2010 MLB Season Discussion

[Headspace]

And if the traditional Triple Crown doesn't work out for him, Votto is still on pace to win the "Modern Triple Crown" -- championed by my friend Joe Posnanski over at SI.com. He leads the league in batting, on-base percentage and slugging percentage. And if he can hang on, he'd become just the ninth man in the last half-century to win the all-decimal-point version of the Triple Crown.

But even if the Reds' big bopper doesn't win either trifecta, the "Double Crown" Votto is chasing would still land him in some cool company.

It isn't all that rare for a player to win two legs of the Triple Crown. But it's exceptionally rare for a guy to win the two legs Votto has the best shot at -- homers and batting average -- in the same season.

Barry Bonds never did it. Willie Mays never did it. Stan Musial never did it. Not in the same year, anyway. In fact, only three men ever did: Ted Williams in 1941, Johnny Mize in 1939 and Babe Ruth in 1924. Good group. Historic group. And Votto is in excellent position to join them. We'll keep you posted.

So hot right now.

[Alderaan]

Someone link me a stream to the SF/Atl game. It's not on MyP2P.

[pohibaba]

Someone link me a stream to the SF/Atl game. It's not on MyP2P.

It's on MLB Network if you get that.

[Aksannyi]

Watching a replay of the Rays/Tigers game where Garza gets his no-no, and as it started at the usual time and on SunSports, I didn't realize it was a replay of the game until about an hour in. To my credit, though, I didn't get to see it when it happened thanks to not having cable at the time.

[Ohemgee]

Umps steal a marlins walkoff.

gg

[Alderaan]

Mike Minor will make his major league debut on Monday for the Braves, in place of Medlen.

The guy isn't even in the scouts top 10 Atl minor league players, but he reminds me so much of Glavine.

[Viq]

Fucking Youk. Looks like I picked a good year to be studying abroad.

[Naafeih]

Umps steal a marlins walkoff.

gg

Serious shit call. He wasn't even looking for when the ball went fair.

[pohibaba]

The Braves organist played Puff the Magic Dragon during one of Lincecum's at bats: Genius.

[Trichocyst]

I love the Braves organist.

[Conrad]

I love the Braves organist.

Howard needs to be healthy by the time the Phils play in Atlanta again so they can play The Office theme song.

[Melena]

It doesn't matter where the ball finishes it's bouncing at, it's where it's at when it passes the base. Angles on replays were shit but it looks like it may have caught the foul side of the bag when it bounced over, but who knows. Not as obvious as a call as the blown perfect game call

[Conrad]

That was clearly a fair ball though, Phillies robbed the Marlins. Not that I'm complaining or anything

[Melena]

Phillies didn't rob em then, the umpires did.

[Conrad]

True. The Phillies were the benefactors of the robbery, though.

[Soa]

While I do believe it was a fair ball, the bounce right in front of the bag did look like it may have been foul (shitty camera angle), so I don't think its nearly as bad a call as people are making it out to be.

Either way we've been screwed plenty this year on bad calls so this is just evening things out a bit.

Hopefully we can actually score some runs tonight, I really don't want a repeat of what the Mets did to us earlier this year.

[Alderaan]

I'm very upset at the call as it cost Atl a game in the standings.

[Akiyama]

Hey look, another early run by Hanson.

[*Shinzon*]

Mets bullpen blows an excellent game for Jon Niese, weeeee. Good decision to pull him jerry good.

[Kyo]

I hate Javy, jesus christ.