New York — Former Tigers pitching coach Jeff Jones spent the better part of his day hunting deer, but he made sure he got back to the cabin in time for the Cy Young Award show. Why wouldn't he?
Two of his former pitchers won and another, arguably, was blindsided after many predicted he was an odds-on favorite.
Former Tiger Max Scherzer, whom Jones in 2010 sent back to Triple A Toledo to make what proved to be a career-changing mechanical adjustment, won the National League Cy Young Award.
And, by a slim margin of five points, former Tiger Rick Porcello edged Justin Verlander for the American League Cy Young Award.