Could it be the perfect season?

It seems like every fifth day I am writing about Doc Halladay and him chalking up another victory. In his fourth start of the young season with his new club he has moved to 4-0. He shutout the Braves and moved his ERA to 0.82 and pitched his second complete game of the year. He now has 28 K's and 3 BB in 33 IP.

I got to thinking about the best season ever pitched and here is what I discovered. In the modern era since 1970, Steve Carlton had 27 wins in 1972, and in 1990 Bob Welch of the A's won 27 and lost just 6 games. That is pretty impressive indeed as he did this in just 35 starts,

That #27 is the one that I can see Halladay beating. It will be a long season and many things can change but he sure looks dominant at this point. Could he win 30 in a year? I doubt it but here's hoping. His win last night was #152 of his impressive career.

Felix Hernandez also pitched well again and showed why he is also a likely candidate to put up very high win totals. The 24 year old picked up his 60th career win as he too pitched a complete game striking out 6 and not allowing an ER. He is so relaxed and composed on the mound. I believe he is headed for another big season. He doesn't always get the run support he needs but he doesn't need much to get the W.

The Yankees had to be excited last night as Phil Hughes finally pitched up to his hype. In fact he pitched a solid 7 1/3 before he finally gave up a hit. It looked like we were going to see another no hitter, there have been lots of close calls and of course Ubaldo Jiminez hurled one earlier. Hughes picked up win # 15 of his career and is now 2-0, He has 16 K's in 12 innings. Look for a big upside for the Yanks if Hughes continues his dominance.