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Triple Crown
27 August 2010
21, 34 HR, 93 RBI) and Votto (.326, 31 HR, 90 RBI) are the top two National Leaguers in each of the Triple Crown categories. Both have strong cases for the MVP award, but if either one wins the first
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2 July 2010
into July. If he continues to hit this well, Hamilton has a real chance at winning the first Triple Crown since Carl Yastrzemski in 1967.
How about Adrian Beltre? Coming off five disappointing years in Seattle, Beltre’s .349 batting average entering Friday was second in the majors only to Robinson Cano’s .353, and his 53 RBIs had him tied for seventh in the American League. In 2009, Beltre drove in 44 runs ALL YEAR. (He spent some time on the Disabled List but played in 111 of his team’s games.) In roughly half a season (76 games) in 2010, he has 12 home run runs; last year he hit just eight. Beltre’s signing is looking like the best of the offseason.
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21 May 2010
How ‘bout that?
How about Andre Ethier? Leading all three Triple Crown categories (.392 AVG, 11 HR, 38 RBI’s) in the National League as of a week ago, Ethier is the most feared hitter in the Dodger lineup (even more than Manny Ramirez), but will spend at least the next couple weeks on the Disabled List with a broken bone in his pinky finger. His injury is bad news for the Dodgers.
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18 December 2009
months. How often does that happen to the defending Cy Young Award winner?
Mauer wins Triple Crown in my book
No major leaguer has won the Triple Crown since Carl Yastrzemski in 1967, but this year Joe Mauer did lead the American League in what should be the three
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8 June 2008
ch horse racing much, but I did tune in to see Big Brown fall short of his attempt to win the first Triple Crown since Affirmed in 1978, just as I watched Street Sense, Smarty Jones and Funny Cide do the same. It was history in the making. But baseball hasn't had a
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