I've been hoping all year I could use that headline, and now I can: Eric Gagné of Montreal has easily captured the National League Cy Young Award, doubling the point total of second-place finisher Jason Schmidt. Normally I abhor giving relievers the award for best pitcher when they usually throw less than half the innings starters do, but I can't complain about this choice. Gagné's mind-boggling line looks like this: 2-3, 1.20 ERA, 55 saves in 55 chances, 82 IP, 37 H, 20 BB, 137 K. My question: is this not the best season ever posted by a reliever? And where does it stack up among the best pitching seasons of all time? Félicitations, Eric!
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