"In the grand scheme of things, the Cy Young is the Golden Globe. Nice, no doubt. The MVP, though, is the Oscar. People remember Oscar winners.

"Would I like to win it? Of course," Tigers ace Justin Verlander said Tuesday afternoon, after learning he'd won the Cy Young in a unanimous vote. "(But) I'm not gonna let the MVP let me make any less of this accomplishment."

In five days, Verlander will find out if he's swept the awards season. Jack O'Connell, secretary-treasurer of the Baseball Writers Association of America, said he hasn't tallied the MVP votes yet. And even if he had, he wouldn't have spilled the beans."