It was a roller coaster week for the smug followers of the cult of sabermetrics. First, the writers had the audacity to give the Cy Young award to a pitcher who won 22 games. But then their man crush won an undeserved MVP, so everything was all right in their little world.
Rick Porcello won the Cy Young over Justin Verlander even though Verlander received more first-place votes (insert Electoral College joke here). Porcello led the American League with 22 wins while Verlander won just 16. Now, the sabermetrics folks think wins are meaningless because they are team dependent.