If you listen to Hawk enough, you will see he does it with any scrub pitcher that shuts us down. Obviously, Washburn isn't a scrub though. Remember Cy May on the Royals? Any mediocre to bad pitcher that shuts us down is an ace for the night to Hawk.
I agreed with you. I would rather have Buehrle than Santana UP TO THIS EXACT POINT IN THE SEASON. But who would you rather have for the rest of the season -- Buehrle or Santana?
As long as you would only rather have Buehrle over Santana up to this exact point in the season. Would you rather have Buehrle or Santana for the rest of the season? Because Santana will have better numbers than Buehrle by the end of the season.
Halladay won a Cy in 2003. Are we forgetting that Contreras has had exactly one good full season? Contreras is great but he really isn't in Halladay's league yet.