D12: Tim Lincecum says he's voting for Chris Carpenter

Welcome to 'Duk's Dozen, a streamlined selection of 12 links and items for your baseball day. It welcomes your email submissions or Twitter tips. 1. Tim Lincecum(notes) says Chris Carpenter's(notes) crazy numbers should clinch him the Cy. MercNews2. And why not? Have you see the way Carpenter can swing a bat? MLB.com3. Don't forget about Adam Wainwright(notes). He could win No. 20 tonight. Bleacher Report 4. George Lopez will be 2009's version of Frank Caliendo. Pass it on. Walkoff Walk5. Detroit needs to clinch by Sunday if it wants to pit Verlander against CC. Bless You Boys 6. Angels fans cannot look at Jon Lester(notes) and extract any confidence. SawxBlog7. It's the final weekend for decade leaders to add to their numbers. NYT Bats Blog 8. Who's the odd man out in the Rockies' playoff rotation? FanGraphs9. The letter the Wilpons should have sent to Mets fans. Faith and Fear in Flushing 10. Blue Jays fans continue to bicker over the subjec...