Triple Crown... Can Albert do it?

[CollectGU]

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

He's not taking the batting crown and may not even have the top RBI spot at the end of the season. An MVP caliber season, but certainly not one for the ages in my opinion...

Dave

[bigtruck260]

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

An MVP caliber season, but certainly not one for the ages in my opinion...

Dave

Explain your reasoning.

He's so consistent that it's become passe. I think the biggest thing Albert does, is something he doesn't do...strike out.
Add in the 5 grand slams he's hit this year - and his batting average with the bases loaded...AND the amount of intentional walks he's recieved....he's put up 47 homers and 129 RBI with very little to hit.

People say he's flat footed and slow, yet he's taken 14 bases.

If you watch the Cards play every day, you would see that he does the little things that rarely get mentioned on Sports Center - that help his team win. He wins games with his glove, his bat and his mental awareness.

Maybe not a triple crown year, but he's still better than anyone else in the game...He has a triple crown for the NL central, he's leading the majors in homers - and his team is in first place.

What exactly does he have to do to have a 'season for the ages'?

[shoremen44]

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

What exactly does he have to do to have a 'season for the ages'?

Dave,
Maybe he has to go all Roy Hobbs and knock the lights out of the stadium... oh wait... he did that this year too!!

Season for the ages... how about a career for the ages

[CollectGU]

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

A season forr the ages is just that. One that can be compared to and stands out against the best offensive season's ever and this isn't one of them. MVP year sure, just don't see it as one for the ages. Not head and shoulder above his peers. Here are two better and I'm even sure if therse are ones for the ages:

Manny's 1999:

Avg: 333
RBI's : 165
Runs: 131
HR's: 44

Arod 1998 (2001 was better as well)

Avg: 311
HR: 42
SB's: 46
Runs: 123
RBI's: 124

[bigtruck260]

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

A season forr the ages is just that. One that can be compared to and stands out against the best offensive season's ever and this isn't one of them. MVP year sure, just don't see it as one for the ages. Not head and shoulder above his peers. Here are two better and I'm even sure if therse are ones for the ages:

Manny's 1999:

Avg: 333
RBI's : 165
Runs: 131
HR's: 44

Arod 1998 (2001 was better as well)

Avg: 311
HR: 42
SB's: 46
Runs: 123
RBI's: 124

OK - I'll compare Dave....

There are still 9 games left in a season - and you know what Albert is capable of in 9 games

Alex in 1998 to Albert in 2009:

Arod 1998 Albert 2009

AB 686 534
BB 45 110
IBB 0 43
HR 42 47
RBI 124 129
SB 46 14
K 121 61
Avg. .310 .330
OBP. .360 .447
OPS. .919 1.123
R 123 120 - 9 games left
Hits 213 176
Dbls 35 42
Slg. .560 .676
TB 384 361 - 9 games left


Albert's slugging % is more than 100 points higher.
Albert will likely have more than 123 runs.
Albert's OPS is higher
Albert's average is 20 points higher
Albert's HR total is higher
Albert's RBI total is higher
Albert's Strikeout total is way lower (50%)
Albert's intentional walks are far higher (43-0)
Albert has more doulbes
Alex had 150 more at bats (and instead of walking he was striking out)


Alex had a 40/40 season - one of only 3 guys to do that.
Alex had more hits
Alex will likely have more stolen bases.

in 1998, the Mariners finished third in their division
in 2009, the Cards will likely clinch this weekend.


Did I miss anything?

[bigtruck260]

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

And Manny's whole career has been 'for the ages' too...so has Rodriguez's for that matter.

Just trying to say that when you compare stuff like that, it's all really in the eye of the beholder. Rickey Henderson had a few 'years for the ages' when he hit less than .300, less than 20 HR and far less than 100RBI.

Dave

[CollectGU]

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

Forget triple crown, Albert almost went 0-3 in the major categories...great season but he sputtered down the stretch and almost lost the HR title as well........