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The Oakland Telegraph
6 November 2030
Awards double for Dundee and Beane
By Leigh Tulconsolation, awards correspondent
Oakland starter Brad Dundee was in sheepish mood as he walked up to collect his American League Cy Young trophy at last night's glitzy MLB awards dinner in Scranton, PA. It's certainly an award the righty deserved, after a season when he went 22-6 from 32 starts. From 234.2 innings pitched he struck out 163 batters and compiled a terrific 2.26 ERA. It marks the sixth time in the last nine years that an Oakland pitcher has won the Cy Young. Four of those occasions were club legend Jose Fernandez, and then Karl Dickson won two years ago. That Dundee spent the season as the A's number 3 starter behind Dickson and another Cy Young winner, Lucio Vargas, shows the incredible strength of that rotation.
Dundee's sheepishness was of course a reflection of the knowledge that he will not pitch at all next season thanks to his torn rotator cuff injury. "I'm delighted to have won, but gutted I won't be able to defend this crown in 2031. I want to thank all my team-mates, because without their help, support and stellar play I wouldn't be standing here today", he lied.
Meanwhile, Oakland general manager Paulie Beane won the AL manager of the year award for the third straight year, and for the seventh time in total. "There are only 15 of us eligible for this award, and I'm the only one who is an actual human being with a working brain. I probably should win it occasionally", he said matter-of-factly.
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