Verlander Wins Cy Young

Josh Beckett finished ninth. Really.

Verlander was the unanimous choice, with a 24-5 record and a 2.40 ERA.

The year Roger Clemens won MVP, he was 24-4 with a 2.48 ERA. Verlander's team finished 95-67 and went on to the ALCS, but lost. Clemens's team in 1986 went 96-66, and went on to -- ah, I don't want to talk about it.