AROUND THE HORN: Granderson Tigers' rookie of the year
11/11/2005
NEW YORK - St. Louis right-hander Chris Carpenter won the National League Cy Young Award on Thursday, capping a comeback from shoulder surgery that jeopardized his career two years ago.After going 21-5 with a 2.83 ERA, Carpenter received 19 of 32 first-place votes and finished with 132 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. He beat out Florida lefty Dontrelle Willis, becoming the first Cardinal to claim the honor since Bob Gibson in 1970."I can't believe I won," Carpenter said. "Two years ago, I didn't know if I was ever going to pitch again."Willis, 22-10 with a 2.63 ERA, was listed first on 11 ballots, second on 18 and finished with 112 points. Houston's Roger Clemens, a seven-time winner, got the other two first-place votes and finished third. Clemens filed for free agency Thursday.Carpenter began his career with Toronto on a late-1990s staff that included three other Cy Young winners: Clemens, Roy Halladay and Pat Hentgen (Fraser).After compiling a 49-50 record in his first six seasons, Carpenter had surgery in September 2002 to repair a tear in his pitching shoulder. He became a free agent and signed with St. Louis before missing the 2003 season."I really felt that there was more in there," Carpenter said. "When I came back last year, I knew I wasn't going to take anything for granted. ... Mentally, I grew up a lot."In 2004, Carpenter went 15-5 with a 3.46 ERA.Carpenter won 13 straight decisions this year from June 14 through Sept. 8, helping the Cardinals to a 100-62 record. He pitched 241 2/3 innings and struck out 213."I was locked in mentally for a very long period of time," Carpenter said.Tigers: Outfielder Curtis Granderson was named the Tigers rookie of the year by the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association. Granderson, 24, batted .272 with eight home runs and 20 RBIs in 47 games. He had 131 chances without an error in 45 games in the outfield. ... Infielder John McDonald was sold back to Toronto. Last week, the Tigers sent cash to Toronto to complete a trade July 22 for McDonald. McDonald, 31, hit .277 with 16 RBIs in 68 games last season.Tampa Bay: Centerfielder Rocco Baldelli signed a contract that could be worth more than $32 million over six years. Baldelli, 24, missed last season with knee and elbow injuries. He hit .280 with 16 homers in 2004.Palmeiro avoids perjury charge: Rafael Palmeiro won't be charged with lying to a U.S. congressional committee in March when he said he never used performance-enhancing drugs. "The evidence before the committee is insufficient to merit a perjury referral," said a report from the U.S. House Committee on Government Reform. Palmeiro was suspended from the Baltimore Orioles in August by baseball after testing positive for the drugs.
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NEW YORK - St. Louis right-hander Chris Carpenter won the National League Cy Young Award on Thursday, capping a comeback from shoulder surgery that jeopardized his career two years ago.After going 21-5 with a 2.83 ERA, Carpenter received 19 of 32 first-place votes and finished with 132 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. He beat out Florida lefty Dontrelle Willis, becoming the first Cardinal to claim the honor since Bob Gibson in 1970."I can't believe I won," Carpenter said. "Two years ago, I didn't know if I was ever going to pitch again."Willis, 22-10 with a 2.63 ERA, was listed first on 11 ballots, second on 18 and finished with 112 points. Houston's Roger Clemens, a seven-time winner, got the other two first-place votes and finished third. Clemens filed for free agency Thursday.Carpenter began his career with Toronto on a late-1990s staff that included three other Cy Young winners: Clemens, Roy Halladay and Pat Hentgen (Fraser).After compiling a 49-50 record in his first six seasons, Carpenter had surgery in September 2002 to repair a tear in his pitching shoulder. He became a free agent and signed with St. Louis before missing the 2003 season."I really felt that there was more in there," Carpenter said. "When I came back last year, I knew I wasn't going to take anything for granted. ... Mentally, I grew up a lot."In 2004, Carpenter went 15-5 with a 3.46 ERA.Carpenter won 13 straight decisions this year from June 14 through Sept. 8, helping the Cardinals to a 100-62 record. He pitched 241 2/3 innings and struck out 213."I was locked in mentally for a very long period of time," Carpenter said.Tigers: Outfielder Curtis Granderson was named the Tigers rookie of the year by the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association. Granderson, 24, batted .272 with eight home runs and 20 RBIs in 47 games. He had 131 chances without an error in 45 games in the outfield. ... Infielder John McDonald was sold back to Toronto. Last week, the Tigers sent cash to Toronto to complete a trade July 22 for McDonald. McDonald, 31, hit .277 with 16 RBIs in 68 games last season.Tampa Bay: Centerfielder Rocco Baldelli signed a contract that could be worth more than $32 million over six years. Baldelli, 24, missed last season with knee and elbow injuries. He hit .280 with 16 homers in 2004.Palmeiro avoids perjury charge: Rafael Palmeiro won't be charged with lying to a U.S. congressional committee in March when he said he never used performance-enhancing drugs. "The evidence before the committee is insufficient to merit a perjury referral," said a report from the U.S. House Committee on Government Reform. Palmeiro was suspended from the Baltimore Orioles in August by baseball after testing positive for the drugs.
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