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The 101 previous winners of baseball’s Cy Young Award make for a fascinating pitching tableau. There are starters and relievers. There are masters of the curveball, the sinker, the slider and the splitter. There are fierce intimidators, steroid cheats, convicted felons, a rock star, an underwear model, a rookie and a spitballer.
Now the team picture includes a knuckleballer, R. A. Dickey of the Mets, who won the National League award on Wednesday.
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