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Chien-Ming Wang (left) and Josh Beckett could finish 1-2 in this year's AL Cy Young vote. (AP photos)

AL Cy could boil down to longtime rivals
Wang, Beckett front-runners, with Sabathia right there, too
By Tom Singer / MLB.com

Just when you thought the Yankees and the Red Sox had exhausted all possible manifestation of their intense rivalry ... here come the ballots for the American League Cy Young Award.


Both AL East kingpins have suited up their fair share of pitchers on the receiving end of their art's highest award, with Pedro Martinez (1999 and 2000) and Roger Clemens (2001) keeping the honor in the I-95 corridor.

But Yankees and Red Sox pitchers have never contested the same Cy Young Award, never finishing in the top two in the vote since the award's inception in 1956.

Well, there is always a first time. Boston's Josh Beckett and New York's Chien-Ming Wang are the respective leaders of their postseason-bound staffs, and both will receive ample support among the voting members of the Baseball Writers Association of America. They are hardly running a match race, but their season-long excellence on the road to 20 wins will be hard to ignore.

Their most serious competition will come from another undisputed staff ace, C.C. Sabathia, the big chief of the Cleveland Indians. Right-handers John Lackey and Kelvim Escobar, virtually peers in the Angels rotation, figure to cancel each other out in the voting booth.

As for relievers, they are simply not invited to this party. The last closer to earn the award, even as saves totals keep skyrocketing, was Dennis Eckersley, back in 1992. The highest-ranking closer in the vote last year -- even after a season without a 20-game winner -- was Francisco Rodriguez, whose 47 saves were worth five ballot points out of a possible 140.

Maybe it is time that closers had their own comparable award. The potential inspiration for that is still among us -- San Diego's Trevor Hoffman, who with 519 saves has already surpassed the 511 wins by the pitcher whose name is on the Cy Young Award.

FAVORITES

Wang, Yankees: If Cy Young balloting were like some cell phone plans, Wang would be a shoo-in thanks to rollover votes. He didn't receive a single first-place vote last year, even though he matched winner Johan Santana's 19-6 record. So now he is producing a carbon copy, with no one even close to his two-year record of 37-12 (Santana is 34-17, Justin Verlander 33-14, Roy Halladay 30-12). But what makes Wang truly stand out is his responsibility for the Yankees' contention, through his remarkable consistency. He has not made it to at least the sixth inning only twice in 27 starts.

Beckett, Red Sox: Despite a fresh face (Daisuke Matsuzaka) and a cured arm (Curt Schilling), the cognoscenti tabbed Beckett as the key man on Boston's staff -- and he has delivered splendidly, also delivering on his potential. For the fourth consecutive season, Beckett has raised his victory total and has become a smart pitcher, not just a hothead thrower. Leading evidence of that is having more than halved both his walks (74 to 36) and homer yields (36 to 14). But he doesn't stand out on his staff as Wang does on his; not even close.

Sabathia, Indians: Finishing strong to give Cleveland its first 20-game winner since Gaylord Perry (1974) could sway the voting in the big left-hander's behalf. He is certainly worthy, with an amazing strikeouts-to-walks ratio (185-to-33) for a tall lefty -- historically the mold for wildness. Has already posted career highs in innings and strikeouts while matching his single-season high of 17 wins. Eight of his wins have followed Tribe losses.

DARK HORSES

Lackey, Angels: A rocky four-start stretch beginning in mid-August probably ejected the right-hander from possibly even the favorite's seat. He surrendered 26 hits and 13 runs in 17 2/3 innings around his clutch Aug. 27 shutout in Seattle. But remember that word "clutch," as well as "workhorse"; he has gone seven-plus innings in 13 of his last 23 starts. And his 8-1 record against the other AL West teams is a big reason for the Angels pulling away from the division.

Escobar, Angels: Many consider the one-time reliever and swing starter the Angels' best money pitcher, who has really flourished once given a permanent place in the rotation. And he could very well end up leading the league in ERA -- on the 30th anniversary of the last time an Angels hurler did so, Frank Tanana in 1977. But he and Lackey are essentially the same pitcher, with virtually identical numbers.

