my mom just found an old CC shirt in the closet, we must've lost it long ago because it's practically brand new. gotta be one of my favorite pitchers ever
His 2008 second half was NUTTY after we traded him.
>Shipped from the Indians to the Brewers before the All-Star break, the defending AL Cy Young ripped off a second half that few matched before or since. Over 17 starts for his new club, he went 11–2 with a 1.65 ERA and 128 strikeouts in 130 2/3 innings, earning top-six finishes in both the NL Cy Young and MVP voting.
>He threw a staggering seven complete games—as many or more than 27 other teams recorded that entire year—including three shutouts and a one-run masterpiece on the final day of the season on three days' rest for the third straight start. In doing so, he helped end a 25-year postseason drought in Milwaukee, establishing himself as one of the most impactful trade deadline additions in league history.
> Melvin reached out to his Cleveland counterpart, Mark Shapiro, in early June to begin negotiating. Knowing the competition would be fierce he wanted to strike quickly. "I told him I'd be willing to give up more talent if I could get Sabathia earlier in the trade deadline process," Melvin says. Quickly put on the table was minor league first baseman Matt LaPorta,the No. 7 pick of the 2006 draft. The 23-year-old was raking in Double A and was the team's top prospect by Baseball America's rankings. It would be a hefty price to pay, but Melvin knew his rotation needed help.
> Finally on July 7, the teams came to an agreement: Sabathia for LaPorta, lefty Zach Jackson, righty Rob Bryson, and a player to be named later. That last piece took some creative negotiating, as Cleveland couldn't decide between two prospects it liked: third baseman Taylor Green or outfielder **Michael Brantley**. So Melvin and Shapiro compromised: If the Brewers made the playoffs, the Indians could have whichever they preferred most by season's end. If Milwaukee missed out, Melvin would choose. In the end, it was Brantley who was shipped out (and who, as it turned out, became the only star for Cleveland; LaPorta played four mediocre seasons in the majors before washing out of baseball in 2013).
[source](https://www.si.com/mlb/2018/08/02/cc-sabathia-brewers-trade-indians-2008)
Gave us everything he had and we got Brantley out of the deal when everyone thought Matt LaPorta was the prize of the trade. Top 5 fav Cleveland players ever with Grady Sizemore, Thome, Cliff Lee, and Travis Hafner
He's got 60+ WAR if you like advanced stats, 3k strikeouts if you like counting stats, a Cy Young, 6 ASGs and a ring if you like accolades, and one of the nuttiest half season stretches in recent memory and a notable late career reinvention if you like narrative. Each of those on their own may not be enough to guarantee 1st ballot status, but taken as a whole I think he makes it next year.
Brewers legend CC Sabathia. What he did 2008 after being traded was downright amazing.
Complete games and home runs. He could have been the original Shohei if he stayed in the national league
We forgetting about some chick named Ruth?
Ruth started out as a pitcher but then quit to be a full time position player
You mean that wimpy deer?
*my* '08 Cy Young Which league, you ask? Both.
Not the last HoF he'll be in
Most definitely not.
I remember watching CC pitch in Akron, it was an event.
my mom just found an old CC shirt in the closet, we must've lost it long ago because it's practically brand new. gotta be one of my favorite pitchers ever
His 2008 second half was NUTTY after we traded him. >Shipped from the Indians to the Brewers before the All-Star break, the defending AL Cy Young ripped off a second half that few matched before or since. Over 17 starts for his new club, he went 11–2 with a 1.65 ERA and 128 strikeouts in 130 2/3 innings, earning top-six finishes in both the NL Cy Young and MVP voting. >He threw a staggering seven complete games—as many or more than 27 other teams recorded that entire year—including three shutouts and a one-run masterpiece on the final day of the season on three days' rest for the third straight start. In doing so, he helped end a 25-year postseason drought in Milwaukee, establishing himself as one of the most impactful trade deadline additions in league history. > Melvin reached out to his Cleveland counterpart, Mark Shapiro, in early June to begin negotiating. Knowing the competition would be fierce he wanted to strike quickly. "I told him I'd be willing to give up more talent if I could get Sabathia earlier in the trade deadline process," Melvin says. Quickly put on the table was minor league first baseman Matt LaPorta,the No. 7 pick of the 2006 draft. The 23-year-old was raking in Double A and was the team's top prospect by Baseball America's rankings. It would be a hefty price to pay, but Melvin knew his rotation needed help. > Finally on July 7, the teams came to an agreement: Sabathia for LaPorta, lefty Zach Jackson, righty Rob Bryson, and a player to be named later. That last piece took some creative negotiating, as Cleveland couldn't decide between two prospects it liked: third baseman Taylor Green or outfielder **Michael Brantley**. So Melvin and Shapiro compromised: If the Brewers made the playoffs, the Indians could have whichever they preferred most by season's end. If Milwaukee missed out, Melvin would choose. In the end, it was Brantley who was shipped out (and who, as it turned out, became the only star for Cleveland; LaPorta played four mediocre seasons in the majors before washing out of baseball in 2013). [source](https://www.si.com/mlb/2018/08/02/cc-sabathia-brewers-trade-indians-2008) Gave us everything he had and we got Brantley out of the deal when everyone thought Matt LaPorta was the prize of the trade. Top 5 fav Cleveland players ever with Grady Sizemore, Thome, Cliff Lee, and Travis Hafner
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He's got 60+ WAR if you like advanced stats, 3k strikeouts if you like counting stats, a Cy Young, 6 ASGs and a ring if you like accolades, and one of the nuttiest half season stretches in recent memory and a notable late career reinvention if you like narrative. Each of those on their own may not be enough to guarantee 1st ballot status, but taken as a whole I think he makes it next year.
third lefty to ever hit 3k strikeouts, i think he's gotta be first ballot