The Race for the Crown continues into September
Posted on 30. Aug, 2010 at 12:30 pm by Meerkat in Baseball, MLB Baseball
With each team having about 30 games left in the MLB season, we shall see if one slugger breaks from the pack to take the elusive Triple Crown.
Let’s go to the numbers to find out who is where at this point:
Miggie Cabrera is still the man in the AL. But with Jose Bautista not slowing down, each week that goes by where Miggie doesn’t hit multiple HRs makes it seem less likely for him to catch Bautista. There is that Josh Hamilton problem as well. Hamilton is up by over 10 percentage points over Miggie and isn’t slowing down either.
Josh Hamilton could rocket himself up the RBI & HR standings with one ridiculous 2 week stretch of bombs. Likely, no. But silly? Nope.
Can you believe the NL actually has a 3-horse race for the crown?!?!
Pujols, Votto, and Cargo (sneaky) … all battling for the prize. Pujols is the lead horse (RBI, HR) and is well within striking distance for AVG. If Pujols can grab the crown, he would solidify his place as the best slugger of his time. Period. Go get it, Albert.
With this race as close as it is, when will ESPN tap into NL Triple Crown AB live look-ins? How awesome would the last 2 weeks of the season be if these three sluggers are still battlin for the crown. Having the MLB Channel (which rocks this time of year) is gonna be a real treat in September with pennant/WC races going on and a legit TC race.
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Regular season football is on the horizon and it will dominate the weekends — as expected. But don’t tune out MLB baseball during the week, there will be a lot to keep you interested in this fall.
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