FOOL-X Poll: Name the Pitcher of the Year Award after Mauro Morales?

[Alan T]

Should the FOOL-X pitcher of the Year award be named after former Spring Lions great Mauro Morales?


A few of Morales qualifications for the award:


Mauro Morales (1962 - 1979)
384-174 2.98 ERA

12 time Pitcher of the Year Award
17 time All Star
Inducted to Hall of Fame in the first FOOL-X HoF class (1980)


Most Pitching Win Shares 432.5 (next highest 420.2)
Best career ERC 2.60 (next best 2.82)
Best career ERA+ 169 (next best 163)
Best Games over .500 with 210 (next best 139)
Best career Winning pct .688 (next best .663)
Best R/9IP with 3.36 (next best 3.38)
Best VORP with 1627.7 (next best 1280.5)
Best WHiP with 1.06 (next best 1.12)
Best Career ERA with 2.98 (next best 3.01)
Most Ks with 4851 (next best 4011)
Most Career Quality Starts with 507 (next best 452)
Most Shutouts with 37 (next best 20)
Most Career Wins 384 (next best 347)


Second most Complete games with 89 (best 101)
Third best K/BB ratio 5.11 (best 5.47)


Top 10 H/9IP, BB/9IP


Hall of Fame Standard: 82 (next best 63)
Black Ink score: 236 (next best 146)
Gray Ink Score: 455 (next best 418)

[hyde4us11]

If he isn't worthy no one ever will be.

[Tasan]

I'm pretty sure everyone knows where I stand on this one. Even if he wasn't my guy though, I'd still vote for him.

[CleBrownsfan]

I still would like to wait until we reach the 100 year mark to name awards after players but if ANYONE was to be names an award now it would be Morales.

So I voted yes

[CleBrownsfan]

Dola- does this mean we are naming ALL the awards after players now? I really don't care but is this the start of the process?

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by CleBrownsfan

Dola- does this mean we are naming ALL the awards after players now? I really don't care but is this the start of the process?

Based on the feedback, it was overwhelmingly in favor of doing so. That said, it doesn't mean we're going to jump right away and name everything this week. Morales at least to me seemed the biggest no brainer of the bunch. The hitter award might need a little more discussion and determination in my opinion.

[hyde4us11]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Based on the feedback, it was overwhelmingly in favor of doing so. That said, it doesn't mean we're going to jump right away and name everything this week. Morales at least to me seemed the biggest no brainer of the bunch. The hitter award might need a little more discussion and determination in my opinion.

Jose Sosa LOL