Schilling Cy Young Watch

Schilling won number 21 yesterday as the Bosox beat up on the Yanks. Had Francona not left Pedro in the 8th inning Friday night just before the Yankees busted that game wide open, Schilling's win would have put the Red Sox only a game and half behind the Yankees with 6 to play. Since Schilling needs all the intangible factors he can get if he has any hope of beating out Johan Santana for the AL Cy Young, Francona's Friday night gaffe is no small miscue. (And what is it about Red Sox managers and them being incapable of taking Pedro out in the 8th inning of must win games vs. the Yanks (see game 7 2003 ALCS?).

A friend of mine who lives up in Boston and is a Sox fan says he considers Schilling the MVP of the team and of the league. Which begs the question, can Schilling win the MVP? and has any pitcher not won the Cy Young but won the MVP?