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Roto Rush: C.J. Wilson Throws Hat Into AL Cy Young Race

First things first: Cliff Lee and Felix Hernandez are head and shoulders above the rest of the field in the race for the AL Cy Young Award. There is no debating this. That said, it's nice to appreciate the efforts of other pitchers who've performed fantastically this season and, well, C.J. Wilson and Cy Young in the...

Roger Clemens Denies Charges on Twitter; Twitter Responds

(Aug. 19) -- How the mighty have fallen, only to be picked up by their Twitter followers. On Thursday, legendary pro-baseball pitcher Roger Clemens, aka "Rocket," former MVP (with the Boston Red Sox) and two-time MLB World Series champion (with the New York Yankees), was indicted by a federal grand jury on six counts,...

Hey Bud, Why Stop With Hank Aaron's Home Run Record?

I don't know if you know this or not, but since he's commissioner of Major League Baseball, Bud Selig seems to think this gives him special privileges that nobody else in America is entitled to. Why, as commissioner of baseball he's not bound by the ex post facto laws of our society, which means he's allowed to suspend...

Wahoo Messenger: Cliff 'Em All

In a shocking turn of events, it was announced on Thursday that Cleveland Indians pitcher Clifton "Cliff" Lee had been voted the AL Cy Young Award winner for 2008. His 22-3 record and 2.54 ERA were good enough to top Roy Halladay, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Francisco Rodriguez, and even fireballer Kyle Farnsworth. It certainly did...

MLB Cy Young Watch: Brad Penny and Dan Haren Prove the More Things Change ...

We here at the MLB FanHouse will be musing twice a month until the end of the season on who we think leads the AL and NL Cy Young award races.National League: Brad Penny, Los Angeles DodgersEven with his recent abdominal strain, Brad Penny has lengthened his lead on the Cy Young chase. Even after Tuesday's loss to the...