September 02, 2008
20 in Style
Cliff Lee became the first Indian's pitcher to win 20 games since Gaylord Perry in 1974. He did it in perfect style on Monday, shutting out the leader of the AL Central, the Chicago White Sox, in a complete game. He did not walk a batter, he did not hit a batter, and the five hits against Lee were all singles. The game sums up his season perfectly. Opponents hold a low batting average, a very low OBA and an extremely low slugging percentage against him. Imagine where the team would be if the rest of the squad played like a .500 team! This could turn out to be the best AL pitching season since Pedro Martinez in 1999, in terms of both winning percentage and ERA.
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Might as well just give him that Cy thing right now.