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Named after the pioneering pitcher from the turn of last century, the Cy Young Award is an award given each fall to the best MLB pitchers.

A baseball perfect game is so hard to accomplish that golf's hole in one's are easier and occur more frequently.

The past 25 years have seen pitchers such as Roger Clemens, Randy Johnson, Greg Maddux and Pedro Martinez win multiple Cy Young Awards.

From Don Newcombe in 1956 to Steve Stone and Steve Carlton in 1980, the Cy Young award honors baseball's best pitchers. Here are the winners over the first 25 years.

The race for the American league Cy Young Award could come to one head to head matchup between front runners Chien-Ming Wang and Josh Beckett.

Roger Clemens, Greg Maddux, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz and Mariano Rivera will make Baseball's Hall of Fame in their first eligible year.

1968 is still the only year in baseball history that two pitchers claimed the four most prominent awards in the game, Most Valuable Player and the Cy Young Award.

Cy Young was so good that Major League Baseball named its annual award for the best pitcher in the game after him.

Here are the statistics and biographical sketches of the final five of the Top 10 MLB pitchers since 1950. These are some of the truly great MLB pitchers of all time.

A four person race has emerged for the NL Cy Young Award. In this five part series, each of the four candidates will be profiled.

When the American League was founded in 1901 to challenge the National League's monopoly on professional baseball, a fierce rivalry was born that continues to this day.

Parity is the name of the game in the American League Central as all five teams should finish between 77 and 85 wins.

The baseball world has gotten a lot tougher on pitchers since 1950. Shorter fences, lower mounds and bigger hitters make these greats so much more impressive.

Major League Execs gather in Las Vegas and are prepared to roll the dice

Since the season ended in October, it looked as if the New York Yankees or Boston Red Sox would land baseball's best pitcher. But in the end, the Mets got their man.

Four-time Cy-Young Award Winner Greg Maddux looks to give Padres first 3-0 start since 1984.

Recent retiree Greg Maddux was perhaps the best pitcher of this era. His command, control, and cerebral approach to the position made him nearly unstoppable.

The National League West figures to be a very competitive division in 2009.

A four person race has emerged for the NL Cy Young Award. In this five part series, each of the four candidates will be profiled.

October is here, and that means the MLB Playoffs are set to kick off. Here is a look at an intriguing match-up in the National League Division Series.

Barry Zito never showed a hint of frustration while he was taking so many losses after signing one of baseball's most lucrative contracts before the 2007 season.

San Francisco Giants' pitching ace Tim Lincecum figures he'll be safe from whatever ailment kept him out of last year's All-Star Game.

The Yankees and Mets grabbed the headlines, but a number of other teams improved as well

Bert Blyleven and Ferguson Jenkins have similar lifetime statistics, but Jenkins had many more dominating seasons . Johnson was better than either of them.

Major League Baseball's 21-month-long investigation on the use of performance-enhancing drugs by MLB players refers to 88 different players allegedly involved with PHDs.

While some may question his worthiness for the Hall of Fame, a close look at his career reveals that Curt Schilling is well qualified for admission to Cooperstown.

From Dazzy Vance in the 1920s to Mike Piazza in the 1990s, the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers have had a plethora of great players. Here are the eleven best of all time.

Five starting pitchers have inked deals worth more than $100 million. A few have not been worth the money. Here is a rundown of pitchers with eight figure deals.

Mickey Lolich gained Most Valuable Player status as Detroit defeated St. Louis in Game Seven of the 1968 World Series. It was the Tigers' first title since 1945.

Miraculous comebacks and the pitching prowess of Denny McLain behind teammates Horton, Brown, and Wert were commonplace in 1968. Every Tiger was a hero.

Satchel Paige once said that anybody could be a relief pitcher, so long as he had a thick skin, a short memory, and at least one great pitch.

The MLB Power Rankings change day-to-day in the early part of the MLB season. So far, most of the preseason favorites have struggled with injuries and poor fielding.

Raines is an admitted former cocaine addict. Bonds and McGwire have not been proved of using steroids. Guess who has the best chance of becoming a Hall of Famer.

The San Francisco Giants made themselves 2009 contenders in a weak NL West by signing free agent LHP Randy Johnson.

Sandy Koufax overcame wildness, injuries and anti-Semitism to become the best pitcher of the 1960s.

Sandy Koufax may have been the best left-handed pitcher of all time. Here are ten essential things that every baseball fan needs to know about the man.

From Cole Hamels to Felix hernandez, baseball has seen a recent explosion of top pitchers who are still under twenty-five years old.

It is never to early to review the baseball season and here is a look at the first week in the National League.

2007 MLB spring training injuries to Chien-Ming Wang, Andy Pettitte, and Kenny Rogers threaten some of baseball's best teams.

From 2006-2009, Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester went from being a cancer victim to cancer survivor, World Series champ and Cy Young Award contender.

Roger Clemens pitched for Boston from 1984-1996. Most of his awards were achieved as a member of the Boston Red Sox and his best seasons were with the Sox.

The 1959 Yankees and the 2007 team had pitching staffs that could have great -- or that could have cost them the pennant.

Inside Profiles and Rankings for each of the five best general managers in Major League Baseball.

Almost everybody who plays in the MLB gets a nickname at some point. Here are ten of the best baseball nicknames along with the origin and meaning behind each one.

Joe has been criticized for the demise of Scott Proctor, who had been an effective Yankees' relief pitcher during the first half of 2006 but not the second half.

A shortstop who hit .206 received one less first place vote than Triple Crown Winner Ted Williams in the 1947 MVP voting.

The long, anticipated deal that would send one of the best players in Blue Jays history out of Toronto, is finally complete after months of speculation.

The greatest New York Yankees of all time, position by position.

The Phillies will win the NL East, Chase Utley will take the NL MVP, Mariano Rivera will finally get the AL Cy Young Award, and the Yankees will win the World Series.

With the All Star Game coming up on Tuesday, July 15, it's time to hand out the midseason awards to the best American League baseball players, managers and executives.