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  • #1

    2008 Triple Crown Tracker

    Well, we are approaching the 1/3rd mark and I was just looking at all the potential triple crown winners for this year.

    American League Batting Triple Crown
    Kevin Youkilis: .327 BA(1st), 9 HR(5th), 34 RBI(4th)
    Josh Hamilton: .319 BA(4th), 11 HR(1st), 50 RBI(1st)

    American League Pitching Triple Crown
    Cliff Lee: 6 W(3rd), 46 K(10th), 1.37 ERA(1st)
    Daisuke Matsuzaka: 7 W(1st), 46 K(10th), 2.15 ERA(2nd)
    Ervin Santana: 6 W(3rd), 50 K(7th), 2.97 ERA(9th)

    National League Batting Triple Crown
    Chipper Jones: .410 BA(1st), 11 HR(7th), 32 RBI(9th)
    Lance Berkman: .389 BA(2nd), 16 HR(1st), 44 RBI(1st)
    Ryan Ludwick: .350 BA(Not Enough PA), 12 HR(5th), 32 RBI(9th)

    National League Pitching Triple Crown
    Edinson Volquez: 7 W(2nd), 62 K(2nd), 1.33 ERA(1st)
    Tim Lincecum: 5 W(7th), 63 K(1st), 1.92 ERA(2nd)
    Cole Hamels: 5 W(7th), 54 K(7th), 2.89 ERA(10th)

    Now I'm sure there are plenty candidates but I just pick ones that were in the top 10 of all the triple crown caregories.
    Unlike most other team sports, in which teams usually have an equivalent number of players on the field at any given time, in baseball the hitting team is at a numerical disadvantage, with a maximum of 5 players and 2 base coaches on the field at any time, compared to the fielding team's 9 players. For this reason, leaving the dugout to join a fight is generally considered acceptable in that it results in numerical equivalence on the field, and a fairer fight.
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    It's pretty impressive that Ludwick is up there in HR and RBI leaders despite not having enough PA's to qualify for the batting average leaders.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by redlegsfan21 View Post
      National League Pitching Triple Crown
      Edinson Volquez: 7 W(2nd), 62 K(2nd), 1.33 ERA(1st)
      Tim Lincecum: 5 W(7th), 63 K(1st), 1.92 ERA(2nd)
      Cole Hamels: 5 W(7th), 54 K(7th), 2.89 ERA(10th)
      How can you leave out Brandon Webb?

      9 wins
      2.56 ERA
      49 Ks

      And unlike many on this list, he is a former Cy Young award winner playing for a good team. So the track record would suggest its a possibility.
      2008

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      • #4
        Originally posted by sharrock View Post
        How can you leave out Brandon Webb?

        9 wins
        2.56 ERA
        49 Ks

        And unlike many on this list, he is a former Cy Young award winner playing for a good team. So the track record would suggest its a possibility.
        Originally posted by redlegsfan21 View Post
        Now I'm sure there are plenty candidates but I just pick ones that were in the top 10 of all the triple crown caregories.
        /\ This is why /\

        The only exception I made to this was Ryan Ludwick but because the only thing leaving him out of the top 10 is plate appearances, I thought it would be interesting toshow this was currently the only thing holding him back.
        Last edited by redlegsfan21; 05-20-2008, 06:23 PM.
        Unlike most other team sports, in which teams usually have an equivalent number of players on the field at any given time, in baseball the hitting team is at a numerical disadvantage, with a maximum of 5 players and 2 base coaches on the field at any time, compared to the fielding team's 9 players. For this reason, leaving the dugout to join a fight is generally considered acceptable in that it results in numerical equivalence on the field, and a fairer fight.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by wrigleybum View Post
          It's pretty impressive that Ludwick is up there in HR and RBI leaders despite not having enough PA's to qualify for the batting average leaders.
          The way he's hitting the ball, he'll catch up soon enough.

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          • #6
            Only candidate for the 3-Crown is Berkman... a real candidate...
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            • #7
              I cant see anyone other than Berkman or Chipper challenging for the hitters crown this year. If Berkman is leading all 3 categories by the all star break he would have a shot, although RBI's will be down to alot of luck.
              For instance Jones (.409/11/33) has less RBI's than Ortiz (.253/10/37), and i think its quite clear who's been the better hitter this year.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by bob View Post
                I cant see anyone other than Berkman or Chipper challenging for the hitters crown this year. If Berkman is leading all 3 categories by the all star break he would have a shot, although RBI's will be down to alot of luck.
                For instance Jones (.409/11/33) has less RBI's than Ortiz (.253/10/37), and i think its quite clear who's been the better hitter this year.
                you still have to hit with runners in scoring position, when pitcher should be more focused, remember RBI's are more important to the team than average or homeruns. The sluggers job is to help his team win games and RBI's are he way to do that. So although the guy that drives in the runs had nothing to do to help the people in front of him get on base, his RBI's are very valuable as a measurement as to what kind of producer he is and make them a very weighted stat for teams.

