Found August 28, 2009 on Big League Stew:
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There was a time when we thought the Dodgers would win the NL West by the start of September, the Cubs would back into a messy NL Central title and that the AL Cy Young race would be a two-horse race between Zack and Roy. Needless to say, there's a reason why they play the rest of the schedule. The Dodgers have been challenged by the Rockies, the Cubs have absolutely collapsed and the AL Cy Young is now completely up for grabs.Here are the contenders, as I see 'em:Zack Greinke(notes), Kansas City Royals 12-8, 2.43 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 197 KsIt was unlikely that Greinke would maintain the ethereal numbers from early in the season, but Greinke's candidacy has seemingly taken a hit because the rest of the Royals simply don't have his back. However, if you're not going to hold the middling performance of the Twins against Joe Mauer(notes) in the race for AL MVP, how can you hold the wretched Royals against Greinke for Cy?Luckily, Greinke's 15-strikeout performance aga...
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