this is exactly why I don't watch Sportscenter any more.

oh, and I have to agree with Phillips here.

Phillips is right on.

If Chamberlain wasn't a Yankee, this wouldn't be a conversation.

Brian Kenny is a moron.

With comments like that from BK it wouldn't suprise me if he was a fan of the minnisota vikings.

What an idiot!

Thanks Brian Kenny, you are a jinx.

Steve Phillips is right....I can't believe I said that.

What exactly does Steve Phillips know about what sportswriters look at when they vote for a Cy Young candidate?

And is it just me, or does Steve Phillips look just a little bit more like Colonel Sanders each and every day? He ought to just get it over with and put on the white suit and black string tie.

Phillips was right about the stat part of the argument, but not a damn person looks at average innings pitched.

Even when he's right he sounds like an idiot.

Isn't there a roster limit on man-crushes at the WWL? Now that Favre snatched his spot back, doesn't Joba have to be optioned back to the man-crush minor leagues?

Whip: 0.96
ERA: 2.33
K/BB: 2.52

Whip: 1.02
ERA: 2.77
K/BB: 5.14

Whip: 1.19
ERA: 2.24
K/BB: 2.91

Whip: 1.08
Era: 2.58
K/BB: 5.77

This is Duchescherer, Lee, Joba, Halladay. If you dont punish him for his innings pitched because he pitched 20 games in the bullpen and just look at his peripheral numbers he deserves to be considered and probably deserves a top 5 vote pending the rest of the season of course

Teddy Atlas needs to always be included as an expert analyst in these baseball discussions on the WWL, IMO.

Maybe BK had been working with Atlas too much. Everything is a fight waiting to happen with that guy.

Whenever Steve Phillips, he is wrong. If he says that Joba shouldn't be the Cy Young, then he definitely should be. Steve Phillips makes Emmitt Smiff look like Freud.

"Brian Kenny is a moron."

He's also an unabashed Yankees fan, which automatically means he's a moron.

One rumor for seven minutes of discussion. Isn't 24-hour sports wonderful?

I love the last thing Kenny said, 'I'm just saying he should be in the conversation. You could help me out a little bit'.

Yeah, you continue to insist on something that's blatantly stupid and Philips' job to lend it credibility.

Moron.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't BK a huge Yankee fan??

I kept thinking this during the whole interview. He's completely biased!!

BK was an idiot here. Just to prove how dumb this ERA argument is, Joba pitched 4.2 innings last night, gave up 5 runs and his ERA went up by .4 points. Small sample size, ya moron. When he quoted Joba's ERA out to two decimal places, it was clear that BK had made this argument before to non-Yankees believers. To make Steve Phillips look intelligent and well-reasoned is a rare talent. Bravo, Brian Kenny.

Steve Phillips lost all credibility when he said this years Tigers offense was the best in baseball history. He hates the Yankees from being the GM with the Mets and having to compete with them all the time. He also cheated on his wife.

And anyone wonder why Phillips is an analyst and not a working GM? His reasoning and loss of touch with reality are just part of the reason.
And Met fans, you still ahven't recovered, my condolences.

For all you SABR-matricians out there that agree with BK you should hear his radio partner Max Kellerman on 1050 espnradio in NY. Max and Steve argue everytime Steve dares to come on. Its quite the banter on radio. I suggest listenig to it if you aren't a fan of Steve-O. BTW. Joba wont get the cy young this year the same way Clemens didn't get it the year Carpenter won. Wins and Losses are the least effective way to prove how valuable a pitcher is.

BK is the biggest Yankee homer on the WWL. This isn't the first time he's been fired up when someone doesn't completely jock the Yanks. I turned this segment off about a minute in.

BK loves the Yankees
Phillips hates the Yankees
That's all there is to it

How does Joba rate in this kind of discussion in the first place? Absurd. Cliff Lee should win the AL Cy Young hands down. A 15-2 record on a bad Tribe ballclub. That's remarkable.

it seemed like kenny was already pissed before the interview got started...

I agree w/ anon @ 1:16

Although K-Rod is tearing it up w/ the saves, Lee plays for a horrible team with no offense. To have an ERA like his and the win-loss record he has especially after the year he had last year warrants a Cy Young as long as he keeps a decent pace.

A contrived NY argument from a hackneyed NY Yankees honk. Brian, why don't you argue for Mike Mussina for the Cy Young Award*? It would greatly bolster the Moose's chances of getting into the Hall of Fame*...

*Does not believe Mike Mussina deserves either the Cy Young or to be in the HOF.

@ Anon 10:09

Let's add innings pitched

Halladay-175.1
Lee-153.2
Duchscherer-127.2
Chamberlain-89

BIG difference. He's the 3rd best pitcher on his own team this year, you really think he should even be in the discussion? And Kenny's an idiot.

@ enrique

I'll give you the IP argument. But his numbers are very similar. All I'm saying is IF he didnt spend the first two months in the bullpen you would have to consider him.

Also Mussina has been great this year but there is no way he's been more valuable than Joba who has been their best starter since joining the rotation and was their best reliever not named Mariano before that.

Going to see Dr. James Andrews won't help Joba's WHIP, strikeout-to-walk ratio or his Cy Young chances.

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CHAMBERLAIN HAS LIKE 3 WINS!!!!!!!WHAT THE FUCK!!!!