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Share + Nov 21, 2009 5:14 pm US/Eastern Read: Dan Roche's Blog BOSTON Click to enlarge 1 of 1 Aroldis Chapman of Cuba pitches against Japan in the 2009 World Baseball Classic on March 15 at Petco Park in San Diego.

Aroldis Chapman is the 21-year-old Cuban refugee who throws 100 mph and has been called the left-handed Stephen Strasburg .

Kansas City Royals right-hander Zack Greinke has been named the American League Cy Young Award winner by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

A few weeks after Felix Hernandez was snubbed by his major league peers - he didn't rank among the top three American League pitchers in the Players Choice awards - the Mariners ace got what he deserved Tuesday.

The Royals first Cy Young winner has simple advice for the man expected to become the latest.Whatever his pregame meal is, Bret Saberhagen says of Zack Greinke, just keep on eating it.Greinke, of course, had a breakout season in 2009, when his 2.16 ERA was the best in the American League by more than a third of a run, and the best overall mark ...

We're just in the vestibule of this off-season and already I'm saying T.G.I.MLB Network.

If you're a baseball fan that happens to like rooting for the underdog, chances are watching the Yankees win their 27th championship was a sickening experience.

Alex Rodriguez celebrates in the Yankees ' clubhouse after winning the World Series.

Guest columnist After a 21-year major league career that featured 239 wins, including 68 in a Yankees uniform, the always-outspoken, forever-colorful David Wells will appear in the pages of The Post throughout the 2009 World Series.

B ack in December, right before Christmas, the Yankees agreed to an eight-year, $180 million contract with first-baseman Mark Teixeira, completing a two-week spending spree the likes of which had never been seen in professional sport.

Baseball could use another Pedro Martinez or several additional pitchers with this much talent, intelligence and flair, for that matter.

I'VE maintained for a while that the Yankees should get younger and let Hideki Matsui depart this winter, but how do you do that now? This wasn't Reggie Jackson hitting three home runs in one game, but what we saw last night by Matsui was one of the great performances in World Series history.

Andy Pettitte throwing on three days' rest? Even with his postseason record, it seemed like a dicey proposition, especially after A.J. Burnett blew up in Game 5 of the World Series.

He has been here before. On this stage. In this situation. When the Phillies tapped Pedro Martinez to start Game 2 at Yankee Stadium last week, they did so knowing that he would likely make another appearance in Game 6, pitching either to give them their second straight World Series title or to stave off the end of the season.

If you're a Red Sox fan, there is only one reason to watch the World Series: To root against the Yankees.

Knowing he would be pitching with a chance to clinch the World Series championship, A.J. Burnett said he was barely bothered by the idea of going on three days' rest.

MANNY RAMEREZ caught using steroids hardly a Dodger...... As you know, steroids have become a huge dilemma in professional sports.

PEDRO Martinez on the mound against the Yankees tonight in the World Series should be great theater.

HISTORICALLY, the New York Yankees have been the crown jewel of Major League Baseball.

Nick Swisher watches Chase Utley's second homer sail over the right-field wall in the sixth inning.