Monthly Archives: October 2006

2006 Awards: AL Cy Young

This one is not even hard. There were only two real candidates all season: Johan Santana and Roy Halladay. Halladay got injured on September 20 and missed his last two starts, which hurt him. But even without that, Santana was the man (again). Sure, you could look at the fact that he led the league… Read More »

Breaking down the Yankees

They say you can’t buy a championship. Just look at the Yankees, who are out of the playoffs (again) with a $200 million payroll (again). But here’s the thing: you probably CAN buy a championship, but you have to do more than just spend money. Look, the Royals could pay their current roster $200 million… Read More »

2006 Awards: NL Cy Young

[UPDATE: The votes are in, and the winner is Brandon Webb. I have no complaints about that choice.] Now that the regular season is over, it is safe to make my picks for all the awards, since they don’t take postseason play into account. I figured I’d start with the hardest one to pick: National… Read More »