It was a wet day at Churchill Downs as the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby commenced. The rain stopped for the actual race but it sure made the track very muddy.
As for the race itself, Palace Malice lead most of the way until that final turn when the pack managed to catch up and pass him by. Palace Malice would finish 12th. Coming down the stretch, it would be Orb being rode by Jockey Joel Rosario that grabbed the lead and won the race by 2 1/2 lengths. It was the first Kentucky Derby win for jockey Rosario and for trainer Shug McGaughey.
Always brief but exciting to watch. Orb was the favorite at 5-1 odds and he certainly proved it with the burst of speed showing near the end of the race. The runner up was Golden Soul followed by Revolutionary at third.
Of course we now look ahead to the Preakness to see if Orb will be able to make a run at the Triple Crown. Not likely but it's the only thing that keeps horse racing interesting beyond the Kentucky Derby.
Showing posts with label Triple Crown. Show all posts
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
Who Else but Miguel and MVPosey
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.
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.
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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