Good lord, Kevin, calm down. Your desire for reflected glory is a little pathetic.

Would God have given up 10 hits in 6 innings? He got the win, true. It's not hard to get the win when your teammates score 10 runs. It was far from his best outing.

I agree with you he is likely to win the Cy Young award. It's just curious that you thought this start was anything special.

Mike, did you watch the game? (Yes or no).

No, Halladay didn't have his best stuff last night....but he was never in serious trouble and won the game.

By the time he took the mound, he had a 3-0 lead. By the bottom of the third, he had a 6-1 lead. By the bottom of the third, he had an 8-1 lead. Many starters relax a little with that kind of lead.

Additionally, the Marlins were the victim's of Halladay's perfect game back in the late spring. That motivates players.

8 of the 10 hits he surrendered were singles...some were good hits, some were little flares. He also struck out 9 in 6 innings and didn't walk a batter.

Halladay's "off outings" are often still better than some of Lincecum's better starts.