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                • #9
                  American League Batting Triple Crown
                  Kevin Youkilis: .306 BA(7th), 9 HR(7th), 35 RBI(6th)
                  Josh Hamilton: .333 BA(3rd), 12 HR(2nd), 53 RBI(1st)
                  Carlos Quentin: .301 BA(10th), 14 HR(1st), 43 RBI(2nd)
                  Magglio Ordonez: .328 BA(4th), 9 HR(7th), 35 RBI(6th)

                  American League Pitching Triple Crown
                  Cliff Lee: 7 W(3rd), 54 K(9th), 1.50 ERA(1st)
                  Daisuke Matsuzaka: 8 W(1st), 53 K(10th), 2.40 ERA(3rd)

                  National League Batting Triple Crown
                  Lance Berkman: .385 BA(2nd), 16 HR(1st), 46 RBI(1st)
                  Ryan Ludwick: .333 BA(8th), 13 HR(6th), 38 RBI(6th)

                  National League Pitching Triple Crown
                  Edinson Volquez: 7 W(2nd), 76 K(1st), 1.31 ERA(1st)
                  Tim Lincecum: 6 W(7th), 69 K(3rd), 2.17 ERA(2nd)

                  Carlos Quentin entered the race in AL Batting, Ervin Santana dropped out in AL Pitching, Chipper Jones dropped out in NL Batting, and Cole Hamels dropped out in NL Pitching.
                  Unlike most other team sports, in which teams usually have an equivalent number of players on the field at any given time, in baseball the hitting team is at a numerical disadvantage, with a maximum of 5 players and 2 base coaches on the field at any time, compared to the fielding team's 9 players. For this reason, leaving the dugout to join a fight is generally considered acceptable in that it results in numerical equivalence on the field, and a fairer fight.

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                  • #10
                    American League Batting Triple Crown
                    Josh Hamilton: .326 BA(1st), 14 HR(1st), 61 RBI(1st)
                    Justin Morneau: .305 BA(7th), 10 HR(7th), 42 RBI(4th)

                    American League Pitching Triple Crown
                    Cliff Lee: 8 W(1st), 57 K(10th), 1.88 ERA(1st)
                    Roy Halladay: 6 W(8th), 71 K(4th), 2.93 ERA(9th)
                    Ervin Santana: 7 W(5th), 64 K(8th), 3.09 ERA(10th)

                    National League Batting Triple Crown
                    Lance Berkman: .385 BA(2nd), 17 HR(2nd), 47 RBI(3rd)
                    Ryan Ludwick: .323 BA(8th), 13 HR(9th), 40 RBI(8th)

                    National League Pitching Triple Crown
                    Edinson Volquez: 7 W(2nd), 83 K(1st), 1.46 ERA(1st)
                    Tim Lincecum: 7 W(2nd), 76 K(2nd), 2.33 ERA(2nd)
                    Brandon Webb: 10 W(1st), 72 K(4th), 2.69 ERA(4th)
                    Ryan Dempster: 7 W(2nd), 63 K(9th), 2.75 ERA(6th)

                    Kevin Youkilis and Carlos Quentin fell out in AL Hitting, Roy Halladay and Ervin Santana joined the race in AL Pitching, Daisuke Matsuzaka fell out in AL Pitching, Brandon Webb and Ryan Dempster joined the race in NL Pitching.
                    Unlike most other team sports, in which teams usually have an equivalent number of players on the field at any given time, in baseball the hitting team is at a numerical disadvantage, with a maximum of 5 players and 2 base coaches on the field at any time, compared to the fielding team's 9 players. For this reason, leaving the dugout to join a fight is generally considered acceptable in that it results in numerical equivalence on the field, and a fairer fight.

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                    • #11
                      Chase Utley: BA: .312 (14th) HR: 20 (1st) RBI: 50 (1st)

                      ??? He's not a possible candidate ???

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by JimSulli View Post
                        Chase Utley: BA: .312 (14th) HR: 20 (1st) RBI: 50 (1st)

                        ??? He's not a possible candidate ???
                        That BA is miles off the leading guys. He'll need to hit .400 for the rest of the season to even have a shot at it. Good chance at the other 2 categories though.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by JimSulli
                          Chase Utley: BA: .312 (14th) HR: 20 (1st) RBI: 50 (1st)

                          ??? He's not a possible candidate ???
                          Originally posted by redlegsfan21 View Post
                          Now I'm sure there are plenty candidates but I just pick ones that were in the top 10 of all the triple crown caregories.
                          First post.
                          Unlike most other team sports, in which teams usually have an equivalent number of players on the field at any given time, in baseball the hitting team is at a numerical disadvantage, with a maximum of 5 players and 2 base coaches on the field at any time, compared to the fielding team's 9 players. For this reason, leaving the dugout to join a fight is generally considered acceptable in that it results in numerical equivalence on the field, and a fairer fight.

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                          • #14
                            Bumped it to .320 last night with another homer. Now 11th in BA.

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                            • #15
                              Chase Utley:

                              BA: .325 (6th) HR: 21 (1st) RBI: 53 (2nd)

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