Did Schilling create an ethical dilemma?

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Gold and loot
Published 11/7/2007 by Mike Miliard at Sox Blog
... Meanwhile, there’s the interesting clause in Schilling’s contract that he earns a cool mill for a single Cy Young vote. Something tells me he won’t be getting one from CHB. But one Gotham blogger raises an interesting potential ethical dilemma. As an officer in the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, this is very troublesome to me.... Your one vote gets him $1 million. What is keeping some writer from saying, “Hey, Curt, I’ll ...

Schilling Receives One Million For One Cy Young Vote In 2008 Contract
Published 11/7/2007 at SPORTSbyBROOKS
SCHILLING WILL GET $1M FOR ONE 2008 CY YOUNG VOTE: Peter Abraham of the WESTCHESTER JOURNAL-NEWS is a voter for the American League Cy Young award, and he is " ...

Time for a Stretch
Published 11/11/2007 by Paul SF at YFSF
... Pete Abe apparently doesn't think much of Curt Schilling's personal integrity.

BBWAA institute Schilling Rule
Published 12/5/2007 by Ben K. at River Avenue Blues
... When Curt Schilling signed his recent one-year deal for 2008, one clause in particular garnered some attention. The Red Sox have to pay Schilling $1 million if he earns so much as one third-place Cy Young vote. With the cozy relationship between writers and players these days, more than a few writers were dismayed by this contract provision. ...