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PRINCIPAL STRICKLAND MODE ACTIVATED.
Slams office door.
Adjusts tie. Squints with absolute disgust at any form of underachievement.
Listen up, slackers!
You can talk all you want about ERA this and innings pitched that, but there's only one pitcher in the National League who showed the kind of discipline, focus, and—yes—respect for the game that I expect from a real professional. That man is RICARDO GARCIA of the Miami Marlins, and he just taught the rest of the league a lesson in how not to be a slacker.
This guy? Thirty-five starts.
Eighteen wins.
Only five losses.
2.54 ERA over 248 innings.
And let me tell you something—when you punch out 115 batters, you're not just pitching... you're laying down the law.
And he didn’t just win the 1917 National League Cy Young Award…
No no no…
He dominated it.
Unanimous. Thirty first-place votes. That means every single voter looked at Garcia and said, “Now that’s a pitcher who gets to class on time.”
The rest of you? Here’s the breakdown:
Player Team 1st Place Total Points
Ricardo Garcia Miami Marlins 30 210
Rich Alvarado Cincinnati Reds 0 67
Constantino Flor LA Dodgers 0 60
Jun-seo Kim Pittsburgh Pirates 0 36
Bobby Colon Chicago Cubs 0 35
Steven Janczak St. Louis Cardinals 0 33
Eduardo Gavarrete Pittsburgh Pirates 0 23
Eric Hoelzle Philadelphia Phillies 0 17
Vinny Luevanos SF Giants 0 12
Colin Yovanovich Milwaukee Brewers 0 11
Mike Perez LA Dodgers 0 4
Jimmy Grubbs Philadelphia Phillies 0 2
So if you're out there coasting through the season, cutting corners, mailing it in like some kind of homework dodger... take a long, hard look at Ricardo Garcia.
Because in baseball, just like in school, only the disciplined rise to the top.
Everyone else? Slackers!
Now get back to work!
This Cy Young isn’t gonna win itself.
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