the last part of the season and postseason he was used rarely. He is a starter and had been doing the training and work as a starter most of the season. When he got put out in the bullpen and sat out there pitching rarely…..he might have lost the strength/ability to excel in the starting spot…..Blanton was similar

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:39:31 +0000

Lol so 1 hot HALF of the year wins someone a ROY? Maybe Tori Hunter should had won MVP this year then. His first half of the year was amazing. Happ led a world series running up team for most of a season. I still am not convinced Coghlan should had won…

By: BigMiles

BigMiles — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:29:57 +0000

Love Happer but Coghlan led the entire MLB in hits after the all-star break. Case closed.

By: greeninil

greeninil — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:21:46 +0000

I’m disappointed that Happ didn’t win. Awarding for hot half is not unprecedented though, remember Ryan Howard’s rookie year??!!

By: Michael H.

Michael H. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:46:02 +0000

Well USA Today Sports said Coghlan should win because he was on a contending team. It’s not the matter that I just wanted Happ to win but he did participate for the whole season where Coghlan only played one hot half. Happ was a major contributor to the Phils contending and winning the division in 2009.

By: Ed R.

Ed R. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:32:22 +0000

Don’t forget that Coghlan was also an infielder and was moved over to outfield a short time before he was called up. He played some pretty solid defense for a guy who spent his whole career playing in the infield.

By: George

George — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:12:43 +0000

Not winning the division has nothing to do with someone having a great year. Let’s give Coghlan some credit. A .321 average is nothing to sneeze at, nor is leading the league in hits after the all-star break.

Happ had a wonderful year, performing beyond everyone’s expectations, but a late season injury killed his season. He didn’t actually play the whole season, due to that injury, and his numbers afterward were mediocre.

ROY isn’t exactly the fairest award, anyway. Happ made his debut in 2007, and pitched quite a bit in 2008. It’s a mere technicality that he was a rookie, anyway. Ichiro Suzuki also won ROY when he joined the majors, even though he’d been a star for years in Japan. So what’s a real rookie, anyway?

We all wanted Happ to win, and he almost did. I’m sure Braves fans wanted Hanson. Cubs fans probably wanted their guy.

I wanted Happ to win, too, but I’m not crying about his loss to another really good player.

By: Michael H

Michael H — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:12:56 +0000

Happ should have won. The Phils won the division. He actually played the whole season.

By: Fox News

Fox News — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:33:31 +0000

Viet-f*ckin-nom! Yeah! I agree 100%. This is some bullsh*t. How would you like to be on the O’Really… Factor tonite to discuss this epic injustice??

Did you not read the other posts? They both won ROY. One won the media vote. The other won the MLB player vote. Stop b*itching. It sounds pathetic.