Mariano Rivera for Cy Young

I had originally tried to write an article to justify that Mike Mussina deserves to be considered for the Cy Young... i mean he does have 9 more starts to get 5 more wins and 20 wins IS a pretty big deal... but I dont see how i can honestly say he deserves it when he's not even the best pitcher on the Yankees.... not with Mariano Rivera being absoulutely dominant this year. First off, the Yankees don't take the easy way out often and let rivera face 1 or 2 batters like other closers (see K-Rod's games appeared to innings pitched.. then look at Rivera... you can clearly tell Rivera's ERA and WHIP are not maniupulated because of how hes being used; like Fransisco Rodriguez and almost every other closer in this league (minus Joakim Soria and maybe Brad Lidge). They all come in with no one on and with a lead they just have to get 3 outs and it's now becoming increasingly more popular to just bring in the closer for the last 1 or 2 outs if a save opportunity arises. The Yankees are TRULY using rivera when they need him, and his higher total of innings than games appeared is evidence enough. They bring in Rivera in the 8th inning with men on, they bring him out for the whole 9th, bring him out against the very best hitters in the league, and he does what he needs to in order to get the door closed for his team... and he dominates. His WHIP is .72 and you can still count his total walks on one hand... it's 5... 5 walks all season?! that's absolutely absurd.. i had to do a double take when i looked at that like in a Saturday morning cartoon and spit out water everywhere. Unless mike mussina or cliff lee turn it up to a new degree of excellence only matched by Rivera's current dominance and throw a no hitter and then finish the year with 21+ wins... I just don't see how anyone besides Rivera could win the Cy Young.... if everyone continues at this pace... if K-Rod or wins the Cy Young i swear to God (or Jehovah, Mohamed, Yahweh, Buddha or whatever other religious figure you want me to swear on) i will go berserk.