http://bleacherreport.com/articles/78971-in-a-close-racelincecum-is-the-thoroughbred
From the bleacherreport:
"Lincecum should have 23 wins and two less losses, period. That does not include the misplay in Arizona. His bullpen gave up five of them and if Webb’s had held his he would have 24. That is one more “would have wins” than Lincecum, how does everything else look now?
Tim’s era with men on base is another statistic that goes to show how much ability he has in the tough and stressful situations. Tim also had two games in which his team was shutout; neither Webb nor Santana had such starts.
At this point, Webb is out of the discussion. Santana is the only one that deserves consideration as much as Lincecum. His numbers are excellent and he had as many blown wins as Lincecum. Santana is an amazing pitcher. Both pitchers numbers are close across the board. Lincecum has dominated and dazzled with slightly better numbers and the same hard luck"
From the bleacherreport:
"Lincecum should have 23 wins and two less losses, period. That does not include the misplay in Arizona. His bullpen gave up five of them and if Webb’s had held his he would have 24. That is one more “would have wins” than Lincecum, how does everything else look now?
Tim’s era with men on base is another statistic that goes to show how much ability he has in the tough and stressful situations. Tim also had two games in which his team was shutout; neither Webb nor Santana had such starts.
At this point, Webb is out of the discussion. Santana is the only one that deserves consideration as much as Lincecum. His numbers are excellent and he had as many blown wins as Lincecum. Santana is an amazing pitcher. Both pitchers numbers are close across the board. Lincecum has dominated and dazzled with slightly better numbers and the same hard luck"