HONORABLE MENTION

Fausto Carmona, Indians; Erik Bedard, Orioles; J.J. Putz, Mariners; Joe Borowski, Indians; Jonathan Papelbon, Red Sox


Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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MLB大聯盟官網看好王建民得賽揚獎　16日另類基襪對決

大聯網官網11日專文報導，今年美聯賽揚獎，應該就是王建民和波士頓紅襪隊的貝基特(Josh Beckett)兩強相爭。(圖美聯社)
2007/09/12 11:27
記者陳國華編譯

王建民拿到本季第18勝之後，距離今年的投手賽揚獎又邁進一大步。大聯網官網11日專文報導，今年美聯賽揚獎，應該就是王建民和波士頓紅襪隊的貝基特(Josh Beckett)兩強相爭，兩人可能在台灣時間16日對決，這場比賽不僅決定誰可以率先拿到19勝，也是賽揚獎得主之爭。

去年和賽揚獎擦身而過的王建民，今年在拿到第18勝之後，美聯賽揚獎的呼聲也愈來愈高，大聯盟官網11日就專文報導，今年美聯賽揚獎可能由王建民和波士頓紅襪的貝基特兩強相爭。

王建民和貝基特目前戰績都是18勝6敗，雖然在三振、保送次數及防禦率上，王建民略為遜色，但官網反而看好王建民，認為他穩健的表現是洋基今年戰績最大的穩定力量。

官網中特別提到，洋基和紅襪這對世仇，今年在賽揚獎上可能也會由王建民和貝基特展開另類的基襪大戰。

除了王建民和貝基特之外，印第安人隊的Sabathia也在賽揚獎角逐上虎視眈眈，另外，天使隊的Lackey和Escobar則被認為是黑馬。

有趣的是，王建民和貝基特今年一直沒有機會碰頭，不過台灣時間16日洋基和紅襪的三連戰的第二場，兩人很有可能正面對決，這場比賽不但決定誰是大聯盟勝投王，也將是今年美聯賽揚獎得主之爭。

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MLB王建民「難得真功夫」　賽揚桂冠加身希望濃

2007/09/12 10:13　記者王祥齡、李宗堯堪薩斯採訪報導

美國職棒正規球季接近尾聲，而象徵當季最佳投手賽揚獎的競爭也愈來愈激烈，在波士頓媒體大力推銷紅襪隊投手貝基特(Josh Beckett)的同時，洋基隊總教練托瑞(Joe Torre)也大力推薦王建民今年的表現，認為王建民今年角逐賽揚獎的機率相當高。

已經拿到18勝的王建民，不但是洋基隊投手群中的一哥，目前也並列美聯的勝投王，不過，由於平時實在低調的「幾乎忘了他的存在」，所以總教練托瑞就主動的在記者面前，當起王建民賽揚獎的最佳助選員，除了大大的讚揚王建民到底有多厲害外，也希望藉此讓有賽揚獎投票權的美國棒球記者協會的記者們多了解一些王建民的好。

托瑞說，「王建民18勝了，跟那些所謂的『大投手』表現的一樣好，相當的引人注意，尤其是他靜悄悄的拿下這麼多勝投，而不是用一種很煽情的方式來吸引大家的注意力，你必須仔細觀察他，並且感激他為球隊所做的付出。」

托瑞還表示，很多人認為要拿賽揚獎，三振的功力一定要很好，其實他認為大家忽略了一點，像王建民這樣投的局數多，而且用滾地球也能自然又輕鬆的拿下勝投，才是難得的真功夫。

托瑞說，「當我說那些所謂的『大投手』，他們總是有人比王建民獲得更多記者的注意力，因為王建民不是一個三振很多的人，他的做法就像船過水無痕，一樣的自然輕鬆，用各種球路讓打者打不出來，不像其他的投手只想把球投的完美無缺，我們當然不應該低估王建民的投球功力。」

在總教練托瑞的眼中，王建民的表現依舊是整個投手群中的中流砥柱，除了王建民拿到18勝之外，他也希望王建民的表現能繼續維持下去，幫洋基隊真正的搶入季後賽的機會。


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