Should Felix Hernandez win the Cy Young even with a losing record?

King Felix Hernandez won against the Yankees last night in dominating fashion.He threw 8 innings of shutout ball, striking out 11.He is second in the league with a 2.51 ERA. He had thrown more innings than anyone in the American League.He has one of the lowest WHIPs, is second in strikeouts, and according to Baseball Reference is among the league leaders in a bunch of categories I don't

Well THAT couldn't have helped Jon Lester's Cy Young bid!

Wow... 5 runs on the board before the Red Sox even took a swing?9 runs in two innings?His ERA jumping from 2.80 to 3.26?Now THAT is how you end a good run of games.I must say, my theory is correct about losses. It's better to lose by a lot and by a lot early. This game was over in the first inning, so I didn't spend the night fretting over the Sox.There were no teeth ground tonight.It's better to

Oh for Christsake, just shut Dustin Pedroia down for the year

Seriously... we all are impressed by how fast Pedroia came back. He's a gamer. We love him. He's our guy.Now take away his spikes and say "See you in spring training."He's back on the Disabled List after 2 games off of it.And yes, it is because the same foot is hurt.This is nuts. Why risk injuring our MVP any further?2010 is a lost cause. Even if the Sox play better than their current pace and

I wasn't wrong about the Rangers

Back on June 21, I wrote that I wasn't buying the Rangers.I had seen this story before... the Rangers get off to an amazing start, everyone starts thinking they are for real. Then the summer kicks in and they wilt away.In late June as the Rangers finished an 11 game winning streak (and won 14 out of 15) they opened up a 4 1/2 game lead over the Angels and looked for real.Since then they've had a

A Correction and Honoring The Moon Man

In the off season between the 2008 and 2009 seasons, I wrote my blogging Opus... The Home Grown Vs. Acquired Series.I made 62 twenty five man rosters (with bios) for each team's best All Time Team made of only Home Grown players and another one for only players acquired from other organizations.That's 1,550 bios written.And forgive me, I was bound to make a mistake or two.My rules for what makes

Thanks A's, we need all the help we can get

He look at that! They Rays lost!The A's showed a little pride and who knows? Maybe Oakland really wants to be part of the 500+ club.Well either way, the Red Sox didn't LOSE ground in the Wild Card chase but at this stage they need to start GAINING some.Toronto comes to town for the Red Sox while the A's have to face Jeremy Hellickson who has been unhittable his first three games. I guess he is

2 out of 3 isn't good enough

For my friends who think I am being cynical about the Red Sox 2010 chances and that I am already looking towards 2011, let me present today's game.Beckett was great for 5 then got hammered and the Red Sox not only lost but it wasn't even a teeth grinder.They took 2 of 3 from the Angels... and it wasn't good enough.They needed to SWEEP in order to even keep pace with the Yankees.In trying to make