Another Boring Baseball Post

Johan Santana is good. Really good. But it's easy to say that since he's red hot right now (he's won 12 straight and hasn't given up a run in 30 innings). Still, he has some of the nastiest stuff I have ever seen.

I'm not a big conspiracy guy. I think Oswald killed JFK all by his lonesome little self and (this is a big admission, since I love to argue otherwise), I don't believe the government staged the lunar landing back in the 60s.

But I do believe in the East Coast Media Bias/Conspiracy. NO QUESTIONS ASKED, if Santana was wearing a Red Sox uniform, he'd be sure thing for the Cy Young.

But because Curt Schilling happens to play for Boston the media types, even here in Minnesota are saying Schilling might win the Cy Young. Sure Schilling got to 20 wins first, but that's the only stat he owns over Santana (who picked up his 19th win today).

Click here for Santana's stats, and here for Schilling's.

Santana leads the American League in strikeouts and is neck and neck for the best ERA and win total. My favorite stat is that he only has 49 walks to go with his 250+ strikeouts. Unless they're named "Randy Johnson" guys who throw over 250 strikeouts in a season typically do not have this much control; they're walk totals are a lot higher.

I am sure that Santana will win the Cy Young. My only issue is that other names from East Coast markets have to named as possible contenders to win. Santana is by far and away the best pitcher in the American League this year. There should be no discussion at all about who should win.