Triple Crown... Can Albert do it?

[shoremen44]

While it is unlikely... can Pujols pull it off?

47 HR... leads by 4... 128 Rbi tie with Prince Fielder

.329 avg... second to Hanley Ramirez with .352

last ten days...

Pujols 11 for 36

Ramirez 9 for 36

[TNTtoys]

Re: Triple Crown... Can Albert do it?

My 2 cents... He's having a season for the ages, but I just don't think he will overcome Hanley for the batting title.

[rj_lucas]

Re: Triple Crown... Can Albert do it?

I'd love to see it, but 20 points is a big gap to close with 11 games remaining. If Ramirez were to collapse, I wouldn't be surprised to see the Marlins sit him to protect his chance at the battling title. I remember the A's sitting Rickey Henderson in 1990 when he and George Brett were neck and neck in the final days. Brett won the title with Henderson hiding on the bench, and all was right with the world.

To put Albert's incredible season into perspective, his numbers (.329, 47, 128) are already better than Yastrzemski's in 1967 when he won the Triple Crown (.326, 44, 121).

And of course, it's never wise to count out Albert for anything.

Rick

[sox83cubs84]

Re: Triple Crown... Can Albert do it?

The diiference in batting average says no, but, hey, we've already had a feat in MLB almost as rare this year (Mark Buehrle's perfect game), so why not?

Dave M.
Chicago area

[bigtruck260]

Re: Triple Crown... Can Albert do it?

We've learned over the years that Albert is capable of hitting .600 in a week, 7 RBI in a game (twice in one week) - and homering at will on days when the Pujols Family Foundation is in the house at Busch.

We never count him out of anything till the last swing.

Hanley is having a career year - Albert is just hitting his career average at .330.

[Rboitano]

Re: Triple Crown... Can Albert do it?

He should have won the batting title last year, if Chipper Jones didnt sit himself for a number of games in September. I sold both my Jones bats after that, I lost all respect for him as a player.

[skyking26]

Re: Triple Crown... Can Albert do it?

He's the closest candidate....but I say it will never happen with anyone. Too tuff a feat.

[flaco1801]

Re: Triple Crown... Can Albert do it?

i dont think you can compare pujois to yaz... yaz would have had higher numbers nowadays... more teams, more slugs....oh dont forget the players are better conditioned now lololol this day in 1969 seaver pitched his 7th straight complete game win... teams dont even have 7 complete games a season

[bronx_burner]

Re: Triple Crown... Can Albert do it?

If Pujols and Ramirez both played all of their games the rest of the way, Pujols would have to hit nearly .500 if Ramirez hits only .200 for Pujols to pass him in average. And if you lower Pujols avg to less than .500 the rest of the way, Ramirez will have to hit even lower. Seems nearly impossible to pull off this late.

[xpress34]

Re: Triple Crown... Can Albert do it?

While Albert more than likely will NOT win the Triple Crown for this season, he has the chance to pull off an even RARER Triple Crown as long as he doesn't slump and Todd Helton doesn't surge:

The DECADE Triple Crown.

Only done THREE other times:

Ted Williams in the 40's (1940 - 1949)

Babe Ruth in the 20's (1920 - 1929)

Honus Wagner in the 00's (1900 - 1909)

Not a bad group to join in my opinion.

This was being discussed on ESPN radio today - and as stated above, the ONLY thing that could keep him from doing it would be a SURGE by Todd Helton and a SLUMP from Albert for him to lose the Batting Average Title.

[suicide_squeeze]

Re: Triple Crown... Can Albert do it?

While Albert more than likely will NOT win the Triple Crown for this season, he has the chance to pull off an even RARER Triple Crown as long as he doesn't slump and Todd Helton doesn't surge:

The DECADE Triple Crown.

Only done THREE other times:

Ted Williams in the 40's (1940 - 1949)

Babe Ruth in the 20's (1920 - 1929)

Honus Wagner in the 00's (1900 - 1909)

Not a bad group to join in my opinion.

This was being discussed on ESPN radio today - and as stated above, the ONLY thing that could keep him from doing it would be a SURGE by Todd Helton and a SLUMP from Albert for him to lose the Batting Average Title.

You lost me.....what exactly is the DECADE triple crown?

You mean winning a batting title, an RBI title, and a home run title within a ten year span? Being in the top three of each categorie every year in a decade?

Please enlighten me....

[rj_lucas]

Re: Triple Crown... Can Albert do it?

You lost me.....what exactly is the DECADE triple crown?

You mean winning a batting title, an RBI title, and a home run title within a ten year span? Being in the top three of each categorie every year in a decade?

Please enlighten me....

For any given decade (e.g. 2000-2009):

1) Highest batting average (i.e. for the ten-year period)
2) Highest home run total
3) Highest RBI total

For Pujols to acheive the decade Triple Crown is even more impressive when you consider he spotted the rest of MLB one full year (2000).

Great article from the Post-Dispatch about the decade Triple Crown and Pujols' quest to acheive a CAREER Triple Crown:

http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/bird-land/bird-land/2009/01/albert-pujols-could-be-close-to-claiming-a-triple-crown-or-two/

Rick

[sportscrazy13]

Re: Triple Crown... Can Albert do it?

About 10 games left... don't see it happening this year. If anyone is going to do it this generation it's Albert. It's just almost impossible because every year someone else seems to have a career year in either BA, HR, RBIs. IMO if Pujols ever does it, it will be the biggest single season accomplishment of this era.

[xpress34]

Re: Triple Crown... Can Albert do it?

For any given decade (e.g. 2000-2009):

1) Highest batting average (i.e. for the ten-year period)
2) Highest home run total
3) Highest RBI total

For Pujols to acheive the decade Triple Crown is even more impressive when you consider he spotted the rest of MLB one full year (2000).

Great article from the Post-Dispatch about the decade Triple Crown and Pujols' quest to acheive a CAREER Triple Crown:

http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/bird-land/bird-land/2009/01/albert-pujols-could-be-close-to-claiming-a-triple-crown-or-two/

Rick

RJ -

Thanks for enlightening SS...

And I agree - considering he gave everyone a year head start on their HR and RBI totals (it may have given him a slight advantage in the BA dept. - less PA) - it has to be one of the more impressive feats I can remember in some time in MLB.

- Chris

[BMH]

Re: Triple Crown... Can Albert do it?

Hanley was in our factory last week while the Marlins were in Cinci. Great kid, signed a bunch of bats for my workers and even gave our turner's a couple of hugs for making great bats. I'm going to have to support Ramirez on this one.