blog.mlive.com - 7/3/2009
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It looks like resident stat dork Bill Marshall has taken time away from his tetris addiction to write another edition of Statspeak, this time naming his own NL stat-based All-Stars in part two. Yesterday, he gave you his AL...
Will Albert Pujols Win the Triple Crown?
downswinging.com 7/9/2009 — We’re nearly at the All-Star Break, and are in fact more than halfway through the 2009 MLB season. There have been some incredible performances so far this year, most notably Zack Greinke and Tim Lincecum. On the offensive side of things though, one man has been tearing up baseball the ...
Albert Pujols and the List of Other Players I THINK (Hope) Are Clean
midwestsportsfans.com 7/1/2009 — So I just checked traffic to the site so far today. Decent, nothing spectacular, just a normal no-link-from-the-Philadelphia-Inquirer (or, excuse me, tweet from @HHReynolds) day here at MSF.
However, something caught my eye that has become a pretty ...
My All-Star Picks
firejimbowden.blogspot.com 7/5/2009 — Brian and I will discuss on the podcast who we think should represent the Nationals in the all-star game, but here are my picks for who should represent the NL and AL overall. First, my criteria. I don't like the rule that every team should get one player, so I'm ignoring it. I basically think ...
How Good is Albert Pujols
sportsscribes.net 7/5/2009 —
When you think of the best hitter in baseball, most people generally think of Albert Pujols. Some think of Alex Rodriguez. Others maybe Manny Ramirez. Let there be no mistake: Albert Pujols is the best hitter in baseball. Don't believe me? Look at the statistics.
National League All-Star voting–who is leading and who should be
scoresreport.com 7/4/2009 — Last week we picked apart the American League all-star voting. Well, this week we will look at the National League, and after last night the starters have all been selected (aside from pitchers). You ready?
First base
Leader: Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals
Mike’s pick: Albert Pujols, ...
Atlanta Braves Send No Starters to All-Star Game
tomahawktake.com 7/7/2009 — The Atlanta Braves will be represented by one guy in the All-Star game and that is catcher Brian McCann .
McCann loses the starting spot to St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina . Don’t feel so bad, because even Adrian Gonzalez couldn’t get a start over Albert Pujols .
The ...
Triple Crown Winner in the NL in 2009?
seamheads.com 7/5/2009 — While the chances are no doubt less than 50-50, could this be the year we see an offensive triple crown winner?
Since 1903 there have been only 12 triple crown winners, see this page at Baseball-Reference.com for the list. Notably, we’ve not seen one in over 40 years, not since ...
Breaking Down Pujols' Triple Crown Chances
mvn.com 7/19/2009 — Albert
Pujols took over the title of best player in baseball soon after
breaking into the majors with the St. Louis Cardinals back in 2001 and
has never looked back. Pujols, a .334/.427/.631 career hitter, has put
up video-game numbers with such great consistency that his stretch of
greatness ...
Voix Pour le Bison
sonsofstevegarvey.com 7/5/2009 —
First things first: Click here. Vote for Matt Kemp. Multiple times.
Why? Matt "The Bison" Kemp is one of five finalists in the "2009 All-Star Game Sprint Final Vote," up against Cristian "No H" Guzman of the Nats, Mark "No Nickname" Reynolds of the D'backs, Pablo "Kung Fu Panda" Sandoval ...