The MVPs were named today in baseball and both by seemingly comfortable margins.
The NL MVP went to Giants Catcher Buster Posey who received 27 of 32 possible first place votes and took in a 422 total points. Ryan Braun came in 2nd with 285 points. This caps off a tremendous season for Buster who batted .336 (NL best) with a OBP of .408 (NL best) and a OPS of .957 (2nd in NL). He also had 24 home runs, 103 RBIs, and another World Series ring. Not bad for a comeback season.
As for the AL MVP, it turned out to be a one sided win as well. Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers won the award receiving 22 of 28 first place votes and getting 362 total points. The closest contender was Mike Trout of the Angels who got 281 points. Miguel, of course, was the first Triple Crown winner in 45 years batting .330 with 44 home runs and 139 RBIs.
The right players seemed to have gotten the award. True, Mike Trout had an MVP quality season and was dragging the Angels along but failing to make the playoffs and going against a guy winning the Triple Crown does hamper the candidacy quite a bit.
Congrats to both Posey and Cabrera for winning the MVP awards. The right guys were picked.
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
Sunday, October 28, 2012
GIANTS WIN 2ND WORLD TITLE IN 3 YEARS WITH SWEEP!!!
The San Francisco Giants were dropped from the playoff discussion entirely nationwide when Melky Cabrera got suspended for 50 games and then the Dodgers made a monumental trade to make LA look like the favorite in the NL West. Looks can be deceiving, can't they.
In fact, the Giants made it to the World Series and were beating the Detroit Tigers into the ground with a big game 1 win and then two shutouts to follow. Game 4 was earlier tonight in Detroit and it was close to sweeter end.
The Giants started off the scoring in the 2nd inning with Hunter Pence getting on with a ground rule double and then Brandon Belt hitting him in with a triple to right. The Tigers answered back in the bottom of the 3rd with a 2 run home run by Miguel Cabrera to give them their first lead in any game of the World Series. Buster Posey finally came alive with a 2 run shot of his own in the 6th inning to get the lead back. Delmon Young of the Tigers, however, would tie the game with a solo shot in the bottom half of the 6th. After that, Matt Scherzer and Matt Cain would leave the game to their respective bullpens which caused the game to go into extras.
Top of the 10th came along with Giants DH Ryan Theriot getting a lead off single off of Phil Coke. Brandon Crawford would then sac bunt him over to 2nd base. After Angel Pagan struck out swinging, Marco Scutaro came up with 2 outs and Theriot on 2nd. He delivered a base hit to center with Ryan Theriot sliding into home off the hit. Austin Jackson's throw was not in time.
Sergio Romo then came out to close out game (because we need a beard to end every World Series). He struck out Austin Jackson swinging. He struck out Don Kelly swinging. All that was left was the Triple Crown Winner Miguel Cabrera. STRUCK OUT LOOKING!!!
GIANTS WIN 4-3 IN 10 INNINGS AND SWEEP THE TIGERS IN THE WORLD SERIES!!!
They have done it again. For the 2nd time in three seasons, the San Francisco Giants are World Champions. The amazing season ends in Detroit with champagne for all.
Truly a team effort all season long as there was no one player that had got them there. They had a great rotation, a solid lineup with players all over delivering at different times, and great defense making the difficult look routine. Pablo Sandoval was named MVP of the series for batting .500 throughout the series and the three home runs hit in game 1. He deserves the World Series MVP trophy (and the car) as one of the big guys stepping up in this series.
As for the Tigers, they fall just short again of a title with Jim Leyland as their manager. I did like the Tigers too for eliminating the Yankees but all 'likes' were off for the World Series match up. They still have a solid team and are likely going to be contenders again next season.
The moment goes to the Giants, however, with a 2nd World Series title for San Francisco. It's their 7th World Title overall for the franchise. Congrats to Manager Bruce Bochy and the team he led. They are once again Giants of the World.
P.S. Happy Birthday, Sis.
In fact, the Giants made it to the World Series and were beating the Detroit Tigers into the ground with a big game 1 win and then two shutouts to follow. Game 4 was earlier tonight in Detroit and it was close to sweeter end.
The Giants started off the scoring in the 2nd inning with Hunter Pence getting on with a ground rule double and then Brandon Belt hitting him in with a triple to right. The Tigers answered back in the bottom of the 3rd with a 2 run home run by Miguel Cabrera to give them their first lead in any game of the World Series. Buster Posey finally came alive with a 2 run shot of his own in the 6th inning to get the lead back. Delmon Young of the Tigers, however, would tie the game with a solo shot in the bottom half of the 6th. After that, Matt Scherzer and Matt Cain would leave the game to their respective bullpens which caused the game to go into extras.
Top of the 10th came along with Giants DH Ryan Theriot getting a lead off single off of Phil Coke. Brandon Crawford would then sac bunt him over to 2nd base. After Angel Pagan struck out swinging, Marco Scutaro came up with 2 outs and Theriot on 2nd. He delivered a base hit to center with Ryan Theriot sliding into home off the hit. Austin Jackson's throw was not in time.
