Triple Crown History

MiggyVP

Miguel Cabrera is on pace to finish this season with a .360/52/165. If he does win the triple crown this season could be even more special than you realize. The best combination of triple crown seasons in the past 100 years are .403/52/165 (Hornsby, Mantle, Gehrig). Remember that's three player's individuals season combined. Lets face it no one will ever hit .400 again, player's face too many different pitchers on a daily basis. That being said Miguel Cabrera is on pace to finish with the best triple crown season in the past 100 years. Can you believe that. Even if he doesn't win the triple crown this is one of the greatest seasons ever put together. Cabrera has a comfortable lead in Batting Average and Runs Batted In, he only trails Chris Davis by three home runs after his torrid pace he has been on.  

What to do with Max Scherzer

As most of Detroit fans know Max Scherzer's contract expires after this season. The Tigers should re-sign him, but only to trade him immediately after. Detroit is a mid-market team, meaning they can't afford the huge payrolls like the Dodgers or the Yankees. Also, the Tigers don't necessarily have the greatest farm system. There is a way we can keep Max the rest of the season and still gain a few valuable prospects to help us out in the future. I would say we could keep Max and sign him to a modest contract, but we all know that will not happen when Scott Boras is the player's agent (see Prince Fielder's contract.....). The question comes down to who do you want more Miguel Cabrera or Max Scherzer and the obvious answer is Miguel. Mr. Illitch cannot afford to pay close to 100 million dollars on four contracts (Verlander, Cabrera, Fielder, and Max). Our farm system has very few prospects, we should be able to get 2-3 from Scherzer. In the end I love Max as much as his finance does, but the Tigers organization has to do the responsible thing.

Who's the A.L. M.V.P.?

Let me preface this piece by saying, yes I am a Detroit fan, but in no way will that effect my judgment. Obviously Mvp races cannot be decided in August, I know this, but my American League, Most Valuable Player is the Detroit Tiger's third baseman, Miguel Cabrera. Now you may say (although idiotically) that he doesn't deserve it, that it should go to Chris Davis because he's hit so many home runs, let me stop you there. Davis may be having a great season but his season is no where near as great as Cabrera's. He leads the American League in hits, OBP, OPS, batting average, runs batted in and numerous other categories. Davis leads the league in two, slugging (only by a few points) and home runs. Cabrera's season can only be matched by Ruth and Fox. Disagree with me, if you must, but Cabrera is the obvious choice for MVP. Sorry, Davis I don't believe you even finish second (Cabrera, Trout, Davis). Thanks for reading. Leave feedback.

Miguel Cabrera's Monster Season (So Far...)

How special is Miguel Cabrera? This year he's putting up numbers that only Jimmie Fox and Babe Ruth have ever done.  Cabrera is on pace to finish the season at .356/50/157. Lets put that into historical perspective shall we. Cabrera could be the first player since the fore mentioned Fox and Ruth to ever have a season with a slash line of .350/50/150.  I will tell you why Cabrera's season is better than Ruth's and Fox's. In their era, they saw the same pitcher almost every AB of the game. Today's hitters face multiple pitchers a game. By the third or fourth AB Ruth and Fox were already accustomed to the pitcher's arsenal. By time Cabrera strolls around for his third or fourth AB he more than likely is facing another pitcher, so he has another array of pitches to try and hit. )Also, lets not forget Cabrera is trying to win the Triple Crown in back to back years, a feat that has yet to be accomplished.)

Miguel Cabrera is having a season for the ages, a season that may be when it's all said and done, the greatest season of all time. We are truly witnessing greatness.