For instance, ESPN’s Kurkjian was peddling Tim Lincecum last week as the deserving 2009 Cy Young winner in the National League based on the following logic: "Over the last 30 years, 11 pitchers have had an ERA under 2.50 and have had at least 260 strikeouts, and all 11 of those pitchers have won the Cy Young ... That’s where Tim Lincecum (15-7, 2.48 ERA) is, and that’s why by the smallest of margins, he is the best pitcher in the National League this year." What in the world does the fact that Randy Johnson won the Cy Young with Arizona in 2002 with a 2.32 ERA and 334 strikeouts, or Dwight Gooden winning the Cy Young in 1985 with the Mets with a 1.53 ERA and 268 strikeouts (etc.) have to do with this year’s NL Cy Young race? Full Article at New Haven Register