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Zack Greinke won the American League Cy Young Award on Tuesday, beating out Felix Hernandez after a spectacular season short on wins but long on domination.

Greinke went 16-8 with a 2.16 ERA for the Kansas City Royals. Hernandez went 19-5 with a 2.49 ERA for the Seattle Mariners.

Greinke received 25 first-place votes and three seconds for 134 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Hernandez drew two firsts, 23 seconds and one third for 80 points.

Ex-hippie wrote:Exactly as it should be for the 1st and 2nd spots. No real argument there.

I'm a little surprised that Mariano Rivera got no love from any of the voters. I thought another brilliant season + career achievement + team success + lack of 20-game winners + New York would add up to some votes and maybe a third-place finish.