A CUP of JOE in the SHOW Report #139...Can the LEFT Side of POTOMAC 2-PACK of the NATS...G2 as in GIO GONZALEZ win the 2012 NL CY YOUNG Award...AMAZINS' Knuckleballer R.A. DICKEY will have plenty to say about that....The 2012 NL CY Young...G2 vs R.A. a Photo Finish on the Senior Circuit.

They won't have Right Side of the Potomac 2-Pack in S2 Stephen Strasburg but they will have the Left Side of the Pack in G2...Gio Gonzalez.

The Nats have Two Aces and they have shut down One but the Other is well on his way to his 1st Cy Young Award with Top Numbers on the Senior Circuit. Gonzo is Top Five in the Major Pitching Categories like Wins, ERA, and Whiffs and is Team is One of the Best in the Show which in Hindsight means something.

The #1 Threat to Gonzo is Amazins' Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey who is also Top 5 in All the Three Major Categories. Dickey has been one of the favorites even before All-Star Break and has continued his Onslaught from the Bump. Gonzo has been getting better as the Season has went along and he might be the NL's Most Consistent Pitcher for Month and Month and a Half.

Comparing Numbers

Nats G2 vs Amazins' R.A.

Note: Rank in NL in (  )

WINS
G2  19 (1)
R.A. 18 (2)

ERA
G2 2.93 (5)
R.A. 2.64 (1)

K's
G2 191 (4)
R.A. 195 (3)

Let's look deeper as Gio has only given up 9 Bombs to R.A.'s 15. Opponents are hitting Only .206 vs Gio (1 in NL) compared to R.A.'s .221 (3rd in NL). R.A.'s Hits plus Walks divided by Innings Pitched (WHIP) is 1.03 (2nd in NL) and Gio's is 1.13 (7th in NL).

Its is Too close to call and it will come down to the Last 4-5 Starts as Gio's has gotten his ERA Down later in the Season and its under 3. R.A. has almost 18 More Innings pitched than Gio at 198 to 181.1.

It is a 2-Horse Race to a Photo Finish in the Show....G2 vs R.A.

Note: Numbers from MLB.com