one man pitched so many games they had to name the trophy after him just to stop arguing.
means an annual award given to the best pitcher in each major league baseball league, and also the guy who won 511 games and still holds a record nobody will ever touch.
from denton true young earned the nickname cyclone, shortened to cy, for the way he destroyed a wooden fence with a fastball during a tryout in 1890; after he retired with more wins than any pitcher in history, baseball created the award in 1956 so future pitchers could stop being unfavorably compared to a dead man.
roger clemens — won a record 7 cy youngs across two decades
sandy koufax — won 3 in 4 years before retiring at 30
pedro martinez 1999 — got 8 first-place votes withheld and still crushed it