Sergio Romo then came out to close out game (because we need a beard to end every World Series). He struck out Austin Jackson swinging. He struck out Don Kelly swinging. All that was left was the Triple Crown Winner Miguel Cabrera. STRUCK OUT LOOKING!!!
GIANTS WIN 4-3 IN 10 INNINGS AND SWEEP THE TIGERS IN THE WORLD SERIES!!!
They have done it again. For the 2nd time in three seasons, the San Francisco Giants are World Champions. The amazing season ends in Detroit with champagne for all.
Truly a team effort all season long as there was no one player that had got them there. They had a great rotation, a solid lineup with players all over delivering at different times, and great defense making the difficult look routine. Pablo Sandoval was named MVP of the series for batting .500 throughout the series and the three home runs hit in game 1. He deserves the World Series MVP trophy (and the car) as one of the big guys stepping up in this series.
As for the Tigers, they fall just short again of a title with Jim Leyland as their manager. I did like the Tigers too for eliminating the Yankees but all 'likes' were off for the World Series match up. They still have a solid team and are likely going to be contenders again next season.
The moment goes to the Giants, however, with a 2nd World Series title for San Francisco. It's their 7th World Title overall for the franchise. Congrats to Manager Bruce Bochy and the team he led. They are once again Giants of the World.
P.S. Happy Birthday, Sis.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
I Triple Crown Thee King Miguel Cabrera
DAMN IT!!! I bet the horse racing Triple Crown would come back around first.
Occasionally there will be talk about one of the most prestigious of titles in sports. No, it's not the personal glasses wiper for Jerry Jones (but don't tell his son-in-law that). It's the Triple Crown of Baseball. There hasn't been a Triple Crown winner in a long time and everyone started to think that we would never see one again.
Then Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers got on a roll and started to tear things up. In the pursuit of a postseason appearance, Cabrera started to carry the Tigers on his back. The Tigers managed to do well enough to get by the White Sox and take the AL Central. In the midst of the postseason pursuit, Cabrera started to pull ahead in the Triple Crown stats. He even passed Josh Hamilton in Homers just a couple of days ago.
The final day of the regular season came and went with Miguel Cabrera playing in the game vs. the Royals. He would only have two AB's before coming out in the 3rd inning and went 0-2. Mike Trout needed to have a perfect day to pass Cabrera and couldn't get it done. He went 2-3 which left .004 behind Miguel in batting average. The home runs were the only thing left and Curtis Granderson of the Yankees hit two homers falling one short of Cabrera before he was pulled from the game in favor of a pinch hitter. That was all she wrote.
Miguel Cabrera batting a .330 Avg. with 44 Home Runs and 139 RBI's wins the American League Triple Crown. He becomes the first player since Carl Yastrzemski in 1967 to do it.
One of the grandest feats in the spots world has finally come around again. Miguel Cab... sorry. KING Miguel Cabrera becomes the 15th player to win the Triple Crown and the first Latin American player to win it. Cabrera joins names like Mickey Mantle, Lou Gehrig, and Ted Williams along for the ride to immortality. This achievement should be revered not just for the batting stats and what's implicated but the rarity of the accomplishment when comparing it to achievements like No-Hitters and even Perfect Games.
The season ends with King Miguel on top of the baseball world and looking to continue his good performance into the playoffs. Whatever happens, he's already done something to be remembered for.
Occasionally there will be talk about one of the most prestigious of titles in sports. No, it's not the personal glasses wiper for Jerry Jones (but don't tell his son-in-law that). It's the Triple Crown of Baseball. There hasn't been a Triple Crown winner in a long time and everyone started to think that we would never see one again.
Then Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers got on a roll and started to tear things up. In the pursuit of a postseason appearance, Cabrera started to carry the Tigers on his back. The Tigers managed to do well enough to get by the White Sox and take the AL Central. In the midst of the postseason pursuit, Cabrera started to pull ahead in the Triple Crown stats. He even passed Josh Hamilton in Homers just a couple of days ago.
The final day of the regular season came and went with Miguel Cabrera playing in the game vs. the Royals. He would only have two AB's before coming out in the 3rd inning and went 0-2. Mike Trout needed to have a perfect day to pass Cabrera and couldn't get it done. He went 2-3 which left .004 behind Miguel in batting average. The home runs were the only thing left and Curtis Granderson of the Yankees hit two homers falling one short of Cabrera before he was pulled from the game in favor of a pinch hitter. That was all she wrote.
Miguel Cabrera batting a .330 Avg. with 44 Home Runs and 139 RBI's wins the American League Triple Crown. He becomes the first player since Carl Yastrzemski in 1967 to do it.
One of the grandest feats in the spots world has finally come around again. Miguel Cab... sorry. KING Miguel Cabrera becomes the 15th player to win the Triple Crown and the first Latin American player to win it. Cabrera joins names like Mickey Mantle, Lou Gehrig, and Ted Williams along for the ride to immortality. This achievement should be revered not just for the batting stats and what's implicated but the rarity of the accomplishment when comparing it to achievements like No-Hitters and even Perfect Games.
The season ends with King Miguel on top of the baseball world and looking to continue his good performance into the playoffs. Whatever happens, he's already done something to be remembered for.
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