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[papayahed]

Miguel Cabrera 1st Triple Crown winner in 45 years
By RONALD BLUM, AP Sports Writer – 7 hours ago
It is more rare than a perfect game and about as uncommon as an unassisted triple play.

Miguel Cabrera won baseball's first Triple Crown in 45 years Wednesday night, becoming only the third living player to achieve the feat.

Cabrera led the American League with a .330 batting average, 44 home runs and 139 RBIs, making him the 15th Triple Crown winner and the first since Boston's Carl Yastrzemski in 1967.

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And look how cute he is:

[togre]

My Milwaukee Brewers came back from the dead in September and made a late run for the playoffs, but faded at the end and came up short.

The Tigers (who have former Brewer Prince "the largest vegetarian in the world" Fielder) are a team I generally respect and wish well. Cabrera's achievement is amazing.

Now the playoffs have begun I can only hope the Yankee's lose tonight and exit the playoffs in shame and disgrace. That would make me happy.

I'm kinda rooting for a Nationals vs. Orioles World Series. It would be historically surprising given the clubs' recent histories.

It's a good year to be a baseball fan.

[Sancho]

Ichiro, Safe!
What do they feed those guys in Osaka?


Infante, Safe?
Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker, could’ve made that call from upper deck: “He missed the tag, Ump, he missed the tag!”

[jajdude]

Ichiro is great. I'd put him on the team of best players I've ever seen, in the outfield with Tony Gwynn and Ken Griffey Jr. On the infield I'd put Albert Pujols, Roberto Alomar, Cal Ripken, and maybe George Brett. As catcher, probably Ivan Rodriguez. Leaving out lots of other greats of course. Not sure about pitchers, that's another area to consider. Been watching baseball for 30 plus years.

[Sancho]

Hmm, I might go with The Big Unit on the mound.

Well, the ALCS 2012 is history. Think the Bronx Bombers were missing this guy? (ouch!)

[papayahed]

Well, the ALCS 2012 is history.

How much fun was that?

[Sancho]

Los Gigantes move on to the fall classic.

What a game!

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

I'm so happy!

[Sancho]

^
Ya see. In the game of baseball, there's a little something for everybody.

Last night a dark cloud descended over the Middle Mississippi River Valley. From St Louis, Missouri to East St Louis, Illinois; from Big Muddy (the Missouri River) to Big Muddy (also the Mississippi River); from O Fallon, Missouri to O Fallon, Illinois, people had a little less spring in their step, a not-so-bright twinkle in their eye, a little less lead in their pencil. And yet, out east of St Louis, over on the Illinois side of the river, out there in a corn field somewhere, a little ray of sunshine shined down.

Baseball, MM. Ain't it grand?

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

My Rangers burned out early along with Big Tex, so I no longer have a dog in the hunt.
I reckon I'll pull for Papaya's Tigers and Miguel.

[Sancho]

Man-O-man the Tigers stranded a lot of runners last night.

I gotta tell ya, though, I’m kinda pulling for Old Crazy Eyes:


Or maybe:


You decide:


Game 4 starts now. See ya later.

[papayahed]

My Rangers burned out early along with Big Tex, so I no longer have a dog in the hunt.
I reckon I'll pull for Papaya's Tigers and Miguel.

Thanks man. What a damn shame though, huh?

[Sancho]

From The Onion:

DETROIT—Sources close to Major League Baseball confirmed Tuesday that, oh, um, the World Series just happened. “So, yeah, Giants won it in four,” sources told reporters. “They beat the Tigers.” At press time, a new report confirmed that, uh, one of the Giants won the MVP, too.

*sigh*

[papayahed]

I can smell the peanut from here......How I wish I was at the ol' ballpark this afternoon.

[Sancho]

The Bravos be boomin' early on.

However, the entire Yankees organization seems to be on the injured-reserve list.