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Who are the teams with the longest MVP and Cy Young droughts?On Wednesday, Trevor Bauer became the first Cincinnati Reds pitcher ever to win a Cy Young Award. That leaves only three teams in Major League Baseball that have never had one of their pitchers receive that honor, matching the three teams that have never had an MVP....

Trevor Bauer wins NL Cy Young, and everyone’s in a hurry to sanction foreign substancesAs expected, Trevor Bauer claimed the National League Cy Young Award last night, which has launched a raging river of horseshit like this....

MLB awards 2020: A look at the front-runners for this weird-ass seasonWe’re approaching the final weekend of the baseball season, and a lot remains up in the air, with several playoff spots still yet to be clinched....

Goddamnit, Cy Young Voter Who Snubbed Jacob deGrom Is A W-L Guy

I didn’t know a lot about San Diego Union-Tribune writer John Maffei (but not, weirdly, baseball writer) before today. I know everything about now, even from very limited data....

Crazy Old Coots Still Bemoaning Felix Hernandez's Cy Young Award

Joe Morgan may be gone, but his ignorant spirit lives on. Murray Chass and Phil Rogers wonder how in the world Hernandez could be the best pitcher if he didn't have the most wins. Yes, we're still having this damn discussion....

Last Night's Winner: Felix Hernandez's Chances Of Not Getting Jobbed Out Of A Cy Young

In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like Felix Hernandez, who probably locked up his Cy Young last night along about the time the Rays hung their seventh run on CC Sabathia....

Tim Lincecum Is High, Young Winner Again

The San Francisco Giants goofy-headed pitcher of countless "Dazed and Confused" jokes has won his second straight Cy Young award. Take that, Nancy Reagan. (Counterpoint from this morning.) [SFGate]...