Heyman on Sabathia v Beckett--any regrets among esteemed Cy Young voters?

• "Beckett Makes Cy Case Perhaps too Late"

"C.C. Sabathia is favored to win the Cy Young award, but if the voting were held now, Josh Beckett and perhaps Sabathia's teammate Fausto Carmona would be the top choices. While Beckett has been brilliant in October, Sabathia has been less so. He's allowed 11 hits, 11 walks and 11 runs in his two short outings. Indians people said Sabathia struggled with his changeup and execution and insisted he isn't tiring after 241 innings in the regular season."

• From article by Jon Heyman, SI.com, 10/14/07, "News and Notes"

(The Cy Young offers millions more and individual immortality. 2005's AL winner and others know this). sm

• Also, Heyman has a note about Andy Pettitte:

• "If there is one player in position to pressure the Yankees, it's probably Andy Pettitte, who's been expected to exercise his $16-million player option but could conceivably use the opt-out right to wrangle a new multi-year deal. As one competing executive said, "The Yankees absolutely have to have Pettitte. If he were a free agent, he might get a three-year deal''"

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