Cy for Santana, Chien-Ming 2nd

For the second straight year, a Yankees pitcher was the runnerup for the AL Cy Young Award. Chien-Ming Wang capped a tremendous breakout season by finishing behind only two-time unanimous selection Johan Santana in baseball writers' voting released yesterday. Wang's 19 wins tied him for the league lead with Santana, who also paced the AL in ERA, strikeouts and innings pitched as Minnesota's ace lefty earned his second unanimous Cy Young win in three seasons.

"After winning the first Cy Young, I was trying to show people that what happened in 2004 wasn't a fluke," Santana said. "I wanted to show everybody I'm a proven pitcher and I'm able to do this. I know as long as I can stay healthy, I'm going to do my best. But I still believe I can be better." Continue